Week 10: Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders
One of the more intriguing storylines of the 2020 NFL Draft was wondering which of the talented trio of wide receivers would come off the board first. Many expected either Oklahoma standout CeeDee Lamb or Alabama wideout Jerry Jeudy to be the first off the board, but in a bit of a surprise it was Jeudy’s teammate, Henry Ruggs III, coming off the board to the Las Vegas Raiders as the first receiver selected.
Jeudy fell to the Denver Broncos, and now the former teammates are division rivals.
Both the Broncos and Raiders looked to boost their offenses this year, perhaps as a way of keeping pace in the arms race that is the AFC West. In addition to Jeudy the Broncos added Penn State wide receiver K.J. Hamler in the second round, giving second-year quarterback Drew Lock some more targets in the downfield passing game (in addition to players like Courtland Sutton and Noah Fant). The Raiders also added Bryan Edwards from South Carolina and Lynn Bowden from Kentucky in the draft. These young targets will be fascinating to watch on the same field.