Talk coming out of the Cowboys training camp is that the team could try to slow down its offense this season. Dallas, with a high-tempo offense under offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, ranked eighth in plays per game (65.4) last season. This was ideal for anyone who owned players like Dak Prescott, Tony Pollard and CeeDee Lamb, but head coach Mike McCarthy could slow the offense down to allow the defense more rest this season. With Kellen Moore now serving as the Chargers’ offensive coordinator, how will this impact the 2023 Fantasy football rankings? Scheme is critical when it comes to forming a 2023 Fantasy football strategy.
Should you elevate Chargers players in the 2023 Fantasy football rankings now that Moore is their offensive coordinator? How should Dallas’ possible philosophy change impact your 2023 Fantasy football picks? Before crafting your 2023 Fantasy football draft strategy, be sure to check out the 2023 Fantasy football rankings and cheat sheets from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Last year, the model accurately predicted that Cowboys running back Tony Pollard would dramatically outperform his eighth-round Fantasy football ADP in PPR leagues. The result: Pollard supplanted Ezekiel Elliott as the most productive option in the Dallas backfield and finished the season with 1,378 scrimmage yards and 12 touchdowns. He finished as the No. 8 running back in PPR formats and finished ahead of Aaron Jones and Dalvin Cook, who both had top-10 overall ADPs.
The same model has a proven track record providing Fantasy football tips, also identifying A.J. Brown as another sleeper in 2020 and players like Julio Jones and JuJu Smith-Schuster as Fantasy football busts last season. Additionally, it’s called past Fantasy football sleepers like Derrick Henry in 2019, Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara in 2018, and Davante Adams in 2017. Anybody who banked on players like those made a run at their league title.
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 2023 Fantasy football PPR rankings and 2023 Fantasy football standard rankings 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 2023, along with plenty of sleepers, breakouts and busts. Head to SportsLine now to see them.
Top 2023 Fantasy football sleepers
One of the 2023 Fantasy football sleepers the model is predicting: Patriots receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. The six-year veteran had 78 receptions for 933 yards and three touchdowns in Kansas City last season in an offense focused on spreading the ball around. He made the most of his opportunities with his best catch percentage (77.2%) of his career after securing 78 of 101 targets.
Smith-Schuster will likely take on a larger role in New England this season as the presumed No. 1 receiver with other pass-catching options such as DeVante Parker, Kendrick Bourne and tight end Hunter Henry to support Mac Jones. Jones is entering his third NFL season, which is always a pivotal year for quarterbacks, and the Patriots will want to find out if they have their franchise quarterback in New England. This could lead to more passing opportunities and Smith-Schuster as the established veteran will quickly earn the trust of Jones and Bill Belichick.
Another sleeper that SportsLine’s Fantasy football rankings 2023 have identified: Lions running back David Montgomery. The attention during Lions training camp has been on rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs and there’s no question that he’ll have a significant role in the offense. However, Montgomery wasn’t given a three-year, $18 million contract during free agency to be an afterthought.
Montgomery proved he was capable of handling a significant workload in four years with the Bears, piling up 4,849 scrimmage yards and 30 touchdowns while averaging nearly 270 touches per year. He doesn’t have elite speed, but he regularly makes defenders miss and is a reliable receiver. Montgomery has a 2023 Fantasy football ADP of 61.07, but the model has him outperforming Breece Hall and Kenneth Walker III, who are both going at least 20 picks earlier on average. See which other Fantasy football sleepers 2023 to pick here.
How to find proven 2023 Fantasy football football rankings
SportsLine is also extremely high on a surprising running back you aren’t even thinking about being taken in the middle rounds of 2023 Fantasy football drafts. This running back is listed as a shocking top-10 option ahead of superstars like Jonathan Taylor and Joe Mixon. You can only see who it is, and the 2023 Fantasy football rankings for every player, at SportsLine.
So which 2023 Fantasy Football sleepers should you target? And which RB shocks the NFL with a top-10 performance? Visit SportsLine now to get 2023 Fantasy Football cheat sheets for every single position, all from the model that called Tony Pollard’s huge season, and find out.
