The first week of NFL OTAs is over and owners are already on the hunt for 2024 Fantasy football news to help make better decisions during their 2024 Fantasy football draft prep. Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams predictably had ups and downs in his first real taste of life in the NFL, but head coach Matt Eberflus compared the way his team has rallied around the No. 1 overall pick to how the Cowboys rallied around Dak Prescott in the offseason of his rookie season. Should you count on Williams to be one of the 2024 Fantasy football breakouts?
It's critical to target 2024 Fantasy football sleepers and 2024 Fantasy football breakouts while avoiding 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 wide receiver 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 running back 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 Fantasy football rankings 2024, 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: Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins. The 25-year-old is coming off a torn Achilles, suffered in Week 1 of the season with the Ravens. But Dobbins found a new home with the Chargers and after Austin Ekeler left Los Angeles for Washington, Dobbins may be asked to play the most substantial role of his career. Dobbins spent his first three seasons with the Ravens, who often use a running back-by-committee approach, along with Lamar Jackson as an elite rushing quarterback.
Dobbins joins his former Ravens teammate Gus Edwards with the Chargers. Although Justin Herbert can run, he's not Lamar Jackson so those running backs should receive plenty of opportunities. Coach Jim Harbaugh is making his return to the NFL this season with the Chargers and the last time he was a head coach, his 49ers ranked fourth in the NFL in rushing. Dobbins has rushed for 5.8 yards per carry compared to Edwards' 4.9 ypc over their time in Baltimore, so Dobbins could have a strong chance at taking over as the primary back in an offense that has produced elite Fantasy football play from the running back position over the last few seasons. See more Fantasy football sleepers 2024 here.
Top 2024 Fantasy football breakouts
The model is also projecting Cardinals receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. as one of its 2024 Fantasy football breakouts. The Ohio State product is the son of a Pro Football Hall of Famer and it shows in just about every aspect of his game. He's a quality route runner with a prototypical frame (6-foot-3 and 209 pounds) and elite body control. He's also been one of the most productive wide receivers in football the last two seasons.
Harrison caught 144 passes for 2,474 yards and 28 touchdowns over his final two seasons and was a two-time unanimous First-Team All-American. He was also awarded the Fred Biletnikoff Award in 2023 as the nation's top receiver. Now he'll head to Arizona as the top option in a Cardinals passing offense that should be improved with Kyler Murray healthy again and those are big reasons why the model ranks him as a top-10 receiver in his rookie season. See more Fantasy football breakouts 2024 here.
Top 2024 Fantasy football busts
As for players to avoid, the model lists Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa as one of its 2024 Fantasy football busts. Tagovailoa entered the 2023 season with health concerns after sustaining multiple concussions in 2022, but he was the QB5 in Fantasy scoring over the first eight weeks of the season. He struggled after that point, ranked QB20 from Week 9 on with just 245.3 passing yards and 1.2 passing touchdowns per game.
Tagovailoa does not add rushing value and has not proven he can sustain a high level for an entire season. He did not complete a full 17-game NFL schedule until last year, and even then, he struggled to deliver consistent results. SportsLine's model recommends staying away from Tagovailoa, who is overvalued in the 2024 Fantasy football ADP data. 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.
