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 that currently have sub-20% start or roster rates 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.
Chubb’s current sub-20% start rate gives us a big name to start this week’s article with, and his relatively sparse usage by fantasy managers is at least slightly surprising.
The four-time 1,000-yard rusher looks healthier than he did in 2024 with the Browns, was encouragingly involved in the passing game in Week 2 (2-29 line on two targets), and boasts a 38.5% broken-tackle rate through his first pair of games despite tough matchups against the Rams and Buccaneers’ run defenses.
Chubb appears to have a firm grasp of the lead role and appears to have regained the explosiveness to gain some yards after contact, something he was amply capable of before his injury.
Ayomanor has been getting plenty of press in sharp fantasy circles since preseason, and even though he’s yet to deliver his first breakout game, it seems to be bubbling up under the surface.
As has already been mentioned in various pieces of OWS content, Ayomanor had the most unrealized air yards in Week 1. He then mustered a 4-56-1 line on six targets in Week 2, making an OBJ-like one-handed grab down the right sideline and a fantastic hustle play that resulted in a contested-catch TD.
Ayomanor currently lays claim to a whopping 39.7% of the Titans’ air yards, is drawing a target on 48.8% of his routes, and owns a solid 73% snap rate. The Colts’ defense did an admirable job against Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle in Week 1 but allowed 42- and 23-yard gains to Troy Franklin and Marvin Mims, respectively, in Week 2.
