Fantasy Football 2025 Sleeper Wide Receivers to Target in Late Rounds

Elite wide receivers are invaluable assets in fantasy football.

So, too, are sleeper pass-catchers who dramatically outperformer their draft position.

The latter lot has our attention here, as we're spotlighting three sleeper wide receivers worth targeting in later rounds for the upcoming 2025 NFL season.

Jakobi Meyers, Las Vegas Raiders (Average Draft Position: 91)

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Meyers just delivered the first 1,000-yard effort of his career while dealing with—how can we put this politely—less than ideal conditions around him? Las Vegas' three uninspiring quarterbacks (Gardner Minshew, Aidan O'Connell and Desmond Ridder) combined to throw 19 touchdowns against 16 interceptions. The Raiders also changed offensive coordinators midway through the 2024 campaign.

Meyers clearly has talent, and now he has a much better environment in which he can show it off.

The offseason additions of quarterback Geno Smith and head coach Pete Carroll could be game-changers for this offense. And while Meyers could perhaps be less involved than a year ago (career-high 129 targets in 15 games), defenses can only pay him so much attention when also having to contend with Brock Bowers and rookie running back Ashton Jeanty.

All of this lines up for Meyers to have perhaps the most efficient season of his career, and maybe that efficiency allows him to post the best volume production to date, too.

Jayden Higgins, Houston Texans (ADP: 124)

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The Texans saw enough in Higgins to take him 34th in this year's draft and immediately reward him with a historic, fully guaranteed contract. There's a non-zero chance they'll see an immediate return on that investment.

Nico Collins is the go-to receiver in Houston, but the depth chart gets scrambled behind him. Tank Dell could miss the entirety of this season while recovering from a devastating knee injury. Veteran Christian Kirk is healthy now, but he missed 14 games over the past two seasons due to an abdominal injury and broken collarbone.

If nothing else, the Texans don't have a defined No. 2 target, and Higgins has a shot at filling that void. He is a 6'4", 215-pounder with a massive catch radius, great hands and just enough speed to make plays down the field.

Last season at Iowa State—where he played with fellow Texans rookie receiver Jaylin Noel—Higgins had 87 receptions for 1,183 yards and nine touchdowns.

Cedric Tillman, Cleveland Browns (ADP: 171)

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Cleveland's quarterback room is wholly uninspiring, but it looks like Joe Flacco is gaining ground on his competitors for the starting spot. That's probably good news for the Browns' receivers, which says plenty about Flacco's (lack of) competition, but also says a bit about the veteran's accuracy and arm talent.

If the Browns can find even competent play from their quarterback, then Tillman has a chance to produce.

He was doing just that last season before a concussion cut his campaign short. Over the four games prior to his injury, he averaged six receptions, 10 targets, 75.5 yards and 0.8 touchdowns.

This receiving room is wide open, and Cleveland should be hoping that Tillman, a 25-year-old who was a third-round pick in 2023, features prominently within in.