Which Team Will Select Jerry Jeudy in the 2020 NFL Draft?

Christopher Walsh chimes in and helps with the Sports Illustrated debate where wide receiver Jerry Jeudy will be selected in the 2020 NFL Draft

How do you think Jerry Jeudy might look in a black uniform?

Or how about green?

Alabama fans probably want any color except orange, if for no reasons other than habit. 

Regardless, when the 2020 NFL Draft is held April 23-25, many expect the former Alabama standout to be the first wide receiver selected amongst a deep group of talented players at the position.  

Barring trades, which are always a possibility, the draft figures to pick up for the wide receivers after the Cleveland Browns at No. 10.

Beginning with the New York Jets, who obviously have numerous other needs that have to be addressed, the next few teams all covet adding a wide receiver. 

It's one of the reasons why so many mock drafts, including Kevin Hanson's latest with Sports Illustrated, have the Las Vegas Raiders grabbing Jeudy at No. 12.

Tight end Darren Waller had a breakout season last year with 90 receptions for 1,145 yards and three touchdowns, but now the Raiders need someone to complement Josh Jacobs out of the backfield and serve as a downfield threat. 

The Raiders hoped Antonio Brown might fill that role, but we all know how well that worked out. Consequently, Oakland's best two wide receivers last season were Tyrell Williams and someone Alabama fans know too well, Hunter Renfrow. 

Neither is that kind of go-to receiver an NFL team can build a passing game around. Jeudy is.  

From Denver at No. 15, down to Philadelphia at No. 21, wide receivers could be popular, with Oklahoma's CeeCee Lamb and Henry Ruggs III likely to be in the mix. However, you're also talking about the two NFL Teams that have gone the longest without selecting an Alabama player in the draft. 

Ironically, both took a wide receiver. The Broncos took Triandos Luke in the sixth round in 2004, and the Eagles selected Freddie Milons in the fifth round in 2002.  


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CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.