Finding The Deepest Sleepers In Fantasy Football
Each NFL team has officially cut their rosters down to 53, and while there will still be some minor movement tomorrow, nothing of significance will change.
Many of the die-hard fantasy football players have still yet to draft- a lot of people prefer waiting until the very last second to conduct their draft. For those who are still preparing for drafts, there are a few guys they can get at the back-end of the draft who most don’t know about yet. If you’re in a league with 12 or more teams, these are a few names you should keep in the back of your mind.
Matt Breida, RB, San Francisco 49ers (ESPN Average Draft Position: 170.0)
After Saturday’s moves, the talented undrafted rookie Breida is slated to be the 49ers’ backup running back, behind Carlos Hyde. Why does this make him draftable? Well, Hyde has been injury-prone for his entire career, missing an average of about five games per season, including a 2015 season in which he only played seven games. If Hyde goes down, and history tells us he will at some point, Breida will get a large amount of carries as the starter.
Kendall Wright, WR, Chicago Bears (ESPN ADP: N/A)
The Bears cut fellow veteran wideout Victor Cruz, which means that Wright was very impressive to them. He should be starting, and he’ll likely be the best receiver in a depleted pass-catching core for Chicago. He won’t put up huge numbers, but in PPR leagues he will be a solid value pick at the end of drafts because of his expected amount of targets alone.
Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams (ESPN ADP: 138.0)
The talented rookie has impressed in camp, and has seemed to develop a rapport with Quarterback Jared Goff. He has a very good case to be the best rookie wideout in all of Fantasy Football this season. And while you may think Sammy Watkins being on board hurts Kupp’s draft stock, it’s actually the opposite. This prevents defenses from focusing in on Kupp- if anything, they will hone in on their coverage of Watkins, giving the rookie a great chance to succeed.
