Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy needs 56 receiving yards to become the NFL’s third 1,000-yard receiver in the 2024 season.

“It would mean a lot.” Jeudy said“just because this will be my first 1,000 yard season. You know, new team, first year, so it’s a great feeling. …

“We didn’t have the season we wanted as a team. This is the most important part and it’s quite difficult. But to have a thousand yards, it’s a great feeling because all the great receivers hit the thousand yard mark, and I feel like I’m one of the receivers that could consistently do that.

The Denver Broncos drafted Jeudy from Alabama with the 15th selection in 2020. Jeudy had 211 receptions for 3,053 yards and 11 touchdowns in four seasons with Denver before the Broncos traded him to the Browns on March 9 for fifth- and sixth-round picks in the 2024 draft. the NFL. Denver used the fifth-round pick to move up to the fourth round to select Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin and the sixth-round pick to trade for New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson.

Jeudy came close to a 1,000-yard season with the Broncos in 2022, when he missed two games and finished with 67 receptions for 972 yards and six touchdowns.

“I won’t say it bothered me.” Jeudy said“but I really thought about it. You know, all the elite receivers reached 1,000 yards, and I thought I was one of the receivers who could do that. And now, this year, I finally had the opportunity. …

“I’m not going to dwell on the past. This year, the year I turn 1,000, it’s all about God’s timing.

Jeudy wanted to be traded, and he said he had no intention of proving anyone wrong by reaching 1,000 yards in his first season with Cleveland.

“The most important thing for me is really to prove myself right” Jeudy said. “It’s been a frustrating few years in my career, but I haven’t let that faze me. I just kept working. And now I’m in the position I’m in right now, about to hit 1,000 yards.

“But the main goal for me is really to try to get to the Super Bowl and get to the playoffs for the first time in my career, so that’s something I’m going to continue to strive for. reach.”

Cleveland is 3-10 with four games remaining in its 2024 season. Jeudy’s first opportunity to reach 1,000 receiving yards will come against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday noon CST at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland by a windy, cold and possibly rainy day.