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Fantasy Football Week 1: Deon Jackson leads sleeper picks

Yahoo Fantasy analyst Matt Harmon is joined by Los Angeles Chargers star Austin Ekeler to list five ball carriers who they want to watch during the opening week of the regular season. Hear the full episode of Ekeler’s Edge on Yahoo Fantasy Football Show — and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen.

Sleeper is a nebulous term in fantasy football. One size never fits all with any column. Half of the NFL's starting quarterbacks in a shallow league might be on the waiver wire. And in my deepest league (a 400-pick bloodbath, a five-hour dance Wednesday night) every backup quarterback and WR5 is rostered.