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Jeudy

Cleveland’s Mary Kay Cabot reports that Jeudy “felt something in his hamstring today,” so he sat out. Coach Todd Monken made clear that he does not give veterans rest days right now, so if a player sits, it’s because they are being cautious with an injury. Today was the Browns’ final mandatory minicamp practice. They will now go on break until training camp begins in July. Early in May, Cabot reported that the team is hoping Jeudy reclaims his WR1 role this season. Browns rookie WRs KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston have been taking full rotations with both the No. 1 and No. 2 offensive groups. Yesterday, ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi reported Boston “has been one of the Browns’ standouts this summer.” Get well soon, Jeudy. The youngsters look promising.

Cabot later writes that “the Browns really need Jeudy to return to his Pro Bowl form, and are confident he will.” We think her initial, hopeful framing is closer to the truth. Last week, Browns general manager Andrew Berry said rookie WRs KC Concepcion and Denzel Boston’s presence has “zero impact” on Jeudy. There’s an awful lot of reassurance going on here. Jeudy posted a 92/1,229/4 receiving line in 2024 before cratering to a 50/602/2 receiving line in 2025. Jeudy is under contract through 2027, but the dead money and salary cap savings are nearly even if designated as a post-June 1 cut next year. Given the Browns’ pass-catching investments over the last two drafts, and Jeudy’s poor 2025 showing, he looks like a dicey pick in fantasy for 2026.

The Browns selected two receivers in the top-40 of last week’s draft, taking KC Concepcion 24th overall and Denzel Boston 39th overall. While they clearly addressed a massive weakness on the roster, Berry said he doesn’t expect the addition to have an impact on Jeudy, adding that he prefers to build a receiver room “with different skillsets” and that doesn’t require one player to be a “ball dominant player.” In a somewhat contradictory statement, Berry also said he expects Jeudy, to be the “bell cow” receiver for the team. It’s hard to know what to make of this, but both Concepcion and Boston figure to see the field early as rookies. Even if Jeudy’s snaps don’t see a noticeable decrease, we probably shouldn’t expect him to see anything close to the 142 targets he had in 2024 when he broke out for 92-1,229-4.

It’s a situation he says “remains bad” as Jerry Jeudy and Isaiah Bond appear to be the only two players guaranteed a role on next year’s team. The Browns struck out on their attempts to add to the room via trade early in free agency and prioritized their offensive line. Jeudy’s fantasy value is hanging on by a thread with Shedeur Sanders the likely starter in 2026. Any other impact rookie additions would likely push him into the WR5 ranks.

With limited cap space and the ability to have the trading team absorb some of a player’s cap hit, it makes plenty of sense for the Browns to dive back into this. It would be a blow to Jerry Jeudy’s already-faltering fantasy football value if the Browns brought in another wideout, though it’s possible they settle for someone even less-renowned than Jeudy.

Jeudy labored through inconsistent and downright awful quarterback play for the better part of the 2025 season. Coming off a 1,200-yard campaign in 2024, his yardage was cut in half this time around. He finished the season with 50 catches for 602 yards and two touchdowns. Jeudy was also credited with nine drops on the year, which nearly led the league. All in, Jeudy averaged a career-low 1.02 yards per route run. He finished outside the top 75 wideouts in that metric. Jeudy is miscast as a No. 1 receiver and the Browns’ quarterback woes compounded that issue into a catastrophic season. With the Browns looking at quarterback and head coaching changes in the offseason, Jeudy’s fantasy outlook could shift drastically by the time early drafts roll around. For now, he looks like a low-wattage WR5 heading into 2026.

Jeudy and Sheduer Sanders were in sync early, as Sanders connected with Jeudy for gains of 10, 13, and 15 yards on the Browns’ first three drives of the game. Jeudy saw four of his seven targets come on those first two drives, but saw little work the rest of the way as the Steelers put the clamps on the Browns’ passing game. Sunday’s outing marked just the second time this season that Jeudy has gone for 50-plus yards with Sanders under center. He’ll look to close out the season with another strong outing in Week 18 against the Bengals.

Jeudy saw a combined nine air yards on the three catches he made. The veteran receiver struggled to get anything going downfield on Sunday against the Bills. Jeudy has gone for 39 or fewer yards in four of Shedeur Sanders’ five starts this season and shouldn’t be viewed as anything more than a desperation play in Week 17 against the Steelers.

In the third quarter, Jeudy leaped at the goal line and had the ball bounce off his hands for a Bears interception. It was an tough look from a receiver that’s had a season full of them. The Browns simply aren’t getting Jeudy enough targets to be a real fantasy factor, and that makes him a risky WR4 against the Bills in Week 16.

Jeudy’s score was a 60-yarder where he got a step on a crossing route and Shedeur Sanders did not miss. Jeudy’s overall yardage total was his second best of the season, though Sanders’ improved passing on Dillon Gabriel has not equalled improved target counts. Jeudy just isn’t seeing the ball enough to rise above risky WR4 status, even for plus dates like next week’s game with the Bears.