Fantasy Football Rankings 2024: Busts from advanced NFL model that nailed Jaylen Waddle's rough season

Missing on early 2024 Fantasy football picks is a recipe for disaster. That's why owners everywhere have to prepare themselves for every potential scenario in the early rounds, particularly in Fantasy football 2024 leagues with randomized draft orders. Running backs like Christian McCaffrey and Saquon Barkley could lead you to a championship, but they both also have extensive injury histories. How do you balance the potential risk and reward and who are some of the potential 2024 Fantasy football busts you need to be aware of?

A reliable set of live-updated 2024 Fantasy football rankings can help you process all the latest NFL news and NFL depth chart movement to help you make the most informed decision in your upcoming drafts. Whether you're thinking about loading up on running back early or going the more risk-averse route with a wide receiver or Travis Kelce in the first round, you want to make sure you've got all the info at your disposal. As you begin your 2024 Fantasy football draft prep, be sure to check out the 2024 Fantasy football cheat sheets from the proven computer model at SportsLine .

Last year, the model accurately predicted that Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle would fail to live up to his Fantasy football ADP. Waddle's 2023 Fantasy football ADP was 34.86 overall and he was the 11th receiver off the board on average. He'd go on to notch a 1,000-yard season but only had 72 receptions with four touchdowns and he'd finish as the No. 34 Fantasy football wide receiver 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 2024 Fantasy football PPR rankings and 2024 Fantasy football standard 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 busts

One of the 2024 Fantasy football busts the model is predicting: Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed. As a rookie, Reed came on strong late in the season, producing double-digit Fantasy points in seven of his last eight games and averaging 17.8 points per game in PPR leagues during that span.

However, Christian Watson wasn't in the lineup for the majority of that stretch and he is back in action at Packers training camp. The strength of Green Bay's wide receivers room is its depth, with Reed and Watson joined by Dontayvion Wicks and Romeo Doubs. That competition for targets is a big reason why the model ranks Reed behind receivers like DeAndre Hopkins and Chris Godwin despite the fact they're being drafted nearly 25 picks later on average.

Another bust that SportsLine's Fantasy football rankings 2024 have identified: Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert. He won a lot of Fantasy owners a championship last season thanks to his touchdown production. He led the NFL in rushing touchdowns (18) despite the fact that he missed the final two and a half games of the season.

However, De'Von Achane burst onto the scene last season and will certainly take away opportunities for Mostert. Achane is the far more explosive back in Miami's backfield, limiting the 32-year-old's effectiveness for Fantasy owners. There are too many concerns surrounding Mostert to make him a viable option at his current ADP, with the model recommending several other running backs who are available later in Fantasy drafts. See which other Fantasy football busts 2024 to avoid here .

How to find proven 2024 Fantasy football rankings

SportsLine is also low on a wide receiver who is being drafted as a top-15 player at his position. The model ranks him outside its top 20 wide receivers for 2024 and expects him to see major regression. You can only see who it is, and the 2024 Fantasy football rankings for every player, at SportsLine .

So which 2024 Fantasy Football busts should you avoid, and which receiver will fail to live up to expectations? Visit SportsLine now to get 2024 Fantasy Football cheat sheets for every single position, all from the model that told you to avoid Jaylen Waddle in 2023 , and find out.