Cedric Tillman

Cedric Tillman operated as Tennessee's No. 1 WR as a junior in 2021, posting a 32 percent dominator rating. The 21-year-old took over the WR1 chair formerly owned by future Chargers wide receiver Joshua Palmer and narrowly outproduced another future NFL player, Velus Jones Jr. Tillman totaled 1,081 receiving yards, caught 12 TDs and generated the nation's highest passer rating when targeted (155.8) but elected to forego the NFL and return to school in 2022. He was limited to six games after suffering an ankle injury and was out-shined greatly by his teammate and 2023 draft prospect Jalin Hyatt who took home the Fred Biletnikoff Award. However, in the five games that Tillman played healthy, he outproduced Hyatt with more targets (56, 30% target share vs. 40, 21% target share), catches (35 vs. 30), and yards (401 vs. 367). Tillman's lack of early-career production and age entering the league (23) definitely raise eyebrows about what kind of ceiling he can offer. But his size at 6-foot-3 and 213 pounds helps him literally stand out as a prototypical "X" receiver in a class that is severely lacking big-bodied receivers.

The Cleveland Browns have selected WR Cedric Tillman with the No. 74 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Fantasy Impact

The Browns add a tall wide receiver in Tillman for Deshaun Watson joining Amari Cooper, Donovan Peoples-Jones and Elijah Moore in the Browns wide receiver room. It seems unlikely Tillman will hold a lot of immediate fantasy value.