You don't want to build a 2024 Fantasy football strategy around a team's opponent in Week 1, but a favorable early-season schedule can be a tiebreaker when it comes to your 2024 Fantasy football picks. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will open the 2024 NFL schedule against the Commanders, who allowed the most points in the NFL last season. Each of their first eight games are against teams that ranked in the bottom eight in opposing points per game, so could that give a boost in the 2024 Fantasy football rankings to wide receivers like Mike Evans and Chris Godwin?
Whether you're hunting for a 2024 Fantasy football top 150 you can trust or position-specific 2024 Fantasy football rankings that can help you identify potential 2024 Fantasy football breakouts, sleepers, and busts, be sure to see what the 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Bible at SportsLine has to say.
Prepared by Fantasy experts Jacob Gibbs, Scott Engel, Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings, Megan Shoup, Brandon Howard, Dan Schneier and R.J. White, the Bible is a must-have for any serious Fantasy football player. Gibbs, who powers the Fantasy Football Today newsletter, uses a data-driven approach that has helped him be one of the nation's most accurate Fantasy rankers in recent years. Engel is an inaugural member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association's Hall of Fame and has been a premier analyst and Fantasy personality for 25 years.
Eisenberg is a senior Fantasy analyst at CBS Sports who appears regularly on CBS Sports HQ and the Fantasy Football Today podcast. Cummings is a senior Fantasy writer at CBS Sports who hosts the Fantasy Football Today Dynasty podcast. Shoup was a 2022 finalist in Best Ball Mania 3 on Underdog Fantasy, one of the biggest Best Ball competitions in the world, and has a very good advance rate to the playoffs historically, reaching Best Ball's postseason with more than 25% of her entries.
Howard is an experienced Fantasy analyst whose work has appeared at CBS Sports and The Athletic. Schneier is the senior Fantasy editor at CBS Sports and appears regularly with Gibbs on the Beyond the Box Score editions of the Fantasy Football Today podcast. White is SportsLine's No. 1 NFL expert since 2017 who got his start in the Fantasy industry, with his work appearing at AOL Fanhouse, Fantasy Café and other sites prior to joining CBS Sports, where he is the current managing editor of Fantasy and betting content. This team brings decades of Fantasy experience and can give you a huge edge in your league.
The 2024 Fantasy football primer not only ranks the top 150 players in standard and PPR leagues, it also reveals must-see sleepers, breakouts and busts; breaks down the top rookie QBs, RBs and WRs; tells you which coaching moves will translate to massive Fantasy success and gives you updated mock drafts that can guide your selections. The Fantasy Football Draft Bible also offers detailed strategy tips for whichever league you play in: snake draft, auction or best ball.Head to SportsLine now to see the 2024 Fantasy football draft bible.
Top 2024 Fantasy football picks
The Fantasy football draft bible features 2024 Fantasy football busts, including:
Trey McBride, TE, Arizona Cardinals: McBride became known to many Fantasy football players for the first time after his 10 receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown against the Ravens in Week 8. From then on, he finished as TE4 overall, including Week 18. McBride fell slightly to TE6 on a points-per-game basis over that span, but in many weeks, he was the clear No. 1 target and often by a wide margin. But McBride has competition this season after the Cardinals selected Marvin Harrison Jr. with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and McBride going as a top five TE in many 2024 Fantasy football drafts may leave managers disappointed.
"I expect McBride to have a pretty solid season, but either he or Marvin Harrison Jr. may fail to live up to lofty expectations," White told SportsLine, "and if McBride goes back to his usage in the passing game for the early part of the season and starts seeing around five targets per game, it's going to be hard to finish high enough to avoid being a bust."
Kyren Williams, RB, Los Angeles Rams: You can't predict injuries, but you also can't ignore trends right in front of you. Williams was the Fantasy football breakout star last season, leading the NFL in rushing yards per game (95.3) while totaling 15 touchdowns. However, he only played 12 games due to injuries and he missed eight games the season before with injuries. The Rams seemingly protected themselves by selecting Blake Corum, who starred at Michigan, in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft and given Williams' injury history and high ADP, he's a risky pick in 2024 Fantasy football drafts.
"Williams had a phenomenal breakout season last year to finish second in PPG behind Christian McCaffrey at running back, but foot issues continue to dog him as he missed OTAs earlier this summer," White said. "Even before that, the Rams drafted a running back earlier than anyone expected to theoretically help share the load with Williams, so even if he stays healthy it's very possible he doesn't finish as a top-10 back."Get the full Fantasy football draft guide over at SportsLine.
How to find proven 2024 Fantasy football rankings
SportsLine's Fantasy football 2024 draft guide has also identified three potential busts to avoid in the first round. This player has massively inflated numbers and could completely sink your playoff hopes if over-drafted. You can only see who it is here.
So what is the value of every single player in the 2024 Fantasy football rankings? And which huge busts can sink your season? Visit SportsLine now to see the complete 2024 Fantasy football draft bible, all from a team of proven Fantasy analysts who can give you a huge edge in your league.
