Former Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy put football fans on notice during the 2018 college football season, he won the Biletnikoff award that year and his name has since become commonplace when discussing top collegiate receivers.
However, it’s now time to look at Jeudy’s capabilities at the professional level. Playing against some of the best defensive talent in the country, how will he fare?
Well, according to numerous reports, the No. 15 overall selection from the 2020 draft has been the star of the Denver Broncos training camp.
Zac Stevens of DNVR reports that Broncos head coach Vic Fangio had high praise for Jeudy today.
“Jerry’s come in here and he’s got good polish as a receiver comparing him to other rookie receivers coming out of college,” said Fangio. “He runs good routes. He’s got good change of direction, good hands. It was nice to see him making a couple of plays”
Alabama fans are accustomed to watching Jeudy scare opposing secondaries, but the Broncos defenders are just now getting a taste of it.
Benjamin Albright of KOAColorado tweeted, “Jeudy looks really really good. Just put LB Josey Jewell on skates.”
Broncos safety Kareem Jackson, who also played at the University of Alabama, shared his thoughts on Jeudy, as DNVR’s Andrew Mason reported.
“I think he did some great things today, caught a few balls,” said Jackson. “It’ll just be interesting to see how he progresses from day to day and see if he keeps up that pace through camp.”
Mason also tweeted out some thoughts of his own from training camp, calling Jeudy “mesmerizing.”
Jerry Juedy is mesmerizing. He creates two steps of separation with his cuts and if the ball is led right — as it was just now when Jeff Driskel hit him on a flag route — he plucks it out of the air easily.
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) August 14, 2020
In a video tweeted by the Broncos, Jeudy can be seen making a catch and someone in the background yells, “Young Moss out there!”
Turning heads on Day 1. 👀@jerryjeudy | #BroncosCamp pic.twitter.com/Hkg43anBkV
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) August 14, 2020
Roll Tide Wire will keep you updated on Jerry Jeudy as he makes his way through year No. 1 in the NFL with the Denver Broncos.