Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa relied heavily on his receivers to gain yards after the catch last season. Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle were both top 12 players in this statistic. Tagovailoa finished the season first in the league in passing yards but was the ninth-best QB in fantasy football QB rankings. He barely runs the ball, which limits his overall fantasy football projections for 2024. Will Tagovailoa be able to replicate that success this season, or will he end up on the top of fantasy football duds for 2024?
Tagovailoa also has fantasy football matchups against San Francisco and Cleveland coming up in the late rounds, which could be playoff matchups for fantasy owners. Both the 49ers and Browns had strong pass defenses last year, but strength of schedule should be considered when developing your 2024 fantasy football strategy. Before finalizing your 2024 fantasy football draft strategy, be sure to check out SportsLine fantasy football analyst Jacob Gibbs’ 2024 fantasy football PPR rankings, including deep sleepers, breakouts and best value.
Gibbs, a writer for the Fantasy Football Today newsletter and contributor to the Beyond the Boxscore podcast, uses a data-driven approach to provide consistently accurate rankings at every position, and he’s proven to be one of the most accurate fantasy rankers in the country over the past few years, ranking eighth-most accurate over the past few seasons, according to Fantasy Pros.
Now, Gibbs is projecting every fantasy-relevant player’s stats and sharing his exclusive PPR rankings for the 2024 season, as well as a host of sleepers, breakouts and misses. Visit SportsLine now to find out.
Top deep sleepers and breakouts in fantasy football for 2024
One of Gibbs’ projected fantasy football breakouts for 2024 is Seahawks wide receiver Jackson Smith-Njiba, who had a respectable rookie season in 2023, recording 63 receptions for 628 yards and four touchdowns.
Smith-Njiba is averaging 10 yards per reception and should benefit from the Seahawks’ signing of new play-caller Ryan Grubb this offseason, as Grubb has dialed in at least 170 targets for the slot receiver over the past three years. A 2023 first-round draft pick, he could make a serious run at unseating Tyler Lockett for the No. 2 receiver spot in Seattle’s offense, meaning fantasy owners can expect an increased workload for Smith-Njiba in 2024.
Another 2024 fantasy football deep sleeper named by Gibbs in his Top 150 PPR rankings for 2024 is Cardinals wide receiver Greg Dortch. Dortch was effective for fantasy owners late last season, scoring at least 11 PPR points in four of his final seven games. Over the past two seasons with Arizona, Dortch has 76 catches for 747 yards and four touchdowns in 32 regular season games during that span.
He is expected to join an Arizona offensive line that also features Kyler Murray, Marvin Harrison Jr. and James Conner. Harrison Jr. is expected to attract a lot of double teams this season, giving fantasy owners more opportunities to see Dortch in action. In addition to his future role on the offensive line, Dortch is also expected to be part of the return mix, boasting career averages of 21.0 yards on 37 kick returns and 8.0 yards on 62 punt returns. Find out which other breakout picks you should be looking at in fantasy football in 2024 here.
How to Find Proven Fantasy Football Rankings for 2024
Gibbs also thinks very highly of the rookie wide receiver, ranking him in the top 20 overall players in his 2024 fantasy football rankings. It’s surprising to see this young player ranked higher than veteran wide receivers like Davante Adams and Deebo Samuel. Only at SportsLine can you find out who this player is, and see the top 150 fantasy-relevant players in his 2024 fantasy football rankings.
So which breakout players and deep sleepers should you target in fantasy football in 2024, and which rookie WR will wow the NFL with a top-20 performance? Visit SportsLine now to get the answers, with a cheat sheet for every 2024 fantasy football position from one of the world’s most accurate experts.