Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers turned into one of the Fantasy football busts before he ever got started last year, throwing one pass before tearing his left Achilles on the fourth play of the game. Rodgers was a top-five option in the Fantasy football QB rankings in 2020 and 2021, winning the NFL MVP in both campaigns. He is one of the most intriguing players to evaluate heading into 2024 Fantasy football draft prep. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (wrist) and Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins (Achilles) are both looking to bounce back from season-ending injuries as well.
Players returning from a serious injury can often turn into busts, but that dynamic can create 2024 Fantasy football sleepers in the 2024 Fantasy football rankings. Which bounce-back players should you include in your 2024 Fantasy football lineups? 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: Raiders receiver Davante Adams. The six-time Pro Bowler's numbers took a dip in 2023 amid the Raiders shuffling quarterbacks, head coaches, offensive coordinators and GMs. Even with all of those midseason changes, Adams produced 103 catches for 1,144 yards and eight touchdowns. With continuity and stability in Las Vegas, Adams could see his numbers rise to the level they were at from 2020-22, when his average stat line was 122-1,607-16.
The veteran showed an increased rapport with rookie quarterback Aidan O'Connell towards the end of last year. The wideout had a pair of 100-yard outings over his last four games in 2023, which matches the number of 100-yard games he had over his previous 18 contests. The SportsLine model has Adams on par with Brandon Aiyuk in its 2024 Fantasy football WR rankings, despite the Niners receiver being drafted multiple rounds earlier on average.
Another sleeper that SportsLine's Fantasy football rankings 2024 have identified: Texans wide receiver Nico Collins. The 25-year-old agreed to a three-year, $72.75 million contract extension at the end of May following his breakout 2023 season. Collins racked up 80 receptions for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns on 109 targets.
However, he is still flying under the radar after Houston signed Stefon Diggs to a one-year deal. Offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik has plenty of reasons to keep Collins as the featured wideout in the offense though, especially after he signed the huge contract extension. SportsLine's model has Collins ranked ahead of wide receivers like DJ Moore and Deebo Samuel, who are both popular Fantasy football picks.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.
