Tyrie

Cleveland

Scary, though both players were reported to have feeling in their extremities. The backboard is usually “just” a precaution, though it obviously always denotes a potentially serious situation. Thankfully in this case, it would seem both players have avoided truly serious injury.

No real surprises here, as five of these guys had already been ruled out with injuries.

Turner has struggled with the knee injury dating back to camp and still isn’t ready to set foot on the field against the 49ers. Cameron Fleming will protect the blindside for Russell Wilson against San Francisco’s pass rush. Also inactive for the Broncos are: WR Jalen Virgil, WR Tyrie Cleveland (hamstring), CB Darius Phillips (hamstring), S Delarrin Turner-Yell, OLB Jonathon Cooper (hamstring), and DL Eyioma Uwazurike

He finished second on the team in receiving yards despite dropping an easy target. Yes, it’s exactly as bad as that sounded. Cleveland could be pushed into more snaps if Jerry Jeudy (shoulder) is sidelined and KJ Hamler can’t make it back for Week 3, but he’ll be a cheap DFS play at best.

The Broncos get Bryce Callahan and A.J. Bouye back this week after getting ravaged by Matt Ryan without them last week. Derek Carr gets a considerably more difficult matchup with Denver’s top corners both healthy but remains a viable QB2 with QB1 upside. Jerry Jeudy is also active, as expected.

Cleveland (6'2/209) was a part-time starter over his four years in Gainesville, underwhelming with a career 79/1,271/8 receiving line with the Gators. His above-average length (32 7/8") and sky-high vertical (39 1/2") are outstanding traits to have for a player who towers over most corners, but the reality is Cleveland averaged a poor 1.65 yards per route run, not to mention unreliable hands, in his collegiate career. PFF charted him with as many drops (10) as broken tackles (10) in his four years at Florida. Overall, Cleveland hasn’t proven himself as an explosive offensive weapon, but his special teams abilities might keep him on the Broncos’ roster.

Cleveland (6'2/209) was a part-time starter over his four years in Gainesville, underwhelming with a career 79/1,271/8 receiving line with the Gators. His above-average length (32 7/8") and sky-high vertical (39 1/2") are outstanding traits to have for a player who towers over most corners, but the reality is Cleveland averaged a poor 1.65 yards per route run, not to mention unreliable hands, in his collegiate career. PFF charted him with as many drops (10) as broken tackles (10) in his four years at Florida. Overall, Cleveland hasn’t proven himself as an explosive offensive weapon, but his special teams abilities might keep him on the Broncos’ roster.

Cleveland (6'2/209) came through with a respectable time on Thursday, but that run alone probably won’t do a ton to turbocharge his stock. The Florida wideout never produced on the field to the hype he received coming out of high school, with his top season in Gainesville going for just 410 yards receiving.

With solid hands and a lack of high-end burst to get open, Cleveland (6'2/205) is a classic depth receiver who only functions as a possession player. In addition to his hands, Zierlein also props up Cleveland for his effort, particularly on special teams, which may be the best avenue for Cleveland to stick on a roster. More than anything, Cleveland’s lack of production (just 410 yards in his best season) is a major concern.

Cleveland (6'2/206) is presumably taking the place of South Carolina’s Bryan Edwards, who is apparently not taking part in festivities down in Mobile. The Florida wideout will need to take advantage of every opportunity afforded to him during the evaluating season if he is to land in the draft proper, as his on-field production with the Gators was simply never really there. Cleveland’s top overall statistical season in Gainesville came back in 2017, when he caught 22 passes for 310 yards and two touchdowns.