Jerry Jeudy
Jeudy is a veteran WR who has been pushed behind rookies Denzel Boston and KC Concepcion, with his usage shrinking and trade talk around him growing.
Role
Third among Cleveland's wide receivers in the one snap count I found. In the Week 3 win over Carolina, Dawg Pound Daily reported 34 of 58 offensive snaps (58.6 percent), behind Boston with 54 and Concepcion with 38. Rookies Boston and Concepcion had 11 targets each through two games, and tight end Harold Fannin Jr. is also a prominent option for QB Deshaun Watson. Dawg Pound Daily also says Jeudy lost the top boundary receiver job to Boston in camp and appears to be losing reps to special teamer Malachi Corley. He had no targets or touches in Week 3 and one target in Week 2. The wire note has him at 3 catches on 7 targets in the Jets loss, which is his biggest recent look. I found no current target-share figure.
He is 27 and two years removed from 90 catches and 1,229 yards. ESPN notes a career target share in the 19-23% range. Analysts such as Bleacher Report's Moe Moton argue a new offense could revive him, and Dawg Pound Daily argues he still has real value to the Browns. The 7 targets against the Jets may show the staff is working him back in.
The Browns' coach, Todd Monken, has tied Jeudy's limited involvement to game plan and competition for touches. He said that if Jeudy got more targets, people would ask why Fannin didn't. The rookies have taken the main roles, and ESPN's fantasy blurb calls Jeudy safest as a bench player, citing his drops and few touchdowns. Radio host Anthony Lima has also questioned his output relative to his contract. Early-season production before the Jets game was 8 catches for 81 yards and no touchdowns, per ESPN and Fox Sports pages.
Where analysts split
Two questions. One is whether Jeudy's role can grow again in Cleveland, or whether the rookies and Fannin keep him a secondary option. The other is whether he gets traded before the deadline. Bleacher Report, CBS Sports and Adam Schefter-linked reports have the Chiefs, 49ers, Chargers, Colts and others as possible destinations. Dawg Pound Daily argues his contract and value to the Browns make a trade less likely than it looks. No trade has been reported as done.
Research confidence: reported. Outlooks are grounded in web search over current reporting and refreshed through the season.
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