The Eagles will have a new look offense this year with Saquon Barkley joining a huddle featuring Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. Past Philly running backs like D’Andre Swift and Miles Sanders didn’t factor into the passing game, but that won’t be the case with Barkley, one of the reasons why he’s high up in the 2024 Fantasy football rankings. With that being said, should Hurts being a touchdown vulture in the redzone mean that Barkley has the high potential to be one of the Fantasy football busts 2024?
The former Giant has a lengthy injury history and averaged more than 3.9 yards per carry just once over the last four seasons. So, while Barkley may have a bit more appeal in the 2024 Fantasy football PPR rankings, perhaps you should temper expectations considering the red flags surrounding him. As you begin your 2024 Fantasy football draft prep, be sure to check out the 2024 Fantasy football cheat sheets from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Last year, the model accurately predicted that Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle would fail to live up to his Fantasy football ADP. Waddle’s 2023 Fantasy football ADP was 34.86 overall and he was the 11th receiver off the board on average. He’d go on to notch a 1,000-yard season but only had 72 receptions with four touchdowns and he’d finish as the No. 34 Fantasy football wide receiver 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 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 busts
One of the 2024 Fantasy football busts the model is predicting: Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. After a solid rookie season with 857 scrimmage yards, Robinson added the receiving game to his plate and finished with 1,101 scrimmage yards in 2023. However, Washington has since brought in, perhaps, the NFL’s premier pass-catching back, Austin Ekeler. Robinson may revert to being primarily a two-down player under the Commanders’ new coaching staff in 2024.
Without a fair share of targets, Robinson is fairly pedestrian, having averaged 3.9 and 4.1 ypc in his two seasons. Add in that rookie Jayden Daniels will siphon running opportunities from both running backs and Robinson’s volume is set to take a hit this year. He has a seventh-round 2024 fantasy football ADP, but the model slots him behind Zamir White and Najee Harris, both of whom have ADPs in the 10th round or later.
Another bust that SportsLine’s Fantasy football rankings 2024 have identified: Bears wide receiver Keenan Allen. The 32-year-old has put together a career resume that will be worthy of Hall of Fame consideration when he ultimately hangs up his cleats, but SportsLine’s model is calling for a dip in production in 2024. Allen was traded to the Bears this offseason after spending the first 11 seasons of his career with the Chargers after entering the league as a second round pick out of Cal.
Allen was acquired with the intention of surrounding rookie quarterback Caleb Williams with as many targets as possible. Allen will be competing for targets with Rome Odunze, D.J. Moore, Cole Kmet, and D’Andre Swift. Based on that fact alone, it’s hard to envision a scenario where Allen is once again one of the 10 most targeted pass catchers in the league. Right now, Allen has an ADP of 105 and is going ahead of guys like DeAndre Hopkins, Calvin Ridley, Christian Kirk, Drake London, and Chris Godwin. See which other Fantasy football busts 2024 to avoid here.
How to find proven 2024 Fantasy football rankings
SportsLine is also low on a wide receiver who is being drafted as a top-15 player at his position. The model ranks him outside its top 20 wide receivers for 2024 and expects him to see major regression. You can only see who it is, and the 2024 Fantasy football rankings for every player, at SportsLine.
So which 2024 Fantasy Football busts should you avoid, and which receiver will fail to live up to expectations? Visit SportsLine now to get 2024 Fantasy Football cheat sheets for every single position, all from the model that told you to avoid Jaylen Waddle in 2023, and find out.
