The 2019 Denver Broncos did not look like the 2016 Super Bowl-winning version of themselves. The team finished 7-9 and almost last in the NFL for all passing categories.
They have a fresh faced quarterback in Drew Lock, who is entering his second season in the league, and made sure to secure some weaponry for an all-out arsenal attack through the draft.
With the No. 15 pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft, the Denver Broncos drafted former Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy.
Jeudy wasn’t the first receiver off the draft board, his former teammate Henry Ruggs III was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders at No. 12, but that doesn’t mean Jeudy wasn’t Denver’s first option.
It could have been a coin toss to decide between Ruggs and Jeudy.
Jeudy will be wearing No. 10 in Denver, a number that fans should expect to hear often over the course of his rookie season.
After the 2019 season, the Denver Broncos were ranked No. 28 in the NFL for passing yards with only 3,115 yards, last in the league for passing touchdowns with 16 and No. 27 for completions with 312.
Let’s keep in mind that during Denver’s last year in the ‘pre-Jeudy era’ their quarterback was Joe Flacco and wide receiver Courtland Sutton had over twice the number of targets than the second highest receiver had.
This is a new beginning of Denver Broncos football – a rebirth, if you will. Lock as the full-time signal caller, ProBowl receiver Sutton back on the field with some new friends to help him along the way.
Sutton had 72 receptions for 1,112 yards and six touchdowns in 2019 – of those numbers blew every other Broncos receiver out of the water.
One man can only do so much, they had to get Sutton some assistance.
Along with Jeudy, the Broncos drafted Penn State’s KJ Hamler. He will likely be the team’s slot receiver, but the main focus is on the duo of Sutton and Jeudy.
Jeudy’s career at Alabama is the reason why fans are excited to see what he can do in professional football. In his time under Nick Saban, Jeudy tallied 159 receptions for 2,742 yards and 26 touchdowns. To go along with these stats is a 2018 Biletnikoff trophy.
The numbers are great, but watching him makes it so much better.
Watching the elusiveness of Jeudy after the catch will lead to stories you’d only believe if you saw in person. He’s a leader that can back up his talk with a high level of play.
He will be joining a team that was only recently at the top of the sport. He will need to play at an all-time high to get Denver’s laughable passing game out of the slumps.
There are plenty of variables that go into correcting a failing part of a team. Jeudy can make the switch much easier on the front office.
There’s plenty of time before the 2020 NFL regular season begins, but until he gets out on the field we can only speculate as to how big of an impact he will have.
Roll Tide Wire will keep you updated on Jeudy’s transition to the NFL!
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