Printable 2024 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet (2024)

Your 2024 fantasy football draft is fast approaching, and training camp, preseason and roster cuts have shaken up the NFL landscape. Maybe the prep work you were doing early in August has been drastically changed, or maybe you were waiting until the dust settled before you got yourself geared up to draft.

The 2024 Sports Illustrated fantasy football draft kit is your best place for in-depth prep. We have you covered from the basics (rankings, sleepers, busts to avoid) to much deeper analysis that will let you dominate your league.

There are over 100 articles in there — it has everything you need to know before you draft. But sometimes you don't have time for 100 articles worth of strategy, and sometimes you need something handy to print out to have with you while you draft.

That's where this 2024 fantasy football cheat sheet comes into play. We've got a one-page rankings printout for you plus a quick overview of some of the highlights from our draft kit that will help you prep for your draft in minutes instead of hours.

So to start things off, let's look at rankings.

You can find and print our latest rankings cheat sheet (updated August 27) at this link (PDF file) or this link (JPG file)

If you want a deeper look at the most up-to-date rankings from SI Fantasy insiders Michael Fabiano and Jen Piacenti, you can click through to any of our full articles as well:

  • Top 200 Player Rankings
  • QB Rankings
  • RB Rankings
  • WR Rankings
  • TE Rankings
  • Defense Rankings
  • Kicker Rankings
  • Auction Draft Values

Sleepers, Busts & Breakouts Cheat Sheet

Here we'll include links to articles if you want deeper analysis on any of these players, but to save you some time we've also compiled a quick-hitting list of our top sleeper picks, breakout candidates and busts to avoid in your 2024 fantasy football drafts.

Sleepers

  • Bryce Young, QB, Carolina Panthers
  • Drake Maye, QB, New England Patriots
  • Sam Darnold, QB, Minnesota Vikings
  • Bo Nix, QB, Denver Broncos
  • Jonathon Brooks, RB, Carolina Panthers
  • Jaylen Warren, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Tyjae Spears, RB, Tennessee Titans
  • Trey Benson, RB, Arizona Cardinals
  • Chase Brown, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Ty Chandler, RB, Minnesota Vikings
  • Rico Dowdle, RB, Dallas Cowboys
  • Kimani Vidal, RB, Los Angeles Chargers
  • Blake Corum, RB, Los Angeles Rams
  • Audric Estime, RB, Denver Broncos
  • Ladd McConkey, WR, Los Angeles Chargers
  • Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Seattle Seahawks
  • Brian Thoms Jr., WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Jameson Williams, WR, Detroit Lions
  • Keon Coleman, WR, Buffalo Bills
  • Xavier Worthy, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
  • Curtis Samuel, WR, Buffalo Bills
  • Rashid Shaheed, WR, New Orleans Saints
  • Ja'Lynn Polk, WR, New England Patriots
  • Josh Palmer, WR, Los Angeles Chargers
  • Hunter Henry, TE, New England Patriots
  • Tyler Conklin, TE, New York Jets
  • Mike Gesicki, TE, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Greg Dulcich, TE, Denver Broncos
  • Hayden Hurst, TE, Los Angeles Chargers

Check out any of the following articles below for more sleeper analysis:

  • QB Sleepers
  • RB Sleepers
  • WR Sleepers
  • TE Sleepers
  • Rookie Sleepers

Breakout Candidates

  • Anthony Richardson, QB, Indianapolis Colts
  • Jayden Daniels, QB, Washington Commanders
  • Caleb Williams, QB, Chicago Bears
  • Will Levis, QB, Tennessee Titans
  • De'Von Achane, RB, Miami Dolphins
  • Isiah Pacheco, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
  • James Cook, RB, Buffalo Bills
  • Kenneth Walker III, RB, Seattle Seahawks
  • Zamir White, RB, Las Vegas Raiders
  • Garrett Wilson, WR, New York Jets
  • Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Arizona Cardinals
  • Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints
  • Drake London, WR, Atlanta Falcons
  • Malik Nabers, WR, New York Giants
  • Zay Flowers, WR, Baltimore Ravens
  • George Pickens, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Jayden Reed, WR, Green Bay Packers
  • Trey McBride, TE, Arizona Cardinals
  • Dalton Kincaid, TE, Buffalo Bills
  • Kyle Pitts, TE, Atlanta Falcons
  • Brock Bowers, TE, Las Vegas Raiders

Check out any of the following articles below for more breakout analysis:

  • QB Breakouts
  • RB Breakouts
  • WR Breakouts
  • TE Breakouts

Busts to Avoid

  • Justin Herbert, QB, Los Angeles Chargers
  • Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Miami Dolphins
  • Trevor Lawrence, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Aaron Rodgers, QB, New York Jets
  • Kyren Williams, RB, Los Angeles Rams
  • Aaron Jones, RB, Minnesota Vikings
  • Tony Pollard, RB, Tennessee Titans
  • Raheem Mostert, RB, Miami Dolphins
  • Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Browns
  • Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders
  • Puka Nacua, WR, Los Angeles Rams
  • Stefon Diggs, WR, Houston Texans
  • Calvin Ridley, WR, Tennessee Titans
  • Keenan Allen, WR, Chicago Bears
  • Tyler Lockett, WR, Seattle Seahawks
  • Christian Watson, WR, Green Bay Packers
  • Adam Thielen, WR, Carolina Panthers
  • David Njoku, TE, Cleveland Browns
  • Dallas Goedert, TE, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Cole Kmet, TE, Chicago Bears
  • Jonnu Smith, TE, Miami Dolphins

Check out any of the following articles below for more busts analysis:

  • QB Busts
  • RB Busts
  • WR Busts
  • TE Busts

We have a full guide to fantasy football snake draft strategies to win your league that includes more analysis on each of these strategies, but here's a quick rundown of the top 10 tips:

  1. Know your league rules
  2. Use a tiered rankings draft strategy (check out our QB tiers, RB tiers, WR tiers and TE tiers for more)
  3. Don't be afraid to fill your bench early
  4. Be bold at defense and kicker
  5. Target dual-threat quarterbacks
  6. Strategically target depth based on your starters
  7. Trust your gut
  8. Prepare yourself to be flexible
  9. Pay attention to other teams' rosters
  10. Target high-volume offenses
Printable 2024 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet (2024)

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What is the best position to pick first in fantasy football? ›

Round 1, Picks 1-12: Draft a wide receiver

Anyone missing out needs to pivot to a wide receiver. No quarterback or tight end is worth a first-round pick this year.

Who should I pick #1 overall in fantasy football? ›

Top Target: Christian McCaffrey (Player Profile)

McCaffrey should be the 1.01 because he is far ahead of his competition.

Who to pick at 4 fantasy football? ›

Perfect 2024 fantasy football draft strategy, round by round for 12-team leagues: Pick No. 4. A top-five wide receiver is guaranteed: The first six picks in most drafts should be Christian McCaffrey and the top-five wide receivers. Ja'Marr Chase is the ideal option from the fourth pick.

Who to pick at 6 fantasy football? ›

Now, if Breece Hall or Bijan Robinson makes it to 6th overall, take one of those guys without hesitation and don't be afraid to start your team with two RBs. If things break right, You could end up with Puka Nakua or Marvin Harrison Jr. in the second round. Ideally I wouldn't exceed WR9 in my rankings (Nacua) at 2.6.

How to add tiers to FantasyPros cheat sheet? ›

You'll see an "Insert Tier" button populate that will let you insert a tier. You can easily drag and drop tiers as needed or delete one by clicking the X to the right of the tier. With tags, we now use emojis for the cheat sheet tags. To add a tag to a player, click Add Tag and select up to 3 emojis for that player.

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The Manual Draft Assistant and the Draft Assistant w/ Sync are included with our MVP, HOF, and GOAT subscriptions. Both Draft Assistants include our enhanced Draft Simulator, Cheat Sheet Creator, and Draft Analyzer. The MVP subscription starts as low as $5.99/mo.

How do you create your own fantasy football tier list? ›

To create Tiers, simply click on “Edit Rankings” from the Cheat Sheet Creator. When you mouse over rankings, you'll see a link appear between rows called “create a tier” - simply click on this link to create a tier. You'll also be able to drag-and-drop the tier or delete it once it's created.

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