Video:What Determines a Fantasy Football Sleeper?

Transcript:What Determines a Fantasy Football Sleeper?

For true football fanatics owning a fantasy football team is a must. You draft and mange your team keeping stats, points and working trades throughout the season…when you come across a fantasy sleeper this can be a real perk to your team.

Facts About Fantasy Football Sleepers

First let's define what a "sleeper" is. A sleeper is a player that has yet to produce fantasy points on a consistent basis and is not well known to some fantasy players. These players can be drafted later than the better known fantasy producers. Keep in mind, there is a reason they are sleepers as they may fail to generate consistent fantasy points.

More Information About Fantasy Football Sleepers

There is a certain amount of risk in taking too many sleepers. It is best to sprinkle a few of them on your team. Make sure you have a solid base of fantasy producers first. Look first to the offensive system as certain coaches are known to be experts in making particular positions better because of their coaching or scheme, for example Mike Shanahan, HC of Washington Redskins is known for making 1,000 yard rushers. If a coach likes to pass the ball a lot, grab the second or third receiver that won't be drafted early. Has the player demonstrated fantasy point production towards the end of last season? Late season production is important as sometimes it takes a player time to understand a scheme or system, this is especially true in younger players, if they excel at the end of the year, they could greatly out produce where they were selected in your fantasy draft.

Additional Facts About Fantasy Football Sleepers

The NFL is full of players going to new teams. Many times a coach or an existing team player requests the owner to acquire a player that they know well and that knows the offense that they are running. Players that have played together before in college or on a previous team can have instant chemistry and know what the other person is seeing on the field, for example QB Jay Cutler and WR Earl Bennett went to college together. They know each others tendencies.Anyway you look at it taking a sleeper is a risk but it can really payoff for your fantasy team.

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