Ezra Cleveland & KJ Osborn Emerging Keepers

Krammer noted that four of Osborn’s six touchdown catches occurred after Thielen’s ankle injury. He also praised Osborn’s speed, toughness and ability to outrun solo coverage.

Although Krammer said Cleveland hasn’t been as consistent as one might hope, he “got better as the season progressed after struggling against the Bengals, Browns and Cowboys.”

Coaches have long implored offensive linemen to drive defenders off the ball, and [Head Coach] Mike Zimmer made that an emphasis after the Dec. 5 loss in Detroit. There are still too many down moments for this offensive line. But the second half of Cleveland’s season, particularly against the 49ers and Bears, was promising.

Krammer said the following of Bynum, a fourth-round draft pick this spring whom the Vikings converted from cornerback to safety:

[Bynum] showed this season why coaches thought he had the intelligence to move to safety. Made a surprise first NFL start in Baltimore, where safety Harrison Smith tested positive for COVID-19, after playing just seven defensive snaps before kickoff. Intercepted Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, reading his eyes on a seam route to tight end Mark Andrews, which Bynum said he’d recalled seeing out of that formation from film study and practice. Started the following week against the Chargers, sacking Justin Herbert while benefitting from a pre-snap blitz disguise.

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