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 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.
Beginning this week, we’re also focusing in one defense that could be set up for success in their game.
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.
Strange returns to this column this week after posting a season-best 6-61-0 line on seven targets in Week 3 against the Texans. The third-year tight end has encouragingly seen his snaps increase over that of the prior game in each of the last pair of contests, and he is the clear top pass-catching option at his position in Liam Coen’s offense.
Trevor Lawrence has had trouble connecting consistently with Brian Thomas Jr., who’s also reportedly battling a wrist injury. Meanwhile, Travis Hunter has averaged just 4.8 yards per target and sports an aDOT of 6.3 yards, while No. 3 receiver Dyami Brown is now dealing with a shoulder injury that forced his exit from the win over Houston.
The 49ers have surrendered a 15-114-2 line on 24 targets to tight ends in the first three weeks, and Strange appears to increasingly have Lawrence’s confidence.
Ayomanor makes a return appearance this week, as he delivered with another TD in Week 3. Additionally, better times could be ahead for the Titans’ air attack considering Tuesday’s news that head coach Brian Callahan is surrendering play-calling duties to QB coach Bo Hardegree, who already has experience bringing along a rookie signal-caller when he served in the QB coach/interim OC capacity for the Raiders during Aidan O’Connell’s rookie 2023 campaign.
Ayomanor was arguably the victim of some of the collateral damage of Callahan’s relatively conservative tendencies in the handling of rookie first overall pick Cam Ward. Ayomanor has still managed a 10-107-2 line on 18 targets through three games and is averaging just over 2.0 yards per route run, so he’s a very viable play under what could be a more aggressive attack despite the talent of the Texans defense.
