After careful film study, I've graded this year's class of wide receivers according to how they project for our offense. Due to the high percentage of short and intermediate routes run in our offense, I placed a premium on the ability to gain separation, quickness, and run-after-the catch ability. You will find that a few players have moved either up or down compared to overall WR rankings. This is mostly due to whether or not they possess the aforementioned traits, because the ability to be effective in all the routes that we run carries great value. Kickoff and punt return ability has not been directly factored in.

The grades and the order in which players are listed reflects my evaluation for their fit with the Browns' offense. The number reflects my overall ranking in terms of their perceived value across all 32 NFL teams and their average potential effectiveness in all NFL offenses. Just to make it clear, this is not a prediction of where these players will be drafted or how well they will do in the NFL, it is an evaluation of their potential effectiveness in our offense specifically, i.e. how well they would do in Browns jerseys. This is based on their game film with special emphasis placed on the characteristics I highlighted previously.

Key:

WR1 = effective on all routes, threatens defense through quickness and speed

WR2 = effective on all routes, threatens defense through combination of size, strength, and quickness

WR0 = lacks enough size and strength that he may have to stay in the slot

WRx = lacks enough quickness that it limits his effectiveness on short and intermediate routes

#####WR Draft Board - Browns#####

		1st round grade
1. Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma St, WR2
2. Michael Floyd, Notre Dame, WR2
3. Kendall Wright, Baylor, WR1 
4. Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech, WR1 

		2nd-3rd round grade
9. Brian Quick, Appalachian St, WR2 
7. Chris Givens, Wake Forest, WR1 
10. Juron Criner, Arizona, WR2 
11. Greg Childs, Arkansas, WR2 

		4th round grade
15. Chris Rainey, Florida, WR0 (also RB) 
18. Joe Adams, Arkansas, WR0 
19. T.Y. Hilton, Florida International, WR0 
20. Devon Wylie, Fresno St, WR0 
6. Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina, WRx 
13. Marvin Jones, California, WR0 
12. Rishard Matthews, Nevada, WRx 

		5th round grade
14. Nick Toon, Wisconsin, WRx 
16. A.J. Jenkins, Illinois, WR0 
21. Jarius Wright, Arkansas, WR0 
5. Rueben Randle, LSU, WRx 
22. Tommy Streeter, Miami (FL), WRx 
23. Dwight Jones, North Carolina, WRx 
8. Mohamed Sanu, Rutgers, WRx	 

		6th round grade
33. T.J. Graham, North Carolina St, WR0 
41. Jermaine Kearse, Washington, WR2 
42. Patrick Edwards, Houston, WR0 
38. Lavon Brazill, Ohio, WR0 
44. Marquis Maze, Alabama, WR2 
27. Devier Posey, Ohio St, WRx 
17. Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma, WR0 

		7th round grade
39. Travis Benjamin, Miami (FL), WR0 
36. Dale Moss, South Dakota St, WRx 
35. Chris Owusu, Stanford, WR0 
37. Keshawn Martin, Michigan St, WR0 
28. Eric Page, Toledo, WR0 
40. Jordan White, Western Michigan, WR2 
25. Junior Hemingway, Michigan, WRx 

		UDFA grade
24. Marvin McNutt, Iowa, WRx 
26. Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M, WRx 
34. B.J. Cunningham, Michigan St, WRx 
43. Gerell Robinson, Arizona St, WRx 
45. Lance Lewis, East Carolina, WRx 


Please comment about these grades, the grades you'd give,
and also how these receivers would look in our offense.