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PodcastFantasy Sleepers for 2026 With Hayden Winks and Josh Norris, Part 1
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Jalen Waddell ranked eighth in first downs per route run... he was the wide receiver, 18 in points per game on an offense that was 31st in place per contest. And now he goes to one that was fifth in plays per game. And you're able to draft him as wide receiver 20.
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Waddle drafted as WR20 despite elite efficiency metrics and move to high-volume Broncos offense.

Waddle ranked 8th in first downs per route run last season while on an offense ranked 31st in plays per game; he's now drafted as WR20 on a Broncos offense ranked 5th in plays per game, creating a massive efficiency-plus-volume mismatch; he ranked WR18 in PPG on the Dolphins despite the weak offensive environment.

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