The new NFL season begins on Thursday, September 5, when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Baltimore Ravens in the 2024 NFL Kickoff Game. That means 2024 Fantasy football draft prep is officially upon us. Patrick Mahomes is coming off the worst statistical season of his career, but owners appear to be giving him the benefit of the doubt. Kansas City upgraded its receiver room with Marquise Brown and Xavier Worthy, and Mahomes has a 2024 Fantasy football ADP of 26.35. Can you trust Mahomes to produce in line with a third-round pick or should there still be apprehension after he finished as the QB8 in 2023?
With a reliable set of 2024 Fantasy football rankings, you can figure out where to find upside in the middle and later stages of your upcoming drafts and analyze the 2024 Fantasy football tiers. Before locking in your 2024 Fantasy football draft strategy, be sure to check out the 2024 Fantasy football PPR rankings with deep sleepers, breakouts and best values from SportsLine Fantasy football analyst Jacob Gibbs.
A Fantasy Football Today newsletter writer and Beyond the Boxscore podcast contributor, Gibbs uses a data-driven approach that has helped him consistently provide accurate rankings at every position. He has proven to be one of the nation’s most accurate Fantasy rankers in recent years, posting the eighth-most accurate results over the past few seasons, according to Fantasy Pros.
Now, Gibbs has projected every Fantasy-relevant player’s stats and shared his exclusive PPR rankings for the 2024 season, along with plenty of sleepers, breakouts and busts. Head to SportsLine now to see them.
Top 2024 Fantasy football deep sleepers and breakouts
One of the 2024 Fantasy football breakouts Gibbs is predicting: Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. As a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Smith-Njigba’s rookie stat line might be somewhat disappointing. He caught 63 passes for 628 yards and four touchdowns in 17 games and was probably only sniffing your Fantasy football lineups in worst-case scenario situations.
However, he was fighting uphill against two established veteran receivers in Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf and offensive coordinator Shane Waldron used more 12 personnel (two tight ends) than you might expect after spending a first-round pick on a third receiver. New offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb called plays at Washington the last two seasons, where he spread the field and threw the ball well over 60% of the time during that span. So expect heavier Smith-Njigba utilization in 2024.
Another 2024 Fantasy football deep sleeper Gibbs has identified in his 2024 Top 150 PPR rankings: Cardinals running back Trey Benson. James Conner notched his first 1,000-yard rushing season in 2023 and he’s scored 35 touchdowns in three seasons in Arizona. However, he’s missed four games each of the last two years and he’s missed 24 regular-season games now in his seven-year career.
That opens the door for Benson to see meaningful action in his rookie season. The third-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft piled up 2,267 scrimmage yards and scored 24 touchdowns in two seasons at Florida State after transferring from Oregon. He’s also a low-mileage back who only had 349 touches in his collegiate career and just turned 21 in July. See which other Fantasy football breakouts 2024 to pick here.
How to find proven 2024 Fantasy football football rankings
Gibbs is also extremely high on a rookie wide receiver whom he ranks as a top 20 player overall in his 2024 Fantasy football rankings. This youngster is shockingly listed ahead of established veteran wide receivers like Davante Adams and Deebo Samuel. You can only see who it is, and the 2024 Fantasy football rankings for the top 150 Fantasy-relevant players, at SportsLine.
So which 2024 Fantasy Football breakouts and deep sleepers should you target? And which rookie WR shocks the NFL with a top-20 performance? Visit SportsLine now to get 2024 Fantasy Football cheat sheets for every single position, all from one of the most accurate experts in the world, and find out.
