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Fantasy Football Week 1 Cheat Sheet: Deep Sleepers Who Could Emerge

The beauty of fantasy football sleepers is their ability to awaken at any time.

All it takes is the right matchup or the ideal opportunity for an otherwise off-the-radar player to become very much on it.

Week 1 features several deep sleepers—players available in more than 50 percent of Yahoo Sports leagues, per Fantasy Pros—who can carry their fortunate owners into the winner's circle. We'll break down our favorite three below.

Frank Gore, RB, Buffalo Bills (15 Percent Owned)

You know how the entire football world seems deathly afraid of 30-year-old running backs?