Derrick Henry signed a two-year, $16 million contract with the Ravens this offseason. The future Hall of Fame running back has been one of the most unstoppable runners for nearly the last decade and now he joins one of the best rushing franchises. Henry comes from being the focal point of the Titans’ offense, but now that he’s paired with Lamar Jackson and a more explosive offense, where will the fall in the 2024 Fantasy football rankings? Will Jackson and Henry continue their elite rushing ability for 2024 Fantasy football lineups, or should your 2024 Fantasy football strategy factor in the possibility that one runner may steal the show?
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: Saints running back Alvin Kamara. Now entering his eighth NFL season, the veteran missed the first four games while serving a suspension in 2023 and finished with a career-low 694 rushing yards. However, he made up for that to a large extent with his involvement in the New Orleans passing attack.
In 13 games, Kamara was targeted 86 times and came down with a staggering 75 receptions for 466 yards. He scored six total touchdowns and now only has 10 TDs in his last two seasons. However, he scored 67 times over his first five years in the NFL and he might be in line for more scoring opportunities in 2024. The model ranks Kamara ahead of running backs like De’Von Achane and Isiah Pacheco, who are being drafted at least two rounds earlier on average. See more Fantasy football sleepers 2024 here.
Top 2024 Fantasy football breakouts
One of the 2024 Fantasy football breakouts the model is predicting: Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. Rookie quarterbacks often struggle to finish in the top 10 in Fantasy football scoring, but not many quarterbacks like Caleb Williams have come around lately. He also has one of the best skill position units in the NFL with D.J. Moore, Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze at wide receiver, D’Andre Swift at running back and Cole Kmet at tight end.
Williams, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, won the Heisman Trophy as a sophomore after throwing for 4,537 yards and 42 touchdowns with five interceptions while adding 10 rushing touchdowns in 2022. He followed that with 3,633 passing yards and 30 touchdowns while rushing for 11 scores in two fewer games as a junior before declaring for the NFL Draft. Williams averaged 314.2 passing yards per game over his two years at USC and the model projects him to be a starting quarterback for 2024 Fantasy football lineups in 10-team leagues and a 2024 Fantasy football breakout performer. See more Fantasy football breakouts 2024 here.
Top 2024 Fantasy football busts
As for players to avoid, the model lists Lions running back David Montgomery as one of its 2024 Fantasy football busts. Montgomery had a sensational season in his first year in Detroit, rushing for 1,015 yards and 13 touchdowns. However, he could see a significant decrease in usage following the breakout season that Jahmyr Gibbs showcased in 2023.
In May, Lions general manager Brad Holmes said Gibbs should “see more of the load” this season, which doesn’t bode well for Montgomery’s Fantasy value. Montgomery will still get chances to score in the red zone, but Gibbs is expected to get the majority of the work in the passing game, which further dampens Montgomery’s Fantasy football outlook. That’s a big reason why the model ranks him as RB25 in its 2024 Fantasy football RB rankings, behind backs like Aaron Jones and D’Andre Swift, who are both being drafted later. 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.
