Thirty-two NFL players had more than 70 receptions last season.
Forty-six had more than 757 yards.
One-hundred and sixty-eight had more than one touchdown.
The significance? The receivers on the Browns roster combined had 70 catches, 757 yards and one single touchdown in 2015. What in the name of Paul Warfield and Dante Lavelli is going on here? The Browns didn't just alter their receiving corps from 2015, they purged it.
The easy thing to say is that this is "so Browns" of them, to take a chance with kids barely out of grade school. But it might not apply (yet). Hue Jackson believes he can revive a quarterback; he clearly believes he can reform a receivers group. At this point, who's to argue. In part because of Jackson's play-calling in Cincinnati, former Bengals receivers Marvin Jones and Mohammed Sanu signed free agent contracts in March worth $34 million in guaranteed money.
The Browns will not have their two leading receivers from 2015 back. Brian Hartline was released; Travis Benjamin left as a free agent.
Twelve receivers are on the roster. Half are rookies.
Four are draft picks, including first-round choice Corey Coleman. The six "veterans" include Ranell Hall (one game, no catches in 2015) Darius Jennings (14 catches), Marlon Moore (seven catches, one TD) and Terrell Pryor (one reception).
That's four of six veterans with a combined 22 catches and one TD in 2015.
The other two veterans saw a fair amount of playing time. Taylor Gabriel had 28 catches for 241 yards; Andrew Hawkins had 27 catches for 276 yards.
Gabriel leads the group with 28 receptions; Hawkins leads with 276 yards (and two concussions).
The leader for touchdowns? Moore, with one.
This isn't to say that the Browns' passing game should give up or that it can't be successful. But it does show how the Browns are starting over at receiver, and what's ahead.
“They have a lot of work ahead of them," associate head coach Pep Hamilton said of the group. "They have to work throughout the summer, between now and training camp, and get with the quarterbacks to find a way to develop better continuity. It takes time and it is a process."
The Browns do have two players back who were extremely productive in the passing game last season. Tight end Gary Barnidge had 79 catches, 1,043 yards and nine touchdowns. Running back Duke Johnson had 61 catches as a rookie.
Johnson ranked second behind Amari Cooper for receptions by a rookie in 2015. Johnson was a third-round pick, Cooper the fourth overall selection. Three other rookies had more than 50 catches — Jamison Crowder (Washington), Stefon Diggs (Minnesota) and Tyler Lockett (Seattle).
Hue Jackson wanted to add depth and height to the position, and he did that in the draft with three receivers who stand 6-foot-1 or more. Coleman is a stocky 5-11, with speed. The two undrafted free agents the team recently signed are 6-2 and 6-3. Pryor is getting a long look, and he's 6-4.
One attraction to Coleman was that he led the NCAA with 20 receiving touchdowns in 2015.
"We need guys that can score the football, that can create their own yards, create their own yards after they catch the football," Hamilton said.
The wild card in the receiving group is Josh Gordon, who may or may not be reinstated by the NFL later this summer. If he is reinstated, the Browns have a decision to make on whether they bring Gordon back. Their actions indicate they have moved on.
The half-empty look says the Browns, with their "reboot" and roster overhaul that trends toward younger players, are taking a risk with so many inexperienced players.
The half-full view states that youth brings energy and a fresh start, and talented players produce regardless of their age.
The view from a point of realism: The Browns themselves know there is much work to do to get this group ready.
"We do have a plan in place," Hamilton said, "to accelerate that learning curve for all of the young receivers.”