Our 2026 Advanced Fantasy Football Draft Guide is now live in the WalterPicks app - and it contains Sam’s biggest sleepers to draft.

Here’s a sample of that section:

Wide Receivers

Xavier Worthy

“The argument for Worthy as a sleeper this season is fairly straight forward. He suffered a shoulder injury 3 snaps into Week 1 last season, and he played through the injury the rest of a disappointing season. He has one of the best quarterbacks in the league in Patrick Mahomes and very little target competition outside of Rashee Rice and a 37-year-old Travis Kelce. In Worthy's 10 career games playing at least 80% of snaps, he is averaging 15.2 fantasy points per game. The floor is low, but this type of ceiling is exactly what I want in the later rounds of fantasy drafts.”

Check out the rest of his sleepers in our guide!

Avery Rousos (Commanders.WalterPicks) identified seven late-round players he isn’t leaving his fantasy drafts without.

Jaxson Dart is one of my favorite late-round quarterbacks. Only Josh Allen scored more rushing touchdowns per game last season, and Dart ranked 4th in rushing yards per game. Don't forget, he finished as the overall QB7 in fantasy points per game from Week 4 on.

But he's more than just a rushing quarterback. He ranked 19th in accurate throw rate, 10th in hero throw rate, and 5th in fantasy points per dropback. This all came despite his receivers ranking 12th in drop rate and missing Malik Nabers for a chunk of the season.

Now he gets a healthier supporting cast with the addition of Darnell Mooney and a new offensive system, making him one of the best QB2 upside bets in fantasy.

Isaiah Likely is the definition of recency bias as the TE14 in Round 12.

He was riddled with a foot injury in 2025 that he may not have fully recovered from. But in 2024, he ranked 17th in targets per route run, 10th in yards per route run, and 8th in fantasy points per route.

As the Giants' clear TE1, he should finally see a consistent 70%+ snap share in an ascending offense, giving him legitimate league-winning upside at his current cost.

Jayden Higgins is one of fantasy football's best-kept secrets, going undrafted in most fantasy leagues.

From Weeks 8–18 last season, he ranked 28th in yards per route run, 24th in targets per route run, 25th in perimeter route win rate, and 38th in first downs per route run.

Now that Christian Kirk is gone, Higgins is locked into the WR2 role. His true X-receiver skill set complements Nico Collins. Add in Houston's offensive line upgrades as well, and Higgins has one of the highest ceilings available in Round 10 or later.

Brock Purdy continues to be my most-drafted quarterback this year, despite his ADP climbing into the QB13 range.

He enters the season surrounded by Mike Evans, Ricky Pearsall, George Kittle, Christian Kirk, and second-round rookie receiver De'Zhaun Stribling. Last season, Purdy ranked 1st in EPA per dropback, 5th in fantasy points per dropback, 3rd in fantasy points per opportunity, and 6th in fantasy points per game while also finishing 9th among quarterbacks in rushing fantasy points per game.

Round 10 is far too cheap for a quarterback with legitimate top-6 upside.

George Kittle is still being drafted like he's going to miss half the season, despite reports that he's on track for training camp and Week 1.

In his healthy games last season, he finished as the overall TE2 in fantasy points per game, while ranking as the TE5 in target share, TE2 in yards per route run, and top-10 in virtually every major efficiency metric.

Being drafted as the TE12 gives Kittle one of the biggest ceilings at the position.

Stefon Diggs is somehow still being drafted outside the top 50 at the wide receiver position, despite remaining one of the league's most efficient receivers whenever he's on the field.

Even on a snap restriction last year, he ranked 22nd in targets per route run, 20th in receiving yards per game, 8th in yards per route run, and 1st in first downs per route run.

It doesn't matter where he signs; almost any landing spot beats his current price, making him one of the easiest late-round upside bets in fantasy.

Jalen Nailor is one of those players we'll look back on and wonder how he was drafted this late.

He quietly ranked as the WR33 in separation rate and the WR51 in route win rate last season. But among outside receivers specifically, he finished 6th in separation and 13th in route win rate. His overall fantasy production didn’t reflect those numbers since he was competing with Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and T.J. Hockenson for targets.

He now has a clearer path to opportunity, with only Tre Tucker, Dont'e Thornton, and Jack Bech competing for snaps, plus a quarterback upgrade in Fernando Mendoza/Kirk Cousins. That's legitimate breakout upside at virtually no cost.