Author- Peter DiPaola
Every season in the NFL, there are plenty of players that want to prove themselves to their respective teams, whether it is fighting for a roster spot, or wanting to land a new deal. With some of the moves at wide receiver this offseason, there are plenty of receivers looking to prove their worth. Here are receivers to keep an eye on during the 2018 season.
COREY COLEMAN
The Cleveland Browns took Corey Coleman in the first round of the 2016 draft, then on Sunday, August 5th, the Browns traded Corey Coleman to the Buffalo Bills, per Adam Schefter. Schefter did state that the Bills traded their 2020 7th round pick for Coleman. Corey joins a team that made the playoffs in 2017, during his 2 year stint in Cleveland he played in19 games, catching 56 passes for 718 yards and 5 touchdowns. Corey Coleman's numbers are not great, but injury issues have hampered him since entering the NFL. He was also part of an organization that went 1-31 the last two seasons. He can help the Bills offense with his speed and ability, keep an eye on how he performs in 2018, if Josh Allen is the starting quarterback, Coleman could be a home run hitter for Allen, who has a strong arm.
TAVON AUSTIN
While officially listed as a running back, per the Dallas Cowboys official website, nfl.com's Kevin Patra, wrote that Tavon has not lined up in the backfield during training camp. Tavon Austin has not played up to the level of a first round pick. Since being selected by the Rams in 2013, (when they were still in St. Louis), he has only caught 194 passes for 1,684 yards and 12 touchdowns. In two of his five seasons, he did not catch a single touchdown pass, Dallas is a fresh start for him. With the departure of Dez Bryant, the Cowboys will be leaning on their other pass catchers to make plays. Tavon Austin was drafted as a receiver, and based on how he has lined up in camp, it would be fair to assume he will be seeing plenty of action in the passing game.
WILL FULLER V
Will Fuller was picked with the 21st pick in the 2016 NFL draft, by the Houston Texans, since then he has caught 75 passes for 1,058 yards and 9 touchdowns in 24 games. His touchdown receptions did improve from 2 in 2016, to 7 in 2017. His yards did decline from 635 (2016) to 423 in 2017, and he caught 28 passes in 2017, compared to 47 in 2016. It should be noted that all 7 touchdowns in 2017 came during a four week span in 2017 when Deshaun Watson was the quarterback. If Watson is fully healthy when he comes back and is able to find that connection with Fuller again, Fuller could be due for his breakout season.
TERRELLE PRYOR
Terrelle Pryor posted a 1,000 yard season in 2016 with the Cleveland Browns, he caught 77 passes for 1,007 yards and 4 touchdowns that season in 16 games. Last year he was in the nations capitol playing for the Washington Redskins and caught 20 passes for 24 yards and just 1 touchdown (in 9 games played), a big drop off, even though he played in 7 less games than in 2016. Pryor is now a New York Jet, how he will fit in on the Jets offense, and how much playing him he will get, will be something to watch this season. Will he be closer to the 2016 version of himself? Only time will tell.
Honorable mentions:
Kelvin Benjamin- With his recent rumblings about the Carolina Panthers and Cam Newton, which irked his head coach, Sean McDermott, and this being his contract year in Buffalo, it is arguable that he would have to prove himself to stay on the Bills. There has been a change at quarterback, and the Bills just traded for wide receiver Corey Coleman.
Danny Amendola- For the first time since the 2012 season, Amendola is playing for a team not named the New England Patriots, he is now part of the Patriots division rival Miami Dolphins.
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