Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was one of the Fantasy football breakouts last year, finishing with 4,108 passing yards and 23 touchdowns. He averaged 8.2 yards per pass attempt and also finished the year with three rushing touchdowns. Houston added wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the mix this offseason, potentially sending both players up the 2024 Fantasy football rankings. When should you draft Stroud with your 2024 Fantasy football picks and which quarterbacks have the opportunity to be among the top 2024 Fantasy football breakouts? Before crafting your 2024 Fantasy football draft strategy, be sure to check out the 2024 Fantasy football rankings and 2024 Fantasy football cheat sheets from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Last year, the model accurately predicted that Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs would carry significantly more value than expected during his rookie season. The result: Gibbs rushed for 945 yards and 10 touchdowns while also catching 52 passes for 316 yards and a score. Gibbs was coming off the board in the middle of the fourth round on average but finished as a top-10 running back in CBS Sports PPR leagues.
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 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 breakouts
One of the 2024 Fantasy football breakouts the model is predicting: Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. The rookie out of Ohio State has outstanding bloodlines -- his father is Hall of Fame wide receiver Marvin Harrison Sr. -- and he is one of the most polished wide receiver prospects to ever enter the NFL. In his final season playing for Ohio State, Harrison caught 67 passes for 1,211 and 14 touchdowns, despite the Buckeyes dealing with some growing pains at the quarterback position.
Harrison is joining a Cardinals offense that has the potential to be very explosive now that Kyler Murray is once again healthy. When Murray has been available, he has proven to be one of the most productive fantasy quarterbacks in the league. Harrison will have the opportunity to establish himself as the Cardinals' No. 1 wide receiver during training camp.
Another breakout that SportsLine's Fantasy football rankings 2024 have identified: Panthers running back Jonathon Brooks. The rookie was dominant in his lone year as a starter at Texas. He averaged 142.5 scrimmage yards per game and better than six yards per carry. He was also effective as a receiver, averaging 10 yards per reception.
Brooks will now play in a Carolina offense that played from behind the majority of last season, so the ability to catch the ball out of the backfield will provide Fantasy owners with upside in his rookie campaign. The model predicts that Brooks' game-breaking potential will see him finish with a bigger Fantasy season than veteran running backs like Austin Ekeler, Ezekiel Elliott and Javonte Williams.See which other Fantasy football breakouts 2024 to pick here.
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SportsLine is also extremely high on a surprising running back you aren't even thinking about being taken in the middle rounds of 2024 Fantasy football drafts. This running back is listed as a shocking top-10 option ahead of superstars like Jonathan Taylor and Joe Mixon.You can only see who it is, and the 2024 Fantasy football rankings for every player, at SportsLine.
So which 2024 Fantasy Football breakouts should you target? And which RB 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 called Jahmyr Gibbs' breakout season, and find out.
