Adam Schefter's fantasy football cheat sheet: Value picks and sleepers to target - ESPN

Each year, we at ESPN Fantasy endeavor to help with your fantasy football draft prep, including sleepers lists and cheat sheets. Below, you will get the best of both worlds, as ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter offers up his personal list of early-, mid- and late-round targets in 2024 fantasy leagues.

Below are some players I feel pretty strongly about this season. Obviously, these aren't the only ones I think will excel in 2024, but I believe these players have a real chance to outperform their current draft values. If given a choice at certain junctures in the draft, or in tiebreaker situations, these are players who will receive strong consideration.

I am in one 12-team league, in which some of these players will not need to be drafted, and one 16-team league, in which some of them might be more valuable. But again, these are players I believe hold strong value relative to their ADPs and are poised to have productive seasons.

I hope this list proves helpful. Good luck this season!

NFL teams cannot consistently win without elite quarterbacks, but fantasy teams can. Fantasy managers don't have to use a high draft pick on an elite quarterback such as Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow or Lamar Jackson to have a championship-caliber season. That is why, as much as I respect the league's top quarterbacks, they are not recommended for the first few rounds. Once Round 4 rolls around, I am willing to consider a certain special talent.

Early rounds

Anthony Richardson, Indianapolis Colts: Any QB who is as much a rushing threat as a passing one becomes a stellar fantasy option.

Middle rounds

C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans: There might not be a rookie quarterback who has ever played better than Stroud did last season. Now, add