Fantasy Football Sleepers: 50 Gems Available in Your League for Week 1

With the NFL regular season just a few days away, most fantasy football drafts have been completed. But with injury lists and other facts coming out, many are scrambling to tweak their rosters with some hidden gems or even just one-week fixes.

So let us take a look now at 50 players who could be available in your league and might be able to be a band-aid for a one-week stretch or even a hidden gem. I have them listed in ascending order of the average percentage that the player in question is owned in most leagues.

Alex Smith, QB (San Francisco 49ers)

Average Percentage Owned: One percent

Kerry Collins, QB (Indianapolis Colts)

Average Percentage Owned: One percent

Julius Thomas, TE (Denver Broncos)

Average Percentage Owned: One percent

Cecil Shorts, WR (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Average Percentage Owned: One percent

Dezmon Briscoe, WR (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Average Percentage Owned: One percent

Taiwan Jones, RB (Oakland Raiders)

Average Percentage Owned: One percent

Eddie Royal, WR (Denver Broncos)

Average Percentage Owned: Two percent

Dexter McCluster, WR/RB (Kansas City Chiefs)

Average Percentage Owned: Two percent

David Garrard, QB (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Average Percentage Owned: Two percent

Rex Grossman, QB (Washington Redskins)

Average Percentage Owned: Two percent

Chad Henne, QB (Miami Dolphins)

Average Percentage Owned: Two percent

Harry Douglas, WR (Atlanta Falcons)

Average Percentage Owned: Two percent

Denarius Moore, WR (Oakland Raiders)

Average Percentage Owned: Two percent

Jordan Shipley, WR (Cincinnati Bengals)

Average Percentage Owned: Two percent

Matt Hasselbeck, QB (Tennessee Titans)

Average Percentage Owned: Two percent

Randall Cobb, WR (Green Bay Packers)

Average Percentage Owned: Two percent

Andre Roberts, WR (Arizona Cardinals)

Average Percentage Owned: Three percent

Eric Decker, WR (Denver Broncos)

Average Percentage Owned: Three percent

Jeremy Shockey, TE (Carolina Panthers)

Average Percentage Owned: Three percent

Antonio Brown, WR (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Average Percentage Owned: Four percent

Javon Ringer, RB (Tennessee Titans)

Average Percentage Owned: Four percent

Marion Barber, RB (Chicago Bears)

Average Percentage Owned: Four percent

Kevin Walter, WR (Houston Texans)

Average Percentage Owned: Four percent

Greg Little, WR (Cleveland Browns)

Average Percentage Owned: Five percent

Ben Tate, RB (Houston Texans)

Average Percentage Owned: Five percent

Earl Bennett, WR (Chicago Bears)

Average Percentage Owned: Five percent

Jermaine Gresham, TE (Cincinnati Bengals)

Average Percentage Owned: Five percent

Jacoby Jones, WR (Houston Texans)

Average Percentage Owned: Five percent

Kendall Hunter, RB (San Francisco 49ers)

Average Percentage Owned: Seven percent

Delone Carter, RB (Indianapolis Colts)

Average Percentage Owned: Seven percent

Devin Hester, WR (Chicago Bears)

Average Percentage Owned: Seven percent

Colt McCoy, QB (Cleveland Browns)

Average Percentage Owned: Eight percent

Roy Helu, RB (Washington Redskins)

Average Percentage Owned: Eight percent

Jason Snelling, RB (Atlanta Falcons)

Average Percentage Owned: Eight percent

Derrick Mason, WR (New York Jets)

Average Percentage Owned: 10 percent

Bernard Berrian, WR (Minnesota Vikings)

Average Percentage Owned: 10 percent

Willis McGahee, RB (Denver Broncos)

Average Percentage Owned: 10 percent

Ryan Torain, RB (Washington Redskins)

Average Percentage Owned: 10 percent

Cam Newton, QB (Carolina Panthers)

Average Percentage Owned: 12 percent

C.J. Spiller, RB (Buffalo Bills)

Average Percentage Owned: 12 percent

Stevan Ridley, RB (New England Patriots)

Average Percentage Owned: 14 percent

Donovan McNabb, QB (Minnesota Vikings)

Average Percentage Owned: 25 percent

Lance Kendricks, TE (St. Louis Rams)

Average Percentage Owned: 25 percent

Montario Hardesty, RB (Cleveland Browns)

Average Percentage Owned: 25 percent

Jason Campbell, QB (Oakland Raiders)

Average Percentage Owned: 50 percent

Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB (Buffalo Bills)

Average Percentage Owned: 50 percent

Tim Hightower, RB (Washington Redskins)

Average Percentage Owned: 50 percent

Kyle Orton, QB (Denver Broncos)

Average Percentage Owned: 75 percent

Matt Cassel, QB (Kansas City Chiefs)

Average Percentage Owned: 80 percent

Mark Sanchez, QB (New York Jets)

Average Percentage Owned: 83 percent