Fantasy owners are excited about Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who was among the Fantasy football breakouts last season. He is one of the most talented young running backs in the NFL, giving him plenty of upside in the 2024 Fantasy football rankings. However, veteran teammate David Montgomery has finished with more than 1,000 scrimmage yards and at least six touchdowns in every season of his career. He could continue to take touches away from Gibbs this season, which is a factor to consider heading into 2024 Fantasy football draft prep.
The Dolphins have a similar backfield situation in Fantasy football 2024, with De'Von Achane and Raheem Mostert splitting carries last season. They were both able to post league-winning numbers in Fantasy football, but should you expect their respective usage rates to be an issue this year? Before crafting 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 Jets running back Breece Hall would significantly outperform his sixth-round Fantasy football ADP in 10-team PPR leagues. The result: Hall rushed 223 times for 994 yards and five scores and was also a dynamic receiver out of the backfield, catching 76 passes for 591 yards and four more scores. He'd wind up finishing as the No. 2 running back in CBS Sports PPR leagues behind only Christian McCaffrey.
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 rankings 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 sleepers
One of the 2024 Fantasy football sleepers the model is predicting: Browns running back Jerome Ford. The 24-year-old is in line to take first-team snaps to open the season, as Nick Chubb (knee) is still recovering from offseason surgery. Ford handled first-team reps in spring workouts and headed into training camp atop the healthy depth chart.
He rushed for 813 yards and four touchdowns last season, going over 100 rushing yards against the Steelers and Ravens. Ford was the team's starter from Weeks 3 to 17, averaging 14.9 touches and 66.6 total yards per game as the RB20 in Fantasy. SportsLine's model views Ford as an undervalued player, ranking him ahead of Ezekiel Elliott, Gus Edwards and Jonathon Brooks, among others.
Another sleeper that SportsLine's Fantasy football rankings 2024 have identified: Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin. Godwin took time to round into form as he made his return from ACL surgery, but he found his stride at the end of last season. In fact, he recorded a WR11 and WR13 finish overall in two of his last four games.
Godwin managed to score just two touchdowns last season, but he still finished the year with 83 receptions for 1,024 yards. He has now eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in four of his past five seasons in Tampa Bay and it's possible the Buccaneers' passing game could take a real step forward in 2024 with quarterback Baker Mayfield more comfortable in Year 2. That's a big reason why the model ranks Godwin ahead of fellow wideouts like Terry McLaurin, Marquise Brown and Jayden Reed, all of whom are being drafted ahead of him.See which other Fantasy football sleepers 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. The model says this running back is a shocking top-five option ahead of superstars like Jonathan Taylor and Derrick Henry.You can only see who it is, and the 2024 Fantasy football rankings for every player, at SportsLine.
So which 2024 Fantasy Football sleepers should you target? And which running back shocks the NFL with a top-five performance? Visit SportsLine now to get 2024 Fantasy Football cheat sheets for every single position, all from the model that called Breece Hall's huge season, and find out.
