Cedric Tillman Fantasy Football Outlook (2025)

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Aug 14th 2025, 1:02pm EDT

Cedric Tillman made some noise last year before he was forced to miss the rest of the season recovering from a concussion. In Weeks 7-12, Tillman was the WR12 in fantasy points per game with a 19.7% target share, 66.0 receiving yards per game, and a 23.3% first-read share (per Fantasy Points Data). Tillman looks like fool's gold, though, when we look at his deeper metrics during that stretch and for the entire season. In those five games, Tillman only had 1.71 yards per route run and 0.078 first downs per route run. Those aren't amazing per-route numbers. Tillman's counting stats were inflated some by Cleveland's play volume during this five-game stint, as they ranked third in passing attempts and second in passing rate. Another hit to Tillman's resume is that overall, he also ranked 82nd in separation and 90th in route win rate last season (112 qualifying receivers). He's a late-round receiver that I'll be avoiding this season.