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The 5 worst first round draft picks for the Cleveland Browns since 1999

By Frank Teriaca

SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 20: Quarterback Johnny Manziel #2 of the Cleveland Browns leaves the field after a football game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on December 20, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks won the game 30-13. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 20: Quarterback Johnny Manziel #2 of the Cleveland Browns leaves the field after a football game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field on December 20, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks won the game 30-13. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 11: Cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick #27 of the Cincinnati Bengals tackles wide receiver Corey Coleman #19 of the Cleveland Browns during the second half at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 11, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Bengals defeated the Browns 23-10. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 11: Cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick #27 of the Cincinnati Bengals tackles wide receiver Corey Coleman #19 of the Cleveland Browns during the second half at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 11, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Bengals defeated the Browns 23-10. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

No 3: Corey Coleman WR, Baylor: No. 15 overall 2016 draft

Corey Coleman had a rough go of it in Cleveland. Drafted by former GM Sashi Brown during the tanking years,  Coleman had a hard time with understanding the concepts of an NFL route tree. It also did not help that his hands were not NFL caliber either.

During the 2016 draft, Shashi Brown traded back twice, missing out on quarterback Carson Wentz, and selected Coleman over the likes of future All-Pro receiver Michael Thomas, Houston Texans receiver Will Fuller and Pro-Bowl offensive tackle Taylor Decker.

A failed experiment of analytics, Coleman’ s draft selection should be a reminder that numbers do not always tell the truth when it comes to analyzing prospects.

His short two-season stint with the Browns in which he started 19 games ended with him only having 56 receptions for 718 yards and five touchdowns. And how can we not mention his infamous drop in Pittsburgh that helped seal the 0-16 season of 2017.

Coleman clashed in training camp 2018 with then head coach Hue Jackson making for one of the more memorable scenes from HBO’s Hard Knocks when former GM John Dorsey eventually traded him to Buffalo.

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