Let's look at some sleepers, creepers and impact rookies for Individual Defensive Players (IDPs). The following sleepers are players at DL, LB, and DB that you can pick up later in your draft who have a very good chance of outperforming their current ranking. Creepers are players that will be drafted much too early and are likely to disappoint. The impact rookies are self-explanatory, but you should use caution, as these guys have more value in dynasty league drafts.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
SLEEPERS
1. Travon Walker, Jacksonville - Welcome to the world of 4-3 defenses, Travon. Walker has spent his career as a 3-4 OLB and I am anxious to see what he can do at DE.
2. Jermaine Johnson, NY Jets - Johnson was starting to emerge in 2023 before missing almost all last...
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Week #2: FREE Look at the RB Section of the Market! Tuesday, September 9th, 2025
Tuesday - 9/9/2025: The meat and potatoes of our Weekly Fantasy Newsletter is The Market! FFMastermind.com's Michael Nazarek ranked the following potential free agents in tonight' Market release: 14
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