Dynasty Draft Sleepers: Javon Baker, Khalil Shakir, Rashid Shaheed (2024)

While dynasty rookie drafts are still happening, there is never a bad time for a dynasty startup draft. While there are several strategies you can use during startup drafts, finding the best value in every round is critical regardless of which you deploy. So, let’s look at the best dynasty draft sleepers in a 12-team, 1QB, half-point PPR startup. Here are a few of our top dynasty draft sleepers to target.

Dynasty Draft Sleepers

We dive deep to identify the best dynasty draft sleepers based on ADP (average draft position).

Round 13 – Javon Baker (WR – NE)

New England’s wide receiver room was the island of misfit toys heading into the NFL Draft. While he was the second wide receiver the team drafted, I’m all in on Baker. We’ve seen Day 3 wide receivers turn into stars as rookies, including Amon-Ra St. Brown and Puka Nacua. While he won’t be a superstar, Baker had the 11th-high PFF receiving grade in the draft class among wide receivers last season and posted a higher yards per route run average than Rome Odunze (3.21 vs. 2.93).

Round 14 – Khalil Shakir (WR – BUF)

Many thought the Bills would trade up during the NFL Draft to secure a high-upside wide receiver like Brain Thomas Jr. Instead, they traded back twice with a team that drafted a wide receiver and took Keon Coleman at the top of the second round. While some will favor the rookie receiver, fantasy players should draft Shakir at a much lower cost. He stepped up late in the year when Stefon Diggs struggled, averaging 12.5 fantasy points per game over his final three contests, including the playoffs.

Round 15 – Rashid Shaheed (WR – NO)

The Saints have one of the most unproven wide receiver cores in the NFL. Chris Olave is a star, but Michael Thomas is gone, and the team waited until the fifth round of the NFL Draft to pick a wide receiver. Meanwhile, Shaheed has limited competition for targets behind Olave. Last year, he had 75 targets, ranking third on the team and second among wide receivers. Fantasy players should have high hopes for Shaheed as the No. 2 wide receiver under new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.