Dawgs By Nature
What do the Browns have after Jerry Jeudy and Cedric Tillman?
The next position we’re looking at in our Cleveland Browns training camp preview is wide receiver.
Height: 6-1 | Weight: 195 lbs | Age: 26
Experience: 6 years | College: Alabama
The year 2024 was a terrible one for your Cleveland Browns, but one of the bright spots was the performance of WR Jerry Jeudy. Cleveland acquired him from the Broncos in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round picks, and then signed him to a three-year contract extension.
Jeudy had shown to be a solid receiver in Denver, but it was still somewhat of a gamble, since he had never crossed the 1,000-yard mark and dealt with some bad quarterback situations. He dealt with perhaps an even worse quarterback situation in his first year in Cleveland, but still thrived as the team’s go-to target. He played in every game, logging 90 catches for 1,229 yards and 4 touchdowns. His finest performance came against his former team on Monday Night Football, as he caught 9 passes for 235 yards and 1 touchdown. I was at that game, and I have never seen a receiver dominate and beat his man so consistently in a game before. There were a couple of misses that could have easily made that a 300-yard performance.
Much of Jeudy’s success came in games that Jameis Winston started, since he was really the team’s only capable quarterback. The only downside I saw were a couple of dropped passes late in the season, but I can overlook that. He made us forget about Amari Cooper, and gives the team a No. 1 receiver for the next few years.
Final Roster Odds: 100%
Height: 6-3 | Weight: 215 lbs | Age: 25
Experience: 3 years | College: Tennessee
As it we needed another statistical reason for evidence of why Deshaun Watson was terrible, look no further than Cedric Tillman. In the first 6 weeks of the season, Tillman had a total of 3 catches for 9 yards. During the team’s Week 7 game in which DTR replaced the injured Watson, he had 8 catches for 81 yards.
The following week against the Ravens, he broke out with 7 catches for 99 yards and 2 touchdowns. The production continued in subsequent weeks against the Chargers and Saints, but then he suffered a concussion in Week 12 against the Steelers. It seemed like there would be enough time for him to return before the end of the season, but you never know with concussions: he never cleared the protocol, ending his promising season.
Nonetheless, it boosted Tillman’s stock significantly, to where he should be viewed as the team’s obvious favorite to win the No. 2 receiving job and start alongside Jeudy. Many are pegging Tillman to be one of the league’s breakout players in 2025.
Final Roster Odds: 100%
