NFL Draft: Fantasy football impact of Jerry Jeudy to the Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos made Jerry Jeudy the 15th selection in Thursday's NFL Draft. What does landing in Denver mean for Jeudy's Fantasy outlook?
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With the first pick in the NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals selected quarterback Joe Burrow out of LSU. Find Burrow's 2020 Fantasy outlook below:
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 192
Age: 21.0
Dynasty Ranking: 1.02 (WR1)
Redraft Ranking: WR40
Receiving: 51 catches for 719 yards and 5 touchdowns
Jeudy's production at Alabama speaks for itself -- with double digit touchdowns and over 1,100 receiving yards to his name in each of the past two seasons.
It's not just the production, though. Jeudy combines deadly deep ball speed with unique acceleration in and out of routes that allows him to keep opposing defenders on their heels at all times. Some will point to a lack of contested catches as a weakness, and it could turn out to be an issue at the NFL level. But with routes that were as crisp as Jeudy's were at Alabama, he didn't need to make many contested catches because his defender was mostly out of the play by the time the ball arrived.
Personally, I had Lamb ranked ahead of Jeudy entering the draft. That isn't meant to take anything away from Jeudy, though, who profiles as one of the most complete wide receiver prospects to come into the NFL in several years.
In Denver, Jeudy will go to work alongside fellow route runner extraordinaire Courtland Sutton to give Drew Lock all the tools he needs to succeed. Over 700 yards and seven of Jeudy's touchdowns came from the slot in 2019, and he could frequently fill that position to create mismatches in Denver.
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