12 Must-Have Fantasy Football Draft Picks in 2024

All people in fantasy soccer has a draft checklist. I’ve two as a result of, let’s face it, with the clock winding down, the guts can overpower the mind.

That’s why it’s vital to have that second checklist: Your dream staff. A want checklist of men you need to remind your self to think about earlier than making any choice out of your customary draft checklist.

As a result of fantasy soccer is designed to be enjoyable. Profitable helps guarantee that. However profitable with a staff you get pleasure from watching is a twin killing.

That doesn’t imply exit and draft a bunch of men out of your favourite staff. One will suffice … particularly if he’s on my checklist of 2024’s Fascinating Dozen:

QB C.J. Stroud, Texans

The Texans have so many weapons, it’s arduous to venture who will outperform who. Chances are high, it’ll be somebody totally different every week, and that’s not fantasy-friendly. However that is: The man main probably the most highly effective offensive staff within the league. That man is Stroud.

QB Jayden Daniels, Commanders

I’m not large on drafting (fantasy) backup quarterbacks, however there’s one good motive to do it: To forestall one other staff from getting a possible star. Daniels is a type of guys: A late-round choose whose working capacity makes him the final word low-risk, high-reward choose.

RB Bijan Robinson, Falcons

There’s little doubt that is probably the most proficient working again within the NFL, a second coming of O.J. Simpson. He was a Prime 10 again final season as a rookie whereas getting zero assist. The Falcons actually have a quarterback this year, which implies longer drives, extra touches and twice as many touchdowns. Begin engraving the Fantasy MVP trophy.

RB De’Von Achane, Dolphins

The Dolphins rank up there with the Texans on the checklist of: Groups From Which I Gotta Have At Least One Man. Keep in mind, this offense produced a Prime 5 again (Raheem Mostert) final season who mainly sat and watched when Achane was wholesome. Will he get damage once more? He carried 38 instances in his ultimate faculty recreation at Texas A&M in 2022. Guess they weren’t fearful about it.

RB Zack Moss, Bengals

Moss is the most important motive it’s best to give attention to vast receivers early in your draft. In his eight begins final season, he twice rushed for 122 or extra yards, twice bought seven or extra targets and three different instances bought 18 or extra carries. He joins a extra offensively potent staff, is sturdy, can catch passes … and sure will likely be accessible within the eighth spherical.

WR Drake London, Falcons

That is the comfort prize for individuals who don’t draft excessive sufficient to get his teammate, Robinson. London is as proficient as they arrive, and the Falcons acknowledge this. He was focused 227 instances in his first two seasons and dropped simply seven balls. But in some way solely 141 connections have been made. The aforementioned new QB (Kirk Cousins) ought to treatment that, setting the stage for London to be a first-round choose for years to return. That is the final yr you’ll get him at a reduction.

WR Cooper Kupp, Rams

The final time he was absolutely wholesome, Kupp commanded 191 targets, caught 145 balls and scored 16 touchdowns. Whereas Kupp was recovering from a severe ankle harm final season, Puka Nacua ran his patterns and bought 160 targets, 105 catches and 6 TD’s. This yr, Kupp is the more healthy of the 2, and he’s already demonstrated he’s the higher of the 2. So why is Nacua being drafted earlier?

WR Brian Thomas, Jaguars

Will the true Trevor Lawrence please get up? Drafted to be a generational expertise, Lawrence has suffered from the actual fact he had higher wideouts at Clemson than he’s had in Jacksonville. That’s now not the case. Lawrence throws an important deep ball and Thomas runs great deep patterns. It’s a match made in fantasy heaven.

WR Jameson Williams, Lions

Add the Lions to the checklist of groups with a humiliation of riches in offensive abilities. And now add yet another. Whereas defenses give attention to stopping David Montgomery up the center, Jahmyr Gibbs on the flanks, Sam LaPorta behind the linebackers and Amon-Ra St. Brown within the quick zones … who’s left to run with the speedy Williams deep down the sphere? It’s their — and probably your — secret weapon.

TE Brock Bowers, Raiders

Increasingly NFL groups are utilizing tight ends as weapons. That’s as a result of increasingly schools are producing these distinctive abilities. The most effective to return out of the school recreation – possibly ever – is Bowers. And he joins the right staff – one that wishes to run the ball and throw low-risk passes. A foot harm in camp is price monitoring. With a clear invoice of well being, Bowers may lead all tight ends in catches … as your seventh-round choose.

PK Brandon Aubrey, Cowboys

Each season, two questions should be answered: Ought to I draft a kicker with my second-to-last choose, then a protection/particular groups? Or vice versa? This yr, the solutions are the identical: No and no. Aubrey is so good, he might change fantasy custom. Do your self a favor: Be the primary to take a kicker. Some will snigger … till he drills a 60-yarder on Opening Day.

Ravens protection/particular groups

And talking of fantasy custom: This might be the primary yr the place D/ST’s are drafted extra for the ST than the D. Such is the potential ramification of the brand new kickoff rule, one which figures to profit probably the most inventive thinkers within the special-teams side of the sport. Atop that checklist is John Harbaugh. And also you get a high quality protection besides.