Top 10 Must Draft Sleepers For 2024 Fantasy Football

Intro what is up everyone it's Quinn here and in today's video I'm going to be going through 10 must draft sleepers in your fantasy football drafts so everyone knows it's very important to hit on your early round picks but I truly do believe that getting you know the right options in the later rounds hitting on those late round darts those flyers that's really what can separate you from your league mates CU if you're getting you know legit production in your round 10 or later picks that's just depth and upside that other league mates aren't going to have you know in your specific league so if you guys enjoy the video do me a huge favor hit that like button subscribe to the channel but let's just Rico Dowdle Dive Right into my first sleeper and it is going to be Rico d right now he is being drafted as the running back 45 and he's been drafted after Zeke on pretty much every single fantasy football platform and in most leagues you know he's going to go one round maybe even two plus rounds after Ezekiel Elliott but all the reports out of cowboys Camp are kind of favoring Rico D to be the running back one and I'm not here to make the case like Rico d is some sort of amazing running back that he's really this like stud RB who's just been slept on I don't think he's anything all that great but I would much rather draft the 26-year-old compared to Zeke who has already proven that he's you know been washed for at least a couple years now like Rico D he's at least a little bit unproven where he hasn't actually shown us that he's just not been all that great at football over the past couple of years and I understand like this is not a pretty Cowboys backfield it's probably one of the worst if not the worst running back room in the entire NFL but I still want to take a flyer on this backfield the Cowboys were the highest scoring offense in the NFL last season Tony Pard their running back one had the second most Red Zone Touches for all running backs last year so someone is going to be fantasy relevant in this backfield I think D is going to be the guy or I think he has the best opportunity to be the guy so he's the one I'm willing to take a swing on now Dontayvion Wicks my second sleeper is going to be at the wide receiver position and it is going to be davien Wicks who is currently being drafted as the wide receiver 60 and the more we hear about this Packers wide receiver room and how lefur wants to run a committee he thinks he has this rotation of four talented wide receivers and Christian Watson Jaden Reed davien Wicks and Romeo dobs the more we're hearing about this the more interested I am in just taking flyers on the later round options so instead of paying up for like a mid third round or a midwide receiver three Jaden Reed or like a fringe wide receiver three Christian Watson I'd rather just throw a dart on wide receiver 60 davien Wicks he had a solid Rook of year eight PPR points per game 39 receptions 581 receiving yards the counting stats aren't anything crazy like eight PPR points per game obviously not mind-blowing production but he was very efficient with his opportunities when he was out on the field he was 11th in yards per Target he was 24th in yards per out run in the first preseason game where the Packers played their starters for like one single drive he ran one route on two of their dropbacks on that that one route he caught a 65 yard touchdown pass so I'm just willing to buy into the uncertainty of this Packers offense I think he also has like some handcuff upside which is kind of rare at the wide receiver position where you have a guy like Christian Watson who's missed a lot of time in his first two seasons if Watson's out that obviously could Elevate davien Wicks get him more opportunities so when I'm looking for these late round white outs I want guys who are fairly young kind of unproven options who can break out in their offenses and I think Davi and Wicks definitely kind of fits that up profile Jaylen Wright my third sleeper is going to be back at the running back position and it is going to be Jaylen Wright being drafted as the running back 51 and I feel like he's maybe the one running back here who has double-headed handcuff upside and what I mean by that is that most running back threes are completely irrelevant for Fantasy unless you're like rostering them in like a dynasty League like no one wants a team's third running back but the Dolphins are like the rare exception where they supported two top five running backs in points per game last year both were he most and divon Anan were top five in PPR points per game so an injury to either Anan or moster could turn Jaylen Wright into a very fantasy relevant option he's a fourth round rookie a great athlete ran a 43840 at 511 210 which is a great speed score I think he's a great fit in this Mike McDaniel offense I'm someone who is very high on hn this season a lot of people out there really like Raheem moer and I'm like fine with him at his current price but we also have to acknowledge he's 32 years old has a pretty extensive injury history a lot of people like to throw out that aan is injury-prone if you actually look at a player who has dealt with a lot of injuries throughout their career that guy would be where he most dirt and you know maybe he's solid once again this year but it's also possible that he could fall off the H Cliff at any point and pretty much just turn to dust so right now Jaylen Wright is third on the depth chart this time last year Devon hen was third on the depth chart behind Raheem moard and Jeff Wilson so I think Jaylen Wright has that handcuff upside but I also think he has the upside of just working his way into this offense if Raheem moer is starting to slip or you know gets hurt isn't the same guy then I think Jaylen Wright could step up and be fantasy relevant in year one so a great handcuff option but I think also has a little bit of juice you know outside that now the next player is Justin Fields going to be the only quarterback I have here and it is going to be Justin Fields he's currently being drafted as the quarterback 26 and I just don't think you're going to be able to find a quarterback with the upside of fields anywhere near this ADP and I'm definitely not blind to the fact that there's an obvious reason why he's going you know this late in drafts and it's because he straight up might not play a snap this season I'm sure he'll get in at some point but like he may not be the starter for the entire season here for the Steelers Russell Wilson still seems to be the favorite to be the qb1 for Pittsburgh and if Russ plays well enough you know they're a competitive team then Fields could definitely just be completely irrelevant but what if Russ starts the season as a starter looks rough through the first few weeks you think the Steelers would at least want to see what they have in Justin Fields right Russ is like the veteran he's towards the end of his career Justin Fields younger option even if they don't think he's the future I feel like you at least want to get that answer and so fantasy-wise Justin Fields has a rushing ceiling that very few other quarterbacks can match in 2022 in just 15 games he rushed for 1,143 yards also rushed for eight touchdowns I think he's a pretty solid fit in this Arthur Smith offense like a high volume rushing attack um we saw with Arthur Smith's two years as the offensive coordinator for the Titans he kind of unlocked um Ryan tanah hell's Wheels who really hadn't been a super mobile guy tanah rushed for 11 touchdowns in those two seasons in his previous six he had six total rushing touchdowns so if I knew that Justin Fields was going to be the starter for 17 games I'd probably have him ranked like in that CJ strad Kyler Murray area so there are just no other quarterbacks in this range that have a realistic ceiling like Justin Fields he just needs to get out there and so maybe you know you just watch out for him on waivers if Russ struggles you snag him or maybe you draft them in like the last round of your fantasy drafts or like before you draft a kick or a defense you hold them on your bench for a couple of weeks if Russ plays well you just cut him you turn the waiver wire find someone else if Russ is struggling you could have a potential High upside quarterback just sitting on your bench moving over to the Khalil Herbert next sleeper we have khil Herbert and I think he is in a very interesting spot this season because he can pay off for Fantasy in a few different ways I think first off he just has like the standard handcuff upside where if DeAndre Swift goes down he's someone you could probably start in your Flex you know a potential running back two option I also think he potentially has the ability to eat into DeAndre Swift's usage KH Herbert is undeniably the better peer Runner than DeAndre Swift he led the NFL in rushing yards overexp expected per attempt in 2022 he was at a solid respectable 29 last year he also should probably be the favorite for the goal line work that's definitely not like DeAndre Swift's um Forte there and I know DeAndre Swift did get paid but it definitely doesn't guarantee that he has like this lock down running back one roll for the entire season people are trying to make that argument last year for my sanders where it's like oh he got the money you follow the money and normally that is a decent bet but like I said it's not a guarantee because my sanders got paid and he was you know pretty irrelevant fantasy-wise towards the end of last year and just for whatever reason DeAndre Swift has not been able to stick in either Detroit or Philly it's like he comes in the fans think he's pretty good they start to like lower his playing time the fans wonder why and then he's kind of gone so I'm a Bears fan like I hope DeAndre Swift pans out but I'm not expecting him to come in and be like this slam dunk um free agent signing and then I think probably the most upside that khil Herbert has is with a potential trade the Bears current running back room they have DeAndre Swift who they just signed you have Roshan Johnson heading into year two and then you also have K Herbert so it's a fairly crowded running back room and so I could definitely see the possibility that K Herbert gets traded to a running back needy team like the Cowboys who I talked about earlier or potentially like the Chargers and I think you look at the Chargers Cowboys runningback room in my opinion khil Herbert would be the top guy in both of those rosters so that upside is also kind of baked in here so just an interesting player who can pan out in a few different ways now we're going to go Xavier Legette back to the wide receiver position and talk about Xavier leue because he's been drafted as the wide receiver 66 and like full transparency I was not the biggest fan of Xavier leate as a prospect um but I do think wide receiver 66 is just too low for a firstr wide receiver who will likely be a starter you know in week one leot didn't break out until his fifth year but when he finally did he didn't like limp to a breakout season he was dominant 12 games 71 receptions over 1,200 receiving yards seven touchdowns the dude's a physical monster he's a great athlete 6' 221 ran a sub 4440 um at 221 lb had a 98 pertile speed score so I would rather take a swing on the unknown in Xavier liate over like a veteran that's already proven they're not fantasy relevant so like I said wasn't huge on him as a prospect but for redraft I think he's a pretty solid pick Bucky Irving we're going to go back to the running back position and talk about Bucky Irving who is currently being drafted as the running back 55 and based on the first two preseason games it looks like Irving has kind of stepped up and established himself as the running back to here in Tampa and I think that's already worth a pick here at running back 55 like if he's just a pure handcuff I feel like this is a fine spot to draft him but I think there's also reason to believe that he could potentially eat into Rashad White's usage with Dave Canalis the offensive coordinator Rashad white was fourth in snap share eighth in Opportunity share um but white actually had the most rushing yards undere expected out of every single running back he was at 3.6 yards per carry last year he was at 3.7 as a rookie so so far he has been very inefficient on the ground and then you look at Bucky Irving and kind of similar to Rico D like I'm not making the case that Bucky Irving is some sort of like amazing running back he's very undersized he didn't test well athletically but in college over the past two seasons he averaged over six yards per carry he's also kind of surprisingly very good after contact last year in college he was at 3.99 yards after contact per attempt um he was even better in 2022 and that 3.99 um yards after contact per attempt that was better than Jonathan Brooks it was better than Trey Benson it was better than Marshon Lloyd it was better than Blake corm so it was better than a lot of quality running backs that were drafted ahead of him um in this most recent draft class also better than like a tank in brillan Allen who's been getting a lot of hype so I think Irving despite being undiz not the best athlete I think he could push his way into a committee and like I said this is is not May making the argument that like Bucky Irving is amazing but I just think when you have a running back in Rashad white who is kind of underperformed not been the most efficient option you have a new offensive coordinator coming in I just think it opens up for the opportunity for someone else to earn a role and Bucky Irving could potentially be that guy now another rookie running back that Ray Davis I want to talk about here is Ray Davis and he seems like another guy who has kind of locked up the rb2 role and I think he could be one of the most valuable handcuffs in all of fantasy he's playing behind James C on this top tier bills offense I think he also has some potential to be used as the goal line back the bills clearly don't want to use James Cook there maybe they want to preserve Josh Allen they don't want him putting his body on the line you know every time they get in the red zone so Ray Davis could also get some work there but I think you know most importantly he's just a top tier handcuff option and has looked good through the first couple of preseason games then looking at the wide receiver Ja'Lynn Polk position I believe this is my last white out here we have Jaylen pulk being drafted as the wide receiver 67 he was an early round two pick um going to a wide openen Patriots wide receiver room it doesn't seem like based on the preseason usage that he has earned a starting spot get but when you watch this Patriots offense it is painfully obvious that he should be out there with the ones like the Patriots in their last preseason game they started KJ Osborne taquon Thorton and then Demario Douglas I think Douglas will be in there out of the slot in those three wide receiver sets but there is no reason why Jaylen pul should be held off by Osborne or thoron for for you know the foreseeable future so I think he's going to work his way in and then you're kind of just betting on uncertainty like I know people think Drake May is going to struggle this isn't going to be a great offense and I don't think they're going to be some top tier unit but there's also the upside that Drake May comes in plays really well Jaylen pulk is his wide receiver one and is someone you could trust as like a wide receiver three Flex option um on your rosters and Taysom Hill then the one tight end I'm going to talk about it's going to be Tamm Hill he's been drafted as the tight end 24 and he is becoming by far my favorite later around tight end Dart he's definitely not someone who's going to have like the typical tight end usage you're not expecting him to be like second on this team in targets um he's still going to run some routes he's going to give you something as a pass catcher but I think what's going to carry him is his rushing production this is kind of a pretty uncertain Saints running back room here you have Alvin chra who even though he was great for Fantasy last year he's pretty washed the efficiency hasn't been there I think he's more of like a pass catching back at this point in his career you have Jamal Williams who didn't make a huge impact last year and then you have kendre Miller who the Saints seem to be pretty low on has been able to stay healthy Alvin chra did not play in week two of the preseason but in that game with the starters Tamm Hill took five of the 13 carries I think he's also going to be someone who's used as a weapon in the Red Zone whether it's as a pass catcher a runner maybe a passer you know he's going to have a few pass attempts throw a couple of touchdowns on like trick plays unique setups I just think he's in the spot where when you're drafting these like gross tight ends he's someone where if he can give you five six carries a game with some rushing upside also running you know 10 to 15 routes I feel like he's going to pay off as like a fringe tight end one and so if I do punt the first like 11 12 13 tight ends Tamm Hill is definitely the guy I'm looking to go after so that is going to wrap it up for 10 of my favorite sleepers this season let me know your thoughts on these players if you have any fantasy questions you can drop them down below but thank you all for stopping by and I will see you in the next one