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.

Justin Herzig hammered Jerry Jeudy at pick 67, noting the Browns wideout sits a clear tier above remaining options in ETR’s ranks. After opening RB-heavy and investing in an elite quarterback, the roster was light at receiver; Jeudy’s projected 22-24% target share provides the weekly volume it lacks. The pick also preserves flexibility to add Geno Smith later for a discounted secondary stack. Herzig preferred Jeudy to George Pickens or Jakobi Meyers, arguing those players lack Jeudy’s combination of route-running ability and potential alpha usage if Cleveland’s quarterback situation stabilizes. He envisions Jeudy delivering multiple spike weeks and functioning as a high-end WR3 in Best Ball Mania builds.

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.