Fantasy Football Roundtable: Rookie sleepers we're keeping an eye on in 2026
Which incoming NFL rookies could be fantasy football sleepers in Year 1?
We’ve got a long way to go until the 2026 NFL season and fantasy football. But now that the 2026 NFL Draft is complete, there’s plenty to discuss pertaining to the incoming rookie class. We’ve already discussed the rookies we’re most excited about ; now, our Yahoo analysts Justin Boone, Joel Smyth, Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski join the roundtable to share the rookie sleeper they’re most intrigued by for fantasy in 2026.
The valuable No. 2 job in San Fran is up for grabs Kaelon Black, RB, San Francisco 49ers. I’m going to stay open-minded with Kaelon Black in San Francisco.
The Niners liked him enough to use a third-round pick, and Black’s completion for the RB2 job is not intimidating — Jordan James, Isaac Guerendo. Black didn’t catch the ball much at Indiana but he had a decent receiving profile at James Madison ; perhaps there’s more versatility to him than initially thought. And even if Black merely is a two-down man for the Niners, he’s a physical runner who runs downhill and moves the pile.
He could be a nice fit here. Christian McCaffrey was a touchdown monster last year but his YPC was merely 3. 9, and now he heads into his age-30 season.
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