2024 Fantasy football draft strategy: Tiers, cheat sheets, top breakout players, deep sleepers by NFL expert

While anyone can nail their top 2024 Fantasy football picks, if you really want to impress the rest of the managers in your league, then you want to make a splash with your 2024 Fantasy football deep sleeper picks. Few saw Puka Nacua emerging from a fifth-round pick to become the top rookie wideout a year ago, or predicted that seventh-rounder Isiah Pacheco would lead the Chiefs' backfield in 2022. However, analyzing depth charts, looking at offenses' tendencies and doing a bit of research can better your chances of finding a gem at the end of your Fantasy football 2024 drafts.

Perhaps Chargers TE Stone Smartt could break out, considering how much Jim Harbaugh likes having his tight ends involved in his offenses. Or Commanders WR Noah Brown could surprise, given he should have more opportunities in Washington than he had in Houston. Having the proper 2024 Fantasy football advice would help in identifying overlooked players who could be saviors for your squad. Before locking in your 2024 Fantasy football draft strategy, be sure to check out the 2024 Fantasy football PPR rankings with deep sleepers, breakouts and best values from SportsLine Fantasy football analyst Jacob Gibbs .

A Fantasy Football Today newsletter writer and Beyond the Boxscore podcast contributor, Gibbs uses a data-driven approach that has helped him consistently provide accurate rankings at every position. He has proven to be one of the nation's most accurate Fantasy rankers in recent years, posting the eighth-most accurate results over the past few seasons, according to Fantasy Pros.

Now, Gibbs has projected every Fantasy-relevant player's stats and shared his exclusive PPR rankings for the 2024 season, along with plenty of sleepers, breakouts and busts. Head to SportsLine now to see them .

Top 2024 Fantasy football deep sleepers and breakouts

One of the 2024 Fantasy football breakouts Gibbs is predicting: Cardinals receiver Greg Dortch. While Arizona added Marvin Harrison Jr., it lost both Marquise Brown and Rondale Moore, who were its top two receivers in terms of receptions last year. Thus, there are still targets to go around, and Dortch found a groove late last season. From Weeks 11 through 18, he was a top-50 Fantasy WR and produced more points than the likes of Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen over that stretch.

However, one just has to go back to the 2022 season to see what Dortch can really provide to a Fantasy team if given the opportunities. In the eight games in which Dortch played at least 50% of offensive snaps, he averaged six receptions and 61.3 yards, while scoring twice. With Arizona expected to struggle this year, with the need to throw to get back into games, Dortch could see the field in half the snaps and maintain that production over a full season.

Another 2024 Fantasy football deep sleeper Gibbs has identified in his 2024 Top 150 PPR rankings: Titans running back Tyjae Spears. A third-round pick out of Tulane, Spears backed up Derrick Henry last season and produced 838 scrimmage yards and three touchdowns in his rookie season. Henry is gone now but there will still be competition for carries after the Titans signed former Cowboys running back Tony Pollard.

Spears was targeted 70 times and caught 52 passes for 385 yards and a touchdown last season, so even if Pollard dominates the early-down work like Henry did there should be a role for Spears as a receiving back. However, with Pollard underwhelming as the top option in Dallas, there's potential for Spears to earn the top spot throughout the course of the season and Gibbs thinks that upside is alluring. See which other Fantasy football breakouts 2024 to pick here .

How to find proven 2024 Fantasy football football rankings

Gibbs is also extremely high on a rookie wide receiver whom he ranks as a top 20 player overall in his 2024 Fantasy football rankings. This youngster is shockingly listed ahead of established veteran wide receivers like Davante Adams and Deebo Samuel. You can only see who it is, and the 2024 Fantasy football rankings for the top 150 Fantasy-relevant players, at SportsLine .

So which 2024 Fantasy Football breakouts and deep sleepers should you target? And which rookie WR shocks the NFL with a top-20 performance? Visit SportsLine now to get 2024 Fantasy Football cheat sheets for every single position, all from one of the most accurate experts in the world , and find out.