Bolts From The Blue on Brenen Thompson
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McDaniel is going to want at least one Tyreek Hill- or Jaylen Waddle-style speed guy in his offense, and Thompson could well be it. The 5'9", 164-pound Thompson caught 57 passes on 87 targets for 1,054 yards and six touchdowns, and on passes of 20 or more air yards, he brought in 11 on 26 targets for 478 yards and five touchdowns.
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Thompson fits McDaniel's deep-ball archetype; Chargers need speed targets after just 20 deep completions last season.
Thompson is positioned as a potential Tyreek Hill or Jaylen Waddle-style speed receiver in Mike McDaniel's offense; the Chargers caught just 20 deep passes last season, creating opportunity for Thompson's elite deep-ball production (11 catches on 26 targets for 478 yards and five touchdowns on 20+ air-yard passes in college). Thompson's 5'9", 164-pound frame and burner speed address a clear team need, though his transition to NFL play-calling complexity (moving from one-word college calls to 20-word NFL calls) is still in progress; he acknowledged in August that he's "nowhere near where I want to be right now" despite strong training camp performance.
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