Jim Moorman | Wed, Jul 8th 2026, 7:31am EDT

4 Devy League Sleepers (2026 Fantasy Football)

If you’re preparing for a devy startup or supplemental draft this offseason, you’ve come to the right place. I’m excited to bring you four players with sneaky NFL upside who are seldom discussed in devy fantasy football circles today. We’re not talking about Jeremiah Smith, Arch Manning or Bo Jackson. Instead, we’re diving deep for late-round dart throws who could pay massive dividends down the road in dynasty.

Even if you don’t play devy and are solely a dynasty player, this article is worth a read. Keeping close tabs on the college talent pool helps you better understand how to value your future rookie picks.

Devy Fantasy Football Sleepers

Cooper Barkate (WR – Miami)

Cooper Barkate is headed into his final year of college football, coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons. He started his career at Harvard, where he broke out in his third season before transferring up to the Power 4 level. Barkate played his 2025 season at Duke and didn’t have any problems adjusting to the higher level of competition, posting nearly 1,100 yards and seven touchdowns.

Fast forward to today, where Barkate followed quarterback Darian Mensah from Duke to Miami for one last ride. While Malachi Toney will be the top dog for the Hurricanes, Barkate should be a highly productive No. 2 wide receiver, considering the rapport he’s built with Mensah.

My one concern is that Barkate has primarily been a slot receiver in college, but will be playing more X at Miami with Toney occupying the slot role. At 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, he has the size and frame to play the boundary, but there may be some growing pains early. Even so, Barkate has been a highly efficient receiver throughout his career, with a 2.65 career yards per route run (YPRR) rate. I think his versatility and football IQ will help him carve out a nice complementary role at the NFL level in 2027.

Barkate is mostly off everyone’s devy radar at this point, so you can likely wait until the late rounds of your startup or supplemental draft to grab him, as long as the rosters aren’t too depleted.

Antwan Raymond (RB – Rutgers)

Antwan Raymond is a big name in Campus 2 Canton (C2C) and college fantasy football (CFF) formats, projecting as a top-five fantasy player at his position in 2026. But for whatever reason, the devy community has decided Raymond is a college-only player.

I think the devy community is flat-out wrong with this assumption. Raymond is one of the better all-around backs in the country, with the size and three-down skill set to be a potential RB1 on an NFL roster.

Raymond is coming off a sophomore campaign with over 1,400 scrimmage yards and 15 touchdowns, filling the shoes of former teammate Kyle Monangai nicely. He’s not going to blow you away with his 40-time, but Raymond is a tough, nuanced runner between the tackles and a capable receiving back as well. From an efficiency standpoint, he’s been slightly better across the board than Monangai ever was at Rutgers.

With two years of eligibility left, if Raymond isn’t projected as a day-two pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, he can stay for his senior year and continue building his draft stock. I’m extremely bullish about Raymond’s dynasty outlook relative to the market. You may not be able to wait until the final rounds of your startup or supplemental draft to grab Raymond, but you almost certainly won’t have to spend early draft capital to acquire him.

Amare Thomas (WR – Houston)

Why is nobody talking about Amare Thomas out of Houston? He’s not even on the radar of draft scouts yet, showing as a projected undrafted free agent (UDFA) in 2027, according to NFL Mock Draft Database.

I’m here to tell you Thomas is an NFL talent and is far more likely to be a Day 2 selection than to go undrafted. All he’s ever done on a football field is produce, going back to his true freshman season at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). After two excellent seasons with the Blazers, Thomas transferred to Houston and dominated as a junior, nearly hitting 1,000 receiving yards and finding pay dirt 12 times.

Thomas returns to the Cougars as their projected No. 1 wide receiver in 2026, with quarterback Conner Weigman returning under center. Thomas has versatility (X, Z, slot), can win at all three levels of the field and has the burst and acceleration to rack up yards after the catch on any given play. Grab Thomas late in your devy drafts and wait for his NFL Draft stock to skyrocket this fall.

Jeremiah Koger (WR – Auburn)

With Jeremiah Koger only entering his true sophomore season, you’ll have to be a bit more patient with this prospect, but the NFL upside is real. Koger is coming off a 600-yard, eight-touchdown season as a true freshman for the University of South Florida (USF), and he did this without recording a reception until Week 6. In those final nine games of the season, Koger averaged 5.9 targets, 4.2 receptions, 66.8 yards and nearly one touchdown per game. That’s elite production for an 18-year-old kid fresh out of high school.

Koger headed to Auburn this offseason, following his head coach at USF. That alone is bullish enough for me to believe we’re in for a monster sophomore season from him. At 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds, Koger is already built like your prototypical X receiver, with at least two more years to get bigger and stronger. In devy, it’s essential to invest in these underclassmen early, before the rest of your league catches on. The cost of entry is incredibly cheap today, but with a big 2026 campaign, Koger could easily be going in the first or second rounds of supplemental drafts this time next year.

Thanks for taking the time to check out today’s article. If you have any dynasty, devy or C2C-related questions, I can be reached on X @jim_DFF.

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