Lil’Jordan Humphrey takes pass 54 yards for touchdown vs. Chargers
Denver Broncos receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey broke out all his best jukes on his way to a 54-yard touchdown Sunday. Facing the Los Angeles Chargers, Humphrey took a pass from Jarrett Stidham in the second quarter but faced a pair of defenders in his path.
The receiver skillfully stopped in his track before spinning to the left to evade those would-be tacklers before making a move to his right to shake off another. That gave him some space to run as he made his way inside the 10-yard line as two Charges player dove to tackle him, one grabbing his legs. Humphrey stretched out his arm and broke the plane of the end zone for the score.
You can view the play below.
The touchdown catch marked the longest for Lil’Jordan Humphrey this season and was only two yards shy of his career long of 56. It was his third touchdown of the year, marking a career-best for the fifth-year player.
So far that is the only catch of the game for Humphrey as he failed to haul in his only other target. The Broncos currently lead LA at halftime by a score of 13-3.
Denver went on to win the game 16-9 to improve its record to 8-8 this season. Humphrey hauled in one more catch to finish the game as the team leader with 69 yards and the touchdown.
Unfortunately, the Broncos saw their playoff hopes end after the Steelers won on Sunday. Denver will now close the season against the Raiders next week. Humphrey will look to build upon his big performance Sunday to close out the season.
More on the career of Lil’Jordan Humphrey
The 25-year-old receiver spent three seasons with the New Orleans Saints (2019-21) and one with the New England Patriots (2022) before the Broncos signed him to their active roster this past March. In total, Humphrey has suited up in 29 games, coming down with 22 catches for 341 yards and four touchdowns.
Signed by New Orleans as an undrafted free agent in 2019, Humphrey was an accomplished receiver during his time in college at Texas. Humphrey broke out in his junior year to record 86 catches for 1,176 yards and nine touchdowns before making the jump to the NFL. He helped Texas to a 10-4 season and Sugar Bowl victory over Georgia in which he had seven catches for 67 yards.