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Denver Broncos: Was Jerry Jeudy the right pick over CeeDee Lamb?

By Travis Wakeman

OXFORD, MS - SEPTEMBER 15: Jerry Jeudy #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide catches the ball during a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
OXFORD, MS - SEPTEMBER 15: Jerry Jeudy #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide catches the ball during a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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The Denver Broncos did what many fans were hoping they would do in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft. They took a wide receiver.

After months and months of talking about the almost unanimous choices for the top three wide receivers in the class and how the Broncos needed to find a way to get one. On Thursday night, they did.

Jerry Jeudy is the newest member of the Broncos’ roster, joining Courtland Sutton for what should be a formidable combination for Drew Lock to throw the ball to.

Henry Ruggs was selected with the No. 12 overall pick by the Oakland Raiders, but when the Broncos went on the clock. Jeudy and CeeDee Lamb were both available. The Broncos opted for Jeudy.

John Elway and his staff just felt more comfortable going with the former Alabama receiver over Lamb.

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Jeudy was a shade quicker in the 40-yard dash at the scouting combine, but Lamb probably has the better pair of hands. You could make the argument that Lamb is the bigger playmaker, but Jeudy is clearly the better route-runner and he also comes from a program in Alabama where he was used to being a winner much more often than not.

In the end, Elway got the player he said was the top receiver on the team’s board.

Jeudy or Lamb? Lamb or Jeudy? Fans likely had their preference but the team still ended up with a talented wide receiver, one who was the top wide receiver on the board earlier than Lamb or even Ruggs. Things changed in the pre-draft process, but the Broncos got the guy they probably wanted all along and best of all, they didn’t have to make a trade to get him.

Comparing what Lamb can do to what Jeudy can do is really comparing apples to oranges. Fans should be happy that the team got the player it wanted.

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