Jerry

Jeudy

Fantasy managers would typically be disappointed by a three-drop performance from Jeudy but his 12-reception total helps offset the gaffes. Jeudy displayed fancy feet and spatial awareness on the Browns’ final drive, carving up the Dolphins’ prevent defense while helpfully catching 4-of-4 targets for 31 yards along the way. The 12-play sequence ultimately resulted in a turnover on downs but may have won a few fantasy championships for Jeudy managers. He is a highly volatile WR3 against the Ravens in Week 18.

This if the warning fantasy managers who were hoping to start Jerry Jeudy and/or Elijah Moore needed to hear. Stefanski said DTR tweaked his calf in the first quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Bengals, but the fact he was able to finish out the game suggests this is a very minor injury. Fantasy managers banking viable weeks from David Njoku and Jerome Ford should get them with DTR under center, but Browns receivers caught a combined four passes for 41 yards in Sunday’s loss to the Bengals, making Moore and Jeudy nearly impossible to trust during fantasy championship week.

Jeudy’s implosion sans Jameis Winston was inevitable. Jeudy averaged 112.3 receiving yards per game in seven games with Winston, only to turn in his third-lowest yardage total of the season in Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s first start of the season. Fantasy managers still rostering Jeudy will need to hope for a return back to Winton if Jeudy is to have any fantasy value in Week 17’s game against the Dolphins.

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski declined to name a Week 16 starter on Monday. It appears he’ll bench Jameis Winston after his disastrous Week 15 outing against the Chiefs in which he threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. Thompson-Robinson under center for Cleveland is a major blow to everyone in the Browns offense. Jerry Jeudy goes from borderline WR1 status to WR4 and David Njoku, fighting through a hamstring injury, will be barely usable in 12-team formats. The Bengals defense is very much in play with the inaccurate DRT starting for the Browns.

Jeudy’s 11 receptions were a new season high, while the 100-yard effort was his third in seven games since Jameis Winston took over as starter. The good news stops there, however, as Winston remained a turnover-machine and finally gave way to Dorian Thompson-Robinson late in the proceedings. Speaking afterward, coach Kevin Stefanski was noncommittal on the situation heading into Week 16 against the Bengals. Jeudy would remain WR3 relevant even without Winston for that mouthwatering matchup, but he would be a much more volatile option. With Winston, Jeudy would be a WR1. DTR could lead to the bottom falling out for the Browns’ entire offense.

Jeudy fell just 171 yards shy of replicating his Week 13 performance against the Broncos, but he turned in yet another solid outing with Jameis Winston under center. His receiving production was buoyed by a 35-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter, while the majority of his other catches came when the game was out of reach. Credit Pittsburgh’s defense for keeping Jameis Winston and the passing game off-balance for most of the afternoon, as Jeudy’s six targets were still good for second-most amongst the Browns behind David Njoku (13). Jeudy will look to stay hot in Week 15 when he and the Browns play host to the Chiefs.

Jeudy set an NFL record for most receiving yards against a former team, routinely getting open behind a Broncos defense without one of its starting corners. He connected with quarterback Jameis Winston for a 70-yard touchdown the play after Marvin Mims erupted for a 93-yard score on the other side. He was also missed by Winston on a deep ball earlier in the game, something that could have made his night that much bigger. Even so, Jeudy walked out of Denver with a career-high in receiving yards in front of his former fans. Jeudy’s next opportunity to return an elite fantasy score comes in Week 14 against the stout Steelers secondary.

With lake effect snow bearing down on whatever the Browns’ stadium is called now, it wasn’t an easy night to be a wideout, but Jeudy led all pass catchers with his 85 yards. That included a critical fourth down conversion on what proved to be the Browns’ game-winning drive. Languishing with Deshaun Watson under center, Jeudy has posted at least 70 yards receiving in all four of Jameis Winston’s starts. He’s also predictably surpassed Cedric Tillman on the depth chart after the second-year pro went bonkers early. It’s taken five years and who knows how many quarterbacks, but Jeudy is finally looking like a player who was once a first-round pick. The Broncos are not a good Week 13 matchup, but Jeudy has earned some WR3 benefit of the doubt even for his tougher setups.

Jeudy popped for the second highest receiving total of his NFL career thanks in large part to an 89-yard catch-and-run touchdown in the first half. Jeudy was one target short of the team lead — held by David Njoku — and was regularly left open by a faltering New Orleans secondary. Jeudy appeared fully healthy after dealing with a nagging knee issue before the Browns’ Week 10 bye. The pass heaviness of the Cleveland offense with Jameis Winston under center could make Jeudy a WR3 option in Week 12 against the Steelers.

It’s Jeudy’s second straight game with more than 70 receiving yards. Cue the ticker tape parade. Jeudy led the Browns in targets but it was Cedric Tillman who had the much bigger fantasy day, catching a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Jeudy should continue benefiting from the uncut pass volume that has come to define the dead-in-the-water Browns. Jeudy will have some fantasy intrigue next week against a beatable New Orleans secondary.