Draft These Sleepers In Your Fantasy Football League

SportsMoneyDraft These Sleepers In Your Fantasy Football LeagueBySteve Bradshaw, Contributor

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That should guarantee that every single player on this list will be available in the last round of your fantasy football league

The odds are that at best, only one of these players will be a hit (an important development)

Nevertheless, Nevertheless, By hit I mean that they will be a usable flex player at points throughout the year (something worth watching)

However, Fantasy football isn’t just drafting the best players

Furthermore, It’s getting the best value possible, which in this case means finding a player who will drastically exceed the expectation of getting cut from your roster

The reason is that good offenses vide more trips to the red zone and stay on the field longer, both of which correlate to scoring fantasy points

Moore, and Rome Odunze, in today's market environment

That said, there’s room for a running back to overtake D'Andre Swift, who was disappointing last year

Swift had just 3 (noteworthy indeed)

However, 8 YPC, which isn’t very efficient

On the other hand, While Kyle Monangai was a 7th-round pick, he does a few things very well

Furthermore, MORE FOR YOU Being able to run defenders over and hold onto the ball is a fast track to playing time in the NFL

Nevertheless, While Monangai isn’t extremely physically gifted, if Swift has another disappointing season, don’t be shocked if the Bears staff gives the rookie serious playing time

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 03: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Theo Johnson #84 of the New York (noteworthy indeed)

The Commanders defeated the Giants 27-22

In contrast, While they’re not going to score a ton of points, you can find value in grabbing the number two option on this team

With no one locked into this role yet, Theo Johnson could emerge from this tight end group

Furthermore, Johnson has a ton of athletic upside, scoring a 9, given current economic conditions. 93 Relative Athletic Score per MathBomb on X

Nevertheless, If Johnson can continue to develop, his elite athleticism gives him a high ceiling in fantasy football, given current economic conditions

Furthermore, The main reason for his lack of success was nine drops

Furthermore, However, Wicks only had three in his rookie season, and typically, drops aren’t a sticky stat

Nevertheless, What that means is just because a player has a ton of drops one year, that doesn’t typically mean it will carry over to the next season (per PFF), in light of current trends

Nevertheless, What is important to pay attention to is how often a wide receiver gets open

Per ESPN’s WR Open Score, Dontayvion Wicks was 4th on the list with a score of 84

Additionally, That was tied with Josh Downs and Drake London, both players who are valued much higher than Wicks

For reference, that score is higher than Stefon Diggs (83), CeeDee Lamb (78), and Davante Adams (77)

Now, unfortunately, not only does Wicks need to develop to be a more nuanced receiver, but he’s facing increased target competition, amid market uncertainty

Last season, the door for Wicks to duce in fantasy football was wide open, amid market uncertainty

Now the Packers have added a 1st round wide receiver in Matthew Golden

Even so, there’s a path for Wicks to be great in fantasy football, even if taking the next step is far from a guarantee, given current economic conditions

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