Heading into Fantasy football draft prep 2024, one team that had an impressive offseason and looks primed to contend in the AFC is the Houston Texans. The Texans have one of the top quarterbacks in the 2024 Fantasy football rankings, reigning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year C.J. Stroud, and were able to bolster their roster around him. Houston kicked the offseason off with a bang when it acquired All-Pro wide receiver Stefon Diggs in a trade with the Bills. They followed that up by trading for former Bengals running back Joe Mixon. With both additions, the Texans now project to have one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL with multiple players sitting near the top of the initial 2024 Fantasy football QB rankings and 2024 Fantasy football WR rankings.
It's critical to target 2024 Fantasy football sleepers and 2024 Fantasy football breakouts while avoiding 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 wide receiver 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 running back 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 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: Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts. The Falcons have made several changes this offseason that will positively affect Pitts' Fantasy value. Atlanta signed veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract this offseason. Cousins targeted tight ends on 27% of his passes in 2023, the fifth most of any QB in the NFL in 2024.
Pitts should also benefit from the departure of fellow tight end Jonnu Smith, a favorite of former head coach Arthur Smith who often poached snaps from Pitts. The talented tight end played all 17 games in 2023 after suffering a season-ending MCL sprain in his right knee in Week 11 of the 2022 campaign. Pitts eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in his rookie season and is expected to be heavily involved in Atlanta's new-look offense in 2024.See more Fantasy football sleepers 2024 here.
Top 2024 Fantasy football breakouts
The model is also projecting Cardinals receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. as one of its 2024 Fantasy football breakouts. The son of the Hall of Famer of the same name, the younger Harrison was a two-time consensus All-American at Ohio State. He led the Big Ten in receptions, yards per catch and receiving touchdowns in 2023, and he led all of Division I in receiving scores over the last two seasons combined. Besides his pedigree and production, Harrison landing in an ideal situation makes him an intriguing breakout candidate.
The Cardinals lost Marquise Brown and Rondale Moore in the offseason, their two leading receivers in terms of catches last year. There's a huge void out wide for Arizona, and Harrison gets to catch passes from a proven NFL QB in Kyler Murray, unlike many other top-drafted wideouts who went to teams with QB concerns. With the Cards coming off back-to-back 4-13 seasons, they're expected to struggle again, so being behind often in games plays to Harrison's advantage with Arizona needing to throw the ball. The SportsLine model slots Harrison above DeAndre Hopkins in its 2024 Fantasy football rankings, and it has him as the top rookie wideout in Fantasy.See more Fantasy football breakouts 2024 here.
Top 2024 Fantasy football busts
As for players to avoid, the model lists Bears receiver Keenan Allen as one of its 2024 Fantasy football busts. Allen was acquired by the Bears in an offseason trade with the Chargers with the intention of surrounding rookie quarterback Caleb Williams with as many weapons as possible. Allen spent the first 11 seasons of his career with the Chargers after entering the league as a second-round pick out of Cal.
While Allen was highly productive during his tenure with the Chargers, the model is calling for him to fall short of expectations in Chicago. The 32-year-old wide receiver has a 2024 Fantasy football ADP of 80 in standard PPR leagues, picked ahead of players like Stefon Diggs and Davante Adams. There will undoubtedly be some growing pains for Williams as a rookie, and Allen will be competing for targets with DJ Moore, Rome Odunze, and Cole Kmet.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.
