With the new NFL schedule starting in two weeks, fantasy football 2024 drafts are happening daily. Having a 2024 fantasy football strategy ready before the game starts gives managers an edge over their competition. Dual threat quarterbacks are one of the most popular picks in 2024 fantasy football, and for good reason. Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts both recorded 15 rushing touchdowns last season and are among the first quarterbacks taken in the draft. There are several mobile 2024 fantasy football rookie quarterbacks hoping to break out in 2024 fantasy football, including Caleb Williams (Bears) and Jayden Daniels (Commanders).
With a reliable set of live-updating 2024 fantasy football rankings, you'll have an edge as you prepare for the upcoming 2024 fantasy football draft. Before you develop your 2024 fantasy football draft strategy, be sure to check out SportsLine's proven 2024 fantasy football rankings and cheat sheet from their computer model.
Last year, the model accurately predicted Jets running back Breece Hall would significantly outperform his sixth-round fantasy football ADP in 10-team PPR leagues. The results: 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 scores. He ultimately finished as the second-leading running back in CBS Sports PPR leagues behind Christian McCaffrey.
The same model has a proven track record of providing fantasy football tips, identifying AJ Brown as a sleeper in 2020 and accurately predicting Jonathan Taylor's phenomenal season in 2021. Additionally, they have predicted past fantasy football sleepers such as Derrick Henry in 2019, Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara in 2018, and Davante Adams in 2017. Those who bet on these players have gone on to win league titles.
The model is run by the same people who create the projections for the three major fantasy sites, and it beat out human experts last season when there was a huge difference in rankings. Our 2024 Fantasy Football PPR Rankings and 2024 Fantasy Football Standard Rankings are updated multiple times each day, so you'll always get the best fantasy football advice.
Now, SportsLine has simulated the entire NFL season 10,000 times and released its latest fantasy football rankings for 2024, with plenty of sleepers, breakouts and basses: Visit SportsLine now to see the rankings.
Top Sleepers for Fantasy Football in 2024
One of the model's fantasy football sleepers for 2024 is Saints quarterback Derek Carr. After nine seasons with the Raiders, where he threw for 35,222 yards and 217 touchdowns, Carr signed with the Saints this offseason and once again had a solid season. He threw for 3,878 yards and 25 touchdowns with just eight interceptions, finishing in the middle of the pack among starting quarterbacks as fantasy football QB16.
Now, he should benefit from having Alvin Kamara at his disposal all season, with Chris Olave and Rashid Shahid giving him two capable options at wide receiver. Carr isn't flashy, but his consistency should certainly be valuable if you're going to match up at quarterback. The model ranks Carr higher than rookies Jayden Daniels and Tua Tagovailoa, who are both drafted at least 40 spots earlier, on average.
Another sleeper identified in SportsLine's 2024 fantasy football rankings is Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith. The 33-year-old Smith flew under the radar after a disappointing 2023 season, finishing as the 25th-best fantasy QB with an average of 15.3 points per game. But Smith was one of the top sleepers in 2022, throwing for 4,282 yards and 30 touchdowns while completing an NFL-best 69.8% of his passes.
He has one of the NFL's best wide receivers in DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Jackson Smith-Njiba. With Sam Howell next in Seattle's depth chart, it's hard to imagine Smith losing his starting spot this year. SportsLine's model has Smith ranked higher than quarterbacks like Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford, making him a fantasy football sleeper. Find out who else is a fantasy football sleeper for 2024 here.
How to Find Proven Fantasy Football Rankings for 2024
SportsLine is also giving very high ratings to some surprising running backs you might not think of: According to our model, this running back is a shocking top-five selection, ahead of superstars like Jonathan Taylor and Derrick Henry Find out who these running backs are, and each player's 2024 fantasy football rankings, only at SportsLine.
So which sleepers should you target in fantasy football in 2024? And which running back will stun the NFL with a top-five performance? Visit SportsLine now to find out the answers by getting a cheat sheet for every fantasy football position in 2024, from the model that predicted Breece Hall's incredible season.
