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PodcastFantasy Sleepers for 2026 With Hayden Winks and Josh Norris, Part 1
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when you look at where the Broncos with Sean Payton throw the football, they were second in the league among wide receivers in screen rate, third in go balls and 12th in crossing routes. Like if you were just to diagram and visualize where Jalen Waddell is at his best, it's all three of those areas.
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Broncos' route distribution perfectly matches Waddle's elite areas: screens, go balls, crossing routes.

Sean Payton's Broncos offense ranked 2nd in screen rate, 3rd in go balls, and 12th in crossing routes among wide receivers; these are precisely Waddle's three best areas of the field, making Denver the perfect landing spot for his skill set after never being asked to be an alpha in Miami.

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