WR Jerry Jeudy, Alabama
If you could take a time machine back two months ago, everyone was sure Jeudy was a top-5 pick and the clear top wide receiver in the 2020 NFL Draft. Cut to right before the draft starts and all of a sudden the top of the group is muddied. An elite route runner, Jeudy is seeing some people knock him down because he isn’t as fast as former Alabama teammate Henry Ruggs III.
As if that wasn’t enough of a reason to see Jeudy potentially drop into the 20s, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said there are a few teams that have concerns over his health.
At the Combine, 2 teams expressed concern about the left knee of #Bama WR Jerry Jeudy. Dr. Lyle Cain wrote a letter to all 32 teams detailing a previous surgery & saying “Jeudy has not required any treatment” on it and Cain expects him to progress “without limitations.” Letter: pic.twitter.com/6WXsg8WDeC
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 22, 2020
With the coronavirus pandemic making getting medical tests difficult, if not outright impossible in some instances, teams at the top half of the 2020 NFL Draft might just decide to stay away from Jeudy and instead dip into the crazy depth the draft class has.