Yahoo Fantasy Football on Jaylen Waddle

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Miami took one of the NFL's most dangerous open-field players and increasingly used him as a vertical receiver. Denver offers the opportunity to correct that.

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Miami's vertical-only deployment limited Waddle; Denver offers scheme correction.

Miami changed Waddle's deployment over past two seasons, shifting him to vertical receiver role: average depth of target climbed to career-high 13.06 yards, air-yard share rose to 39.6%, and yards after catch fell to career-low 3.56 per reception. Denver offers opportunity to correct this by utilizing him as receiver who can win short, intermediate, and downfield.