Colts running back Jonathan Taylor was the latest star to express a desire to be traded after long-term extension negotiations with Indianapolis stalled. How would the 2023 Fantasy football rankings be shaken up if Taylor is granted his trade request, and who would step up in Indy assuming Taylor is on the move? With most 2023 Fantasy football draft prep underway, those are the type of questions on everyone's mind. Having a live-updated set of Fantasy football rankings 2023 can help make sure you're prepared to answer those questions while also identifying potential 2023 Fantasy football breakouts. They can also show you where Taylor would belong in the 2023 Fantasy football dynasty rankings if he's dealt.
Before crafting your 2023 Fantasy football draft strategy, be sure to check out the 2023 Fantasy football rankings and 2023 Fantasy football cheat sheets from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Last year, the model accurately predicted that Texans running back Dameon Pierce would carry significantly more value than expected during his rookie season. The result: Pierce went on to rush for 939 yards and four touchdowns despite missing four games and also had 165 receiving yards and a score. The model predicted Pierce would provide RB2 value and he did exactly that prior to the injury that cost him the final four games of the year.
The same model has a proven track record providing Fantasy football tips, calling Tony Pollard a sleeper last year and also identifying A.J. Brown as a sleeper in 2020, along with 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 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 2023, along with plenty of sleepers, breakouts and busts. Head to SportsLine now to see them.
Top 2023 Fantasy football breakouts
One of the 2023 Fantasy football breakouts the model is predicting: Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs. The rookie should have plenty of opportunities in an offense that shifted towards a primary back last season rather than the 1A-1B approach under head coach Dan Campbell. Even though David Montgomery will also be in the mix, the Lions likely took Gibbs with the 12th overall pick for a reason.
Last year, the Lions' offensive line had the seventh-highest running back yards average (4.52). Additionally, Jamaal Williams finished with the most red zone rushing attempts (53) and touchdowns (14), so there should be plenty of opportunities for Gibbs to get into the end zone and put up points. The model projects that Gibbs will have a better Fantasy season in his rookie campaign than other starting running backs like Travis Etieene, Kenneth Walker and Alexander Mattison.
Another breakout that SportsLine's Fantasy football rankings 2023 have identified: Commanders wide receiver Jahan Dotson. The second-year product of Penn State played in only 12 games as a rookie, but finished with 35 receptions for 523 yards and seven touchdowns. He was at his best over the final five games of the season, fueling speculation he should be in line for a larger role in 2023.
Dotson caught 21 passes for 344 yards and three touchdowns over those final five games. With Terry McLaurin attracting attention (typically from the opposite side of the formation), Dotson should have plenty of opportunities to work single coverage. That's a big reason why the model ranks him a top-30 option at wide receiver despite the fact that he's the 38th receiver off the board on average in PPR leagues. See which other Fantasy football breakouts 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 breakouts 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 Dameon Pierce's breakout season, and find out.
