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Redskins full NFL first-round mock: Is Chase Young the one?

By Ian Cummings

COLLEGE PARK, MD - NOVEMBER 17: Chase Young #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on prior to the game against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field on November 17, 2018 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
COLLEGE PARK, MD - NOVEMBER 17: Chase Young #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks on prior to the game against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field on November 17, 2018 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images) /
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TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA – SEPTEMBER 07: Jerry Jeudy #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide fails to pull in this reception as he is defended by Ray Buford Jr. #1 of the New Mexico State Aggies at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 07, 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA – SEPTEMBER 07: Jerry Jeudy #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide fails to pull in this reception as he is defended by Ray Buford Jr. #1 of the New Mexico State Aggies at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 07, 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

45. . Wide Receiver. Denver Broncos. Jerry Jeudy. 9. player

The Denver Broncos traded away an elite route runner ahead of the trade deadline when they shipped Emmanuel Sanders off to the San Francisco 49ers. The move made their offensive cupboard considerably more bare, but it also grants them an opportunity to get younger and cheaper at the position.

Luckily for the Broncos and Rich Scangarello’s retooled offense, there’s a chance to replace one elite route runner with another in the 2020 NFL Draft. It’ll be imperative for the Broncos to surround Drew Lock with enough weapons once he’s on the field. Adding Jerry Jeudy goes a long way toward accomplishing that.

Jeudy is arguably the best wide receiver in an absolutely stacked draft class. Some people will be turned away by his size (6-foot-1, 192), but Jeudy’s game as a route runner is unforgivingly complete. He has the lateral agility and peak flexibility to render defenders shoeless, he has the balance to make incredible catches and miss tackles after the catch, and he has the nuance and processing skills to utilize his traits to maximum efficiency. Emmanuel who?

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