10 Players Experts Avoid Drafting (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 POSITION RANK ECR ADP ECR VS. ADP BYE WEEK
Breece Hall NYJ RB3 8 4 -4 12
De’Von Achane MIA RB11 32 23 -9 6
Josh Jacobs GB RB14 43 24 -19 10
Stefon Diggs HOU WR25 46 37 -9 14
C.J. Stroud HOU QB6 52 44 -8 14
Zack Moss CIN RB29 87 78 -9 12
Austin Ekeler WAS RB34 106 90 -16 14
Nick Chubb CLE RB37 112 84 -28 10
Jerry Jeudy CLE WR59 143 134 -9 10
Khalil Shakir BUF WR60 145 130 -15 12

Fantasy Football Draft Outlook

Jerry Jeudy (WR – CLE)

Jerry Jeudy secured 54 receptions for 758 receiving yards in the 2023 season with the Broncos. Despite his yardage production, Jeudy struggled to find the end zone, recording only two touchdowns throughout the year. His fantasy performance landed him as the WR50 overall, emphasizing the need for improved quarterback play in his first season with the Browns to elevate his fantasy value beyond the WR3 tier. Based on the contract Jeudy signed – 3-years and $52.5 million – it’s his job to lose as the WR2 versus Elijah Moore.
– Andrew Erickson

Zack Moss (RB – CIN)

Moss parlayed his starting stint last year with the Colts into a possible starting gig with the Bengals. In the seven games he started and played at least 50% of the snaps, he finished with 21.1 touches and 98.5 total yards per game. Moss should handle the early downs in Cincinnati this season after ranking 15th in missed tackles forced per attempt and 18th in yards after contact per attempt last year (per Fantasy Points Data). Chase Brown could eat into his pass game work as Moss was only 41st in yards per route run and 48th in targets per route run. Even if his passing game usage is capped, being the early down back on one of the league’s best offenses still puts him in the RB2/3 conversation.
– Derek Brown

Fantasy Football Draft Rankings

Check out the consensus 2024 fantasy football draft rankings from our experts.