3 Fantasy Football Sleepers: Wide Receivers (2025)

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and others to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and others to leave for your leaguemates is to use our expert consensus fantasy football rankings compared to fantasy football average draft position (ADP). In this way, you can identify players the experts are willing to reach for at ADP and others they are not drafting until much later than average. Let’s dive into a few notable fantasy football sleepers below. And check out all of the fantasy football sleepers experts love in our consensus sleeper rankings.

Fantasy Football Sleepers Experts Draft

Here are fantasy football sleepers the experts love to target in drafts.

Who are Fantasy Football Sleepers?

Fantasy football sleepers are players who have a strong chance to exceed expectations and become surprise difference-makers for fantasy managers.

Jayden Higgins (WR – HOU)

Jayden Higgins lands in a dream fantasy spot after being selected 34th overall by the Houston Texans. With Tank Dell likely sidelined for much of 2025 and Christian Kirk only under contract for one year, Higgins is positioned to start immediately alongside Nico Collins and Kirk in a high-powered offense led by C.J. Stroud. The former Iowa State standout was PFF’s highest-graded WR in 2024, commanding a 33% target share while boasting a top-10 career college dominator rating in the class. With a strong blend of size, speed, and draft capital – and strong connections between the Texans and Iowa State coaching staffs – Higgins profiles as a plug-and-play rookie with significant fantasy appeal.
– Andrew Erickson

Marvin Mims Jr. (WR – DEN)

Marvin Mims flashed major upside in the second half of 2024, averaging 62 receiving yards per game and leading all WRs in yards per route run (3.63) from Week 11 onward. He also posted a strong 28% target rate per route run on the year, ranking 13th in the NFL. Still just 23 years old, Mims is a prime third-year breakout candidate in a Broncos offense looking to grow alongside Bo Nix.
– Andrew Erickson

Tre Harris (WR – LAC)

Tre Harris lands in a near-perfect depth chart situation with the Chargers, where he’ll compete for immediate playing time in a wide-open WR room behind Ladd McConkey. The former Ole Miss standout is a physical, aggressive receiver who fits the gritty mold Jim Harbaugh covets. Harris erupted in 2024, leading the FBS in receiving yards through seven weeks and posting a staggering 5.12 yards per route run – the highest in college football. With LA ranking 7th in available targets and Harris chomping at the bit to leapfrog Quentin Johnston, he could easily step into the Josh Palmer role (and then some). If he stays healthy, 700-800 yards and/or 100 targets in Year 1 is well within reach. He’s a high-upside target tied to Justin Herbert if he earns the No. 2 WR job.
– Andrew Erickson