Feeling like I’ve woken up from a nap that lasted far too long, this article is being written the same way I’ve enjoyed most things in my life - quick and messy. Hopefully, next year I can get back to writing the same epics for Underdog as I have in previous years. Much of my approach has remained the same from previous years, which you can review here:  https://www.southharmonff.com/articles/category/The+Underdog+Series

Dynasty Players are an inpatient bunch. Drugged up on an intense regimen of YouTube, Spotify, and Twitter content, fantasy managers fidget compulsively and go crazy with pursuing roster perfection. “Should I buy?! How long should I hold?!? What will happen if I sell too early?!?!?” So much of our investment in a player is wrapped up in one singular hope - A Potential Breakout. Like teenagers waiting to hit puberty, dynasty managers agonize over WHEN and IF their players will achieve the sought-after “Elite Social Status.” To set your minds more at ease, the research in this article is dedicated to answering one major question: “When Does Each Position Breakout In The NFL?”

Last season, I launched my Rookie Series with a write-up on Rookie Hit Rates entitled Dynasty Blues. With this article, we can now add the 2024 Rookie class to the research.