Williamson called Jerry Jeudy a screaming value at WR35 after a career-best 140 targets produced a WR11 finish despite bottom-five quarterback play in 2024. He notes Jeudy remains Cleveland’s clear target leader, and while Kenny Pickett is currently penciled in as QB1, Williamson argues that any change—rookie or veteran—can only improve on last year’s basement-level efficiency. Even a repeat of 2024 production would smash this price; upside exists for another top-15 season if the Browns’ passer situation stabilizes.

Jason Moore talked up Jerry Jeudy as a perfect seventh-round swing with massive early-season upside. Moore noted that over Jeudy’s final eight games of 2024 he was on a 17-game pace for 121 catches and 1,723 yards—numbers that would have ranked top-three among wide receivers. The supporting cast has only thinned now that Amari Cooper is gone, leaving Jeudy as the unquestioned first read. Moore’s bet is that Joe Flacco (or another veteran) starts at quarterback for at least a month, giving Jeudy a runway of target volume he can later flip in a trade if the Browns pivot to a developmental passer. Moore labeled Jeudy "fragile but explosive" and worth the shot as your WR3.

Andrew Erickson is well above consensus on Jerry Jeudy, grabbing him in the sixth because he expects Kevin Stefanski to treat the Alabama product as Cleveland’s offensive centerpiece. The Browns extended Jeudy and have publicly praised his versatility, already moving him all over the formation in early workouts. Erickson admitted Jeudy’s late-2023 surge coincided with Cedric Tillman’s injury, but noted the front office passed on Travis Hunter in the draft, reaffirming Jeudy’s alpha status. With four viable quarterback candidates on the roster, Erickson thinks even league-average QB play unlocks a 25-plus percent target share, giving Jeudy obvious runway to beat a depressed ADP and deliver consistent best-ball spike weeks.

Jason Moore called Jerry Jeudy a screaming bargain after watching him slip to the back of the seventh round in their recent mock draft. Moore reminded listeners that Jeudy racked up 1,204 yards last season despite playing the first eight games with a “garbage quarterback” before Jameis Winston took over. From Week 10 on, Jeudy was the WR4 in fantasy points per game and finished the year as the overall WR15. With Amari Cooper and Elijah Moore both off the roster, Jeudy owns a 28% vacated-target share and is the unquestioned WR1. Moore argued that if Winston were officially named the starter, Jeudy would be a third-round pick—possibly late-second—given Winston’s career 8.3 aDOT and history of feeding alpha receivers. Even assuming Cleveland rotates through three quarterbacks again (the over/under the show set), Moore still projects Jeudy for 130 targets and a WR18 floor. He is drafting Jeudy everywhere in the sixth and will “smash the button” on any board that lets him fall into Round 7 or later.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound said Jerry Jeudy is an auto-click in the mid rounds because there is “really nothing else in that offense.” With virtually no new competition since last season, Pat expects Jeudy to command roughly 140 targets and sees volume outweighing worries about his efficiency. At a seventh-round ADP he’s building exposure now before the market adjusts to that workload projection.

Michael Leone said he would be "very content" taking Jerry Jeudy at the 3/4 turn if Joe Flacco ends up starting a majority of Browns games. Leone cited Flacco’s track record of peppering his top wideouts— a 50-point Amari Cooper eruption in 2023 and multiple 100-yard outings for both Michael Pittman Jr. and Josh Downs during the Colts’ stretch run. Flacco’s aggressive 9.1-yard average depth of target and willingness to throw 35-plus times per game create the exact game scripts that elevate alpha receivers. Leone admitted there’s downside if Flacco doesn’t win the job, but believes Jeudy’s current late-6th ADP already prices in that uncertainty while completely ignoring the top-15 ceiling he’d possess in a pass-heavy Flacco offense.

Michael Leone argued that the market is double-counting risk on Jerry Jeudy by assuming the entire Browns passing game is doomed. Leone reminded listeners that Jeudy and David Njoku are the only proven target earners on the roster after Amari Cooper’s departure, making them the clear 1A and 1B in a scheme that Kevin Stefanski has historically funneled toward two primary options. Even if Deshaun Watson remains league-average, Leone projects Jeudy for a 24-25% target share and roughly 125 looks— volume that would have made him a sixth-round pick on last year’s Broncos. The former first-rounder still owns top-20 separation metrics per NFL Next Gen Stats, so Leone sees real spike-week potential if Watson flashes anything close to his 2020 deep-ball efficiency. At a late-eighth ADP, Jeudy offers a cheap path to 90-catch upside and provides structural balance for early RB or elite-TE builds in Best Ball Mania.

Jason Moore said the Browns’ one-year deal with Diontae Johnson is a direct hit to Jerry Jeudy’s ceiling. Moore expects Johnson to be a full-time starter opposite Amari Cooper and noted that Johnson already has proven chemistry with presumed starter Kenny Pickett. That pushes Jeudy to the No. 3 spot in the target pecking order, the same low-aDOT, low-TD role Elijah Moore filled last year when he averaged just 7.9 PPR points per game. With Cleveland projected to be a run-first offense and Pickett’s career 6.3 yards per attempt limiting down-field volume, Moore advised fading Jeudy outside of the double-digit rounds in season-long drafts and leaving him off shallow best-ball portfolios altogether.