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. |
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| Antonio Brown | WR | --- | 33 | 11 | Unranked |
| The investment in Brown paid off in 2020, which came after sitting out eight games. Over the second half of the year, he caught 45 of his 62 targets (72.6 percent) for 483 yards and four touchdowns. His downside came from only six catches over 20 yards and 10.7 yards per catch.
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| Mecole Hardman | WR | KC | 24 | 2 | Unranked |
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Patrick Mahomes struggled to get Hardman the ball in almost every game while working as their WR3/WR4 in most weeks. He only had one week (7/96/1) with more than four catches while averaging only 3.9 targets. Over his final 11 matchups, including the playoffs, Hardman ga... Read More | |||||
| Jerry Jeudy | WR | DEN | 1 | Unranked | |
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In his rookie season, Jeudy offered more frustration than satisfaction. Over the first four games (4/56, 4/62, 5/55, and 2/61/1), he averaged 11.1 fantasy points per game in PPR leagues that worked for a back-end WR3. Unfortunately, his game only offered playable value in... Read More | |||||
| Marvin Jones | WR | JAX | 32 | 9 | Unranked |
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Over the last four seasons, Jones scored 32 touchdowns over 54 games while gaining over 20 yards 56 times. His game has developed where he can be trusted to work closer to the line of scrimmage plus test a defense deep. Last year, Jones frustrated fantasy owners over his fir... Read More | |||||
Jakobi Meyers  |
WR | NE | 25 | 2 | Unranked |
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The Patriots' wide receivers in 2020 (168/2,063/4) almost the same production as 2018 (175/2,250/16) except for the drop of 12 touchdowns. They finished with 59.4 percent of the quarterback completions that led to 66 percent of their passing yards.
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| Darnell Mooney | WR | CHI | 1 | Unranked | |
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In his rookie season, Mooney caught 61 of his 98 targets for 631 yards and four touchdowns. The Bears kept him close to the line of scrimmage, which led to only 10.3 yards per catch. He gained fewer than 50 yards in 13 of his games while failing to reach the 100-yard mar... Read More | |||||
| Elijah Moore | WR | NYJ | R | Unranked | |
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Moore is another undersized wide receiver (5'9" and 185 lbs.) in the 2021 draft class. He finished last year with eight catches for 1,193 yards and eight touchdowns, which is even more impressive when adding in only eight games played. Moore had seven games with 10 catch... Read More | |||||
| Curtis Samuel | WR | WAS | 25 | 4 | Unranked |
| It took four seasons for Samuel to shine in the NFL. Carolina drafted him in the second round in 2017 after a dominating season at Ohio State (1,636 combined yards with 15 touchdowns and 97 catches). He worked in a split role at running back and receiver.
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| DeVonta Smith | WR | PHI | 23 | R | Unranked |
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Over the last few seasons, Philadelphia featured their tight ends in the passing game, leading to below-par chances and production for their wide receivers. In 2020, the Eagles completed 166 of... Read More | |||||
| Tre'Quan Smith | WR | NO | 3 | Unranked | |
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The ceiling of Smith remains a mystery. He has 80 catches for 1,109 yards and 14 touches over 40 career games. Last year, he set a career-high in catches (34), receiving yards (448), and targets (50) while missing three games (including the playoffs) with an ankle injury... Read More | |||||
| Mike Williams |
WR | LAC | 27 | 4 | Unranked |
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Over the last three seasons, Williams flashed the talent to score impact touchdowns (10 in 2018) and make big plays (20.4 yards per catch in 2019). Unfortunately, the Chargers have struggled to get him consistent targets over this stretch. He has 140 catches for 2,421 ya... Read More | |||||
