Denver Broncos: The sky is the limit for Jerry Jeudy in 2020

The Denver Broncos are fortunate to have Jerry Jeudy on the roster for the 2020 season. The sky is the limit for the first-round pick.

Even a month removed from the 2020 NFL Draft, it’s still surreal that the Denver Broncos drafted Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy.

Side note — remember when John Elway refused to draft Alabama players?

Jeudy is, in fact, the first Alabama player Elway has drafted since he started making all of the final decisions on draft picks in 2011, but that record is officially wiped clean and Jeudy has a chance to be the first rookie to win Rookie of the Year honors for Denver since Von Miller won Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2011.

The more I watch of Jeudy, the more it feels like he’s going to absolutely light up the NFL as a rookie.

There are more reasons than just route running that this guy was almost a consensus WR1 on draft boards across the country.

Jeudy’s game is dynamic

Some college receivers have great speed. Some have great hands. Others have advanced route running abilities. Very few college receivers can combine speed, hands, route-running ability, high football IQ, tremendous work ethic, and everything in between.

In baseball, Jerry Jeudy would be considered a ‘five-tool’ player.

He’s not flawless, but there is nothing so concerning or detrimental to his game that cannot be fixed simply with time and work.

Jeudy lined up frequently in the slot for Alabama where his tremendous route-running was on full display, but what makes this guy so dangerous is that he plays with speed, tempo, and quickness that defensive backs simply cannot keep up with.

Jeudy leaves defensive backs guessing so often, and he has the ability to win at every level of the field.

Not only that, but Jeudy is tremendous after the catch. He is creative in the open field and has made defenders look silly at times with his open-field speed and elusiveness.

There are so many ways to get Jeudy involved in the passing game that it’s impossible to think of a scenario where he’s not a legitimate contender for Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2020.

What the Broncos also have in Courtland Sutton, Noah Fant, and KJ Hamler are guys who can defeat single coverage with relative ease. It’s not out of the realm of possibility to think that Jeudy is automatically the toughest receiver to cover on Denver’s roster with his combination of speed, quickness, and route-running ability.

With that being the case, simply Jeudy’s presence on the field makes life easier for the other players on the field for Denver.

If Sutton is feeling it — and when is he not? — and teams have to play single coverage on Jeudy, forget about it.

Jeudy is going to feast as a rookie in the NFL. Even though most rookie receivers have a tough time adjusting to the NFL, Jeudy has put himself in a position to make an impact both as a slot receiver and playing on the outside, and his ability to consistently get open to every level of the field will make him one of the most impactful rookie receivers in the NFL this year and one of the most impactful rookies the Broncos have had in the last 10 years.