10 Deep Sleepers to Stash in Every Draft

League-Winning Breakouts Hide in the Final Rounds– Here’s Who to Grab

Author

Joe Orrico
June 27, 2025

Late-Round Sleepers Can Win You Championships…

Last year’s late-round breakouts included:

  • Jauan Jennings

  • Jalen McMillan

  • Tyrone Tracy

  • Jonnu Smith

Here are 10 deep sleepers with real league-winning upside in 2025:

Elic Ayomanor – Titans
Classic X WR traits:

  • Deep target getter

  • Strong body control

  • Great efficiency

Projected Week 1 starter.

TEN WR “competition”:

  • Treylon Burks (meh)

  • Calvin Ridley (aging)

  • Tyler Lockett (washed)

Ayomanor is ready.

Roschon Johnson – Bears
Detroit RBs under OC Ben Johnson:

  • Montgomery: 16 touches/game

  • Gibbs: 19 touches/game

That’s 35 backfield opportunities/week.

Now Ben Johnson is in Philly.
Roschon & Swift set to split.
Roschon = Monty 2.0?

Brenton Strange – Jaguars
Last year with 65%+ snaps (7 games):

  • Top 10 TE in 4 of them

Evan Engram’s gone (7+ targets/game vacated)
Strange is the new TE1 with a solid QB.

Best TE dart throw late.

Dylan Sampson – Browns
20-year-old RBs break out more often.

One of the best Tennessee RBs ever.

Now in Cleveland’s backfield with Judkins.
Think: Chubb & Hunt, or Monty & Gibbs
Sampson is ready to explode.

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Jaylen Wright – Dolphins
Raheem Mostert is gone.

That leaves 8+ RB touches/game up for grabs.

Wright flashed last year.
Miami always uses 2 backs.
Wright = work + elite handcuff to Achane.

Cedric Tillman – Browns
Only 4 healthy full-time games last year.

Weeks 7–11:

  • 18.6 PPG (WR8 pace)

  • 131 Air Yards/Game (4th)

  • 22% Target Share

Jeudy and Johnson aren’t big play threats.
Tillman is.

Chig Okonkwo – Titans
Closed 2024 strong:

  • 6+ targets in 4 of last 5 games

  • Top 10 TE Weeks 12–17

Entering Year 3 with clear role.
Just needs a QB to break out.
Top late TE flyer.

Will Shipley – Eagles
Clear RB2 behind Saquon Barkley.

And Barkley is entering the age cliff.

Only 2 of the last 12 RB touch leaders finished Top 12 the next year.
Shipley is a top 3 handcuff in all of fantasy.

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Roman Wilson – Steelers
High hopes entering 2024… but injured.

Now back with a real opportunity:
WR2 job is wide open.

“Competition”:

  • Brandon Johnson

  • Calvin Austin

  • Scotty Miller

Big upside for a healthy Roman Wilson.

Additional Sleepers To Target Late:

  • Pat Bryant

  • Jaylin Noel

  • Trey Benson

  • Diontae Johnson

  • Jermaine Burton

  • Troy Franklin

Draft these names late — and stash for big wins later.

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