Fantasy Football Draft Values: George Pickens, Anthony Richardson, Joe Mixon (2024)

The 2024 fantasy football regular season is still a few months away. However, now is the time to start preparing for your fantasy football drafts. While the average draft position (ADP) will change between today and opening night, fantasy players should look for bargain and value picks in every round.

Here are the top fantasy football draft values for each round of a 12-team, 1QB, half-point PPR league using Underdog Fantasy’s ADP. Below we dive into a few notable fantasy football draft values ahead of the 2024 fantasy football season.

Fantasy Football Draft Values to Target

We dive into some of the best fantasy football draft values to target in fantasy football drafts based on current ADP.

Round 4 – George Pickens (WR – PIT): ADP 41.2

The most popular breakout candidate this summer is Pickens. Pittsburgh traded away Diontae Johnson, replacing him with third-round rookie Roman Wilson, making Pickens the team’s unquestioned No. 1 wide receiver. He was the WR13, averaging 14.5 half-point PPR fantasy points per game, posting the eighth-highest fantasy points per route ran rate (0.49) among wide receivers with at least 110 routes (per Fantasy Points Data) in the four contests without Johnson last year. Pickens should put up even better numbers catching passes from Russell Wilson and Justin Fields.

Round 5 – Anthony Richardson (QB – IND): ADP 57.1

Unfortunately, Richardson’s rookie season ended after playing only four games. However, the former Florida star was the QB11 on a points-per-game basis, averaging 18.2 fantasy points per contest. Yet, he left two games early with injuries. Richardson averaged 25.3 fantasy points, 211.5 passing yards, 1.5 touchdowns, 48 rushing yards, and a touchdown in the two games he finished as a rookie. The Colts improved his receiving core during the NFL Draft, adding Adonai Mitchell. Richardson has overall QB1 upside if he can stay healthy.

Round 6 – Joe Mixon (RB – HOU): ADP 62.8

While Mixon hasn’t been the most efficient running back, the veteran has had three consecutive top-12 finishes in half-point PPR scoring. Some are concerned that he won’t see the same volume in Houston that he had with the Cincinnati Bengals. However, that won’t be the case. Last year, the Texans’ backfield averaged 22 touches per contest. Furthermore, Devin Singletary was the RB9 from Week 10 through Week 18 as the featured guy, averaging 19.4 touches and 13.2 fantasy points per game. Mixon will remain a low-end RB1 in Houston.