Yahoo Fantasy Rookie Snapshot ~ WR Jerry Jeudy
On a special edition of the the Yahoo Fantasy Football Podcast, Liz Loza and Eric Edholm break down NFL Draft prospect Jerry Jeudy and decide the best NFL player comparisons for Alabama wide receiver. Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Football Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Video Transcript
- No question, although Najee Harris told us Waddle's right there with him. Jeudy left wide open for an easy touchdown!
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LIZ LOZA: So who are you comping him to?
ERIC EDHOLM: I'm comping him to Stefon Diggs. Now, Diggs obviously, you know, was a fifth round pick, and so we're thinking about it in those terms. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but you know, Diggs was very much overlooked. And like Jeudy, Diggs doesn't have blazing speed. He's not the biggest guy. But with that route running ability, the quickness in and out of the breaks, you know, he can slam on the brakes, let the defender go right by, and scoot to the end zone. That's really the type of receiver I see a lot of. Who do you like in comping him to?
LIZ LOZA: I understand when I saw you wrote Diggs down. I understood it completely because of the precision and the route running technique makes complete sense. I opted for a Amari Cooper, who is basically a less consistent, less exciting Stefon Diggs in many ways, you know.
ERIC EDHOLM: That's right.
LIZ LOZA: I mean, Amari Cooper-- it's not just because they both went to Alabama--
ERIC EDHOLM: Right.
- --but the technique. At the time, Cooper was obviously considered the most heading out of the draft, the most refined route runner in his class, and so I think the same is true of Jeudy. But he hasn't always-- he's always had those flashes, and we've seen his ceiling. But he hasn't been able to stay consistent, and so I thought about the same thing as this past season for Jeudy and how I'd like to see it-- I'd like to see at the next level him sustain and improve.
