Whether you want to select a running back with one of your first two 2024 Fantasy football picks or incorporate a “Zero RB” 2024 Fantasy football strategy and wait until the later rounds to attack the position, having a strong set of 2024 Fantasy football rankings make a significant difference. Christian McCaffrey was one of the first players and running backs selected last year and owners were rewarded with the second-highest scoring total for FLEX players. However, running backs chosen later like Rachaad White and Raheem Mostert finished in the top five in the Fantasy football rankings last season, so who are 2024 Fantasy football sleepers or breakouts that could perform as league-winners this season? 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: Titans running back Tony Pollard. The 27-year-old signed a three-year, $24 million contract with Tennessee this season and will take over for Derrick Henry as the team’s primary running back. Tyjae Spears, the Titans’ No. 2 running back last season, was second with 100 carries and remains on the roster, but the fact Tennessee spent $8 million annually on Pollard would indicate the organization doesn’t see Spears as a go-to backfield option.
Pollard has rushed for more than 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons. Owners likely expected better production from Pollard last season in Dallas’ offense, so there’s a dramatic overcorrection in Pollard’s 2024 Fantasy football ADP. Brian Callahan enters his first season as Titans head coach after serving as the Bengals offensive coordinator and Cincinnati used Joe Mixon as a bell-cow over his tenure. The model projects a large usage from Pollard and that opportunity makes him a prime candidate as one of the 2024 Fantasy football sleepers.
Consistency is hard to find amongst running backs but Harris is unparalleled in that department as he’s the only running back that has played in all 51 games over the last three seasons. That matters in fantasy, as should Harris being highly motivated in 2024 after the Steelers declined his fifth-year option, making this, in essence, a contract year. Add in that Pittsburgh used its top two draft picks on offensive linemen to better clear running lanes for Harris, and the model likes him more than other RBs such as Tony Pollard and D’Andre Swift in its 2024 Fantasy football rankings. 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.
