In its list of sleepers, busts and breakouts for the 2020 fantasy football season, ESPN included Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock as a potential sleeper candidate. Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton made the potential bust list.
A “sleeper” is a player who outperforms his average draft position. For example, if you select Lock toward the end of your draft and he ends up ranking among the top fantasy QBs, he was a sleeper in your draft.
Here’s what Tristan H. Cockcroft wrote about Lock’s fantasy prospects:
He wasn’t nearly as raw a prospect in a five-game, season-ending stint as you might think. His 64.1% completion and 19.1% off-target passing rates, as well as his 2.3 TD-to-interception ratio, were all within range of the league’s averages. The Broncos then loaded up at wide receiver in the draft, adding Jerry Jeudy and KJ Hamler to a group that already included Courtland Sutton and Noah Fant. Lock now has one of the most intriguing up-and-coming groups of receivers in the league with which to work, so he at least should be a viable matchups play in 2020.
Stephania Bell, Cockcroft’s colleague at ESPN, described Lock as a player who “has all the ingredients at his fingertips for a breakout season.”
Broncos fans shouldn’t reach for Lock in fantasy but he will have great upside as a QB2 going into his second season in the league.
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