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Fantasy Football Sleepers Rankings (2026)

Consensus of 13 Experts -

Who are Fantasy Football Sleepers?
Sleepers are players that have a strong chance to exceed expectations to become surprise difference-makers for fantasy managers. Our RB sleepers are based on a poll of experts who selected their favorite RBs with high upside. Each RB had a consensus draft rank below #45. as of early July.
Fantasy Football Sleepers Rankings (2026).
Rank Running Backs (Team) ByeNum Experts ECR ADP
1 Isiah PachecoI. Pacheco DET 6 6 48 49
2 Jonah ColemanJ. Coleman DEN 10 6 53 48
3 Alvin KamaraA. Kamara NO 8 4 47 47
4 Keaton MitchellK. Mitchell LAC 7 5 49 56
5 Zach CharbonnetZ. Charbonnet SEA 11 3 46 42
6 James ConnerJ. Conner ARI 14 2 61 53
7 Brian Robinson Jr.B. Robinson Jr. ATL 11 2 52 45
8 Sean TuckerS. Tucker TB 10 2 58 61
9 Dylan SampsonD. Sampson CLE 11 2 50 52
10 Emmett JohnsonE. Johnson KC 5 3 62 54
11 Tyjae SpearsT. Spears TEN 9 2 51 50
12 Nicholas SingletonN. Singleton TEN 9 2 59 58
13 Emanuel WilsonE. Wilson SEA 11 1 57 73
14 Demond ClaiborneD. Claiborne MIN 6 1 69 70
15 Tank BigsbyT. Bigsby PHI 10 1 54 57
16 Seth McGowanS. McGowan IND 13 1 89 96
17 Chris BrooksC. Brooks GB 11 1 81 91
18 LeQuint Allen Jr.L. Allen Jr. JAC 7 1 84 83
19 Kaelon BlackK. Black SF 8 1 85 72
20 MarShawn LloydM. Lloyd GB 11 2 64 67
21 George HolaniG. Holani SEA 11 1 72 69
22 Kaytron AllenK. Allen WAS 7 1 60 60
23 Jaylen WrightJ. Wright MIA 6 1 67 68
24 Ray DavisR. Davis BUF 7 1 63 65

"Latest Update" refers to when we last checked for revised rankings. Please note that we have no control over how frequently the experts update their rankings. The publish date is provided for each expert to give you an idea of how fresh their rankings are.

Injury Alerts: Q = Questionable, O = Out, IR = Injured Reserve, S = Suspension

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