Jerry Jeudy hasn’t quite lived up to his first-round draft status since joining the Denver Broncos as an extremely talented prospect out of Alabama in 2020.
Playing with underwhelming quarterbacks, Jeudy showed flashes of brilliance as a rookie, but only scored three touchdowns in 2020. Last year, he missed seven games due to injury and COVID-19 and failed to score a single TD.
Jeudy is now healthy again and the Broncos have a new coaching staff, a new offense and a new, star quarterback in Russell Wilson. All that could lead to Jeudy finally living up to his first-round expectations.
“Jerry is going to be dangerous,” safety Justin Simmons said on June 14. “The way that they’ve been using him and the way we’ve had to really key in on him in just OTAs. Training camp is obviously going to be amped up more. Jerry is going to have a heck of a year; I can’t wait to watch him play and just to be let go. Just run free and do what he does best. He’s one of the best route runners I think I’ve consistently gone up against over and over.
“You have to lock in, know where your leverage is and know where your help is because if you don’t, he can make you look silly in practice. I’m thankful for that, too, because we go up against a lot of guys that are talented, but Jerry is special, for sure. I think it’s going to be a big and great year for him.”
Jeudy caught 38 passes for 467 yards in 10 games last season. Simmons — and all of Broncos Country — expects much better results this fall.
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