11 Players the Experts Draft (2024 Fantasy Football)

When preparing for your fantasy football drafts, knowing which players to target and others to avoid is important. The amount of information available can be overwhelming, so a great way to condense the data and determine players to draft and others to leave for your leaguemates is to use our expert consensus fantasy football rankings compared to fantasy football average draft position (ADP). In this way, you can identify players the experts are willing to reach for at ADP and others they are not drafting until much later than average. Let’s dive into a few notable fantasy football players below.

2024 Fantasy Football Draft Advice

PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	ECR RANK	OVERALL ADP	ECR VS. ADP
Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	RB7	15	27	12
Brandon Aiyuk	SF	WR10	17	24	7
Derrick Henry	BAL	RB9	22	31	9
Kenneth Walker III	SEA	RB16	46	55	9
David Montgomery	DET	RB19	59	76	17
Joe Burrow	CIN	QB7	60	73	13
James Conner	ARI	RB21	66	81	15
Zamir White	LV	RB22	69	80	11
Raheem Mostert	MIA	RB25	74	92	18
Tony Pollard	TEN	RB26	78	90	12
Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	RB29	88	106	18

Fantasy Football Draft Outlook

Brandon Aiyuk (WR – SF)

Aiyuk was fantastic last season as the WR16 in fantasy, with career highs in yards per reception and receiving yards. He also crushed in deeper efficiency metrics, ranking third in YPRR and second in FD/RR. Aiyuk is a player where you’re betting on talent and the complexion of the 49ers’ offense changing to an extent depending on where you’re drafting him. I don’t want him to be my WR1 on teams, but as my WR2, I’m comfortable taking the swing. The worries with his profile are easy to see, starting with volume. As good as Aiyuk was last year, he still only ranked 30th in raw target volume with an astounding 105 targets. He also ranked only 44th in red zone targets and was the WR31 in expected fantasy points per game. There’s risk here, but as Aiyuk displayed last year, there can be reward as well.
– Derek Brown

Derrick Henry (RB – BAL)

Some players are simply built differently. Henry has and remains one of those guys. Last year, at age 29, he ranked first in rushing attempts and second in rushing yards while showing little drop-off in his efficiency metrics. Last season, among 68 qualifying backs, Henry ranked ninth in explosive run rate and 11th in yards after contact per attempt (per Fantasy Points Data). While he will cross the dreaded age 30 threshold this year, it’s tough to project a drop-off for Henry and any reasons that he can’t continue to chug along as an RB1., especially when Henry has proven over the last two seasons that his pass game utility should increase despite his advancing age. Over the last two years, Henry has ranked 11th and 14th in TPRR and seventh and first in YPRR among backs. The big fellow isn’t slowing down. Continue to believe in the King in 2024 as the Ravens’ workhorse back.
– Derek Brown