Fantasy Football draft prep: Elijah Moore is Dave Richard's favorite sleeper and here's five more he loves

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On the surface, this is probably the craziest sleeper-of-the-year pick I've ever made.

I'm choosing a rookie wideout who played zero preseason games thanks to a quadriceps injury suffered in training camp. A rookie wideout catching passes from a rookie quarterback, no less, all in an offense that's expected to be in the bottom-half of the league in terms of total yards and points. And, he's on the Jets.

So what? Bring. It. On!

The confidence to make Moore my favorite sleeper to draft this year comes from four different places.

His athletic profile: While short in stature, Moore is elusive and nuanced in his movements be it in his routes or evading tackles. He has terrific hands (one drop over 101 targets last year) and plays with an obvious savvy to find open space. It's this combination that helped him explode for 86 catches, 1,193 yards and eight touchdowns in eight games at Ole Miss last year, it's what made him a top-40 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and it's what's helped make him a training camp superstar this summer.

Earlier this offseason, CBS Sports Fantasy editor Dan Schneier did a full scouting report on Moore after breaking down six of his games on coaches film. Here's his complete draft profile with a Dynasty outlook included.

His quarterback: I wouldn't have tabbed Moore if I didn't like his quarterback, but Zach Wilson has looked pretty good. In two preseason appearances, he completed 15 of 20 passes at a clip of 9.55 yards per pass attempt. He didn't seem gun-shy about throwing downfield, and he had more fixable miscommunications and running errors with his pass-catchers (three) than he had off-target throws (one).

His offensive system: The West Coast offense the Jets will run asks receivers to get open in short and intermediate spaces and make plays after the catch. The quarterbacks have to be accurate and able to move around and outside the pocket; the receivers have to hustle to get open before the catch and then juke defenders after. Moore specifically can work as a short-area target like he did at Ole Miss to help move the chains. The hope is that his timing with Wilson is as good as Wilson's timing with Corey Davis in the preseason game at Green Bay.

His team's desperate need for talent: The Jets don't exactly have a ton of explosive playmakers on offense. Michael Carter has the potential to be very good but he's part of a coach-mandated committee. Corey Davis is a former first-round pick who took a while to blossom in Tennessee. The next-best option in New York is Moore, and he just might be better than Carter and Davis. Even if he's not, the coaches cannot possibly keep Moore sidelined when they need guys to make things happen on the field. This point is further underscored by Jamison Crowder's short-term unavailability due to the double whammy of a groin injury and a stay on the reserve/Covid-19 list.

Also helping tilt the scales in Moore's favor is a Jets offense that will probably throw the ball more than they'd like because they'll either be in a lot of competitive games or playing from behind late, thanks in large part to their suddenly depleted defense. It should mean an increase in target opportunities, which, honestly, the coaches should be okay with since they green-lighted a quarterback with their first draft choice.

I'm tentatively penciling in Moore for 110 targets in New York, likely making him the first- or second-most pass-getter from Wilson. His catch rate last year at Ole Miss was a sick 84.3% -- even if that's docked by 20%, he'd still end up with 71 receptions. That should put him close to at least 850 yards (a hair under 12.0 yards per catch; he averaged 12.7 in 2019 and 13.9 in 2020). We haven't talked about touchdowns, but we don't have to: Of the 24 receivers who had 70-plus catches and 850-plus yards last year, 18 finished as top-24 wideouts in PPR points per game and all 24 made the top-30 overall rank.

The hope is Moore can serve as at least a No. 3 receiver or a flex, but with some fortuitous touchdown luck and/or a better-than-expected target share, he can evolve into a solid starter for your team.

Not bad for a guy currently going in Round 12 in CBS leagues, Round 14-plus in ESPN leagues, and Round 11 in Yahoo leagues. I'm ready to lock in Moore way ahead of these ranges in Rounds 9 or 10.

The sleeper I wanted to go with, but his preseason was too good

Everything went right for Meyers this preseason: He cemented himself as the Patriots' best slot receiver, right as the Patriots changed the face of their offense with Mac Jones the starter. That should signal a major change from 2020 when the Patriots averaged 27.3 pass attempts per game, second-lowest in the league.

Except even though the Patriots didn't throw much, Meyers collected a 20.4% target share from their main quarterback for the season, a percentage that exploded to 31.7% in the final 11 games.

Meyers picked up at least a half-step of separation on everyone who covered him this preseason, a carry-over from 2020. Of his four incomplete targets this preseason, three were on off-target throws and only one of those was from Jones. He's taking over the Julian Edelman role in the middle of the field right when the Patriots are veering back to their old version of the offense.

You couldn't ask for a better mid-round pick in PPR leagues, except he's going after Round 10 in every ADP across CBS, ESPN and Yahoo. I truly believe 85 catches and 1,000 yards is on the table for Meyers, along with some touchdowns (he didn't score any last year). If I could pick between him and Moore, I'd take the Patriot.

The sleeper receiver duo to target

In deeper leagues, it's not a bad strategy to pick two receivers from the same team with late picks with the hope that one becomes a viable starter. Look no further than Sin City to find that connection this year.

Henry Ruggs and Bryan Edwards combined for 645 yards and three touchdowns last year. But every story and every piece of gossip out of Raiders camp has been that both have looked good and that Ruggs specifically is going to get force-fed targets in an effort to justify why the Raiders took him with a first-round pick ahead of CeeDee Lamb, Jerry Jeudy and Justin Jefferson.

These are very different receivers -- the shorter, shiftier Ruggs has the afterburners to take the top off of every defense and reel in deep throws, while the burly Edwards is slower but better in competitive catch situations. Both should avoid seeing double coverage as defenses must not only deal with them but also with Darren Waller as an established size/speed mismatch. Las Vegas will also find themselves in high-scoring games where they will need to complete passes to compete, especially in the AFC West. It's enough to hope one of these two will break out with over 100 targets.

Ruggs is the one to draft first in Round 11, which is where his ADP is in ESPN and Yahoo leagues. Most of the people in your league won't know who Edwards is, so you could probably snag him with your last pick. 

A sleeper running back you've heard of lately ...

The J.K. Dobbins season-ending ACL injury opened the door for Williams, who actually put together a nice preseason. He's a big guy with some good speed and the ability to pass protect for his quarterback. The Ravens have had a running back get at least eight carries in 21 of Lamar Jackson's 41 starts (51.2% of the time). After hearing John Harbaugh go on and on about utilizing multiple backs, it wouldn't be shocking to see Williams get 10 touches per game and maybe even ultimately pull even with Gus Edwards in touches from week to week. And if Edwards misses time for any reason, Williams would be a must-start guy.

... and a sleeper running back you haven't

Another Jet?! Yep. While Carter was the best-looking running back for Gang Green this preseason, Johnson wasn't too far behind him. I'm not sure that's saying much as both guys failed to average 4.0 yards per carry, but both had juice and contributed in the passing game. The guy who didn't look good (but did somehow average over 4.0 yards per rush) was Tevin Coleman. If the Jets want to win with speedy running backs, Johnson is the better back to pair with Carter, and Coleman shouldn't get to see much time on the field. Coleman also has a track record of missing time with injuries. The idea is to stash Johnson just to see how his playing time unfolds in the first two weeks of the season.

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