Fantasy football rankings 2024: Breakouts from longstanding NFL model that nailed Jahmyr Gibbs' big season

Few rookies have a breakout season like Sam LaPorta in 2023. Fantasy football 2024 managers are keeping him in mind as they craft their 2024 Fantasy football strategy. The Iowa product logged the most ever points in a PPR league by an NFL rookie tight end. If LaPorta can keep up that pace in the Detroit Lions' pass-heavy offensive scheme, he will be on his way to being the TE1 in 2024 and climb the 2024 Fantasy football rankings. LaPorta is expected to be off the board with one of the top 2024 Fantasy football picks and should be worth his fantasy value after a breakout season.

Which tight ends and receivers should you consider 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: Lions receiver Jameson Williams. The odds have been stacked against Williams in his first two NFL seasons, with a torn ACL derailing his rookie campaign and a suspension impacting his playing time in 2023. With Amon-Ra St. Brown holding down the WR1 spot, Jameson won't be getting the lion's share of passes in 2024.

That said, Williams will see a larger target load if he can become the WR2 after being considered one of the most improved players during the offseason. Detroit was second in the league in passing yards per game last year, so there is room for Williams to get more work. He is projected to go around the 11th round in Fantasy football 2024 drafts and could end up being a steal.

Another breakout that SportsLine's Fantasy football rankings 2024 have identified: Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. He was the No. 1 overall pick but unlike many top picks, he'll head to a Chicago offense that is absolutely loaded with playmakers. D.J. Moore and Cole Kmet are both coming off the best seasons of their career and the offense has added Pro Bowlers Keenan Allen and D'Andre Swift as well as first-round pick Rome Odunze this offseason.

That's an embarrassment of riches and Williams is one of the most highly-regarded quarterback prospects of this generation. The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner threw for 10,082 yards and 93 touchdowns while only throwing 14 interceptions during his career. Now the model ranks him as its top-rated rookie quarterback, predicting that he outperforms veterans like Tua Tagovailoa and Deshaun Watson. 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.