Fantasy Football Draft Targets: Kirk Cousins, Kyle Pitts, Drake London, Darnell Mooney (2024)

While most casual fantasy football players only play in redraft leagues, best ball has become a more popular version of the game over the past several years.

Stacking players is one of the more popular draft strategies for best ball leagues. However, fantasy players only want to build stacks from fantasy-friendly offenses. Therefore, teams like the New York Giants and Carolina Panthers are not ideal for stacking players. Let’s dive into a Best Ball stack I’m drafting this offseason.

Best Ball Stacks to Target

ADP courtesy of Underdog Fantasy

Atlanta Falcons

Kirk Cousins (QB – ATL): ADP 125.6 | QB18
Drake London (WR – ATL): ADP 24.8 | WR16
Darnell Mooney (WR – ATL): ADP 171.2 | WR75
Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL): ADP 69.7 | TE6

While he has never been considered an elite fantasy quarterback, Cousins always finds a way to finish in the low-end QB1 range. Last year, he was the QB7 on a points-per-game basis, averaging 18.7 per contest despite missing Justin Jefferson nearly half of those matchups. Unfortunately, Cousins is coming off a torn Achilles. Yet, it shouldn’t impact his production as a non-running quarterback. The veteran takes over a passing attack that will transform from one of the worst in 2023 to possibly one of the best in 2024.

London was the first receiver picked during the 2022 NFL Draft. Yet, he isn’t considered the same talent as Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave because of his bad luck with quarterbacks. The former USC star was a massive fantasy bust last season, totaling double-digit half-point PPR fantasy points in only 37.5% of the contests. However, that won’t be the case for London in 2024 following the change at quarterback. Cousins has consistently made his No. 1 wide receiver a fantasy star since his days in Washington.

Some were surprised to see the Falcons give Mooney a significant contract in free agency this offseason. He was an afterthought on an inconsistent Chicago Bears passing attack last year, averaging only 4.2 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. Yet, there is hope for him in Atlanta. Kirk Cousins twice produced two top-12 wide receivers in the same season with the Minnesota Vikings (2018 and 2020). While Mooney won’t be that good for fantasy players, he is undervalued as the WR75 in ADP.

Unfortunately, many fantasy players have given up on Pitts despite the tight end being full of talent and potential. Instead of asking Kirk Cousins for a check in exchange for his No. 8 jersey, Pitts only asked for consistent targets, something the fantasy community has begged to see for years. Despite playing with awful quarterbacks, the former Florida star ranked first among tight ends in air-yard share last season (24.9%) per Fantasy Points Data. If he is healthy, Pitts will finally become a fantasy superstar.