What is a sleeper?

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(04-13-2022, 05:01 PM)puddycat Wrote: I keep seeking Alec Pierce mentioned as a sleeper prospect.  He is a likely 3rd round prospect.  I get that players picked lower than 3rd rarely become starters, but 3rd rounders rarely don't make the team and 4th/5th round picks still have ~75% chance of making a roster.
FYI: IMO a sleeper is a 3rd/4th rounder who starts day 1 or a 5th or later who is a starter in their 1st contract.

I think of a "sleeper" in the NFL draft as a player that pundits and scouts are under rating or a player that others seem to overlook.   Typically, it is a player in later rounds.