When NFL offenses throw to the slot receiver, it typically doesn’t produce big yardage. Most of the time the slot receiver works underneath and over the middle, not blazing down the field for big plays.
Slot receivers who can break tackles, create space for themselves or that have the versatility to work deeper routes into the repertoire are special weapons. In 2019, Jarvis Landry was one of those special weapons from the slot.
Only two receivers produced more big plays from the slot than Landry did for Cleveland last season, per Pro Football Focus. “Juice” squeezed out an impressive 19 gains of 15 yards or more while operating from the slot. Only Randall Cobb and Chris Godwin posted more than Landry.
The offense is changing some under new head coach Kevin Stefanski, but the hope is the new coach realizes how valuable of an asset Landry can be from the slot.
