If you are in a deep fantasy football league, you might be a forgotten owner in the grand scheme of things. Most of the sites tend to cater to the 10- and 12-team owners because those types of leagues account the vast majority of the fantasy football landscape. Because of that, the deep sleepers may not be accounted for and tweaked after the preseason buzz.
Fantasy football sleepers 2015: Wide receivers ranked after 200 on Yahoo! and ESPN
If you’re in a deep fantasy football draft, you need to do just a little more homework. Plus, you can’t trust the platform rankings as much as other owners. Here’s a list of receivers you’ll want to throw into your queue once you get to the later rounds.
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If you’re not fully prepared for your draft, chances are you’ll be scrolling down once your draft gets to 150 or so. Well, how about having a list before you draft? If you can stock your queue heading into the late rounds, you can make your pick with less panic. You can look at other owners needs and see who might fall rather than trying to find your guy. This will help you maximize your value.
The receivers tend to be the most forgotten position when it comes to deep sleepers, which means a prepared owner can really capitalize. Also, if your league is competitive and you’re not going to be able to steal the buzz-worthy guys -- if you’re in a 20-team league, I doubt lazy owners would join -- you can focus more on drafting your backs and take more lottery tickets at receivers later.
With that, here are the receivers found after 200 in both platforms (Yahoo! rank, ESPN rank):
Robert Woods, Buffalo Bills (224, 298) - Tyrod Taylor looks terrific, so maybe Woods can have some value as the second option. Plus, don’t forget Sammy Watkins has a balky hamstring.
Justin Hunter (250, 226) - Yes, we know he’s probably missed his chance. That said, think about the QBs he’s had. I wouldn’t mind spending my last pick in a 20-team league on him.
Jerricho Cotchery, Carolina Panthers (262, 382) - He has Philly Brown and Devin Funchess ahead of him and can be a PPR guy. He’s about as unsexy of a pick as you can make.
Brian Hartline, Cleveland Browns (1847, 237) - Hey someone has to catch balls in Cleveland, right? Dwayne Bowe might be cut.
Travis Benjamin, Cleveland Browns (2070, 320) - Ditto.
Tyler Lockett, Seattle Seahawks (2137, 233) - He was probably the best offensive player on Seattle in the preseason. The Seahawks usually don’t really see their receivers put up value, but maybe that changes.
Ty Montgomery, Green Bay Packers (2187, 253) - Jeff Janis is playing great ball, but maybe Montgomery works better with the first unit. Davonte Adams is by far the clear winner and could be a strong WR2.
Chris Conley, Kansas City Chiefs (2319, 339) - Don’t be shocked if you see him as the WR2 across from Jeremy Maclin as soon as Week 4. Plus, don’t forget Maclin was “injury prone” before last season.
Justin Hardy (2332, 314) - If Roddy White gets hurt and Leonard Hankerson slows down like he usually does, Hardy could be a WR3 in the right matchups down the stretch. Also, Julio Jones has a laundry list of injuries, too.
Just Yahoo!: Jealen Strong (2185), Quincy Enunwa (2186, he’s not in the ESPN system yet), Jeff Janis (2319)
Just ESPN: Rueben Randle (202), Brandon Coleman (206), Cecil Shorts III (228), Allen Hurns (236)
