Jeudy was probably underrated before 2024, held back by lousy circumstances in Denver, and he may now be overrated after gorging on Jameis Winston targets in Cleveland last year. Jeudy didn't do much for the first seven weeks of 2024, prior to Deshaun Watson's season-ending injury and Amari Cooper being traded, but Jeudy eventually went nuclear and averaged 6.9 catches for 96.3 yards and 0.3 TDs on 10.3 targets over his final 10 games. He finished the year with a 90-1,229-4 receiving line, topping 1,000 yards for the first time in five pro seasons while nearly doubling the production from his final year in Denver. There were still negatives, namely a league-high 13 drops and the undeniable fact that his production got a big boost from massive route volume (680 routes, second most). Jeudy's season-long mark of 1.81 yards per route was only a slight improvement from 2023 (1.79) and actually fell shy of what he did in 2022 (2.26) and 2021 (1.92), although the efficiency from Week 8 onward looks much better, with 2.29 YPRR ranking 19th among WRs. Jeudy is locked in as Cleveland's No. 1 receiver for 2025, with TE David Njoku and WR Cedric Tillman being the closest thing to serious competition, though it may be a dreadful situation for production in general. As much as coach Kevin Stefanski likes to chuck the ball around, especially in negative game scripts, his star lost some of its luster in 2024. Restoring the shine won't be easy with a QB room featuring Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, third-round pick Dillon Gabriel and fifth-rounder Shedeur Sanders. A long stretch of Flacco starts represents the best hope for Jeudy to repeat his successful 2024 formula.
