Yahoo’s Justin Boone Names Mid‑June Sleeper WRs and TEs for 2026 Fantasy Drafts
He uses recent OTA reports, roster departures, and rehab progress to identify late‑round receivers and tight ends with upside.
Overview
- Boone published two Yahoo Sports sleeper pieces in mid‑June that translate offseason signals into concrete late‑round targets at wide receiver and tight end.
- Rashid Shaheed is highlighted as a potential Seahawks No. 2 receiver after standing out in OTAs and getting positive beat‑writer notes about increased usage, making him a WR3/flex target at his current ADP.
- Jayden Reed and Josh Downs are singled out as value plays because Green Bay and Indianapolis lost key receivers, giving Reed a clearer path to snaps and Downs an expanded role with Michael Pittman Jr. no longer taking targets.
- At tight end, Greg Dulcich is presented as a sleeper in Miami due to roster turnover and repeated OTA targeting, while Gunnar Helm and A.J. Barner are noted for early‑season upside based on coaching praise and rehab progress.
- Boone frames these recommendations as conditional bets that depend on health, training camp performance, and coaching depth‑chart decisions rather than guaranteed outcomes.