NFL training camps are open and Fantasy football 2024 is just around the corner. There were 27 players last season who eclipsed 1,000 yards receiving, and drafting receivers with your first two 2024 Fantasy football picks has become a seemingly viable strategy. There are only four running backs coming off the board in the first round of 12-team PPR drafts so far this season, while eight wide receivers have come off the board. Which way should you lean in the first round and how should you approach players like Joe Mixon, Derrick Henry, Austin Ekeler, and Saquon Barkley, all of whom changed teams this offseason and moved in the 2024 Fantasy football RB rankings?
With reliable 2024 Fantasy football rankings, you can find value throughout your upcoming drafts and identify potential 2024 Fantasy football sleepers, 2024 Fantasy football breakouts, and 2024 Fantasy football busts. Before setting your 2024 Fantasy football draft strategy, be sure to check out the 2024 Fantasy football rankings and cheat sheets from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Last year, the model accurately predicted that Buccaneers running back Rachaad White was being dramatically undervalued. White was coming off the board in the seventh round on average in 12-team PPR leagues, but he emerged as Tampa Bay's workhorse ball carrier and provided significantly more value than expected, finishing No. 4 at his position. White rushed for 990 yards and six touchdowns while adding 64 catches for 549 yards and three more scores as a receiver. Anybody who followed the model's advice scored an every week starting running back in the middle rounds.
The same model has a proven track record providing Fantasy football tips, identifying A.J. Brown as a sleeper in 2020 and nailing Jonathan Taylor's monstrous season in 2021. Additionally, it's called past Fantasy football sleepers like Derrick Henry in 2019, Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara in 2018, and Davante Adams in 2017. Anybody who banked on players like those made a run at their league title.
The model is powered by the same people who generated projections for all three major Fantasy sites, and it beat human experts last season when there was a big difference in ranking. The 2024 Fantasy football PPR rankings and 2024 Fantasy football standard projections update multiple times daily, so you're always getting the best Fantasy football advice.
Now, SportsLine has simulated the entire NFL season 10,000 times and released its latest 2024 Fantasy football rankings, along with plenty of sleepers, breakouts and busts.Head to SportsLine now to see them.
Top 2024 Fantasy football sleepers
One of the 2024 Fantasy football sleepers the model is predicting: Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts. The former Florida tight end is one of the most physically gifted players to ever enter the NFL, but after going over 1,000 yards as a rookie in 2021, Pitts has struggled with injuries and inconsistencies. The Falcons added a proven quarterback this offseason in Kirk Cousins, and the model is calling for a massive uptick in Pitts' fantasy production.
New Falcons offensive coordinator Zac Robinson runs a system that is dependent on production from the tight end position. Pitts is a matchup nightmare for opposing defenses, and he is now playing in a system that will prioritize his role in Atlanta's offense. Pitts currently has an ADP of 64 in CBS Sports fantasy drafts and is going in the sixth round on average.See more Fantasy football sleepers 2024 here.
Top 2024 Fantasy football breakouts
One of the 2024 Fantasy football breakouts the model is predicting: Bengals running back Chase Brown. A fifth-round pick out of Illinois in the 2023 NFL Draft, Brown was used sparingly behind Joe Mixon in his rookie season. He carried the ball 44 times for 179 yards while catching 14 passes for 156 yards and a touchdown.
However, with Mixon gone, he'll have an opportunity to compete for a larger role in the offense. Cincinnati signed Zack Moss to provide competition this offseason and he's currently listed at No. 1 on the Bengals depth chart, but Brown should see significant reps in the timeshare. That's a big reason why the model ranks him as RB34 despite the fact that he's been the 38th running back off the board on average.See more Fantasy football breakouts 2024 here.
Top 2024 Fantasy football busts
As for players to avoid, the model lists Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers as one of its 2024 Fantasy football busts. Rodgers' first season in New York didn't go as planned. The veteran signal-caller suffered a torn left Achilles four snaps into his first game with the Jets. While he's certainly one of the most recognizable quarterbacks in the league, Rodgers hasn't been the most productive Fantasy football quarterback when healthy.
In fact, he threw 26 or fewer touchdown passes in four of his last six seasons with the Packers. Plus, Rodgers has thrown only one pass in an NFL game in the past 18 months, a major reason why the model is warning Fantasy owners to steer clear of the future Hall of Famer. The model ranks Rodgers outside the top 20 quarterbacks in its 2024 Fantasy football QB rankings, making him one of the top 2024 Fantasy football busts to avoid on draft day.See more Fantasy football busts 2024 here
How to find proven 2024 Fantasy football football rankings
SportsLine is also extremely high on a surprising quarterback you aren't even thinking about being taken in the middle rounds of 2024 Fantasy football drafts. This quarterback is listed as a shocking top-10 option ahead of stars like Trevor Lawrence and Aaron Rodgers.You can only see who it is, and the 2023 Fantasy football rankings for every player, at SportsLine.
So which 2024 Fantasy Football sleepers, breakouts and busts should you target and fade, and which QB shocks the NFL with a top-10 performance? Visit SportsLine now to get 2024 Fantasy Football cheat sheets for every single position, all from the model that nailed Deebo Samuel as a bust last year, and find out.
