Cleveland Browns Draft: 2016 picks we wished would have worked

Corey Coleman

After trading their way down to the 15th overall pick, the Cleveland Browns selected wide receiver out of Baylor, Corey Coleman.

At his Pro Day at Baylor, he had a blazing fast 40 yard dash time of 4.37 seconds. Along with this, he was an enormous deep threat in college.

He finished his college career with 3009 yards for 33 touchdowns. Most impressively, he averaged 17.4 yards per reception. This led to the Browns selecting him as the first wide receiver off of the board.

Taking him in front of receivers like Michael Thomas, Will Fuller, Tyler Boyd, and Tyreek Hill.

The Browns were not wrong for selecting a receiver at this spot. Gary Barnidge led the team in receiving yards while playing tight end. This something that can only work if you have a tight end like Travis Kelce or a prime Rob Gronkowski.

All respect to Barnidge but he was never at that level.

Heading into the next season, it was hoped that Coleman would be able to lead the team in receiving yards along with helping out whoever was under center for the Browns. Coleman would go on to have his career high in receiving yards his rookie season.

However, he finished the year with 413 yards which was good for 4th on the team.

Putting him behind Terrelle Pryor, Gary Barnidge, and Duke Johnson. Coleman would only spend one more year with the Browns before joining the New York Giants.

After a lackluster year with the Giants, he was not signed to another contract and was out of the league in only three years.

If Coleman could have progressed into the player the Browns envisioned him as, they would have had another young piece to build around and he could have made life easier for the revolving door of quarterbacks.