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Will Corey Coleman be an instant playmaker?

Under the last front office regime led by Ray Farmer, the team failed to add talented playmakers at the receiver position. Farmer elected to play smaller slot receivers instead of acquiring an outside threat. The new regime wasted no time adding a playmaker in their first draft by selecting Corey Coleman.

Coleman posted elite numbers at Baylor where he scored 20 touchdowns in 2015. Coleman’s fantastic season led him to win the Fred Biletnikoff award, giving to the nation’s top receiver.

An unnamed AFC wide receiver coach talked to NFL.com before the draft on Coleman’s ability,

"“He’s my top receiver. Now this is for what we do so he’s going to be tops for me. He can do a lot of things and I’m not worried about those simple routes because he’s got some gifts to work with. Like him a lot more than (Laquon) Treadwell or the Notre Dame guy (Will Fuller).”"

Coleman has the potential to add a new dimension to the offense the Browns haven’t seen in years. Coleman has vertical home run ability that can take the top off of any secondary. Although Coleman lacks size, standing 5-foot-10, he is aggressive and attacks the football in the air with great leaping ability on jump balls.

The only question is if Coleman can be successful running the full route tree at the next level. A majority of Coleman’s success at Baylor came off the deep ball and quick short routes like hitches, where Coleman had the ball in space.

Coleman has the speed and athletic ability to become a dynamic playmaker for the Browns. Jackson will put Coleman in favorable situations where he can be productive early in the season while he still adjusts to the speed of the NFL game. One way the Browns can utilize his ability is by getting him the ball on hitches and quick slants and in routes where Coleman can catch the ball and get in space with his elite game breaking speed.

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