Fantasy Football Sleepers 2016: Top 5 Best Wide Receivers

Anybody can draft Antonio Brown with a top draft selection. It is the middle and late rounds where fantasy championships are won. The smart players look for the best value at the end of their drafts. At this point, all the players have warts, and it takes a bit of research to see if they are being passed over for valid reasons. Heavy is here to help you bolster your receiving core with a few sleepers that could pay off big during the season. The ADP (Average Draft Position) is courtesy of Fantasy Pros and the number is based on an average of six major league sites. Click the arrow on the right side of the above image to see Heavy's top five wide receiver sleepers heading into the preseason. (Getty)

No. 5 Breshad Perriman

Team: Baltimore Ravens

ADP: 158

Outlook: Fantasy players are scared off by Perriman's string of injuries before he has played an NFL down. It is understandable, but he is expected to be good to go by the start of the regular season. Perriman is a big receiver with 4.4 speed. He is going undrafted in most leagues and has a higher upside than most of the other players going in the later rounds. (Getty)

No. 4 Emmanuel Sanders

Team: Denver Broncos

ADP: 64

Outlook: Sanders is going off the board as the 28th wide receiver. The perception is Sanders will not be as productive this season with the combination of Matt Sanchez and Paxton Lynch at quarterback. It is hard to imagine a worse situation than last season with a declining Peyton Manning and a raw Brock Osweiler. Even with the inconsistency behind center, Sanders still managed to get 1,135 yards. He's going in the 6th round or later in a lot of 12-team leagues. Sanders looked like the best receiver on the Broncos last season and has WR1 upside this season. (Getty)

No. 3 Travis Benjamin

Team: San Diego Chargers

ADP: 126

Outlook: Benjamin is just 26 and had his best season last year. He showed flashes of what he is capable of despite being on a terrible team. Benjamin signed with the Chargers over the offseason and finds himself as the second receiver on a team that loves to throw the ball. Philip Rivers is by far the best quarterback he has ever played with. He's worth taking a flyer on especially where he is being drafted. (Getty)

No. 2 Markus Wheaton

Team: Pittsburgh Steelers

ADP: 107

Outlook: Wheaton was inconsistent last season but came on late including a 9 reception game for 201 yards against the Seahawks. With Martavis Bryant suspended for the season it leaves Wheaton with an opportunity to catch a lot of balls in a potent passing attack. You can get Bryant in most drafts past the 10th round. (Getty)

No. 1 Josh Gordon

Team: Cleveland Browns

ADP: 176

Outlook: Gordon's ADP is going to rise now that he is eligible to play this season after serving a four-game suspension. While I would not overpay for him, if you can take a late flyer on him in your draft his upside is worth it. He has not played football in over a year so it is hard to know what to expect. There is plenty of opportunity on a sub-par Browns offense if he can return to form. He has WR1 upside but could turn out to not be anything close to his old self. (Getty)