Markus Wheaton Is Fantasy Football’s Top Breakout Sleeper Candidate

August 12, 2014   ·   Chris Roling   ·   Jump to comments


Every now and then, a wideout such as Markus Wheaton comes along and catches the entire fantasy football landscape by surprise.
Let's not pretend this is difficult to see coming.
Owners are right to be skeptical. Led by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers are generally pigeonholed as a run-first team, a notion that is only further intensified by the breakout season of running back Le'Veon Bell last year in his pro debut.
On a more personal note, Wheaton battled injuries and a slew of more experienced names on the depth chart and managed to bring in just six receptions for 64 yards.
So, in a very non-forward thinking sort of way, it makes sense that he continues to sit by the wayside in fantasy drafts with an average draft position of 12.09 as the No. 57 overall receiver off the board.
But those owners with an eye on the future have received affirmation after affirmation this offseason and well into preseason contests that Wheaton ...

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