Cleveland Browns NFL Draft Prospects: Wide Receiver

March 26, 2024 Agada Others 0

Taking a look at possible wide receiver targets in the 2024 NFL Draft by Andrew Berry and the Cleveland Browns.

In the first installment of a series, we are going to take a look at potential draft targets at the wide receiver position. The Browns currently have Amari Cooper, Jerry Jeudy, Elijah Moore, Cedric Tillman, and David Bell as the core roster members heading into the 2024-25 season. However, Cooper and Moore are currently slated to be unrestricted free agents in 2025. As such, Andrew Berry could choose to address the future need with one of the earlier round picks in this year’s draft. Here are some prospects that fit the front offices’ typical preferences based on age, athleticism, and production (Jack Duffin’s big board below as a reference guide):

PFF Big Board: 40

Scouting Report: Troy Franklin is a snappy, elastic long-strider with the speed and explosiveness to threaten defenses vertically. He can carve up seams and up the boundary, but he also has the lateral twitch and foot speed to offset DBs, the sink and flexibility to support a full route tree, and the agility and active feet to be a stubborn RAC threat. For Franklin, inconsistencies that stem from his lack of play strength and below-average physicality throw his projection into question. He sometimes struggles to maintain positioning against physicality, and while he has exceptional body control, his hand-eye coordination can be easily obstructed by that same physicality. – Ian Cummings, Pro Football Network

Notable Data: 2nd in total EPA (+80,8), 3rd in passer rating when targeted (147.8), 4th in yards per route run (3.32), and 10th in receiving grade (87.3) among 148 qualifying Power-5 wide receivers.

PFF Big Board: 55

Scouting Report: Physically, Keon Coleman is one of the best receiver prospects you will see. He has outstanding size and length and has a very muscular build. Coleman is a unique prospect in the sense that he has the body of a big possession receiver but the movement skills of a quicker slot receiver… He has enough speed to make defenders respect the vertical routes and he can stop on a dime and create separation at the breakpoint—something receivers his size should not be able to do this well. He runs a full route tree and is a three-level threat…Coleman will have to get better with some of his route running, as he will get lazy at the top of his route at times and that will be something he cleans up when facing NFL defenders. But overall, Coleman has everything you want to be a team’s No. 1 option and will likely be a difference-maker early on in his NFL career. – Brentley Weissman, The Draft Network

Notable Data: 6th in broken/missed tackles forced per reception (0.28) and 8th in target rate above expectation (7.6 percent) among 40 draft-eligible receivers. 6.3 yards after the catch per reception in 2023.

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