The most fun sleepers in Fantasy Football are the ones no one saw coming. But you don’t actually have to be that cute to make a profit in this game. Because there are sleepers every year, that should be pretty obvious based on past performance and average draft position. These are the guys that no one gets excited about and everyone underrates. Sometimes they are the same guys in back-to-back years. Often, they are quarterbacks. It does not look like 2026 will be any different in that regard. Once again, Jared Goff and Brock Purdy look like two of the most obvious sleepers in Fantasy Football. And their current ADP makes it easier than ever to wait on quarterback. 

Goff is pretty clearly the best value. He’s currently sitting at QB16 in CBS PPR ADP, and being drafted at the end of Round 12 in one QB leagues. In the past three seasons, he has finished as QB10, QB8, and QB13 on a per-game basis. He has not missed one game in that stretch, so he’s been even better in full-season scoring. He has at least 30 touchdowns and 4,500 yards passing in all three seasons as well. With Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jameson Williams, and Sam LaPorta all coming back, there is no reason to expect that will change in 2026. In fact, with the offseason turmoil for the Lions defense, it is possible Goff throws even more than he has the past three seasons. He also plays just one true outdoor game in the last eight weeks of the Fantasy Football season. 

The rub against Goff is that he doesn’t run and so he doesn’t have enough upside. That simply isn’t true for Purdy. The 49ers QB has 470 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns in his last 24 games. Adding that on top of the fact that he has been arguably the most efficient passer in the NFL since he came into the league, and you have yourself a surefire QB1 with top-five upside. Sound like hyperbole? Since Purdy’s rookie season, 30 QBs have thrown at least 1,000 passes. Purdy ranks first in yards per attempt (8.6) and success rate (52.4%). He ranks second in touchdown rate (6.2%) and passer rating (104.0). He also ranks fourth in Fantasy points per game (22.18). He isn’t quite as good a value as Goff, but his ADP is in Round 11, and he’s not being drafted as a top 10 QB. If Mike Evans, George Kittle, Ricky Pearsall, and Christian McCaffrey all stay healthy, Purdy could absolutely be a top-four QB this year. 

The best thing about Goff and Purdy is what they allow you to do at the other positions. They are potential top six QBs that you can draft after you draft all of your offensive starters and multiple backups. There’s a good chance they’ll outscore about half the QBs drafted ahead of them while they are at it. 

Here are the rest of my sleepers for 2026: