Would anyone do a quick recap of how our draft picks from this past year have looked? Work and being on a different coast hasn't allowed me to watch more than a little of the browns from this year.
C. Coleman: Missed 6 games with a broken hand that hindered his progress, but extrapolate his numbers over 16 games and he's at 48 REC, 637 YDS and 5 TDs. Not bad for a raw kid in terms of route running and reading coverage. The carousel at QB certainly didn't help, but clearly a lot of talent there.
Ogbah: Started out at OLB, but that didn't really take. Really settled in as a hand on the ground DE. Leads the team with 5.5 sacks and 16 hurries. A lot of upside.
Nassib: Started out excellent, getting pressure in the sub packages and showing a knack for batting passes at the LOS in the preseason and into the regular. Broke his hand, missed a few games and has been pretty bad/invisible since he came back.
S. Coleman: Essentially a redshirt year. Missed most of the offseason recovering from MCL surgery. Has played in six games as a reserve lineman, usually as a third tackle/third TE in jumbo formations.
Kessler: He has NFL caliber accuracy. Arm strength is an issue, but a much bigger concern to me is how painfully slow he is processing information unfolding in front of him. He essentially sacked himself countless times this year through general unawareness in the pocket. A lot of that is inexperience, but he struggled with this in college too so it's not exactly a new issue. If he's able to clean that up, the arm strength will be less of an issue and he could develop be an NFL starter. As of now, he's a competent backup.
Schobert: Hasn't really done a whole lot in the base defense. Has played a lot on special teams.
Louis: Got a lot of playing time when Coleman went down and looked better than expected in that stretch, but has barely played WR since Coleman returned. Does play on special teams as a gunner.
Kindred: Got an opportunity to play a good amount of snaps at safety where he's made five starts. Was progressing pretty well for a 4th round rookie before he snapped an ankle training on his own during the bye week.
DeValve: Another guy behind the 8 ball from a preseason/camp injury. Not sure if he'll ever been much of a blocker, but has flashes some of that mismatch potential with a couple of 20+ yard catches.
Payton: Basically nothing. Was inactive most of the year, then got popped for PEDs late in the season. Finished with extremely limited playing time and 1 catch total.
Drango: Probably played a lot more than the team would have hoped, but such is life when both starting guards go down for the season. Likely going to finish with eight starts at left guard. Mixed results as to be expected for a 5th rounder.
Higgins: Active for every game, but not a lot of run. 6 catches on the year.
Caldwell: On the practice squad all year until Week 16, injured a hammy during the game and probably won't play the finale.
Wright III: On the practice squad for most of the year. Signed by Arizona late in the season.