DNVR Broncos Podcast: Jerry Jeudy traded to the Cleveland Browns for 2024 5th and 6th round draft picks
The Denver Broncos are trading star wide receiver Jerry Jeudy to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for the No. 135 (5th round) and No. 202 (6th round) picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. Zac Stevens and Henry Chisholm give their immediate reactions to the trade and what it means for the Broncos moving forward.
The Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns made a blockbuster Jerry Jeudy trade, and now it’s time to grade this move for both teams.
This deal has the soon-to-be 25-year-old wideout heading to Cleveland for a fifth and a sixth-round pick. That’s a huge discount for the Browns after the Broncos picked Jeudy 15th overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
So, let’s take a look at how both teams fared in this Jerry Jeudy trade.
Cleveland Browns acquire Jerry Jeudy for 2 late-round picks
The Browns need to come up with some creative solutions to solve their roster problems in 2024. After trading the house for Deshaun Watson two offseasons ago, the draft capital cupboard is a little bare in Cleveland.
And after giving Watson $230 million fully guaranteed, the salary cap doesn’t have a ton of room either to sign free agents.
That is why the Browns need to hit the bargain bin and hope they find gold, and that’s exactly what they did with the Jerry Jeudy trade.
Cleveland needs a WR2 behind Amari Cooper, and they aren’t guaranteed to get one in the draft, as the Houston Texans own their first-round pick. Getting one in free agency is also not a sure thing. While there are a lot of WR2s on the free agent market this offseason, that is all there is, so they will go for a pretty penny.
Making a trade was the Browns’ best option here, but again, without a first-round pick, making an AJ Brown-type deal wasn’t going to happen.
In the end, Jeudy isn’t the player the Broncos thought he’d be when they took him at the top of the draft, but he doesn’t have to be for Cleveland. He still has the talent to be a legit No. 2, and maybe a change of scenery will do him good.
What is certain here is that the Browns aren’t finding a 6-foot-1, 193-pound wideout who put up 2,500 yards and 24 touchdowns in his final two seasons at Alabama. Those types of players don’t grow on trees, and they definitely don’t last until Round 5 or 6.
Without knowing how Jeudy will pan out, it’s hard to give an A+. However, this is a low-risk, high-reward move that absolutely deserves high marks.
