2021 Fantasy Football Sleepers
Sleeper: A draft term for a NFL player that an owner believes is going to have a breakout season. These are usually players who are not rookies, but they can be. For the most part they are not well known NFL players. Usually sleepers are drafted in the middle to late rounds of a draft. From our Fantasy Football Dictionary
We have classified the following players as sleepers for 2021. We will be updating this list throughout the pre-season.
| Name | Pos | Team | Age | Yrs Exp. |
Pos. Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carter | RB | NYJ | R | Unranked | |
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Last year the Jets' running backs gained 1,829 combined yards with seven touchdowns and 61 catches. They gained only 4.0 yards per rush and 6.3 yards per catch. ... Read More | |||||
James Conner  |
RB | ARI | 27 | 4 | Unranked |
| Over the past three seasons with a starting job in Pittsburgh, Conner missed 12 games, leading to a challenging player to manage in the fantasy market. He played well in 2018 (1,370 yards with 13 touchdowns and 55 catches over 13 games. His success placed him sixth in running back scoring (282.00 fantasy points) in PPR leagues.
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| Mike Davis | RB | BAL | 29 | 6 | Unranked |
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For the second season, the Falcons' running back gained short yards per rush (3.7 and 3.8) while offering lower production per catch in 2018 (6.9), 2019 (7.0), and 2020 (6.3). In essence, Atlanta hasn't had a top play at running back since 2017 (Devonte Freeman – 1,541 combined yards with 13 touchdowns and 54 catches). The... Read More | |||||
| Gus Edwards |
RB | BAL | 27 | 3 | Unranked |
In his three seasons with the Ravens, Edwards gained over 5.0 yards per rush every year (5.2, 5.3, and 5.0). He has limited value in the passing game (18/194), but his play in this area flashed more explosiveness in 2020 (9/129 – three catches over 20 yards). Last year, ... Read More | |||||
| Jeremy McNichols | RB | --- | 26 | 4 | Unranked |
| McNichols is already in the top-15 in running back targets and now with the loss of Derrick Henry should be even more involved in Tennessee's new pass-heavy offense. View McNichols as a solid add with RB3/FLEX value in PPR leagues. ... Read More | |||||
| Trey Sermon | RB | SF | R | Unranked | |
Over the past two years, the 49ers' running backs scored 57 touchdowns. In 2020, they gained 2,673 combined yards with 28 scores and 93 catches or 33.02 fantasy points in PPR leagues.
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| Javonte Williams | RB | DEN | R | Unranked | |
The Broncos' running backs regained some lost yards per carry (4.49 – 4.15 in 2019) with only a slight bump in chances in the run game (16 more than last year). Their most significant area of regression came in the passing game (52/272/1), highlighted by only 5.2 yards per catch. ... Read More | |||||
