Each year, we try to quench your thirst for fantasy football sleepers and cheat sheets to get you ready for your drafts. For the past several years, we have given you direct access to Adam Schefter's personal list of early-, mid- and late-round targets. Before being published here, this list was one he would share only with friends and family. Now it has become an annual tradition exclusively for ESPN+ subscribers -- because any friend of fantasy is a friend of Adam's.
This year, we have taken it one step further by giving you the option to watch and listen to Adam deliver his favorite values on his own show:
Click here to watch Adam Schefter's Fantasy Cheat Sheet on ESPN+
Below are some players whom I feel pretty strongly about this season. Obviously, these aren't the only ones I think will excel in 2022, but I feel these players have a real chance to outperform their current draft value. If given a choice at certain junctures in the draft, or in a tiebreaker situation, these are players who will receive strong consideration.
I am in one 12-team league, in which some of these players will not need to be drafted, and one 16-team league, in which some of them might be more valuable. But again, these are players who I believe hold strong value relative to their average draft positions (as of Aug. 23) and are poised to have productive seasons.
I hope this list proves helpful. Good luck this season!
Quarterback
Early rounds
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills (23.6 ADP, QB1)
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs (31.2 ADP, QB2)
Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers (38.0 ADP, QB3)
Middle rounds
Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles (64.6 ADP, QB5)
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers (76.4 ADP, QB7)
Russell Wilson, Denver Broncos (86.8 ADP, QB11)
Late rounds
Derek Carr, Las Vegas Raiders (119.2 ADP, QB14)
Kirk Cousins, Minnesota Vikings (134.2 ADP, QB15)
Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars (148.3 ADP, QB17)
Davis Mills, Houston Texans (Undrafted)
Running back
Early rounds
Christian McCaffrey, Carolina Panthers (3.3 ADP, RB2)
Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints (13.6 ADP, RB7)
Javonte Williams, Denver Broncos (25.9 ADP, RB12)
Saquon Barkley, New York Giants (30.0 ADP, RB15)
Middle rounds
Travis Etienne Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars (60.1 ADP, RB22)
Elijah Mitchell, San Francisco 49ers (76.5 ADP, RB24)
AJ Dillon, Green Bay Packers (103.6 ADP, RB32)
Rhamondre Stevenson, New England Patriots (108.5 ADP, RB33)
Chase Edmonds, Miami Dolphins (114.1 ADP, RB34)
James Cook, Buffalo Bills (126.6 ADP, RB37)
Late rounds
Dameon Pierce, Houston Texans (135.9 ADP, RB40)
Michael Carter, New York Jets (141.5 ADP, RB41)
J.D. McKissic, Washington Commanders (154.7 ADP, RB43)
Brian Robinson, Washington Commanders (167.3 ADP, RB50)
Isiah Pacheco, Kansas City Chiefs (168.6 ADP, RB52)
Khalil Herbert, Chicago Bears (169.7 ADP, RB55)
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Wide receiver
Early rounds
Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings (6.3 ADP, WR2)
Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals (7.7 ADP, WR3)
CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys (19.1 ADP, WR8)
Middle rounds
Jaylen Waddle, Miami Dolphins (44.7 ADP, WR16)
Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos (62.0 ADP, WR23)
Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (71.2 ADP, WR25)
Allen Robinson II, Los Angeles Rams (81.5 ADP, WR31)
Late rounds
George Pickens, Pittsburgh Steelers (149.8 ADP, WR56)
Jahan Dotson, Washington Commanders (154.5 ADP, WR57)
Joshua Palmer, Los Angeles Chargers (163.5 ADP, WR63)
Rondale Moore, Arizona Cardinals (167.6 ADP, WR66)
Romeo Doubs, Green Bay Packers (168.6 ADP, WR68)
Nico Collins, Houston Texans (169.9 ADP, WR73)
Alec Pierce, Indianapolis Colts (Undrafted)
Wan'Dale Robinson, New York Giants (Undrafted)
K.J. Osborn, Minnesota Vikings (Undrafted)
Zay Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars (Undrafted)
Ashton Dulin, Indianapolis Colts (Undrafted)
Tight end
Early rounds
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs (19.5 ADP, TE1)
Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons (38.3 ADP, TE3)
Darren Waller, Las Vegas Raiders (48.0 ADP, TE5)
Middle rounds
Dalton Schultz, Dallas Cowboys (64.7 ADP, TE6)
Dallas Goedert, Philadelphia Eagles (89.0 ADP, TE8)
Dawson Knox, Buffalo Bills (121.2 ADP, TE12)
Cole Kmet, Chicago Bears (141.7 ADP, TE14)
Late rounds
Irv Smith Jr., Minnesota Vikings (159.8 ADP, TE18)
Isaiah Likely, Baltimore Ravens (169.9 ADP, TE28)
Mo Alie-Cox, Indianapolis Colts (Undrafted)
Brevin Jordan, Houston Texans (Undrafted)
Harrison Bryant, Cleveland Browns (Undefeated)