Cleveland Browns: 17 wide receiver targets in free agency

12. Breshad Perriman – New York Jets – 27

One of the greatest Browns receivers of the 2010s, Perriman turned a solid (if small) sample in 2018 into about $12 million from the Buccaneers and Jets over the past two seasons. He’s never lived up to his draft billing, but he has managed to turn his career around since his stint in Cleveland.

Perriman provides size and elite speed, and has already proven to work well with Baker Mayfield. A reunion makes a lot of sense for both sides, as long as Perriman acknowledges his true market value, which is likely around the $4 million range.

11. Corey Davis – Tennessee Titans – 26

Contract year breakouts are always somewhat concerning, and that’s exactly what happened with Corey Davis. He wasn’t bad over his first three seasons, but didn’t play to the level of a fifth overall pick. That changed in 2020 after the Titans had declined his fifth-year option, of course. He’s an athletic 6-3, 210 pounds whom the Browns secondary got a first-hand look at in Week 13 as he turned 12 targets into 11 grabs for 182 yards and a score.

Davis will likely be out of Cleveland’s price range, but he won’t cost as much as the top-tier players on the market, so if the Browns really wanted to shake up their WR room, bringing in Davis could be something they consider.

10. John Ross III – Cincinnati Bengals – 26

There’s no way around it; Ross is a bust. The 2017 ninth overall is qualitatively the fastest player in NFL history, but he’s played in just 27 of a possible 64 games through four seasons and has caught only 51 of 123 targets for 733 yards and 10 touchdowns. He requested a trade from the Bengals early last season, but was denied.

Ross is still a fantastic talent, and if he were to come cheap, he’s the type of player that could turn a low risk into a very high reward. He just can’t be counted on to be a major contributor, and his market should reflect that.