The Falcons entered last season with high hopes offensively, but poor quarterback play and a struggling offense led to disappointing Fantasy performances from Drake London, Bijan Robinson and Kyle Pitts. The Falcons made offseason adjustments, hiring head coach Raheem Morris while adding quarterback Kirk Cousins in free agency. Cousins completed 69.5% of his passes last year, averaging nearly 20 Fantasy points per game before suffering a torn Achilles in Week 8 that turned him into one of the Fantasy football busts. Is he a quarterback that you should target with your 2024 Fantasy football picks?
Cousins is surrounded by playmakers, with London, Robinson and Pitts all hoping to become 2024 Fantasy football breakouts. Should you target Atlanta's offense during your 2024 Fantasy football draft prep? 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: Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze. The ninth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft led the Washington Huskies with 1,640 receiving yards last season as he and Michael Penix Jr. connected for 92 receptions, which also resulted in 13 touchdowns. He ended his collegiate career with 214 receptions for 3,272 yards and 24 touchdowns in the air with an additional 40 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.
The biggest question surrounding Odunze is where he will pencil into the Bears depth chart. The receiving corps looks crowded ahead of the season with DJ Moore and Keenan Allen already there, although Allen's injury history has kept him from playing a full season. If either Allen or Moore miss time, Odunze can establish himself as Chicago's new downfield threat.
Another breakout that SportsLine's Fantasy football rankings 2024 have identified: Dolphins running back Jaylen Wright. The rookie from Tennessee joins a crowded Miami backfield that already features Raheem Mostert and De'Von Achane, but he has the tools to make an impact during his first NFL season. Wright is an electric playmaker in the open field and is an outstanding blocker in pass protection, which gives the Dolphins coaching staff several reasons to put him on the field.
The 21-year-old ranked fifth in yards after contact per attempt and 13th in elusive rating at the college level last year, according to Pro Football Focus. Mostert is entering his age 32 season and Achane spent time on the IR last year, so the Dolphins clearly felt like they needed another quality option in case one of them gets injured this season. SportsLine's model ranks Wright ahead of running backs Tyler Allgeier and Clyde Edwards-Helaire in its Fantasy football running back rankings, identifying the rookie as a potential Fantasy breakout. See which other Fantasy football breakouts 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 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.
