Draft These Sleepers In Your Fantasy Football League

Rather than looking at players with an ADP over 100 to count as sleepers, today, only players with an ADP of 200 (via FantasyPros) or more are eligible. That should guarantee that every single player on this list will be available in the last round of your fantasy football league.

The odds are that at best, only one of these players will be a hit. By hit I mean that they will be a usable flex player at points throughout the year.

Fantasy football isn’t just about drafting the best players. It’s about getting the best value possible, which in this case means finding a player who will drastically exceed the expectation of getting cut from your roster.

Draft These Sleepers In Your Fantasy Football League

Kyle Monangai (ADP: 212)

Getting running backs in a good offense is extremely advantageous. The reason is that good offenses provide more trips to the red zone and stay on the field longer, both of which correlate to scoring fantasy points.

The Chicago Bears offense projects very well for 2025, adding Colston Loveland, Luther Burden, Joe Thuney, and Drew Dalman next to Caleb Williams, D. J. Moore, and Rome Odunze. That said, there’s room for a running back to overtake D’Andre Swift, who was disappointing last year.

Swift had just 3.8 YPC, which isn’t very efficient. While Kyle Monangai was a 7th-round pick, he does a few things very well. Monangai had 139 missed tackles forced since 2023, while also never fumbling the ball.

Being able to run defenders over and hold onto the ball is a fast track to playing time in the NFL. While Monangai isn’t extremely physically gifted, if Swift has another disappointing season, don’t be shocked if the Bears staff gives the rookie serious playing time.

Theo Johnson (ADP: 223)

Outside of Malik Nabers, there are not many weapons on the New York Giants. While they’re not going to score a ton of points, you can find value in grabbing the number two option on this team.

With no one locked into this role yet, Theo Johnson could emerge from this tight end group. Johnson is a sophomore who was selected in the 4th round of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Penn State.

Johnson has a ton of athletic upside, scoring a 9.93 Relative Athletic Score per MathBomb on X. To give some context to just how good that is, it’s the 9th best score since 1987 among all tight ends.
While Johnson has never put up a crazy statline, he had seven touchdowns on 34 catches and 341 yards during his junior year of college. If Johnson can continue to develop, his elite athleticism gives him a high ceiling in fantasy football.

Dontayvion Wicks (ADP: 256)

The last player on this list is a third-year wide receiver from the Green Bay Packers, Dontayvion Wicks. While some people expected a massive breakout from Wicks last year, he only caught 39 passes for 415 yards and five touchdowns.

The main reason for his lack of success was nine drops. However, Wicks only had three in his rookie season, and typically, drops aren’t a sticky stat.

What that means is just because a player has a ton of drops one year, that doesn’t typically mean it will carry over to the next season (per PFF). What is important to pay attention to is how often a wide receiver gets open.

Per ESPN’s WR Open Score, Dontayvion Wicks was 4th on the list with a score of 84. That was tied with Josh Downs and Drake London, both players who are valued much higher than Wicks.

For reference, that score is higher than Stefon Diggs (83), CeeDee Lamb (78), and Davante Adams (77). Now, unfortunately, not only does Wicks need to develop to be a more nuanced receiver, but he’s facing increased target competition.

Last season, the door for Wicks to produce in fantasy football was wide open. Now the Packers have added a 1st round wide receiver in Matthew Golden. Even so, there’s a clear path for Wicks to be great in fantasy football, even if taking the next step is far from a guarantee.