Bo Nix could become one of the 2024 Fantasy football breakouts to target on draft day. The Oregon standout was the 12th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and figured to be a potential backup on the Denver Broncos. However, a strong showing in two preseason games led head coach Sean Payton to tap Nix at the Broncos' Week 1 starter. Nix has the second-best 2024 Fantasy football ADP among 2024 Fantasy football rookie quarterbacks behind only Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels. Could the former Oregon Duck be the breakout star among your 2024 Fantasy football picks? 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: Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. Buying into early hype about a rookie receiver can be risky, especially one with Hall of Fame pedigree. However, there is so much excitement about Harrison that he has a higher ADP than veteran wideouts like Cooper Kupp and Davante Adams. He is also listed better than Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson, who were ahead of him on the depth chart in his first year at Ohio State.
Harrison totaled 67 receptions for 1,211 yards and 14 touchdowns during his junior year, which earned him Heisman Trophy consideration. Now, he will be Arizona's WR1 and is expected to shoulder the bulk of the workload, especially with Zay Jones suspended and little competition in the receiving corps. A full season of connecting with Kyler Murray could make Harrison a high-impact player on any Fantasy football roster.
Another breakout that SportsLine's Fantasy football rankings 2024 have identified: Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid. The former Utah standout had a solid rookie season, catching 73 passes for 673 yards and two touchdowns. Buffalo dealt wide receiver Stefon Diggs during the offseason, sending the All-Pro wide receiver to the Houston Texans in a move that should result in an increased role for Kincaid in his second professional season.
Kincaid was a first round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, and is cut in the same mold as today's top pass catching tight ends. At 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, the 24-year-old is a matchup nightmare for opposing defenses, and he plays with a quarterback in Josh Allen who can push the ball downfield as well as anyone in the NFL. With Diggs out of the way, Kincaid has a very good chance to develop into Allen's No. 1 target in 2024.See which other Fantasy football breakouts 2024 to pick here.
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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.
