The 2024 NFL Draft is right around the corner, and with it is a litany of rookie drafts that dynasty fantasy football managers are preparing for. While analysts and fans alike have dove headfirst into research regarding their favorite rookies from this year’s draft class, one key piece of the puzzle remains: Which team the players will land with.
While landing spots might not mean everything when discussing how valuable a player can be from a fantasy perspective, they are a significant piece of the equation.
So when we know about the players but don’t know what the landing spots are, one of the most fun things we can do is break down where the dream landing spots for those players are. Let’s get into it.
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Dream Landing Spots for NFL Rookies
Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR – Ohio State) → Arizona Cardinals
This one is almost too easy. If the Arizona Cardinals stay at pick No. 4 and the draft starts with three consecutive quarterbacks going, as many think it could, Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Cardinals is about the easiest pick they could make.
With Brown leaving in free agency, the top of the Cardinals’ current wide receiver depth chart consists of Michael Wilson, Chris Moore and Greg Dortch. Harrison Jr. is a bonafide elite wide receiver prospect who would walk into as much volume as he could handle, and it would be coming from a more than capable quarterback in Kyler Murray. Arizona could ultimately decide to trade out of the pick to another team interested in moving into the fourth selection to take a quarterback of their own. Still, Harrison Jr. would see almost unlimited volume in Arizona if this were to occur.
Keon Coleman (WR – Florida State) → New York Jets
The New York Jets desperately need to add more wide receiver talent, and what their depth chart currently lacks is a true boundary receiver with size to complement star wide receiver Garrett Wilson.
People will be disappointed with Keon Coleman’s 4.61 40-yard dash time at the NFL Combine. However, that could benefit the Jets, as they don’t have a second-round selection in 2024, thanks to the Aaron Rodgers trade. If Coleman’s athletic testing causes him to slide later into day two of the draft, the Jets would be wise to consider him. Allen Lazard has been a massive disappointment to date for the team, and Coleman’s above-the-rim playing style could earn him plenty of looks from Rodgers in 2024.
Jaylen Wright (RB – Tennessee) → Dallas Cowboys
Currently, Deuce Vaughn sits atop the depth chart at the running back position for the Dallas Cowboys. It’s clear they need to add more at the position. Yet, at this point of free agency, the most significant additions will come through the NFL Draft, as the best free-agent runners have all come off the board.
Enter Jaylen Wright – the athletic back from Tennessee – who could be exactly what the Cowboys are looking for at the running back position. Wright blazed the second-fastest 40-yard dash time among running backs at the Combine (4.38 seconds) while also posting a top-five vertical jump (38″) and the best broad jump (11’2″) among his position group, as well. He has legitimate breakaway speed and natural hands that could lead to him being a three-down running back in the Cowboys’ scheme. The volume is certainly there for the taking.
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