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Jerry Jeudy Week 3 Outlook - Commanders at Browns

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 24th 2020, 10:26am EDT

He's instantly the best wide receiver on this team with Courtland Sutton out for the year, though he also just lost his starting quarterback. The good news is that Jeff Driskel was competent when asked to play in relief last week, throwing for 256 yards and two touchdowns against the Steelers tough defense. The Bucs defense is no walk in the park, either. They've continually gotten better and have allowed the 12th-fewest fantasy points to wide receivers through two weeks despite playing against the Saints and Panthers. Now, to be fair, any wide receiver who's seen more than five targets against them has finished with 100-plus receiving yards (D.J. Moore and Robby Anderson). Jeudy has seen 15 targets through two games, so with Sutton out, that number should only rise as he gains more experience. He's running 77 percent of his routes from the slot, which means he'll see second-year cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting the most. That's a good thing, as he's allowed a 74.1 percent catch-rate in his coverage over his 18 games of experience, including four touchdowns on 81 targets. The Bucs best cornerback is Carlton Davis, who won't see Jeudy more than 20 percent of the time. There's risk with a backup under center, but Jeudy should be able to deliver competent WR3/4 numbers in this game with upside for more.

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