Jerry Jeudy: 2020 Dynasty Rookie Profile
Position: WR
School: Alabama
Class: Junior
Date of Birth: April 24, 1999
Height: 6-1 Weight: 193lbs
Athletic Testing
40-Time: 4.45
Speed Score: 98.4 (64th-percentile)
Burst Score: 119.5 (41st-percentile)
Bio
Jerry Jeudy enrolled a semester early at Alabama in January 2017 after earning second-team USA Today All-USA honors and five-star recruit status coming out of Deerfield Beach High School in Pompano Beach, Florida. Alabama was one of 33 schools Jeudy received offers from. Playing behind the future first round pick and high school workout buddy Calvin Ridley, Jeudy caught 14 passes (25 targets) for 264 yards and two touchdowns during his freshman season. As a sophomore, Jeudy caught 68 passes for 1,315 yards (19.3 YPR) and 14 touchdowns, earning the Biletnikoff Award as the best wide receiver in college football. Amari Cooper is the only other Alabama wide receiver to win the award. Jeudy was also named consensus first-team All-American and first-team All-SEC.
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Jeudy was outpaced in both yards and touchdowns by his teammate and fellow junior Devonta Smith in 2019 but still managed to lead the squad in receptions, finishing with 77 for 1,163 yards (15.1 YPR) and 10 scores. With his second-straight 1,000-yard campaign, Jeudy became just the second player in Alabama history to record back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons, joining D.J. Hall who did it from 2006-2007. Jeudy finished his Alabama career with the second-most touchdowns (26) in school history behind only Cooper (31).
Jeudy averaged 3.49 yards per route from the slot, where he ran the majority of his routes, over the last two seasons. He didn’t surprise many when he ran a fast 4.45 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. At a slender 6-1, 193-pounds that was good for a 98.4 (64th-percentile) Speed Score. His performance in the explosion drills was underwhelming, resulting in a 119.5 (41st-percentile) Burst Score.
College Stats
Jerry Jeudy College Stats Courtesy of sports-reference.com
Positives
+17.2 (81st-percentile) YPR
+19.4 (82nd-percentile, Sophomore season) Breakout Age
+75.5-percent Catch Rate
+Experienced and polished route runner
+4.45 Speed
+Will be 21 for entire rookie season
+Back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons
+Position flexibility
+Effective on all three levels
+Scored 24 touchdowns over his last 28 games
+YAC; 7.8 YAC per reception
+15 missed tackles forced
+2.86 yards per team pass attempt
+5.9 receptions per game
Negatives
-25.1-percent (36th-percentile) Dominator
-Sub-200lbs
-Lacks physicality
-41st-percentile Burst Score
-Inconsistent in contested catch situations; three contested receptions in 2019
-Didn’t see much press
-8.3-percent drop rate
-20-percent TD rate is just okay
-Lining up in the slot often helped him avoid top cornerbacks
-One career rush attempt (one yard); Not used in the return game
Highlight Reel
Best Comparable Player (PlayerProfiler): Jeremy Maclin
NFL Draft Projection: Top-20
Bottom Line:
Jeudy had a tremendous career at Alabama with a young breakout age and an impressive career yards per reception average of over 17 yards. He ran fast at the Combine and, according to film scouts, is one of the best route runners to come out of college in recent memory. He has some of the best hands in the class and is slick after the catch. Jeudy has position flexibility but, like he did at Alabama, will do most of his work out of the slot at the next level. We can somewhat rationalize away his 36th-percentile dominator rating and ‘blah’ touchdown rate due to the fact that he played with other NFL quality wide receivers, but the reality is, true NFL alpha wide receivers are more often than not dominant WR1s on their college teams.
With that said, it will be a shock if Jeudy is still on the board after the first 20 picks on draft night and he may even be the first wide receiver to hear his name called. He projects as a high-end WR2 or low-end WR1 on an NFL depth chart, similar to his former teammate Calvin Ridley. In terms of dynasty, Jerry Jeudy is behind the class WR1 CeeDee Lamb but is securely in the top-three at the position. He is a locked-in first rounder in rookie drafts, no matter the landing spot.
Resources: DLF, PlayerProfiler, NFL.com, PFF
