ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — In his final collegiate season, Jerry Jeudy scored 10 touchdowns.
The previous year, 14. As a freshman, two.
In high school, Jeudy caught double-digit touchdowns in each of his final two seasons.
And, when he entered the pro ranks in 2020, he scored three touchdowns as a rookie.
That, perhaps, can explain Jeudy’s frustration from a year ago — when he did not score a touchdown in 10 games — and why he’s so eager to return to the end zone in 2022.
“I can’t wait to touch that paint,” Jeudy said Tuesday. “That’s my first time ever playing the game of football not being able to score a touchdown. I know this year when I get in that end zone, y’all are gonna feel me.”
Jeudy believes Head Coach Nathaniel Hackett’s offense and the addition of Russell Wilson should help him get back to scoring touchdowns, and there’s plenty of reason to believe that’s true. Before Jeudy sat out the Broncos’ first two minicamp practices, he got plenty of targets from Wilson during the offseason program.
Jeudy’s route-running ability is unmatched by most in the league, and he’s a mismatch for plenty of defenders. Some have suggested his skill set is similar to that of Davante Adams, whom Hackett and the Packers helped find great success in Green Bay.
“Jerry’s going to be dangerous,” safety Justin Simmons said. “I think the way that they’ve been using him and the way that we’ve had to key on him in just OTAs — training camp obviously it’s going to be amped up more’ but Jerry’s going to have a heck of a year, man. I can’t wait to watch him play and just be let go, run free, do what he does best. He’s one of the best route runners that I think I’ve consistently gone up against over and over and over. You’ve got to lock in, know where your leverage is, know where your help is, because if you don’t, he can’t make you look silly in practice. I’m thankful for that too, because we go up against a lot of guys that are talented, but Jerry’s special, for sure. I think it’s going to…
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