2026 Fantasy Football Sleepers to Target

With the NFL Hall of Fame Game on August 6 and training camps opening on Tuesday, Fantasy football drafts 2026 are fast approaching. Identifying top Fantasy football sleepers is crucial, regardless of your league type, as it involves finding hidden gems that other owners often overlook with their picks. This also means taking a chance on injured players who may recover and become top Fantasy football sleepers.

Players like Dak Prescott, Christian McCaffrey, and Chris Olave overcame injuries last season to deliver excellent performances for their owners. Joe Burrow and Malik Nabers could have similar bounce backs from their injury-plagued seasons, making them potential steals as picks, especially considering their 2026 Fantasy football ADPs.

Before finalizing your 2026 Fantasy football draft strategy, be sure to review the 2025 Fantasy football rankings and cheat sheets from the proven computer model at SportsLine. This model has consistently provided accurate Fantasy football tips and insights, including identifying A.J. Brown as a sleeper in 2020, correctly predicting Jonathan Taylor’s monstrous season in 2021, and calling Daniel Jones’ breakout season in 2025.

The same model has a proven track record of identifying past Fantasy football sleepers like Derrick Henry in 2019, Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara in 2018, and Davante Adams in 2017. Owners who bet on these players had a strong chance of winning their league title.

2026 Fantasy Football Rankings: Top Sleepers

One of the top 2026 Fantasy football sleepers the model is predicting is Lions tight end Sam LaPorta, who has an ADP of 69 and was just cleared for training camp after dealing with a herniated disc last season. After a historic 2023 rookie year in which he set the positional record for touchdowns by a first-year player, LaPorta has regressed each season. He went from the TE1 as a rookie to TE6 (2024) and then TE26 (2025). Missing half the season last year played a role in his drop-off but he’ll be fully healthy come Week 1 and was actually more productive than his Fantasy rankings indicate.

LaPorta’s 54.3 receiving yards in 2025 was a career high, and there’s no reason to think he’ll be any less of a factor in Detroit’s offense. He should actually get more red-zone opportunities, seeing as the Lions lost David Montgomery, who averaged 11 scores over his three seasons in Detroit. The numbers bare that out as LaPorta’s averaged 0.7 touchdowns in six career games in which Montgomery did not play, compared to 0.4 TDs in 36 games with Montgomery.

Another sleeper that SportsLine’s Fantasy football rankings 2026 have identified is Eagles wideout DeVonta Smith. Playing in a bottom-10 passing offense, Smith still produced a 1,000-yard season in 2025. Philly then replaced its offensive coordinator and sent A.J. Brown to New England, as Smith will now assume the top wideout role with the Eagles, as well as the increase in targets that comes with it.

A similar scenario played out in Seattle last season, with Jaxon Smith-Njigba ascending to the WR1 role once DK Metcalf departed, and ‘JSN’ won the OPOY award. Given the renewed focus the Eagles will put on the passing game, plus Smith having less competition for targets, the model sees him poised for a career season. He’s projected to be a top-15 Fantasy wideout this season, despite his ADP putting him outside the top 25 at his position.

Additionally, SportsLine is also extremely high on a veteran wide receiver to surprise with his production. The model says this wideout is a shocking top-10 option ahead of stars like CeeDee Lamb and A.J. Brown.

2026 Fantasy Football Rankings: How to Find Proven Rankings

SportsLine has simulated the entire NFL season 10,000 times and released its latest Fantasy football rankings 2026, along with plenty of sleepers, breakouts, and busts. The model has a proven track record of providing accurate Fantasy football tips and insights, making it a reliable source for Fantasy football rankings and cheat sheets.

Visit SportsLine now to see the latest 2026 Fantasy football rankings and cheat sheets for every player, including the top Fantasy football sleepers to target in your draft.