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Top 5 Fantasy Wide Receiver Sleepers for Week 12

by Adam Markowitz

11/22/17

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Zay Jones

If you haven't had your fill of football for the holiday weekend by the time Sunday rolls around, there's more for you to be thankful for!

A full slate of Sunday games is on tap that will surely whet that appetite, and here are some wide receiver sleepers to keep an eye on as you fill out your Dober Play Card.

Zay Jones (4.40 Dober Fantasy Points Per Game)
Projected Fantasy Points vs. Chiefs: 4.5

Kansas City will provide a tough challenge for Zay Jones, but we really like his spot here. Jones has garnered at least five targets in every game since Week 3, and he really seemed to be building a rapport with Tyrod Taylor before the veteran quarterback was benched.

Taylor is back in the fold after a half of football watching Nathan Peterman chuck five interceptions, and Jones could be the beneficiary, especially with Kelvin Benjamin out injured.

Corey Coleman (8.73 Dober Fantasy Points Per Game)
Projected Fantasy Points vs. Bengals: 7.5

Corey Coleman isn't exactly the deepest sleeper in the bunch since he is the legitimate No. 1 receiver for the Browns. He was targeted 11 times last week against a tough Jacksonville defense and came up with 11.0 Dober Fantasy Points for his efforts.

Now, he has a much easier matchup against the Bengals and should be much better-served to do some serious damage.

It's tough trusting any of these Browns receivers with DeShone Kizer under center, but the one man who seems to have built a serious rapport with the rookie from Notre Dame is Coleman. We'll take our chances against a 7.5-point PFP.

Bruce Ellington (6.18 Dober Fantasy Points Per Game)
Projected Fantasy Points vs. Ravens: 4.0

Monday night's top sleeper is clearly Bruce Ellington. The Texans have been forcing the ball into his hands a bunch ever since Will Fuller got injured, and there are going to be more touches to go around with D'Onta Foreman now out for the season as well.

Ellington is a speedy threat that can be used in certain situations on sweeps and misdirection plays, and that's probably what Houston is going to have to do plenty to keep Tom Savage alive against the Ravens front seven.

Cooper Kupp (8.31 Dober Fantasy Points Per Game)
Projected Fantasy Points vs. Saints: 8.5

Two crucial injuries are going to lead to Cooper Kupp having a big game on Sunday against the Saints. The main problem for the Rams is that Robert Woods is going to be out of the fold for at least two weeks after suffering a shoulder injury.

However, perhaps just as important is the fact that Marshon Lattimore is going to be sitting out for the Saints, too.

That's going to open up a bunch of targets against a secondary that was just ripped to shreds by Kirk Cousins, especially after Lattimore left the lineup.

Kupp would probably be sitting on a PFP of 10.0 or so if he had not fumbled on the goal line and instead scored last week against the Vikings, so take this lower total and run with it on Sunday.

Marquise Goodwin (7.09 Dober Fantasy Points Per Game)
Projected Fantasy Points vs. Seahawks: 6.5

It's strange to say there is a wide receiver that really has a great matchup against the "Legion of Boom," but with Kam Chancellor and Richard Sherman both out for the year, Marquise Goodwin is going to have his opportunity to shine this week.

There's a good chance that Jimmy Garoppolo makes his 49ers debut in this game, and that should theoretically vastly improve a passing game that has been inconsistent with C.J. Beathard under center.