Would it surprise you to learn the Indianapolis Colts scored 25 more points than the Chiefs during the regular season, scored more points than any other team in the AFC South, and that only three teams in the entire conference totaled more points last year? With the Colts coming off one of the best offensive seasons, how should you view their top options such as Anthony Richardson, Jonathan Taylor and Michael Pittman Jr. when finalizing your 2024 Fantasy football rankings? Those three are likely starters for 2024 Fantasy football lineups, but how high should they go with your 2024 Fantasy football picks? Can Richardson remain healthy long enough to be one of the top players in the 2024 Fantasy football QB 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: Jaguars tight end Evan Engram. The former Ole Miss standout is coming off the best season of his career, hauling in 114 receptions for 963 yards and four touchdowns. He finished with at least 60 receiving yards in five of his final six games of the regular season, catching four total touchdown passes during that stretch.
Engram finished as the TE2 overall in PPR formats last year, shattering his previous single-season high for receptions. He heads into the 2024 season as quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s safety blanket, which will make him a high-quality Fantasy asset even amid a revamped offense. Despite those impressive numbers from last season, Fantasy owners are still waiting until the ninth round on average to draft him. The model is expecting Engram to finish ahead of fellow tight ends like George Kittle, Kyle Pitts and Jake Ferguson, all of whom are being drafted ahead of him. See more Fantasy football sleepers 2024 here.
Top 2024 Fantasy football breakouts
One of the 2024 Fantasy football breakouts the model is predicting: Chargers receiver Josh Palmer. Entering his fourth year, Palmer is the Chargers leading returning receiver after the departures of Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. When Williams was lost for the season in Week 3 of last year, Palmer stepped up and produced like a weekly Fantasy starter. During Palmer’s eight games after Williams’ injury, he averaged 70.5 receiving yards, which projects to 1,198 yards over 17 games.
Palmer had 100-yard receiving games in 2023 with Justin Herbert and Easton Stick under center, though having the former back helps the wideout’s prospects. L.A. didn’t use a first-round pick on a receiver or sign a big name in free agency, so Palmer has little competition for targets. There are plenty of passes to go around since Allen’s 987 targets since 2017 are second-most in the NFL. Palmer is someone who could far exceed his 14th round Fantasy football ADP 2024. See more Fantasy football breakouts 2024 here.
Top 2024 Fantasy football busts
As for players to avoid, the model lists Dolphins running back De’Von Achane as one of its 2024 Fantasy football busts. Achane was the RB5 in Fantasy football on a points-per-game basis last year after being selected in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. It didn’t take him long to showcase his potential, rushing for 203 yards and two touchdowns while adding four receptions for 30 yards and two touchdowns against the Broncos in Week 3 in his first extended opportunity.
However, Achane only totaled 100 yards in two of his final seven games, in part due to missing time with injury and with Raheem Mostert leading the NFL in rushing touchdowns. Achane is being selected just outside of the top 10 running backs according to the 2024 Fantasy football ADP, but the model doesn’t project value in him there. Mostert is back again this season and given his success last year, he’s likely to be heavily utilized again. 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.
