2011 Fantasy Football Sleepers
Sleeper: A draft term for a NFL player that an owner believes is going to have a breakout season. These are usually players who are not rookies, but they can be. For the most part they are not well known NFL players. Usually sleepers are drafted in the middle to late rounds of a draft. From our Fantasy Football Dictionary
We have classified the following players as sleepers for 2011. We will be updating this list throughout the pre-season.
| Name | Pos | Team | Age | Yrs Exp. |
Pos. Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | QB | KC | 29 | 6 | QB - #28 |
| When Cassel became a Chief back in 2009, I warned fantasy owners to stay away and only draft Matt if he would be your backup. As we prepared for the 2010 season, I was a little more optimistic that Matt would have a good year, but still felt he should be considered for a backup role. In terms of yards, Cassel threw for just 200 more in 2010 than 2009, so I wasn't f... Read More | |||||
| Josh Freeman | QB | TB | 24 | 2 | QB - #16 |
| Despite only 25 NFL starts in two seasons under his belt, Freeman appears primed for a major breakout in his third year with the Buccaneers. The 6-foot-6, 248 pound quarterback (with excellent athleticism, a powerful arm and unlimited potential) was selected by Tampa Bay in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft with the hope that he would become their franchise qua... Read More | |||||
| Mark Sanchez | QB | NYJ | 25 | 2 | QB - #26 |
| Sanchez has been in the league for two years now; while his numbers improved in his second season, they were not great for fantasy owners. Last year Mark completed 278 of 507 attempts for 3,291 yards, with 17 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. The only stat Mark did not improve on last season over his rookie year was yards per completion, which dropped from 6.7 to 6.... Read More | |||||
