Tight End Sleepers & Breakout Candidates

Aug 16, 2021

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Last Updated: 9/2/21

If you haven't yet read my 2021 Draft Day Strategery or 99 Stats articles, you may want to hit those first since they will provide a better overview of where my head is at (fantasy-wise) at this point in the offseason. These positional breakout/sleeper articles will do a deeper dive into a few players that are particularly intriguing heading into 2021 fantasy drafts.

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For the purposes of this article, I'm defining a breakout candidate as a younger (non-rookie) player who has yet to finish top-six at the tight end position. A sleeper is going late in drafts and has a good chance to outperform his draft position.