8 Sleepers to Target in NFL.com Fantasy Football Leagues
Average draft position (ADP) tends to vary by hosting site and using it to our advantage can be a game changer when drafting on those platforms. Players can slide up and down draft boards for a myriad of reasons during August, such as injury news, depth chart battles, preseason snaps, and more. It’s easy for a player to get lost in the news-cycle shuffle which is why a tool like ADP Bargains is so valuable. By pairing 4for4’s rankings with NFL.com ADP we can tease out players with significant discrepancies and target some serious values.
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Below you’ll find some of my favorite value players with the potential to outproduce their current standing on NFL.com draft boards.
*Note: The default scoring for NFL.com leagues is PPR.
Alexander Mattison, RB - MIN (NFL ADP: RB25, 76)
While the starting RB for the Vikings isn’t exactly a sleeper, his very low ADP makes Alexander Mattison a steal in NFL.com drafts. With Dalvin Cook now in New York, the backfield is Mattison’s and he’s shown the ability to be a starting back in limited samples. In the 14 contests where he saw at least 10 carries, he averaged 18.1 touches for 88 yards and 0.57 touchdowns.
4for4 is higher on Mattison than most, but getting a successful team’s No. 1 RB in the seventh round feels like a score. His floor is a fantasy RB2 but the Minnesota RB has potential for RB1 production, for the price of an RB3 on NFL.com.
*4for4 NFL PPR Ranking: Positional RB13 (+12), Overall 25 (+51)
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