Fantasy Football 2024 Cheat Sheet: Printable Draft Rankings and Sleepers to Target

It’s the final weekend before the 2024 NFL season kicks off.

It’s sure to be a busy one in the fantasy football world, where managers will put their offseason of research and analysis to work during their draft.

Regardless which strategy you carry into your talent grab, your goal is the same: Building a championship-caliber roster by maximizing the value of your picks. Successfully identifying a sleeper could go a long way toward making that happen. So, we’ll spotlight three of our favorites here.

Printable cheat sheets for fantasy drafts can be found at ESPN.com.

There were 23 running backs who handled 200-plus carries last season. Rachaad White tied for the second-fewest yards per carry of that group (3.6) and the second-fewest runs of 20-plus yards (three).

White’s volume was incredible (only Derrick Henry had more carries), but he was about as inefficient as any featured rusher around. Maybe that’s why Tampa deemed it necessary to spend a fourth-round pick on Bucky Irving.

Irving was a steady source of electricity over the last two seasons at Oregon. He had 21 touchdowns in 27 games, and his average carry spanned 6.5 yards.

There is a suddenness to his movement, and when he finds an opening, he’ll zip through it in a hurry. He can make defenders miss, and with his elite acceleration, every touch holds big-play potential. He should be involved early on in this offense, and there’s a non-zero chance he surpasses White as Tampa’s primary ball-carrier.

Kyler Murray hasn’t had much luck with injuries of late. He hasn’t had many playmaking pass-catchers at his disposal, either.

If both of these things change this season, his upside legitimately reaches as high as being the best quarterback in fantasy.

The Cardinals already provided the playmaker with No. 4 pick Marvin Harrison Jr., who looks like one of the best rookie receivers to hit the league in years. Everything looks promising on the health front, too, so it’s possible the stage is set for his return to fantasy excellence.

The last time he played a full season (2020), he threw for 3,971 yards and 26 touchdowns, rushed for 819 yards and another 11 scores and trailed only Josh Allen in fantasy points, per FantasyPros. If Murray’s injury risks don’t turn into actual absences, the reward just might be a league-winning quarterback.

Last season, the Jaguars supplied Calvin Ridley and Zay Jones with a combined 200 targets. Neither player remains on the roster, meaning there are a ton of opportunities up for grabs.

Jacksonville presumably wants rookie Brian Thomas Jr. to handle a not insignificant portion of them. After all, the Jaguars spent this year’s No. 23 pick on him and sound eager to get him involved.

“He’s a guy that brings a skill set that we haven’t necessarily had to that level,” general manager Trent Baalke told reporters in April. “He’s [6’3″], 209 pounds and he runs a sub-4.4 [40-yard-dash]. He’s got the production to back it up. We’re just looking forward to getting him in here, getting our hands on him and going to work.”

Jacksonville could lean on veterans Christian Kirk, Evan Engram and Gabe Davis early in the season, but if Thomas looks ready for a major role, the Jaguars won’t hold him back. Last season, when he was sharing targets with No. 6 pick Malik Nabers at LSU, Thomas had 68 receptions for 1,177 yards and 17 touchdowns in 13 contests.