The NFL has four games this weekend spread throughout Saturday and Sunday for the Divisional Round. While these teams are fairly well-known commodities at this point in the season, there are always still some surprises in store. To help you build your fantasy lineups for this week, I’ve picked out my top three fantasy football sleepers at WR who could surprise with big games on Sunday at affordable salaries.
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All season long, I’ve been picking my top fantasy football sleeper picks at wide receiver on Saturday. While normally I have been picking five cheap plays, this week I found three strong options to build around. As usual, these fantasy football sleepers are a little off the radar, but I love their upside at their DFS salary.
Dyami Brown, Washington Commanders ($3,900)
Earlier this season, the Commanders lost Noah Brown (kidney) for the season, and last week, I thought it would be Olamide Zaccheaus ($4,300) who stepped up as a fantasy football sleeper. While he did have three catches on three targets for 19 yards, he was upstaged by Dyami Brown, who hauled in five catches for 89 yards and this touchdown:
Dyami Brown wide open in the back of the end zone! TD @Commanders!
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Brown also had some big catches and conversions late as the Commanders came back to knock off the Bucs. On the season, he averaged just 1.9 catches per game and finished with a total of 308 yards and one regular-season touchdown.
Last week, Brown delivered for the Commanders, and he should be involved again this week since the Lions allow the second-most fantasy points per game in the NFL to opposing wide receivers.
Zaccheaus is also a solid bargain to consider again this week as well since the Commanders will have to score plenty of points to keep up with the Lions. The other benefit for both these receivers is that the game is indoors, so the weather concerns of Sunday’s matchups won’t impact them at all.
John Metchie III, Houston Texans ($3,800)
Metchie’s week got off to a brutal start last week as he fumbled the first offensive play from scrimmage for the Texans after a seven-yard reception. The Texans didn’t bench him though, or shy away from continuing to throw the ball his way. He finished with eight targets and hauled in four catches for 28 yards.
After season-ending injuries to Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell, Metchie is firmly in place as the team’s second receiver across from superstar Nico Collins ($7,600). If the Chiefs take Collins away, Metchie could be in for a big game on the other side of the field.
He missed the first matchup between these teams but has become a trusted part of the Texans’ offense. Getting him at this salary can stretch your cap in other spots, and he gets enough volume that he brings a good ceiling, especially since the Texans will have to be aggressive if they want to keep up with the Chiefs at Arrowhead.
Nelson Agholor, Baltimore Ravens ($3,300)
I’m passing on the Rams-Eagles game for passing options since the weather will be bad and the primary options for both offenses are fairly high-cost. In the later game on Sunday, there are some strong options to consider, though, and my favorite of the bunch is Nelson Agholor.
The Ravens are likely going to be without Zay Flowers ($5,900; knee), who is officially listed as doubtful after missing practice all week. Last week without Zay, Rashod Bateman ($4,900) was the top wide receiver, but Agholor led the receivers in yards with 25 yards on his one catch and one target. He played 20 snaps, which was third among receivers behind Bateman and Tylan Wallace ($3,000).
Of the unproven options, Agholor has the most experience and did have 14 catches for 231 yards and two touchdowns in his 14 regular-season games. Two of those catches came in the Ravens’ first game against the Bills.
Agholor is a higher risk play than Metchie or Brown since his role is less defined, but if the Ravens have to take to the air against the Bills in the Divisional Round, they’ll have to get production from somewhere. Agholor has flashed upside and shown a nose for the end zone in his career, so he makes sense as a fantasy football sleeper at barely more than the minimum salary this week.
