These are Fantasy Sleepers Week 12! Which players should you be adding to your fantasy football rosters in preparation for the fantasy playoffs?
Fantasy Football Sleepers: Lesser-rostered players that can make an impact this week or later in the season. Whether you’re looking for a player to beat your league to on the waiver wire or someone to insert into your lineup this week, I’ve got you covered.
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(NOTE: ALL PLAYERS ARE ROSTERED IN AT LEAST 70% OF LEAGUES)
Quarterbacks
Drake Maye – New England Patriots (14%)
Maye’s weekly QB finishes in complete games are as follows: QB10, QB7, QB18, QB16, and QB14. He is solidly a mid-QB2 with upside.
In weeks like this, having a player like Maye on your roster can be very helpful even with a tricky matchup against Miami.
Will Levis – Tennessee Titans (11%)
Levis is back on the streaming radar in Superflex formats. He has delivered his two highest fantasy scoring performances of the season in his past two starts and has great matchups lined up for the fantasy playoffs.
Tommy DeVito – New York Giants (7%)
DeVito is now firmly on the streaming radar in Superflex leagues. The Giants have several outstanding matchups remaining for the rest of the season.
Wide Receivers
Demario Douglas – New England Patriots (30%)
A high-floor, low-ceiling option. Douglas has value in Weeks 12 and 14 with multiple teams on bye. He has recorded back-to-back weeks with four catches and 50+ yards.
Xavier Legette – Carolina Panthers (27%)
Legette returns from his bye week with a tough matchup against Kansas City but has a solid rest-of-season outlook. He’ll see plenty of playing time and looks poised to finish his rookie season strong.
Adam Thielen – Carolina Panthers (25%)
This is a speculative addition.
Thielen was activated from IR and, while likely past his prime, may still have some short-term production left in the tank. On a team surrounded by rookies, he could be worth a look down the stretch.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling – New Orleans Saints (25%)
The Saints are on a bye week, but MVS has tallied 196 receiving yards and three TDs over his last two games.
Alec Pierce – Indianapolis Colts (20%)
Pierce has seven catches for 155 yards and a TD over his last two games. He caught a 39-yard pass to help the Colts secure a win last week. Pierce is a boom-or-bust option in a difficult matchup. Don’t you just love Week 12?
Ray-Ray McCloud – Atlanta Falcons (15%)
Stash McCloud as a hedge against Darnell Mooney‘s hamstring injury. While Mooney’s injury isn’t considered serious, it’s better to be safe than sorry if you have an open roster spot.
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine – Tennessee Titans (11%)
NWI has scored five TDs in his last six games. He’s a TD-or-bust option but is currently on a hot streak.
Devaughn Vele – Denver Broncos (15%)
Vele is one of my preferred sleepers this week. Vele posted four catches for 66 yards in Week 11. With Bo Nix red hot, having a secondary target emerge before their bye week could set up for success the rest of the season. Vele is the best bet.
Jalen McMillan – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (15%)
McMillan didn’t capitalize much on his 15 targets in Weeks 7 and 8, but he has potential to contribute more consistently down the stretch alongside Mike Evans.
Running Backs
Roschon Johnson – Chicago Bears (28%)
Johnson saw an uptick in usage in new OC Thomas Brown’s first game at the helm.
He finished with 10 rushing attempts—tying his season-high—and scored a touchdown. Additionally, D’Andre Swift was limited in practice this week which could open the door for more opportunities.
Trey Benson – Arizona Cardinals (27%)
Benson should be viewed as a handcuff-plus option coming out of Arizona’s bye week. He has finished as a back-end RB2 in consecutive weeks. Arizona’s usage of Benson as a complement to James Conner makes sense for the stretch run and the future.
Braelon Allen – New York Jets (25%)
Allen is one of the best handcuffs to roster. While Breece Hall is dominating the workload, Allen would be a top-15 play if Hall were to miss time.
Gus Edwards – Los Angeles Chargers (24%)
Edwards has logged 16 rushing attempts over his last two games. As the handcuff to J.K. Dobbins, he’s a valuable stash and should see some work in every game.
Blake Corum – Los Angeles Rams (14%)
Corum currently has no weekly value, but if Kyren Williams were to miss time, Corum’s role would become extremely fantasy-friendly.
Cam Akers – Minnesota Vikings (24%)
Akers is on the bye-week streaming radar. He has totaled 26 touches over his last two games and, at the very least, should be rostered as a handcuff behind Aaron Jones.
Ameer Abdullah – Las Vegas Raiders (10%)
Abdullah is expected to see a significant increase in touches in Vegas’ tough matchup against Denver. With fewer teams playing, he could be a viable flex option, as he’s likely to lead the Raiders in backfield touches.
Dylan Laube – Las Vegas Raiders (1%)
The contrarian play to Abdullah. The rookie has only one carry all season—and he fumbled—but Laube was an intriguing draft pick. This could finally be the game where he sees extended work. This is a speculative stash for deeper leagues.
Tight Ends
Isaiah Likely – Baltimore Ravens (30%)
Likely is back on the radar. He led Baltimore in receiving yards and tied for the team lead in catches.
He’s a viable option this week for teams in need of a fill-in and could be trending upward.
Luke Schoonmaker – Dallas Cowboys (9%)
Schoonmaker is an elite athlete and could step directly into the Jake Ferguson role if Ferguson misses time. Last week, he recorded six catches for 56 yards on 10 targets.
Ja’Tavion Sanders – Carolina Panthers (5%)
Sanders is trending up. He caught a touchdown in Week 10 and totaled 87 receiving yards in Week 9.
Theo Johnson – New York Giants (2%)
Johnson was targeted six times in back-to-back games heading into New York’s bye week. The athletic rookie has a great matchup this week against a Tampa Bay defense that has struggled against opposing tight ends.
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