Fantasy Football 2016: Sleepers to Target and Possible Team Names for Your Squad

Sleepers are fun.                                                 

Every fantasy football owner has their own predictions for players who will burst onto the scene. When those forecasts fall flat, you dust yourself off and move on. It was a long shot for C.J. Spiller to become the No. 1 running back anyway, right?

But when they hit, you feel like the king of the universe. (Looking at you, David Johnson).

Let’s talk about a few potential-packed players worth targeting in drafts.

Sleeper picks 

Tyler Lockett, WR, Seahawks

The days of pounding the rock with Marshawn Lynch are over.

Yes, the Seattle Seahawks are still going to run. With Thomas Rawls and Christine Michael (another potential sleeper) in the backfield, head coach Pete Carroll can wield a “one-two punch.“

But Russell Wilson is the new franchise player.

From Weeks 11-17 last season, the fourth-year signal caller was the No. 2 overall fantasy quarterback, trailing only eventual league MVP Cam Newton. He averaged 27.8 fantasy points per game during that stretch, which towered over Matthew Stafford’s No. 3 output of 22.4.

Much of the attention regarding Wilson’s unconscious stretch has gone to Doug Baldwin, and with good reason. From Weeks 12 to 15, Baldwin hauled in an unbelievable 10 touchdowns.

But let’s not forget about Tyler Lockett.

After two games of double-digit fantasy points from Week 9 back, Lockett hauled in two scores in Week 10 and again in Week 14. He was electric in the return game since Day 1 and used that to emerge as Seattle’s No. 2 option in the passing attack.

Lockett’s rapport with Wilson was on display Thursday night, per the NFL’s Twitter account: