Week 14 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet for Sleepers in Deep Leagues

Most fantasy football managers in season-long leagues are staring down the final slate before the postseason. Unfortunately, Week 14 will include more bye weeks and some key injuries.

The Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers will be out of action this week. Injured players like Tee Higgins, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Dalton Kincaid could miss the week as well.

Fortunately, managers may still be able to find viable replacements on the waiver wire. Before we dive into this week's top waiver targets let's run down some updated point-per-reception (PPR) flex rankings.

PPR Flex Top 40, Week 14

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Dolphins RB De'Von Achane

1. De'Von Achane, RB, Miami Dolphins

2. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit Lions

3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Seattle Seahawks

4. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

5. James Cook, RB, Buffalo Bills

6. Chase Brown, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

7. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

8. Bijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons

9. Puka Nacua, WR, Los Angeles Rams

10. George Pickens, WR, Dallas Cowboys

11. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

12. Davante Adams, WR, Los Angeles Rams

13. Trey McBride, TE, Arizona Cardinals

14. Jameson Williams, WR, Detroit Lions

15. Rashee Rice, WR, Kansas City Chiefs

16. Breece Hall, RB, New York Jets

17. Bucky Irving, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

18. Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints

19. Kyren Williams, RB, Los Angeles Rams

20. Josh Jacobs, RB, Green Bay Packers

21. Nico Collins, WR, Houston Texans

22. Quinshon Judkins, RB, Cleveland Browns

23. RJ Harvey, RB, Denver Broncos

24. Derrick Henry, RB, Baltimore Ravens

25. Ladd McConkey, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

26. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Miami Dolphins

27. Javonte Williams, RB, Dallas Cowboys

28. Emeka Egbuka, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

29. A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

30. Brock Bowers, TE, Las Vegas Raiders

31. Saquon Barkley, RB, Philadelphia Eagles

32. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings

33. Jaylen Warren, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

34. Travis Etienne Jr., RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

35. Ashton Jeanty, RB, Las Vegas Raiders

36. Tyler Warren, TE, Indianapolis Colts

37. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, Indianapolis Colts

38. Michael Wilson, WR, Arizona Cardinals

39. Christian Watson, WR, Green Bay Packers

40. Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington Commanders

Sleeper Cheat Sheet, Week 14

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Texans QB C.J. Stroud

Quarterback

1. C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans

2. Tyrod Taylor, New York Jets

3. Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints

4. Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland Browns

5. Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers

Running Back

1. Chris Rodriguez Jr., Washington Commanders

2. Zonovan Knight, Arizona Cardinals

3. Bhayshul Tuten, Jacksonville Jaguars

4. Tyler Allgeier, Atlanta Falcons

5. Blake Corum, Los Angeles Rams

Wide Receiver

1. Adonai Mitchell, New York Jets

2. Jayden Higgins, Houston Texans

3. John Metchie III, New York Jets

4. Devaughn Vele, New Orleans Saints

5. Jayden Reed, Green Bay Packers

Tight End

1. Brenton Strange, Jacksonville Jaguars

2. Dalton Schultz, Houston Texans

3. Harold Fannin Jr., Cleveland Browns

4. Colston Loveland, Chicago Bears

5. AJ Barner, Seattle Seahawks

Deep Sleeper: Isaac TeSlaa, Detroit Lions

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St. Brown's ankle sprain will likely require the Detroit Lions to lean heavily on Jameson Williams and the rest of their receiving corps on Thursday night against the Dallas Cowboys. That's great news for Williams managers, as the Cowboys have surrendered more fantasy points to opposing receivers than any other team.

St. Brown's injury also means that rookie Isaac TeSlaa instantly becomes a high-end sleeper. The Arkansas product was thrust into action last week after St. Brown went down. Against a good Green Bay Packers defense, he managed to produce a season-high 11.5 fantasy points.

TeSlaa should be even more productive this week against a suspect Cowboys secondary, especially with a full week of prep as a significant piece of the game plan.

Managers should be able to land TeSlaa, as he's available in over 90 percent of Yahoo and ESPN leagues.

Deep Sleeper: Dontayvion Wicks, WR, Green Bay Packers

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It's worth checking to see if Christian Watson is still available in your league—he's rostered in less than 60 percent of ESPN and Yahoo leagues. Watson has emerged as Jordan Love's go-to target since returning from last year's torn ACL injury and since tight end Tucker Kraft was lost for the year.

Managers in deeper leagues should check in on Dontayvion Wicks. Though largely an ancillary target in Green Bay, Wicks has the speed to be a big-play threat, which he showcased against Detroit last Thursday.

Wicks finished Week 13 with an impressive 28 fantasy points.

While Wicks' inconsistent role makes him a risk, he has a great matchup against the Chicago Bears this week. Chicago has surrendered the third-most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers. Wicks is available in over 90 percent of Yahoo and ESPN leagues.

Fantasy roster and scoring information from FantasyPros.