Fantasy Football Draft Values: Christian Kirk, Mark Andrews, DeAndre Hopkins (2024)

With best ball contests released thick and fast, it can pay to zoom out and consider where the best fantasy football draft values are in each round. Which players do we want to aggressively pursue before fantasy football average draft position (ADP) shifts as draft rooms get busier over the summer? Which players have we been overlooking? These are the best fantasy football values in each round based on the current Underdog ADP as July drafts get underway. Here are a few notable fantasy football draft values.

Fantasy Football Draft Values

Round 4 – Christian Kirk (WR – JAX)

He might not be flashy or overly fancy but Christian Kirk is steady and reliable in an area of the draft where question marks start to emerge. Kirk has seen 218 targets in the last two years, resulting in eight top-15 weekly finishes, along with having a career-high 2.07 yards per route run in 2023. The additions of Brian Thomas Jr. and Gabe Davis have been made to stretch the field more, which in turn will make Kirk’s life easier by working closer to the line of scrimmage and picking up higher probability catches.

Round 5 – Mark Andrews (WR – TE)

The biggest argument against Mark Andrews seems to be he’s 28 years old. Which, for the record, is six years younger than perhaps the greatest fantasy tight end we’ve ever seen in Travis Kelce, who has been dominating for the last five years. The emergence of Isaiah Likely is another knock on Andrews, but Todd Monken has had success with 2-TE systems previously and it’s not like the Ravens replaced Odell Beckham Jr., who had the second-most team targets in 2023. In best ball, we’re looking for ceiling outcomes and Andrews still possesses them.

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— PFF Fantasy & Betting (@PFF_Fantasy) October 29, 2023

Round 6 – DeAndre Hopkins (WR – TEN)

We know the Titans believe in Will Levis enough to roll him out for his sophomore campaign and while we know that his profile isn’t one with a great success rate, the Titans have done everything they can to surround him with more talent heading into 2024. Hopkins is currently available 12 spots after Calvin Ridley, despite Hopkins outproducing Ridley in yards per route ran, yards per reception, receiving EPA, yards per game and points per touch in 2024. Banking on the elite receiver who has a pre-existing relationship with his quarterback seems like a smart move to me.