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.
Fantasy Football Sleepers: Running Backs
Our RB sleepers are based on a poll of experts who selected their favorite RBs with high upside. Each RB has a consensus draft rank below #45.
| Rank | Running Backs | Team | Bye | Num Experts | ECR | ADP |
| 1 | J.K. Dobbins | DEN | 12 | 7 | 42 | 40 |
| 2 | Bhayshul Tuten | JAC | 8 | 7 | 45 | 46 |
| 3 | Austin Ekeler | WAS | 12 | 4 | 47 | 47 |
| 4 | Jaydon Blue | DAL | 10 | 7 | 53 | 44 |
| 5 | Jaylen Wright | MIA | 12 | 5 | 50 | 55 |
| 6 | Isaac Guerendo | SF | 14 | 5 | 48 | 45 |
| 7 | Roschon Johnson | CHI | 5 | 4 | 59 | 59 |
| 8 | Jerome Ford | CLE | 9 | 3 | 49 | 50 |
| 9 | Tyler Allgeier | ATL | 5 | 3 | 52 | 54 |
| 10 | Nick Chubb | HOU | 6 | 3 | 56 | 48 |
Bhayshul Tuten found a port in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Liam Coen and company hope that Tuten can pull their offense up the scoring ranks in 2025. Ok, that’s enough tugboat references. Tuten will compete from the jump for touches with holdovers Travis Etienne and Tank Bigsby. Etienne looked like a shell of his former self last season, so Bigsby might be the most formidable adversary to a Tuten takeover. That doesn’t mean that Tuten and Bigsby couldn’t form a solid committee. Tuten has the juice to make the most of his touches. During his final collegiate season, he ranked tenth in yards after contact per attempt and breakaway percentage and eighth in elusive rating (per PFF). Tuten is an upside flier who could pay off handsomely in 2025, much like Bucky Irving did last year.
– Derek Brown
Fantasy Football Sleepers: Wide Receivers
Our WR sleepers are based on a poll of experts who selected their favorite WRs with high upside. Each WR has a consensus draft rank below #55.
| Rank | Wide Receivers | Team | Bye | Num Experts | ECR | ADP |
| 1 | Tre’ Harris | LAC | 12 | 10 | 57 | 54 |
| 2 | Jayden Higgins | HOU | 6 | 8 | 58 | 53 |
| 3 | Marvin Mims Jr. | DEN | 12 | 5 | 60 | 56 |
| 4 | Cedric Tillman | CLE | 9 | 5 | 59 | 66 |
| 5 | Kyle Williams | NE | 14 | 5 | 64 | 63 |
| 6 | Jack Bech | LV | 8 | 3 | 72 | 60 |
| 7 | Rashod Bateman | BAL | 7 | 5 | 56 | 65 |
| 8 | Jalen McMillan | TB | 9 | 2 | 63 | 62 |
| 9 | Marquise Brown | KC | 10 | 4 | 62 | 57 |
| 10 | DeMario Douglas | NE | 14 | 1 | 69 | 74 |
Tre’ Harris, the soul-snatching route savant, landed with the Bolts in the second round of the NFL Draft. He should quickly become Justin Herbert‘s trusted second option in the passing game opposite Ladd McConkey. With Mike Williams retiring, Harris should be a starter in three-wide sets from Day 1. We’re discussing a player who has ranked first and ninth in yards per route run over the last two years, stacked up against arguably a former first-round bust and a veteran who looked like he was running on empty last year (per PFF). If the Bolts remain a pass-happier team than people realize in 2025, Harris could be one of the best values in fantasy football drafts this season. Last year in Weeks 7-18, the Bolts ranked eighth in neutral passing rate and sixth-best in pass rate over expectation. If that continues and Harris can spread his wings in this offense, he could crush his ADP in 2025.
– Derek Brown
Fantasy Football Sleepers: Quarterbacks
Our QB sleepers are based on a poll of experts who selected their favorite QBs with high upside. Each QB has a consensus draft rank below #15.
| Rank | Quarterbacks | Team | Bye | Num Experts | ECR | ADP |
| 1 | Drake Maye | NE | 14 | 7 | 16 | 18 |
| 2 | J.J. McCarthy | MIN | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 |
| 3 | Bryce Young | CAR | 14 | 3 | 23 | 26 |
| 4 | Michael Penix Jr. | ATL | 5 | 3 | 24 | 23 |
| 5 | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | 12 | 2 | 22 | 20 |
Drake Maye might not have moved the needle for fantasy in his rookie season, but his performance over 12 starts was impressive considering how terrible his supporting cast was. From Week 6 of last season, when Maye made his first start, through Week 17, Maye averaged a respectable 16.8 fantasy points per game. The third overall pick in last year’s NFL Draft, Maye has immense potential as a passer, but it’s his rushing that should make him attractive to fantasy games. Maye had 421 rushing yards last season, and there’s potential for much more. As a sophomore at the University of North Carolina, Maye had 698 rushing yards in 14 games. Bear in mind that college quarterbacks’ sack yardage counts against their rushing yardage, and Maye lost about 200 yards from his rushing total that year. Maye should have it a little easier in the passing game this year, with New England beefing up its offensive line in the offseason and adding WRs Stefon Diggs and Kyle Williams. It’s possible we get a Drake Maye breakout in 2025.
– Pat Fitzmaurice
Fantasy Football Sleepers: Tight Ends
Our TE sleepers are based on a poll of experts who selected their favorite TEs with high upside. Each TE has a consensus draft rank below #15.
| Rank | Tight Ends | Team | Bye | Num Experts | ECR | ADP |
| 1 | Kyle Pitts | ATL | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | Brenton Strange | JAC | 8 | 5 | 21 | 23 |
| 3 | Zach Ertz | WAS | 12 | 3 | 19 | 20 |
| 4 | Hunter Henry | NE | 14 | 4 | 16 | 19 |
| 5 | Isaiah Likely | BAL | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 |
In his ninth NFL season, Hunter Henry established new career highs in targets (97), catches (66) and receiving yards (674). He scored only two touchdowns but still managed to finish TE12 in half-point PPR fantasy scoring. Henry quickly developed chemistry with rookie QB Drake Maye, who leaned heavily on the veteran tight end. Maye could take a step forward in his second season, and while the Patriots added WR Stefon Diggs in free agency and WR Kyle Williams via the draft, New England isn’t exactly loaded at wide receiver, so Henry should still have ample opportunity to contribute. If Henry has better luck with touchdowns in 2025, he has a chance to return low-end TE1 value.
– Pat Fitmzaurice
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