PSO Scouting Report: WR Jerry Jeudy (Alabama)

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Bio

Pos: WR

Hometown: Deerfield Beach, FL

School: Alabama

Class: Junior

Age: 20

Height: 6’1″ (47%) | Weight: 193 lbs (28%)

Hands: 9.5” (61%) | Arms: 32.13” (54%)

Bench: N/A | 40 Time: 4.45s (71%)

Facts to Know

Biletnikoff Award winner (2018)
Consensus All-American (2018)
2x 1st-Team All-SEC (2018, 2019)
5-star high school recruit (#21 overall in 2017)
26 career TDs ranks 2nd in Alabama history (Amari Cooper)

Physical Tools

Pros

Adequate hand size (9.5″) — 61st percentile
Good length and size (6’1″, 32.13” arms)
Threatening long speed (4.45s — 71st percentile)
Terrific hip flexibility, agility
Excellent acceleration
Meets every athletic threshold

Cons

Needs to fill out his frame a bit more (193 lbs — 28th percentile)
106.7 SPARQ rating (22nd percentile)

Grade: A-

Game Film

Pros

All-Time College route runner
Gets physical despite slender frame
Understands how to effectively attack DB leverage and create space
Smooth and natural hands-catcher
Some of the best moves in college football (dead leg juke) for YAC
Varies his releases and always has a backup plan
Knows how to exploit soft spots within zone coverage
Some interesting versatility
Showed he’s a much better athlete than he tested as

Cons

Lapses in concentration that have led to too many drops
Didn’t have too many contested situations to show 50/50 ball skills

Grade: A

Production

Pros

Consensus All-American, Biletnikoff Award winner (2018)
2x 1st-Team All-American, 1st-Team All-SEC (2018, 2019)
2nd-most TDs in Alabama history (26, behind only Amari Cooper)
7.8 YAC per reception (T-41st)
Consistency at all levels of the field
Consecutive seasons with 1,000+ yards, 10 TDs, 86+ overall PFF grades
15 forced missed tackles in 2019 (T-31st)

Cons

60% of snaps from the slot, 40% out wide (271 in 2019)
Too many drops (7) for an elite WR talent

Grade: A-

Risk

Pros

Consistent and explosive before and after the catch
All-Pro caliber route runner
Incredibly high football IQ
Elite production in the SEC
Great work ethic and attention to detail
Adequate size, length, athletic ability

Cons

Benefitted from extremely talented WR corps (#1 target, however)
Majority of snaps came from the slot

Grade: A-

Overall

Leaving Alabama after a highly productive and decorated 3-year career, Jerry Jeudy is arguably the most impressive route runner to come out in recent memory. At times, his upper half seems almost completely dissociated with his lower body, fooling DBs into running the complete opposite way. So smooth, yet explosive in and out of his breaks, Jeudy has natural hands and an incredible football acumen — he can manipulate DBs to create additional separation in man-to-man yet also understands how to identify and exploit zone holes. He is a QB’s best friend because he always knows how to get open.

As mentioned in CeeDee Lamb’s report, the decision between he and Jeudy comes down to the team selecting. While Lamb is more physically-imposing and has more experience out wide, Jeudy is incredibly refined and has dominated the SEC’s best in a variety of alignments — both are unbelievable talents that will make an immediate impact wherever they end up.

Pro Comp: WR Amari Cooper (Dallas Cowboys)

Projected Round: Top-15 Pick

Prime Destinations: CLE, NYJ, LVR, SF, TB, DEN

OVERALL Grade: A-