Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers the Experts Target (2023)

What makes a fantasy football sleeper? It’s a term that has been thrown around over the year. We’ve done our best to quantify the phrase fantasy football sleeper. To us, sleepers are players that have a strong chance to exceed expectations to become surprise difference-makers for fantasy managers. We’ve put together some ranking parameters for these sleepers and asked our experts to share their top draft values and potential difference-makers. You can find all of our fantasy football sleeper rankings here. Let’s take a look at our expert sleeper rankings.

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Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers the Experts Target

Here are how experts rank 2023 fantasy football sleeper targets for each position.

Fantasy Football Quarterback Sleepers

Our QB sleepers are based on a poll of experts that selected their favorite QBs with high upside. Each QB has a consensus draft rank below #15.

Rank	Quarterbacks	Team	Bye	Num Experts	ECR	ADP
1	Anthony Richardson	IND	11	35	14	15
2	Jared Goff	DET	9	26	17	17
3	Russell Wilson	DEN	9	20	18	18
4	Jordan Love	GB	6	8	22	26
5	Sam Howell	WAS	14	8	25	28
6	Brock Purdy	SF	9	6	23	20
7	Kenny Pickett	PIT	6	7	21	19
8	Bryce Young	CAR	7	5	24	22
9	Derek Carr	NO	11	5	19	21
10	Ryan Tannehill	TEN	7	5	26	30

Fantasy Football Running Back Sleepers

Our RB sleepers are based on a poll of experts that selected their favorite RBs with high upside. Each RB has a consensus draft rank below #45.

Rank	Running Backs	Team	Bye	Num Experts	ECR	ADP
1	Tank Bigsby	JAC	9	39	46	46
2	Jaylen Warren	PIT	6	34	41	45
3	De’Von Achane	MIA	10	31	43	44
4	Roschon Johnson	CHI	13	31	52	54
5	Kendre Miller	NO	11	19	53	53
6	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	10	15	48	48
7	Ezekiel Elliott	NE	11	14	50	40
8	Raheem Mostert	MIA	10	8	45	47
9	D’Onta Foreman	CHI	13	5	54	52
10	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	10	8	58	57

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Sleepers

Our WR sleepers are based on a poll of experts that selected their favorite WRs with high upside. Each WR has a consensus draft rank below #55.

Rank	Wide Receivers	Team	Bye	Num Experts	ECR	ADP
1	Skyy Moore	KC	10	45	49	49
2	Romeo Doubs	GB	6	23	56	54
3	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	9	17	71	64
4	Michael Gallup	DAL	7	14	62	62
5	Adam Thielen	CAR	7	11	60	53
6	Jayden Reed	GB	6	14	72	75
7	Jonathan Mingo	CAR	7	13	65	68
8	Odell Beckham Jr.	BAL	13	9	55	44
9	Zay Jones	JAC	9	7	58	63
10	John Metchie III	HOU	7	8	79	78

Fantasy Football Tight End Sleepers

Our TE sleepers are based on a poll of experts that selected their favorite TEs with high upside. Each TE has a consensus draft rank below #15.

Rank	Tight Ends	Team	Bye	Num Experts	ECR	ADP
1	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	13	28	14	11
2	Gerald Everett	LAC	5	19	17	22
3	Sam LaPorta	DET	9	21	18	17
4	Irv Smith Jr.	CIN	7	8	20	23
5	Juwan Johnson	NO	11	8	19	18
6	Trey McBride	ARI	14	12	24	41
7	Mike Gesicki	NE	11	7	25	30
8	Taysom Hill	NO	11	5	26	20
9	Hayden Hurst	CAR	7	5	21	26
10	Jake Ferguson	DAL	7	5	34	29