CLEVELAND --The Browns will attend former Utah and Baylor wide receiver Josh Gordon's pro day workout in Houston on Tuesday, and it's an indication that they'll strongly considering bidding on him in Thursday's supplemental draft.

Teams submit bids based on the round of the pick they're willing to surrender in the 2013 draft.

Problem is, the 6-4, 220-pound wideout won't come cheap.

Some estimate that Gordon will go as high as the second round, and most agree he won't last past the fourth. If the Browns are serious about him, they might have to bid the second-rounder.

But Gordon is generating quite a buzz and some think he's as good as or potentially better than former Baylor teammate Kendall Wright, whom the Browns coveted in April's draft. Wright went No. 20 overall to the Titans, two picks before the Browns selected quarterback Brandon Weeden.

The Browns took plenty of heat for not selecting a wideout until the fourth round, when they took Miami's Travis Benjamin.

Many teams, including the Cowboys and Bills, will attend the workout, which will be held at the Texans' indoor facility.

But Gordon, whom nfldraftscout.com describes as "a long-striding runner with the build-up speed and fluidity to make plays after the catch'' also comes with baggage.

He was suspended indefinitely by Baylor coach Art Briles prior to the 2011 season following a marijuana arrest, and transferred to Utah, where he had sit out the season. Rather than play for the Utes this season, he declared for the supplemental draft for financial reasons, according to reports.

But he showed enough in his one full season in 2010 to impress pro scouts and coaches. That season, he caught 42 passes for 714 yards and seven TDs. The Browns also have some inside insight into Gordon from Baylor alum Phil Taylor and from their close associate Brian Norwood, Baylor assistant head coach and father of Browns receiver Jordan Norwood.

Seven other players have declared for Thursday's supplemental draft, but none with the potential star power of Gordon. The last time the Browns selected a player in the special draft was Bernie Kosar in 1985.