One of the biggest keys to winning your fantasy football championship is identifying and selecting league-winning sleepers in your drafts. Here we are disclosing our 2026 Fantasy Football Sleeper of the Year. We will start with some honorable mentions before revealing our top sleeper of the year.
Honorable Mentions
QB Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints
Shough had a surprisingly strong rookie campaign on one of the worst teams in the league. In 10 starts, he threw for 2,384 yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions, while throwing five touchdowns and one interception in his final four games of the season.
He was vastly better at the end of his season than the beginning of his season. So, he showed impressive development on a bad team, and this offseason the team drafted Jordyn Tyson and Oscar Delp, and signed Travis Etienne Jr in free agency, while also continuing to build their offensive line. This offense should be much better, as should Shough. We believe there is a good chance he can give you low-end QB1 value at a low-end QB2 price.
