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Fantasy Football 2026: Top 10 sleepers for drafts

  • Jayden Reed is one of the most productive slot receivers in football on a per-snap basis: His 1,626 slot yards since 2023 rank sixth among wide receivers, and his 13 slot touchdowns trail only Amon-Ra St. Brown.
  • A healthy Jonathon Brooks should lead the Carolina Panthers backfield: The former second-round pick is finally healthy, and if he proves he can stay on the field, he has a clear path to becoming Carolina's lead back.
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Each season, most of the players who lead teams to the fantasy playoffs are those selected early in the draft. However, there are always a few who dominate despite being drafted much later. For example, Michael Wilson last season and Brock Bowers the year before went from late-round draft picks to fantasy superstars.

We're identifying 10 players who are being drafted from the 11th round or later and could become weekly must-start options. Each player is ranked at least one round earlier than ADP.

The average draft position listed is from a consensus between ESPN, Sleeper and Yahoo! for where the player is picked on average in a 12-team, redraft league.

Last updated: Monday, Aug. 10

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