{"id":1728,"date":"2026-06-26T10:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/?p=1728"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T19:19:40","slug":"2026-fantasy-football-sleepers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dataforceff.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/26\/2026-fantasy-football-sleepers\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Sleepers: The Breakfast Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to my third annual Sleepers article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every fantasy football podcast and website publishes a sleeper list each year. So why am I doing one for a third straight season?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because I’m delusional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just like everyone else, I like to think I’m smarter than all the analysts. As it turns out, in a shocking revelation, I’m not.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I reviewed my 2025 Sleepers article<\/a> and determined that I’m getting a little better at this. The first year was downright embarrassing. I gave myself a stern talking-to before writing last year’s edition, and the results improved slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s hoping for continued improvement in Year 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking Back at 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sleeper Hits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hindsight makes these feel obvious, but I promise they weren’t last summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Drake Maye<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Jaxson Dart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Sleeper Backups<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The guys who stayed on your roster but didn’t really help. Maybe this year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Tre Harris<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • J.K. Dobbins<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Rashid Shaheed<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Ricky Pearsall<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Blake Corum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Sleeper Misses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Yikes. Looking back at these makes me wonder what I was thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Jaylen Wright<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Jaydon Blue<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • DJ Giddens<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Cedric Tillman<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Marvin Mims Jr.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Considering you don’t find a Puka Nacua every year in the late rounds of rookie drafts, I’ll give myself a solid C+<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The biggest lesson? Be careful with those late-round rookie running backs who appear to be one injury away from a breakout. The bust rate is wicked high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The Theme for 2026: The Breakfast Club<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        This year’s theme is The Breakfast Club<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        As soon as I settled on the theme, the song “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”<\/em> by Simple Minds immediately started playing in my head. Sleepers, by their very nature, are players we shouldn’t forget about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        As a bonus, I decided to rewrite the famous essay from the end of The Breakfast Club<\/em> from the perspective of fantasy football sleepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Here\u2019s a link to the essay in the movie with the song “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n