The New York Giants have had many question marks over the past few seasons, but who was the RB1 entering the season was never one of them. Saquon Barkley may not have lived up to the expectations of being a No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft, but he was one of the most reliable running backs in the Fantasy football rankings and the only true target owners consistently wanted from the Giants with their Fantasy football picks. However, after six seasons with the Giants, Barkley signed with the Eagles, so where does he belong in the 2024 Fantasy football rankings?
Rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers has impressed during training camp after being selected with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He will be the first Giants player selected in many 2024 Fantasy football rankings, but how confident should you feel about the rookie with often-injured Daniel Jones at quarterback and an offense with unproven weapons? 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: Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers. The No. 22 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft set the Ravens rookie record for receptions (77) and receiving yards (858) last season and his chemistry with Lamar Jackson appeared to grow as the season progressed. Flowers had more than 100 receiving yards in two of his final three games of the season, including the playoffs, capped off with five receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown in a loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game.
This will be the second season for the Ravens under offensive coordinator Todd Monken and that familiarity with the system could boost Flowers’ production. Baltimore didn’t make significant upgrades at receiver this offseason, so Flowers should receive a significant target share this season for an offense that could have more deep-play potential with defensive coordinators needing to focus on slowing down the running tandem of Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry. Flowers is going outside the top 25 in wide receiver ADP and the model projects value in that, making him a 2024 Fantasy football sleeper.
Another sleeper that SportsLine’s Fantasy football rankings 2024 have identified: Cowboys wide receiver Brandin Cooks. The well-traveled Cooks’ Dallas tenure got off to a rocky start when he hurt his knee in Week 1, missed Week 2 and then needed a few games to find his footing and role in the Cowboys offense. However, once he did just that starting in Week 6, he was one of the most productive receivers in the league. From Weeks 6 thru 18, Cooks ranked 14th amongst wideouts in Fantasy points, which is in line with his career rankings as was a top 20 Fantasy wide receiver six times over his previous eight seasons.
With CeeDee Lamb on the other side, Cooks will never see a double team, and he plays in an offense that ranked first in points, first in passing touchdowns and third in passing yards last year. With Dallas losing No. 3 receiver Michael Gallup, and no proven options to replace him, Dak Prescott may rely even more on players like Cooks and Lamb this season. SportsLine’s model has Cooks on par with Minnesota’s Jordan Addison, despite the latter having an earlier 2024 Fantasy football ADP. 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.
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