Super Sleepers
Super Sleeper: A high risk/potential player who is mostly unknown by many fantasy football players. These players have lots of upside and could surprise with their fantasy output.
We have classified the following players as super sleepers for 2022. We will be updating this list throughout the pre-season.
| Name | Pos | Team | Age | Yrs Exp. |
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| Kendrick Bourne | WR | NE | 27 | 5 | WR - #71 |
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Over the past two seasons, Bourne developed into a sneaky backend wide receiver despite receiving only 144 combined targets. Last year, he set career-highs in catches (55) and receiving yards (800) with five touchdowns and some value in the run game (12/125). The Patriot... Read More | |||||
| Kenny Golladay | WR | --- | 30 | 5 | WR - #55 |
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After two productive seasons (70/1,063/5 and 65/1,190/11), Golladay battled a hamstring issue early in 2020, and a hip injury led to him missing the final nine games. When on the field over four starts, he posted two 100-yard contests (4/105 and 6/114) with two other pro... Read More | |||||
| Danny Gray | WR | SF | R | WR - #105 | |
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The 49ers added Gray with their third-round selection in the 2022 NFL Draft. He brings speed (4.33 40-yards dash) with two years of experience at SMU (33/448/4 and 49/803/9 on 121 combined targets). Gray will compete for a rotational WR4 role in his rookie season, but co... Read More | |||||
| KJ Hamler | WR | DEN | 23 | 2 | WR - #73 |
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Injuries cost Hamler three games in his first year with Denver. He finished with 30 catches for 381 yards and three touchdowns on 56 targets. Hamler struggled to get open with a low catch rate (53.6) while scoring over 10.0 fantasy points in three matchups (3/13/1, 6/75, and... Read More | |||||
| Isaiah McKenzie | WR | IND | 28 | 5 | WR - #53 |
| It was assumed all offseason that Jamison Crowder would take over as Buffalo's slot receiver but after Crowder missed a few early practices, McKenzie turned heads and may have stolen that job. The diminutive McKenzie has a top ger that Crowder lacks and has play-making ability that make him a natural replacement for Cole Beasley.
FANTASY OUTLOOK: McKenzie ... Read More | |||||
| Kyle Philips | WR | TEN | R | WR - #81 | |
| A 2022 fifth-round dynamo out of UCLA, Philips has emerged as a legitimate threat to win Tennessee's No. 3 role in Week 1. He's shown amazing chemistry and timing with QB Ryan Tannehill and has been taking the majority of first-team reps out of the slot. Philips is relatively unknown in fantasy circles but is starting to look like a viable PPR option and a tremend... Read More | |||||
| Alec Pierce | WR | IND | R | WR - #63 | |
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Over 32 games in college over the past three seasons, Pierce caught 106 of his 173 targets (61.3 %) for 1,851 yards and 13 touchdowns. His best season came in 2021 (52/884/8). He comes to the NFL with an edge in size (6'3" and 210 lbs.) and speed (4.41 in the 40-yard das... Read More | |||||
| James Proche | WR | BAL | 2 | WR - #91 | |
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Proche shows great playmaking ability when the ball is in the air, but he lacks the foundation skill set to create enough wins in press coverage or the route running to become an elite player. Proche offers a possession-type foundation while lacking the wheels to beat de... Read More | |||||
| Jalen Tolbert | WR | DAL | R | WR - #66 | |
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Dallas added Tolbert in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He played well over his final two seasons (64/1,085/8 and 82/1,474/8) at South Alabama. Tolbert gained 17.6 yards per catch in his college career with a low catch rate (55.5). His release and route running projec... Read More | |||||
| Christian Watson | WR | GB | R | WR - #92 | |
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Over four seasonscame in 2021 (43/801/7), highlighted by two matchups (5/163/1 and 4/106/1). Watson earns his trip into the NFL by offering an excellent combination of size (6'5... Read More | |||||
