Everyone is getting deservedly hyped for this week’s Super Bowl on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET, which gives DFS fantasy football fanatics one more shot at glory before the offseason. If you’re looking for some end-of-your-roster, deep-cut fantasy football sleepers, you’ve come to the right place! Check out my top three fantasy football sleepers for the big game.
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TE Noah Gray ($2,800 in FLEX)
The Chiefs’ passing game is focused on tight end Travis Kelce ($9,000), but Noah Gray has proven to be a very servicable second tight end, and he has had some strong showings while working behind Kelce.
Gray has backed up Kelce for four seasons since the Chiefs picked him in the fifth round out of Duke. This season, he set career highs across the board with 40 catches, 437 yards, and five touchdowns. He averaged 6.2 fantasy points per contest for the regular and postseason, with two multi-touchdown games resulting in back-to-back weeks with over 18 fantasy points.
Last week, Gray went without a target against the Bills, but he did still play 44% of the team’s offensive snaps. The previous week against the Texans, he was even more involved, playing 57% of the team’s snaps and catching all three of his targets for 13 yards.
Gray caught 43 of his 52 targets (83%) on the year and is a reliable piece of the Chiefs passing game. He does have some bust potential, which is why he’s so affordable, but he also has a high ceiling since Patrick Mahomes ($10,000) trusts him near the goal line.
If you’re looking for a bargain play under $3,000, Gray is my favorite option due to both his ceiling and the chances that he’ll be involved on Sunday in some way.
WR Johan Dotson ($1,600)
In the Eagles offense, Dotson has established himself as the third receiver behind A.J. Brown ($9,600) and DeVonta Smith ($7,400). He has played 57%, 62% and 55% of snaps in the three playoff games for the Eagles even though his targets have been few and far between
Dotson had a huge Week 18 when the starters rested, catching 7-of-11 targets for 94 yards and 16.4 fantasy points, and he found the end zone for the first time as an Eagle in the team’s Wild Card win over the Packers. He finished that playoff game with 8.1 fantasy points, but has been held off the scoreboard without even a target in the last two weeks against the Rams and Commanders.
The fact that Dotson is on the field so much makes him worth a flier play under $2,000. If Smith or Brown get banged up, he would step into an even larger role. But, even as the third receiver, he makes sense as one of the top fantasy football sleepers since he’s on the field more than half the time, which is more often than most of the other options in his price range.
WR Justin Watson ($600)
In the Chiefs’ Super Bowl wins, it always seems like Patrick Mahomes end up making a play with an unexpected wide receiver. Demarcus Robinson, Byron Pringle, Mecole Hardman, Marquies-Valdes-Scanting, Kadarius Toney, and even Watson himself have emerged as unlikely fantasy options since Mahomes finds a way to get the ball to open receivers.
Watson caught two passes for 18 yards two years ago in the Chiefs’ win over the Eagles and caught three passes for 54 yards last year against the 49ers.
This year, Watson has been lost a little bit in the sea of receivers brought in to supplement rookie sensation Xavier Worthy ($8,000). Hollywood Brown ($5,400), DeAndre Hopkins ($4,400) and JuJu Smith-Schuster ($2,000) all played more snaps than Watson last week. However, Watson did still play 11 snaps, just one short of Hopkins’ total, but he comes at a much cheaper price.
Even though Watson didn’t officially get a target he did get a two-point conversion catch in a critical spot and finished with 2.0 fantasy points. While it seems unlikely that exactly would happen again, it does show that Mahomes trusts him and will look for him if he’s open and ready to make a play.
Watson is extremely high-risk, but if you’re looking for a punt play to fill in the end of your roster, he’s my favorite fantasy football sleeper who is a punt play at just $600.
