Daniel's Top 10 Sleepers for 2026
A sleeper isn't a bad player — it's a mispriced one. Every name below is going undrafted or in the final rounds of most leagues right now, and every one of them has a realistic path to top-25 positional value. This is my annual list, and historically about four of the ten hit; the trick is they cost you nothing to find out.
My criteria are boring on purpose: a vacated target or carry share, a scheme that funnels volume to their role, and no proven player blocking them. Highlight-reel ability is a bonus, not a requirement. My weekly positional boards are on the Player Rankings page — this list is the deep-cut supplement.
Top 10 sleepers
- Davon Booth, RB, Mississippi State
- Nolan Ray, RB, Maryland
- Landon Morris, TE, California
- Jalen Moss, WR, Arizona State
- Ju'Juan Johnson, QB, LSU
- Cameron Ross, WR, Virginia
- Caleb Komolafe, RB, Northwestern
- Yasin Willis, RB, Syracuse
- Shaleak Knotts, WR, Maryland
- Hayden Eligon Ii, WR, Northwestern
The usual warning
Sleepers are lottery tickets, not foundations. Draft your starters on volume and certainty, then spend your last three picks here. If two of these ten hit, you'll have a top-three roster by October.