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Rookie drafts are slowing. Prospecting is wrapping. Non-Points Scoring season shifts to training camp news, depth chart analysis, and narrative street. With most player transaction movement complete, we have an opportunity to identify Dynasty Sleepers, players loaded with the potential to raise their value.
Our Dan Hindery has created the awesome Dynasty Trade Value Chart Plus. This tool is loaded with player values, a new trade calculator, and an easy-to-use trade database that provides real-world examples of completed Sleeper Dynasty trades. The tool can be customized to your league with an easy connection to Sleeper.
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The positional rankings used in this piece came from Dan's value chart. They meant as an acknowledgment of how sharp Dan is relative to the market. Using that as a baseline forces an even sharper lens. You do not need me to tell you that Jonathon Brooks could rise in value if he becomes the Panthers' starting running back.
Tight End Value Risers
Terrance Ferguson, LA Rams (TE22)
It's understandable to write Ferguson off after a subpar rookie season that the Rams followed up by selecting Max Klare on Day 2 of the 2026 draft. Most of the time, when a team immediately takes a player at the same position, frustration or disappointment in development is the primary cause. In this case, it should be viewed as a commitment. The Rams have been at the forefront of the tight end package explosion, a central conversation in fantasy football. Selecting Klare allows you to make Ferguson your nominal WR3 while still providing a backup plan if he is forced out of the lineup. Nacua and Adams will fairly dominate targets and talk, but Ferguson is primed to break out.
ACTION: Aggressively explore trade prices in all formats.
- Ferguson for 2027 3rd
- Ferguson for 2026 3.04
- Ferguson & Rashid Shaheed for Jake Ferguson
Elijah Arroyo, Seattle (TE28)
The redshirt tight end parade continues. Arroyo landed in a seemingly wide-open tight end room, only to see A.J. Barner emerge as a trusted safety blanket for Sam Darnold. Arroyo’s versatility was a key highlight of the Seahawks summer camp, but his role was being designed on the fly as few players can match his physical traits. We should see it start to come together in 2026. Cooper Kupp served as a coach on the field for Klint Kubiak’s scheme. He showed there is little left in the tank. Kubiak moved up as the Raiders' coach, and Brian Fleury takes over. Fleury has spent his entire career coaching linebackers and tight ends, the perfect coach to unlock Arroyo’s physical talent.
ACTION: Aggressively explore trade prices in all formats.
- Arroyo & Phil Mafah for 2026 4.09 & 4.10
- Arroyo for 2028 3rd
- Arroyo for Hunter Henry
- Arroyo & 2026 3.04 for Chigoziem Okonkwo
Mason Taylor, NY Jets (TE35)
Speaking of AJ Barner. The Jets could pull the rich man’s version of the 2024 Seattle tight end room that saw the second-year Barner deliver a TE14 season in the wake of Arroyo’s selection. Kenyon Sadiq fairly dominates the headlines for the Jets as the uber-athletic 16th overall selection in 2026. There is ample development needed. While that takes place, it should not be shocking to see Taylor emerge as the every-down, inline tight end. The Jets loaded up skill talent with Sadiq and Omar Cooper Jr., along with adding Adonai Mitchell at the 2025 trade deadline. The most likely outcome sees Garrett Wilson and Taylor as the two players who stay on the field in all packages while the team rotates through Sadiq, Cooper, and Mitchell. The constant presence can allow Taylor a strong positional finish in an overlooked situation.
ACTION: Add if available, throw into the back of trade packages.
- Taylor for 2026 5.01
- Taylor for Dont'e Thornton Jr.
- Taylor & Devin Neal for 2027 3rd
- Taylor for Dalton Schultz