The NFL regular season is two weeks away and this weekend is a big one for drafts, redraft and dynasty. It’s so exciting that we’re on the doorstep of what will be another great NFL season. What’s more fun than hitting on a draft sleeper with nearly zero cost? Or, for that matter, simply hitting on a rookie who fell in your rookie draft, even if not considered a “deep” sleeper? The answer to both questions is “very little.
” Whether late in the first round, or at the end of your rookie draft, having a draft pick pan out is always as exciting as it is impactful. Advertisement I realize the term “sleeper” can be defined in many different ways. For this article, I’m simply focusing on a few players who aren’t marquee names but who have every opportunity to see field time over the next year or two, and the opportunity to be the next Puka Nacua, Jayden Reed, Tank Dell or even De’Von Achane.
While hitting on a non-first round rookie player takes as much luck as it does science, we can still take a well-informed spin of the wheel. We’re going to go round-by-round (dynasty rookie draft ADP), with the exception of the first, talking about at least one player from each to consider. As always, any ranking data comes from the world’s first and largest dynasty site DynastyLeagueFootball (DLF) where all my, and others’, rankings can be found.
Round 2 I’m already on record as saying the 2024 rookie draft has the deepest second tier of players I’ve ever seen..