Jalen Hurts. Najee Harris. Ja’Marr Chase. Deebo Samuel.
Fantasy managers who drafted these players last season know very well how vital it can be to land someone who outplays his draft position and becomes an elite performer. The ability to find these “breakouts” can be the difference between winning and losing in your fantasy leagues and let’s be honest. Nobody wants to be a fantasy loser.
In my opinion, a breakout player is different than a “sleeper” in that their numbers are good enough to rank them among the “No. 1s” (or within points of that level) at their position for the first time in their career. For example, Samuel finished third in points in his third NFL season. He had never finished higher than 30th in previous campaigns, so Samuel was the epitome of what I define a true breakout player in fantasy leagues.
