Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy came to the NFL from Alabama with a big pedigree and extremely high expectations, but through his first 2 seasons (26 games) he has caught just 3 touchdowns, including none in 10 games last season.
Below, we look at Jerry Jeudy‘s 2022 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
With the arrival of QB Russell Wilson, hopes are high that Jeudy and WR Courtland Sutton can both thrive like WRs Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf did when they teamed with Wilson in Seattle. In this scenario, Sutton takes over the Metcalf role and Jeudy plays the role of Lockett as the Broncos offense looks to ascend into AFC relevance for the 1st time in quite some time.
Jerry Jeudy’s ADP: 70.71
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com; last updated at time of this publishing – ADPs continually change as more drafts occur)
A dominant receiver at Alabama, Jeudy’s ranking is the lowest it has been in his 3-year NFL career. He’s ranked No. 32 among wide receivers and has a lot to prove heading into his make-or-break season when the Broncos will have to decide on whether to pick up his 5th year option at the end of 2022.
His ADP puts him at the turn of the 7th and 8th round of 10-player drafts, behind fellow wideouts Amari Cooper (Cleveland Browns) at 68.67 and Darnell Mooney (Chicago Bears) at 68.72 and way ahead of WR Rashod Bateman (Baltimore Ravens) at 77.52.
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Jerry Jeudy’s 2021 stats
Games: 10
Receptions | targets: 38 | 56
Receiving yards: 467
Receiving touchdowns: 0
Where should you draft Jeudy?
I was a huge fan of Jeudy in college, but he hasn’t caught on despite showing big-play flashes as a rookie in 2020, when he averaged 16.5 yards per receptions. The quarterback play in Denver was admittedly awful and Jeudy battled injuries that kept big days from happening often.
The interesting thing about the 3 players who are in the same ADP range as Jeudy — Cooper, Mooney and Bateman — is that they are their respective team’s No. 1 receiver. Jeudy is Denver’s No. 2 and the reason for his inclusion here is the ability of Wilson to keep his top 2 wide receivers as a huge part of the game plan every week and he locks on them when forced to improvise.
With Jeudy drawing a lot of single coverage (those other 3 won’t), I would bump him up slightly, past Mooney and Cooper, but not much farther. As a WR4, he’s a low-risk, high-ceiling player capable of doing damage often, but maybe not enough to play every week. He’s a classic matchup-based plug-and-play guy with a ton of talent.
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