Brandon White works with some of the best wide receivers in the NFL.

Guys like Buffalo’s Stefon Diggs, Kansas City’s Tyreek Hill, Cleveland’s Jarvis Landry and Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson, among others, go to White’s “Receiver Factory” in the offseason to critique their game. Another is Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, who looks poised to have a breakout season in his second year in the NFL.

And White has seen that potential all offseason.

“He’s a scary, scary, scary guy. They have no idea,” said White, who founded Receiver Factory in 2016. “He’s about as bad as they come as far as in and out of breaks, understanding how to use your body, understanding to see people with and without the ball. If he keeps doing what he’s doing and the offense goes around him, it could be a big-time year for him.

“Last year was sort of like, ‘Let’s see what the NFL’s like.’ Like any rookie. Now, it’s like he fully understands. It’s like when he was at Alabama, that progression that by year two, year three, you knew what was going to happen.”

Expectations for Jeudy couldn’t be higher in 2021, as he’s looked like arguably the Broncos’ best player on their entire roster throughout training camp and the preseason.

“I think he’s going to have a really good year for us,” coach Vic Fangio said. “What does that translate into statistically? You never know, but he’s a much better player right now. I should say a much more mature player. He knows what he’s doing in our system, and he’s playing with a lot more confidence, both from experiencing an NFL season and from experiencing the same offense two years in a row.”

But for Jeudy, there’s somewhat of a sense that he has something to prove this year. While the former 15th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft had a productive rookie season, with 53 receptions, 856 yards and three touchdowns, many believe, himself included, that he left a good chunk of production on the field. According to Pro Football Focus, Jeudy had 12 drops in 2020 — the second most of any wide receiver, behind only Pittsburgh’s Diontae Johnson.

Meanwhile, a few of his first-round counterparts — particularly Jefferson with the Vikings — were having monster years. Jefferson had 88 receptions for 1,400 yards and seven touchdowns, making the NFL’s All-Rookie team and being voted to the Pro Bowl.

“He saw some other young guys who ended up having some real big years and he’s like, hey man, ‘I can really be that good — I am really that good if I really focus in on it,’” White said. “The difference I saw this year was his demeanor, man. He just has a different type of hunger. He’s just more laser-focused. He’s still joking, fun Jerry, but when he’s out there, man, he’s really trying to hone in. I think he got through that first year and he saw plays that were still left out there.”

White, who has worked with Jeudy the last two off-seasons, said he’s coached few receivers that are talented as Jeudy in terms of his route-running ability. For Jeudy, it’s now about perfecting the small details, but even then, it just comes naturally to him.

And while he may not have the statistics that say Jefferson had last season, most around the league have taken notice of Jeudy’s ability to create separation. Including his new starting quarterback, Teddy Bridgewater.

“Jerry, he’s a guy who just knows how to get open,” Bridgewater said. “You watch him, he’s a guy who has a plan every snap. If a defensive back is playing him outside leverage, he’ll come up with a plan in order to win to get to where he needs to be in order to get the ball. If a guy is playing him inside leverage or tries to jump-jam him, he always has a plan. You love to see that in your wide receivers because now they know how to get open, they know how to create separation. If you’ve been following him throughout training camp and even throughout his early career, he’s been finding ways to get open and he’s been having some success.”

Jeudy has put in extra work this offseason, working with White, Bridgewater and Drew Lock. But more importantly, Jeudy has matured over the offseason, saying he’s “focusing on day by day and just bettering myself.” This year, he’s not focused on what others are doing, but instead on how he can be the best player he can be.

“I let you all come up with those types of accolades and stuff like that, but right now I’m just focused on being the best player I can be and helping this team win,” Jeudy said. “Like you said, not necessarily more focused, I just feel like I just understand it more. I guess you could say that. Just understanding the offense, knowing what I’m getting into. This is my second year in the league now, so once I’m used to it, I feel like it’s going to be good.”

Jeudy can ignore the noise all he wants heading into the 2021 season. But the expectations are real and warranted.

And if the Broncos want to get back to the playoffs for the first time in five years, Jeudy will need to be a big part of that.

Now it’s time to prove those expectations right.

“I think Jeudy saw the first year, he saw a lot of guys get accolades, he saw exactly how much potential he has,” White said, “and now he’s thinking in his head…

“I’m like that. And now I’m going to show ‘em.”