Each week, Juan Carlos Blanco spotlights 4–5 under-the-radar plays who combine DFS tournament upside with season-long streaming value. These matchup-driven picks are usually available in most leagues.
Each week, Streaming Sleepers will highlight at least five non-QB skill-position players and one team defense that currently have start or roster rates of 20% or less in season-long leagues but may be prudent options this week due to matchups and other circumstances, particularly in deeper formats.
Additionally, the plays suggested here could be viable DFS large-field tournament options for the coming slate and are likely to carry modest ownership rates in that format as well.
Corum delivered for us in Week 14 with the best game of his career yet, exploding for 128 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries in what was a highly positive game script against the Cardinals. We naturally don’t expect a 45-17 Rams rout in this spot against the Lions, but Corum has increasingly made a case for additional playing time under any circumstance.
The Lions’ run defense is typically tough to crack, but Detroit has been a bit more generous of late by allowing 112.7 rushing yards per contest in the last three games. Additionally, the Rams’ offensive line is blocking to an outstanding (and NFL-high) 5.6 adjusted line yards per carry and 5.1 RB yards per tote as well. Since Los Angeles’ Week 9 bye, Corum is also averaging 6.0 yards per carry has seen 20% of his 60 rush attempts occur in the red zone, while the Lions are ranked in the bottom 10 with a 65.22% red-zone TD scoring rate given up on the road.
It’s certainly eye-catching to see Henry with a sub-20% start rate, considering the veteran tight end’s chemistry with Drake Maye has been building throughout the season. The Week 14 bye was somewhat ill-timed for Henry, who posted an 11-188-1 line on 16 targets over New England’s final two games before the off week, averaging an outstanding 3.3 yards per route run in the process.
The Bills gave up a 2-46-0 line on four targets to Henry back in the first meeting between the teams in Week 5, and although Buffalo has generally been very effective at limiting tight-end production, the Bengals’ Mike Gesicki just lit them up for a 6-86-1 line in Week 14. Henry is also more consistently involved at this point than he was earlier in the season, and he’s averaging an excellent 13.6 yards per catch while taking nine of his 45 receptions for 20+ yards.
