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Fantasy Football Sleepers Rankings (2026)

Consensus of 32 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 TE sleepers are based on a poll of experts who selected their favorite TEs with high upside. Each TE had a consensus draft rank below #15. as of early July.
Fantasy Football Sleepers Rankings (2026).
Rank Tight Ends (Team) ByeNum Experts ECR ADP
1 Juwan JohnsonJ. Johnson NO 8 15 14 16
2 Greg DulcichG. Dulcich MIA 6 5 29 28
3 Chig OkonkwoC. Okonkwo WAS 7 8 19 19
4 Terrance FergusonT. Ferguson LAR 11 6 22 20
5 T.J. HockensonT.J. Hockenson MIN 6 4 21 18
6 Oronde Gadsden IIO. Gadsden II LAC 7 3 27 24
7 Brenton StrangeB. Strange JAC 7 4 17 21
8 Dalton SchultzD. Schultz HOU 8 2 20 22
9 AJ BarnerAJ Barner SEA 11 2 23 27
10 Hunter HenryH. Henry NE 11 3 18 17
11 Gunnar HelmG. Helm TEN 9 3 26 30
12 David NjokuD. Njoku LAC 7 1 30 23
13 Pat FreiermuthP. Freiermuth PIT 9 1 24 25
14 Michael MayerM. Mayer LV 13 1 37 41
15 Erick All Jr.E. All Jr. CIN 6 1 48
16 Jake TongesJ. Tonges SF 8 1 39 40

"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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