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    2024 Fantasy football draft prep: Rankings, strategy, rookies, advice, top 150 players by NFL insiders

    By CBS Sports Staff,

    2024-08-09
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    Fantasy football 2024 can be a whirlwind and as 2024 Fantasy football injuries mount, having multiple plans of attack is a must. J.J. McCarthy (knee) is out for the season and Sam Darnold will be the starting quarterback in Minnesota. Darnold may not be an attractive Fantasy option outside of in two-quarterback leagues, but how might the journeyman impact the production of Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison in the 2024 Fantasy football WR rankings? Those are the types of questions you'll have to answer before you go on the clock. Whether you're hunting for a 2024 Fantasy football top 150 you can trust or position-specific 2024 Fantasy football rankings that can help you identify potential 2024 Fantasy football breakouts, sleepers, and busts, be sure to see what the 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Bible at SportsLine has to say .

    Prepared by Fantasy experts Jacob Gibbs, Scott Engel, Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings, Megan Shoup, Brandon Howard, Dan Schneier and R.J. White, the Bible is a must-have for any serious Fantasy football player. Gibbs, who powers the Fantasy Football Today newsletter, uses a data-driven approach that has helped him be one of the nation's most accurate Fantasy rankers in recent years. Engel is an inaugural member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association's Hall of Fame and has been a premier analyst and Fantasy personality for 25 years.

    Eisenberg is a senior Fantasy analyst at CBS Sports who appears regularly on CBS Sports HQ and the Fantasy Football Today podcast. Cummings is a senior Fantasy writer at CBS Sports who hosts the Fantasy Football Today Dynasty podcast. Shoup was a 2022 finalist in Best Ball Mania 3 on Underdog Fantasy, one of the biggest Best Ball competitions in the world, and has a very good advance rate to the playoffs historically, reaching Best Ball's postseason with more than 25% of her entries.

    Howard is an experienced Fantasy analyst whose work has appeared at CBS Sports and The Athletic. Schneier is the senior Fantasy editor at CBS Sports and appears regularly with Gibbs on the Beyond the Box Score editions of the Fantasy Football Today podcast. White is SportsLine's No. 1 NFL expert since 2017 who got his start in the Fantasy industry, with his work appearing at AOL Fanhouse, Fantasy Café and other sites prior to joining CBS Sports, where he is the current managing editor of Fantasy and betting content. This team brings decades of Fantasy experience and can give you a huge edge in your league .

    The 2024 Fantasy football primer not only ranks the top 150 players in standard and PPR leagues, it also reveals must-see sleepers, breakouts and busts; breaks down the top rookie QBs, RBs and WRs; tells you which coaching moves will translate to massive Fantasy success and gives you updated mock drafts that can guide your selections. The Fantasy Football Draft Bible also offers detailed strategy tips for whichever league you play in: snake draft, auction or best ball. Head to SportsLine now to see the 2024 Fantasy football draft bible .

    Top 2024 Fantasy football picks

    The Fantasy football draft bible features 2024 Fantasy football sleepers, including:

    Quentin Johnston, WR, Los Angeles Chargers: The No. 21 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft caught 38 passes for 431 yards and two touchdowns in his rookie season but the expectations are that he'll play a much larger role in the offense in 2024. Keenan Allen and Mike Williams were both salary-cap casualties and there's a clear need for receivers to step up.

    "Four Chargers make our list as there's plenty that needs to shake out at both running back and receiver for Jim Harbaugh's offense," White told SportsLine. "Johnston was disappointing as a rookie but carries first-round pedigree, plays in an offense with a quality passer and could emerge as the top option with Keenan Allen and Mike Williams no longer on the team."

    Luke Musgrave, TE, Green Bay Packers: The Oregon State product was a second-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and he caught 34 passes for 352 yards and a touchdown over 11 games in his rookie season. Tucker Kraft will also still factor heavily into the tight end rotation but White is expecting Musgrave to take a step forward and become the clear TE1 in Green Bay before the end of the season.

    "We had Musgrave on our list last year and it didn't pay off, as he only sporadically saw enough targets to be startable in Fantasy. But we know that rookie tight ends often struggle, and he has the ability to make a leap in Year 2 in a passing game without an established pecking order," White said. "A fully healthy season could let him run away with the top tight end job in Green Bay (Tucker Kraft is already dealing with an injury) and deliver top-eight production." Get the full Fantasy football draft guide over at SportsLine .

    How to find proven 2024 Fantasy football rankings

    SportsLine's Fantasy football 2024 draft guide has also identified three potential busts to avoid in the first round. This player has massively inflated numbers and could completely sink your playoff hopes if over-drafted. You can only see who it is here .

    So what is the value of every single player in the 2024 Fantasy football rankings? And which huge busts can sink your season? Visit SportsLine now to see the complete 2024 Fantasy football draft bible, all from a team of proven Fantasy analysts who can give you a huge edge in your league .

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