We highlight three fantasy football sleeper picks for the NFL's three-game Thanksgiving slate, including Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Hollywood Brown
13:11 ET, 25 Nov 2025Updated 13:11 ET, 25 Nov 2025
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Hollywood Brown lines up to run a route
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Hollywood Brown had 30 receptions for 302 yards and three touchdowns in the first six weeks of this season(Image: Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
Three marquee matchups will take place on Thanksgiving Day, each of which features plenty of prominent fantasy football assets.
It should be obvious to start players like Patrick Mahomes, CeeDee Lamb, Jahmyr Gibbs and Derrick Henry, all of whom will take the field on Thursday. Here, we focus on lesser-known and owned players to consider for your fantasy football lineup.
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Sleepers, also known as players that you typically wouldn’t start or have on your team at all, are always a risk given their tendency to bust. But when they boom, it hits like no other.
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Let’s get into our three favorite fantasy football sleepers for the Thanksgiving slate.
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Isaiah Likely, TE, Baltimore Ravens
Likely has had an underwhelming campaign after entering the season as a potential top target in the Ravens offense.
In eight games this season, Likely has just 13 receptions and 128 receiving yards.
The reason he is a sleeper candidate for Week 13 is his matchup against the Bengals defense. Not only does Cincinnati allow the most points (32.7) and yards (259.8) per game of any NFL team, but they match up especially poorly against opposing tight ends.
As he showed at various points the past few seasons, Likely has wide receiver-like skills and the ability to make huge plays.
Baltimore Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely catches a pass against the Jets
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Isaiah Likely caught six touchdowns last year, but is yet to record one in 2025(Image: Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
Owned in just 11 percent of Sleeper fantasy leagues, Likely could be worth a punt in deeper league formats.
Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
Brown is the clear fourth pass catching option on Kansas City’s offense behind Travis Kelce, Rashee Rice, and Xavier Worthy, but NFL fans know the talent ‘Hollywood’ possesses from his days as a deep threat in Baltimore and Arizona, and even earlier this season for Patrick Mahomes.
Facing a Cowboys defense that allows big plays for fun, Brown can get in on the action on Thanksgiving at Jerry World. On the season, Dallas allows the second-most fantasy points per game to opposing wide receivers (39.1).
Entering Week 13, Brown is rostered in just 23 percent of Sleeper fantasy leagues.
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Mitch Tinsley, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
In Week 12, Tinsley stepped up in place of the suspended Ja’Marr Chase and injured Tee Higgins, catching his second touchdown of the season and finishing with a season-high 10.9 fantasy points.
Chase will return for the Bengals’ Thanksgiving night tilt in Baltimore, but Higgins (concussion) has been ruled out, giving Tinsley another opportunity.
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You never know where the ball might go in a Joe Burrow-led offense, and with Cincinnati’s backs against the wall in the playoff race and Burrow set to start for the first time since Week 2, Tinsley could be called upon to produce.