Fantasy Football Rankings 2024: Sleepers from veteran NFL model that predicted Breece Hall's strong year

Many Fantasy football managers were high on Colts rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson entering last season, but he wasn't one of the Fantasy football breakouts due to an injury. He is among the first quarterbacks going off the board in the 2024 Fantasy football rankings since he brings rushing upside to the table. There are a pair of young quarterbacks joining the mix this season, including reigning Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels. He rushed for more than 2,700 yards over his final three college seasons, but where does he land in the 2024 Fantasy football QB rankings?

No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams is also expected to make an immediate impact, even though he does not have the same rushing upside as Daniels. Should you target either of those rookie signal-callers 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 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: Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith. The veteran threw for 4,282 yards and 30 touchdowns in 2022, completing a league-high 69.8% of his passes. He dealt with regression in 2023, finishing as the QB25 in Fantasy scoring at 15.3 points per game.

However, Seattle has one of the best wide receiver rooms in the NFL, headlined by D.K. Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Smith will also play in a revamped offense under new offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, who coached Michael Penix Jr. at Washington. Smith is being overlooked due to his mediocre 2023 campaign, but SportsLine's model has him ranked ahead of quarterbacks like Matthew Stafford and Aaron Rodgers.

Another sleeper that SportsLine's Fantasy football rankings 2024 have identified: Bengals running back Chase Brown. Joe Mixon was the ball-dominant running back in Cincinnati last season, playing nearly 5x as many snaps as any other Bengals running back. But with Mixon signing with the Texans this offseason after Cincinnati cut him for cap space, there are more than 750 available snaps and 257 carries opened up from Mixon's departure alone.

Brown was selected in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft and although he didn't get many opportunities, he had the most rushing yards, receptions and targets for Bengals running backs other than Mixon. Cincinnati signed veteran running back Zack Moss this offseason, so there will be competition for snaps, but Moss has never been much of a pass-catching running back in the NFL. Brown has been getting praise early in training camp for his ability to catch the ball out of the backfield and if he can do that in the Bengals' pass-heavy offense, he'll see plenty of playing time and can significantly outperform his ADP in 2024 Fantasy football drafts. 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.