While nailing your draft early is key to success, those teams that are able to unearth late-round value tend to be those hoisting the fantasy football championship trophies come December. Every year we have players that catapult up the rankings versus where they were drafted.
We’re checking in on players that are most likely to be drafted outside the top 50 at their position and finish top-12. Kyle Yates shared his pick on a recent podcast. Now, our writers provide their takes.
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As you can see from the picks, the players that tend to make major tier jumps from draft to regular season tend to be wide receivers.
Depending on your league, some of these players may be sliding into the top-50 at the wide receiver position. Still, they are presenting value based on the opinions of many industry experts. You have a mix of popular sleeper picks among returning players like Michael Pittman Jr., Darnell Mooney, and Jakobi Meyers, your fantasy veterans like Marvin Jones and T.Y. Hilton, and your popular rookies in Elijah Moore and Jaylen Waddle.
The lone running back mentioned, Rhamondre Stevenson, comes from the quagmire of a backfield that is the New England Patriots. With a similar build to former Patriot LeGarrette Blount, Stevenson has some believing he could break away from the pack in New England and into fantasy relevance in 2021.
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