8 Sleepers to Target in Yahoo Fantasy Football Leagues

Aug 14, 2024

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Yahoo fantasy football leagues have been a mainstay in the industry for almost two decades, largely remaining consistent in league settings, roster requirements, bench depth, and scoring during that time. Leagues on Yahoo default to 10 teams with half-point per reception (half-PPR) scoring and rolling waivers, meaning managers have no limit to the number of players they can add and drop throughout the year. Weekly starting roster requirements include one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one tight end, one defense/special teams, one kicker, and one FLEX, with six bench spots and two injured reserve spots allowed.

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Of the 10 teams in each league, four will make the postseason to compete in a single elimination, bracket-style tournament to decide the victor. For the purposes of defining a sleeper based on required roster settings, each player on this list will reside outside the top 10 at the quarterback and tight end positions, the top 20 at the running back position, and the top 30 at the wide receiver position. Join me as we highlight eight sleepers to target in Yahoo fantasy football that can help you win your league.

Jayden Daniels, QB – Commanders (Yahoo ADP: QB12, 90 overall)

This one shouldn’t come as a surprise if you read my previous piece on sleepers in NFL.com fantasy leagues considering Jayden Daniels makes a repeat appearance for Yahoo leagues. Daniels enters the NFL with the best collegiate rushing metrics since Lamar Jackson and Jalen Hurts, something we know to translate well to the professional level. The best part about quarterback mobility is it leads to an inflated weekly floor, meaning we should expect the quarterback to achieve certain fantasy point thresholds with great frequency, a target that is more concentrated on a player’s median distribution.

For example, a higher hit rate of QB15+ performances reduces the burden of choosing which quarterback to start on a given week, effectively increasing our roster size because we don’t need to carry an additional player at the position on our bench (nor deal with the dreaded start-sit questions each week). With Daniels, we get both benefits wrapped up into a valuation that resides outside the top 10 at the position, meaning we can emphasize the other positions on the roster earlier in the draft. Daniels is a borderline cheat code in managed leagues this season.