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Corey Coleman, WR, Cleveland Browns

Corey Coleman is an elite athlete in a sport full of elite athletes. On top of that, his college production was outstanding -- youngin' had 20 touchdowns in his final season at Baylor.


You couldn't ask for a better top comparable, and those college market share numbers are drool-worthy.

But Coleman didn't do much as a rookie in 2016. Limited to 10 games due to injury, he finished with 33 receptions for 413 yards and 3 scores. Still, he flashed in spurts if we squint hard enough.

When he was 100% healthy at the start of the year, Coleman opened his career with back-to-back good games. He made 2 grabs for 69 yards in Week 1, and he followed it with a two-touchdown game in Week 2, totaling 5 receptions for 104 yards. Coleman suffered a broken hand in practice after his Week 2 explosion, and he never had more than 41 yards in a game over his final eight contests.

It's certainly fair to question Coleman's upside. Fellow wideout Kenny Britt, an offseason signing, was pretty darn good in 2016, and the Cleveland Browns have ranked a horrific 31st, 30th and 27th, respectively, in points scored the previous three years.

However, Cody Kessler was a lot better than you think last season, ending the year 17th in Passing NEP per drop back among the 39 passers with at least 100 drop backs. As long as Coleman is healthy (he just got over a hamstring injury), he should be locked into significant volume, and he could be a smashing value at his current ADP of WR47 (10.02).

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