3 Deep Fantasy Football Sleepers: Wide Receivers (2023)

Besides winning your fantasy championships, one of the most gratifying aspects of fantasy football is identifying sleepers. Providing immense value on your draft picks allows you to win fantasy championships.

Here is my attempt at gratification with the list of deep sleepers you can have in your queues during your upcoming fantasy football drafts.

Deep Sleepers (2023 Fantasy Football)

Marvin Mims (WR – DEN)

The Denver Broncos’ second-round pick looks to have a more significant role in the offense with the season-ending injury to Tim Patrick. Mims possesses incredible speed and provides a much-needed deep threat to the Broncos’ offense. The biggest obstacle to his success will be the play of Russell Wilson.

Is Russell Wilson cooked? Sean Payton takes over the Broncos and has an uphill battle fixing Wilson. Any upgrade for Wilson should lift all of the Broncos’ weapons, including Mims, to be top fantasy options.

Puka Nacua (WR-LAR)

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— Derek Brown (aka Ugly John Daigle) (@DBro_FFB) August 13, 2023

Puka Nacua is probably the most trending wideout that no one knows about. The fifth-round pick out of BYU continues to climb the Rams’ depth chart and projects to be the WR3 on the Rams’ offense when we kick off Week 1. Nacua is shining in training camp, and the coaching staff is excited for the rookie, who caught three of five targets for 32 yards and a score in his first NFL preseason game.

He will continue to have plenty of preseason action as the depth chart behind starters Cooper Kupp and Van Jefferson doesn’t scare any defenses. The Rams should rebound to an explosive offense with the returns of quarterback Matthew Stafford and Kupp, leading to Nacau being a sneaky deep sleeper option for fantasy managers.

Michael Wilson (WR – ARI)

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— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) August 12, 2023

Injury concerns dropped Michael Wilson to the No. 94 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Michael Wilson missed 12 straight months at Stanford with two consecutive foot fractures. Wilson then played only six games last season before breaking his collarbone. Wilson showcased his talent in the Senior Bowl when he caught four passes for 76 yards and a score.

Wilson enters an Arizona Cardinals wide receiver room that just released their WR1, DeAndre Hopkins, allowing Wilson to have a shot at securing a role in the Cardinals offense as a rookie. His stock continues to rise, and he is the favorite to start opposite Marquise Brown and become a boundary option for an offense that will hopefully see Kyler Murray return behind center.