Aaron Rodgers reported to Green Bay Packers training camp, but after an offseason full of tension, owners could have a hard time gauging where the defending MVP belongs in their 2021 Fantasy football rankings. Between Rodgers’ frustrations and Davante Adams‘ broken-down contract negotiations, the Packers will have plenty of distractions to deal with in the coming months. Rodgers has a 2021 Fantasy football ADP of 43.94, but that number is poised to improve now that he’s in camp.
Meanwhile, Adams has been the first receiver off the board and is atop the 2021 Fantasy football wide receiver rankings. Should you still invest early 2021 Fantasy football picks in Rodgers and Adams after a tumultuous offseason? A reliable set of Fantasy football rankings 2021 can help answer those questions and also guide you to potential 2021 Fantasy football breakouts. Before making any 2021 Fantasy football picks, be sure to check out the 2021 Fantasy football cheat sheets from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Last year, the model predicted Washington Football Team running back Antonio Gibson would be a breakout. He had an eighth-round ADP, but SportsLine’s model had him listed ahead of players such as Leonard Fournette, Tarik Cohen and D’Andre Swift, all of whom were being drafted earlier. The result: Gibson piled up over 1,000 yards from scrimmage and scored 11 touchdowns, making him a top-20 Fantasy back.
The model is powered by the same people who generated projections for all three major Fantasy sites, and it beat human experts last season when there was a big difference in ranking. The projections update multiple times daily, so you’re always getting the best Fantasy football advice.
Now, SportsLine has simulated the entire NFL season 10,000 times and released its latest Fantasy football rankings 2021, identifying several potential Fantasy football breakouts. Head to SportsLine now to see them.
Top 2021 Fantasy football breakouts
One of the 2021 Fantasy football breakouts the model is predicting: Rams running back Darrell Henderson. The former Memphis star was a third-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft but only touched the ball 43 times in his rookie season. However, after Todd Gurley was released, Henderson stepped into a more prominent role and produced a respectable 783 yards and six touchdowns.
After Cam Akers ruptured his Achilles during the offseason, Henderson is in line to become the No. 1 option at running back in a Rams offense that will need a strong ground game to open up options downfield for new starting quarterback Matthew Stafford. With Henderson in line for plenty of touches, the model favors him ahead of ninth-round options like James Robinson and Raheem Mostert despite Henderson going in the 14th round.
Another breakout that SportsLine’s Fantasy football rankings 2021 have identified: 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. San Francisco’s wideout had a productive rookie campaign despite dealing with a quarterback carousel in 2020. Aiyuk finished the 2020 season with 60 receptions for 748 yards and five touchdowns. He played in just 12 games last season, but his 60 catches were a team-high.
Aiyuk had a total of seven outings with at least 15 PPR points last season, and he’s expected to see more one-on-one coverage in 2021 with the return of George Kittle and Deebo Samuel, who both missed numerous games last season due to injury. The model has Aiyuk, who’s being drafted in the eighth-round according to the latest 2021 Fantasy football ADP, outperforming fellow receivers CeeDee Lamb and D.J. Moore, both of whom are being drafted two-rounds earlier than the 2020 first-rounder.
How to find proven 2021 Fantasy football rankings
SportsLine is also extremely high on a second-year running back who will significantly outperform his 2021 Fantasy football ADP. He’s going in the third round on average, but the model says he’ll outperform second-round options like Ezekiel Elliott, Joe Mixon and Nick Chubb. You can only see who it is, and the 2021 Fantasy football rankings for every player, at SportsLine.
So which 2021 Fantasy Football breakouts should you target? And which running back shocks the NFL with a top-10 performance? Visit SportsLine now to get 2021 Fantasy Football cheat sheets for every single position, all from the model that called Antonio Gibson’s huge season, and find out.
