Fantasy Football Draft Values: Jaleel McLaughlin, Wan’Dale Robinson, Geno Smith (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 13 – Jaleel McLaughlin (RB – DEN): ADP 155.1

The Broncos backfield is a wide-open competition. However, McLaughlin is the guy fantasy players want on their team. He impressed as a rookie, averaging 11.8 half-point PPR fantasy points per game and 6.9 yards per rushing attempt in the four contests with at least seven attempts. Furthermore, McLaughlin had the 12th-best explosive run rate among running backs with at least 75 rushing attempts in 2023 (per Fantasy Points Data). Don’t be surprised if Sean Payton views him as his next Alvin Kamara and gives McLaughlin a significant workload this season.

Round 14 – Wan’Dale Robinson (WR – NYG): ADP 167.2

After weeks of speculation, Darren Waller announced his retirement from the NFL. Robinson is the biggest beneficiary from Waller’s retirement. Daniel Jones loves to target the middle part of the field, which will help the slot receiver. In the five games he played with Jones last season, Robinson had a 26% target per route run rate and a 20.2% first-read target share (per Fantasy Points Data). Robinson will be over a year removed from a torn ACL this upcoming season. Don’t be surprised if he has a breakout year.

Round 15 – Geno Smith (QB – SEA): ADP 172.6

Smith is coming off a disappointing season, ending the year as the QB19. However, fantasy players should give him a pass, as his offensive line struggled to stay healthy. Meanwhile, the veteran was the QB5 in 2022, averaging 17.9 fantasy points per game. He had 30 passing touchdowns that year, the fourth-most in the NFL. Thankfully, Seattle improved its offensive line in the offseason. More importantly, Smith has an outstanding trio of wide receivers, giving him the weapons needed for a top-five finish in 2024.