Thankfully, the 2024 fantasy football season is just around the corner. Each year, fantasy players want to construct their team with a proper mix of good-value players and upside sleepers while avoiding players with high bust potential.
- 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Kit
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- 2024 Dynasty Fantasy Football Draft Kit
- Fantasy Football Mock Draft Simulator
Fantasy Football Values, Busts & Sleepers: NFC West
Fantasy Football Sleepers to Target
Matthew Stafford (LAR): ADP 144.7 | QB20
The quarterback position has never been deeper for fantasy players. While Stafford isn’t someone fantasy players should draft in a 1QB league, the future Hall of Famer is one of my top targets in superflex leagues this year. The veteran was QB15 last season, averaging 16.2 fantasy points per game, positing a higher average than multiple big-name passers, including Tua Tagovailoa (15.9), Joe Burrow (14.7), and Deshaun Watson (14.5). While that improved from his injury-riddled 2022 season, it was still well below his first year in Los Angeles.
However, Stafford was outstanding and a potential league winner off the waiver wire in the second half of the 2023 season once all his weapons were healthy. The former No. 1 overall pick was the QB6 from Week 12 through Week 17, averaging 284.2 passing yards, 2.5 touchdowns, and 20.8 fantasy points per game. With Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp likely healthy for Week 1 and the emergence of Jordan Whittington, Stafford has the weapons needed to push for a top-three finish in passing touchdowns in 2024.
Greg Dortch (ARI): ADP 254.3 | WR81
While Marvin Harrison Jr. and Trey McBride are the focal points of Arizona’s passing attack, the Cardinals have appealing late-round draft targets at wide receiver. Michael Wilson is a popular sleeper candidate following Zay Jones‘ five-game suspension. However, my favorite sleeper wide receiver on the team is Dortch. The veteran has never been a must-start wide receiver for fantasy football. Yet, Dortch has been productive when given an opportunity. He averaged 11 half-point PPR fantasy points per game in the four contests with more than four targets last season.
Furthermore, Dortch shined in 2022, with Rondale Moore missing half the year. The veteran averaged 10.6 fantasy points per game in the eight contests he played at least 50% of the snaps that season. Dortch posted a similar fantasy points per route rate to his former teammate Marquise Brown (0.23 vs. 0.26) last year (per Fantasy Points Data). Meanwhile, Kyler Murray targeted a slot receiver on 29.5% of his pass attempts in 2023. Don’t be surprised if Dortch puts up low-end WR3 numbers this year.
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