Colts running back Jonathan Taylor had a lackluster 2023 season to say the least, as contract disputes and injuries limited him to 10 games. However, his skillset was on full display over a six-game span that he was on the field, and at 25 years old, he is still in the prime of his career. Taylor will also get the benefit of starting the year with Anthony Richardson under center, and the duo could climb the 2024 Fantasy football QB rankings and 2024 Fantasy football RB rankings.
The anticipation for Taylor to start the season on the right foot is why he is projected to be off the board in the first round according to the latest 2024 Fantasy football ADP. How high should he be in your 2024 Fantasy football rankings? Before crafting your 2024 Fantasy football draft strategy, be sure to check out the 2024 Fantasy football rankings and 2024 Fantasy football cheat sheets from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Last year, the model accurately predicted that Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs would carry significantly more value than expected during his rookie season. The result: Gibbs rushed for 945 yards and 10 touchdowns while also catching 52 passes for 316 yards and a score. Gibbs was coming off the board in the middle of the fourth round on average but finished as a top-10 running back in CBS Sports PPR leagues.
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 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 breakouts
One of the 2024 Fantasy football breakouts the model is predicting: Titans running back Tyjae Spears. Fantasy owners shouldn’t be too worried about Spears being behind newly-acquired Tony Pollard on the depth chart since the former Dallas Cowboy has only played one full season in his career. Plus, Spears got plenty of work playing behind Derrick Henry his rookie season, and Henry had a more productive 2023 campaign.
Spears finished with 100 carries for 453 yards and two touchdowns while adding 50 receiving yards and an additional touchdown, and he has the potential to capitalize on that if he challenges Pollard for play time. His ADP is outside of the top 100, but his growth potential means he could break out in his second season.
Another breakout that SportsLine’s Fantasy football rankings 2024 have identified: Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid. The second-year pro out of Utah is coming off a productive rookie season where he caught 73 passes for 673 yards and two touchdowns. Kincaid flashed his true potential in the Bills’ final two games of the 2023 season, catching 11 passes for 171 yards on 15 targets. With Stefon Diggs no longer in the mix in Buffalo, those numbers will likely become the standard for Kincaid going forward.
Kincaid was a first round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, and is cut in the same mold as today’s top pass catching tight ends. At 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, the 24-year-old is a matchup nightmare for opposing defenses, and he plays with a quarterback in Josh Allen who can push the ball downfield as well as anyone in the NFL. With Diggs out of the way, Kincaid has a very good chance to develop into Allen’s No. 1 target in 2024. See which other Fantasy football breakouts 2024 to pick here.
How to find proven 2024 Fantasy football football rankings
SportsLine is also extremely high on a surprising running back you aren’t even thinking about being taken in the middle rounds of 2024 Fantasy football drafts. This running back is listed as a shocking top-10 option ahead of superstars like Jonathan Taylor and Joe Mixon. You can only see who it is, and the 2024 Fantasy football rankings for every player, at SportsLine.
So which 2024 Fantasy Football breakouts should you target? And which RB 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 called Jahmyr Gibbs’ breakout season, and find out.
