Fantasy Football Week 10 Cheat Sheet: Identifying Sleepers for Deep Leagues

Four teams are on bye in Week 10: the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots and New York Jets. So, fantasy lineups will need some adjusting and, particularly in deeper leagues, depth will be tested.

Fortunately, there are some quality sleepers who deserve attention as potential bye week fill-ins with longer-term upside. We'll analyze three here, at each of the major skill positions: quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, running back Rachaad White and wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson.

All three are available to pick up in over 77 percent of leagues, per FantasyPros, and deserve to be on everyone's radar. As for the forgotten skill position, tight end, here are two guys who you should take a look at this week (and beyond): Greg Dulcich (33.5 percent rostered) and Cole Kmet (26.1 percent).

Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, San Francisco 49ers

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INGLEWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 30: Jimmy Garoppolo #10 of the San Francisco 49ers calls a play in the huddle during warm ups before the game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on October 30, 2022 in Inglewood, California. The 49ers defeated the Rams 31-14. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)

Full transparency here: I don't think Jimmy G is a great, or particularly good, NFL quarterback. A good, maybe great, game manager, sure, but his arm strength, accuracy and general gunslinging have never been inspiring.

Nevertheless, Jimmy can get the ball to people in the short and intermediate ranges…which just might be enough for fantasy (and real-world) prowess in a Kyle Shanahan offense. The 49ers already had juice on offense (no pun intended) with Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle (and Kyle Juszczyk). Now, they've added Christian McCaffrey, who already has a three-touchdown game with the 49ers and has likely further acclimated following their Week 9 bye.

It doesn't matter how good your deep ball is when you're throwing to yards-after-the-catch demons, so Garoppolo—rostered in 29.2 percent of leagues—is already an intriguing sleeper. What puts him over the top, though, is San Francisco's schedule. From Weeks 10 to 13, the 49ers will play the Los Angeles Chargers, Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins. All are plus-matchups at the moment and could help catapult him from desperation replacement to reasonable pickup.

Rachaad White, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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TAMPA, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 06: Tom Brady #12 hands the ball off to Rachaad White #29 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third quarter of a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Raymond James Stadium on November 06, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Don't even ask why White qualifies for this list. Already one of the best handcuffs to roster in the league, it's a mystery that the Buccaneers rookie is only rostered in 27.1 percent of leagues.

Looking solely at the box score, White has been narrowing the gap between him and Leonard Fournette. In Week 8's 22-27 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Fournette saw 12 opportunities (nine carries and three targets) to White's 7 (four carries and three targets). In Week 9's 16-13 win over the Los Angeles Rams, Fournette had 16 (nine carries and seven targets) while White got 11 (eight carries and three targets).

It's not a ridiculous jump by any means, but that's about 8 percentage points closer to an even workload—with White receiving 44.8 percent of the two's Week 9 opportunities.

Fournette may remain the starter, but the murmurings about White's role grow louder each week. Even if he doesn't outright take the job yet, he's already started receiving drives to himself and that opportunity, meshed with his youthful dynamism, grants immediate upside as a potential flex play.

(If White isn't available in your league and you can survive an even deeper play with long-term upside, consider the Los Angeles Rams' Kyren Williams or Pittsburgh Steelers' Jaylen Warren.)

Wan'Dale Robinson, WR, New York Giants

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JACKSONVILLE, FL - OCTOBER 23: New York Giants wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson (17) runs with the ball as Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Arden Key (49) makes the tackle during the NFL Football match between the Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Giants on October 23, 2022 at TIAA Bank Field, FL. (Photo by Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

After eight games, the Giants don't have a single receiver with over 20 catches nor a single receiver with more than one touchdown. Further, there's just one receiver on the team with 200-plus yards: Darius Slayton, with 232.

Kadarius Toney has been traded, Kenny Golladay remains an enigma and breakout rookie tight end Daniel Bellinger is out with an orbital fracture. Where does all of this leave New York? Without a top pass-catcher, outside of Saquon Barkley.

Enter, 2022 second-rounder Wan'Dale Robinson. He's not much of a field stretcher, but neither is Daniel Jones. He may not be averaging a ton of targets per game right now (four), but…neither are any of New York's other active receivers (all averaging fewer than four).

Robinson missed Weeks 2 to 5 with a knee injury and has been used inconsistently since his return. Still, despite not playing over 69 percent of the snaps in any of his last three games, the rookie scored a touchdown in one and saw eight targets in another. Now, coming off of the bye, there's no reason that Robinson shouldn't be more integrated into the offense. With his upside and the team's void at receiver, he should be rostered in far more than 23.6 percent of leagues.