Fantasy Football Mock Draft: How to Approach Pick 1.08 (2024)

The NFL season will be here faster than expected, and before that comes the all-important fantasy football drafting season. What better way to prepare for your fantasy football draft than completing FREE mocks with our fantasy football mock draft simulator?

This series will give you an overview of what you can expect to see no matter which first-round pick you draw. In what feels like a very strong first round in 2024, nailing your picks will be more important than ever.

Let’s dive into our approach for the fantasy football 1.08 pick for upcoming drafts. We look into the players likely to be available, those to target or avoid and a mock draft from the pick to help you prepare for your fantasy football draft.

Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: Pick 1.08

Players to Consider at 1.08 Fantasy Football Draft Pick

Here are players that are likely to be available when you make your selection:

Players to Target at 1.08 Fantasy Football Draft Pick

If available, you should target these fantasy football players at the 1.08 draft pick.

Bijan Robinson (RB – ATL)

No team in the NFL received such a significant offensive upgrade this offseason than the Atlanta Falcons. While the Kirk Cousins and Michael Penix quarterback situation is messy, at best, it ensures the Falcons’ skill position players will have adequate quarterback play this year; something that was impossible to say in the past two seasons under Marcus Mariota and Desmond Ridder.

Bijan Robinson out-touched Tyler Allgeier 272 to 204 in 2023 and had 78 targets to Allgeier’s 20, but was kept off the field in the red zone with 23 touches to Allgeier’s 36, including only three carries inside the five-yard line versus Allgeier’s six. Everything we’ve heard from the new coaching staff since they took over from the fantasy football demon — Arthur Smith — suggests this will no longer be the case. The coaching staff predominantly comes from the Sean McVay coaching tree, who have a history of preferring to lean on one running back, rather than using a committee, which is something that would be sensible when you have Robinson under contract. Whether it’s Cousins or Penix, either will be a more efficient quarterback and keep the team on the field more often. This would be welcome after the Falcons finished eighth-lowest in drive success rate, a statistic that measures how frequently a drive resulted in points for the offense. Robinson was viewed as generational back when he was drafted and it’s not too late for him to show us that was warranted.

Breece Hall (RB – NYJ)

Despite playing with a miserable set of quarterbacks and a horrible offensive line, not to mention coming off an ACL injury, Breece Hall led all running backs with 93 targets and was second in receptions with 74. Due to the ineptness of the Jets’ offense, however, Hall finished with only eight touchdowns, tied for 17th-most among the position. Thirty-six other running backs had more attempts inside the red zone than Hall did and the Jets ranked fourth-worst in percentage of drives to end in points (26%). Even with an aged Aaron Rodgers, that should be better this year. Hall has the RB1 overall potential in his outlook.

Puka Nacua (WR – LAR)

Before this point in the draft, it might be too risky to draft Puka Nacua, but if you’re set on drafting a wide receiver, Nacua remains the best option on the board. Nacua broke both the NFL rookie receiving yards and reception records with 105 receptions and 1,486 receiving yards (fourth in the NFL). He also scored six touchdowns and had a 28.8% target share. Nacua might be at risk of a healthy Cooper Kupp hoovering up more catches this year, or maybe the running game steals work from him now that they’ll have a better backup option in Blake Corum in case Kyren Williams goes down. That said, Nacua could also take a second-year leap, which wouldn’t be uncommon. If that happens, he can be a true league-winner… again.

Players to Avoid at 1.08 Fantasy Football Draft Pick

Here are a few potential fantasy football draft landmines that you should avoid.

A.J. Brown (WR – PHI)

In a straight-up choice between Puka Nacua and A.J. Brown, I’ll lean toward Nacua every time. This past season was a tale of two halves for Brown, who scored 22.6 points per game in Weeks 1-9 before going off a cliff and scoring only 12.3 points per game for the rest of the season. Part of this can be attributed to the Eagles’ collapse in general and an injury to Jalen Hurts that we never heard any proper details about. However, that didn’t seem to hinder DeVonta Smith. Smith still returned reasonable value as the PPR WR13 over the second half of the year, scoring 3.2 points more per game than Brown, despite seeing a 6% lower target share than Brown’s 31%. Smith continues to ascend and has shown he warrants plenty of targets, which given his age seems fair.

Jahmyr Gibbs (RB – DET)

The Lions didn’t receive much praise for the perceived reach of Jahmyr Gibbs in the 2023 NFL Draft, but a little over a year later it’s clear they made a good choice. Unfortunately for Gibbs, David Montgomery is still in Detroit and will be capping Gibbs’ upside for the foreseeable future. The Lions continue to say they plan on running a committee between Montgomery and Gibbs in 2024 and it makes sense given their abilities mesh well together. Montgomery led the backfield in touches last year with 17.3 per game to Gibbs’s 15.8 and also led the pair with 4.0 evaded tackles per game compared to Gibbs who had 3.5. Gibbs produced explosive runs with a massive 8.88% big run rate, which dwarfed Montgomery’s 3.83%. Because the Lions preferred Montgomery at the goal line, it kept Montgomery very fantasy-relevant. Gibbs deserves to go around the end of the first round, but not this high in drafts.

Roster Constructions to Consider at 1.08 Fantasy Football Draft Pick

When we’re drafting from the 1.08, we are at the back end of a tier of top-end players. While the ones coming afterward are also great players, there are a few questions about their ceiling outcomes. Wide receivers dry up very quickly in this year’s drafts. However, your build in the first two rounds will dictate how you attack the rest of the draft.

If we select Breece Hall or Bijan Robinson, then it’s best to consider a Hero RB approach and take a second running back in round two (likely Saquon Barkley or Jonathan Taylor). By round three, the quality of our WR1 will be quite far behind the rest of our league. If you select a WR in the first round, this year’s average draft position (ADP) sets up nicely to wait till round four or later to take your first RB, with Zero RB very much the flavor of 2024.

Fantasy Football Mock Draft From the 1.08 Pick

We used our FREE fantasy football mock draft simulator to show you an example of a draft from the 1.08 position. You can sync your league for free and mock draft against your fantasy football league settings to prepare more specifically for your draft. Here’s how our fantasy football mock draft from the 1.08 position turned out.

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Tom Strachan

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I'm a fantasy football addict, particularly in love with best ball and DFS. I can often be found scrutinising ADP and looking for edges in the best ball streets.