2022 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 2022. We will be updating this list throughout the pre-season.
| Name | Pos | Team | Age | Yrs Exp. |
Pos. Rank |
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| Trevor Lawrence | QB | JAX | 23 | 1 | QB - #3 |
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The rookie hype/buzz for Lawrence ended after Week 1 (332/3). He threw seven interceptions over his first three starts, plus two lost fumbles. Over his final 16 games, Lawrence passed for over 300 yards in one other game (319/1) while averaging only 199 passing yards with ni... Read More | |||||
| Tua Tagovailoa | QB | MIA | 25 | 2 | QB - #20 |
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In 2019 at Alabama, Tagovailoa was on a higher path after nine games (2,840 passing yards with 33 touchdowns and three Ints) than Joe Burrow, but his season ended in mid-November with a significant hip injury and a broken nose. In Week 8 of that season, he passed for 418 yar... Read More | |||||
| Marcus Mariota | QB | PHI | 29 | 7 | Unranked |
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The Titans selected Mariota with the second overall pick in 2015. He went 27-28 over the next four seasons, with one playoff appearance (2017). Mariota gained 3,875 combined yards in his best season (2016), with 28 touchdowns and nine interceptions. His yards per pass attemp... Read More | |||||
| Mitchell Trubisky | QB | PIT | 28 | 5 | Unranked |
| Most football observers think of Trubisky as a first-round bust (2nd overall pick in 2017). After a quiet rookie season (4-8 with seven touches and seven interceptions), he went 25-13 over his next 38 starts, with a pro bowl appearance in 2018. His completion rate (65.3) was respectable over this stretch, but Trubisky settles for too many short passes (6.7 yards pe... Read More | |||||
| Trey Lance | QB | SF | 23 | 1 | QB - #30 |
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With the third overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the 49ers invested in Lance. His natural comparison would be Lamar Jackson by stats, but Lance can't match his top-end speed or arm strength. He plays with his eyes up when breaking the pocket while featuring an explosiv... Read More | |||||
