With Fantasy Football starting for Week 1, some of the best fantasy waiver free agent pickups that couple be sleepers include Terrance Williams, Markus Wheaton, Justin Hunter, Michael Floyd, Cody Latimer, Ricardo Lockette and Riley Cooper and some of those players are still available in many Yahoo Sports, ESPN and CBS fantasy leagues after the opening game of the season.
The Cowboys open the season with the 49ers and while San Fran has a great defense, Williams could end up having a big game, as the Niners are dealing with injuries and other issues all over the D. The Broncos have Wes Welker out and that makes Cody Latimer and Andre Caldwell very good pickups, while Ronnie Hillman also could be a sleeper. Markus Wheaton is expected to step up for the Steelers and he could move into one of the starting roles and is a solid pickup as well.
Floyd likely has been drafted in most leagues, but he could be available in some and he is a major pickup for the season, as he could be a WR1 with Larry Fitzgerald. Justin Hunter and Kendall Wright are considered breakout candidates in Tennessee, while Riley Cooper looks to follow up his career season by stepping into the starting lineup for DeSean Jackson. Wheaton is a player to watch, as Emmanuel Sanders is now gone and that makes two in two years after Mike Wallace left and now he should be in with Antonio Brown on the outside.
Wheaton comes in after having just six catches last season in 12 games, but he should be a very good option this year, as he is stepping in for Sanders, who had 67 catches last season. Wheaton should take over that spot in the offense and he could be in line with his college stats, which saw him go for 91 catches and 1244 yards with 11 touchdowns as a senior at Oregon State.
Williams has the chance to be a very solid sleeper after the season he had last year, as he has great speed and big play ability after going for 16 yards per catch. Williams had 44 catches in 16 games last season for 736 yards and now he could be the number two option next to Dez Bryant and with how much the Cowboys pass the ball, he could have a very good season. Williams had five touchdowns last year and while he is coming in with a back injury, it is not expected to keep him out for Week 1.
Justin Hunter and Kendall Wright are considered breakout players this season and while Wright is getting a ton of attention, Hunter has been under the radar a bit. Hunter is a better pickup in deeper leagues, but he has the potential to be a WR3 or WR2 this season if Jake Locker or Zach Mettenberger play well. Last season Hunter had just 18 catches in 14 games, but he averaged nearly 20 yards per catch and with his speed he could be a big play threat. Nearly a quarter of his catches last season went for touchdowns and with his speed he will be a main target for the team after a strong training camp.
