CedricTillman

News: 6 days agoThe Browns placed Tillman (concussion) on injured reserve Tuesday.

Spin: Tillman wasn't much of a factor in the Browns' passing game through the first six games of the campaign, but he saw his production take off after Jameis Winston took over under center when Deshaun Watson (Achilles) sustained a season-ending injury in Week 7. Over a four-game stretch from Weeks 7 through 11, Tillman produced a 24-302-3 receiving line on 40 targets while playing at least 80 percent of the offensive snaps in every contest. However, after being forced out early of the Browns' Week 12 win over the Steelers with a concussion, Tillman has made slow progress through the five-step protocol. He's missed each of the Browns' last five games while managing nothing more than limited participant in practice beforehand, and with a Week 18 return seemingly not in the cards, Tillman will be shut down for the season. Tillman should be fully cleared in advance of the offseason program and may have showed enough during his impressive stretch earlier in the season to head into 2025 with a meaningful role in Cleveland's wideout corps.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Tillman, who is entering his second pro season, saw his usage increase later in his rookie year, as he saw four or more targets in six of his final seven games played. He has the frame and the play demeanor to work the dirty areas of the field, with the toughness to produce after the catch. However, with Amari Cooper, Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore all ahead of him on the depth chart, Tillman is a better fit for dynasty formats at this juncture and shouldn't be drafted.