15 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	ADP	ECR VS. ADP
Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	RB7	16	24	8
Brandon Aiyuk	SF	WR11	18	26	8
Mike Evans	TB	WR12	21	29	8
Travis Kelce	KC	TE1	28	36	8
Joe Mixon	HOU	RB15	44	54	10
Kenneth Walker III	SEA	RB16	47	55	8
C.J. Stroud	HOU	QB6	50	57	7
Alvin Kamara	NO	RB17	51	59	8
Aaron Jones	MIN	RB18	58	66	8
Joe Burrow	CIN	QB7	59	70	11
David Montgomery	DET	RB19	63	79	16
Kyler Murray	ARI	QB9	64	76	12
James Conner	ARI	RB21	66	81	15
Zamir White	LV	RB23	69	80	11
Raheem Mostert	MIA	RB25	75	87	12

Fantasy Football Draft Outlook

Zamir White (RB – LV)

Zamir White proved capable of carrying the mail last year and should be the Raiders’ workhorse in 2024. In Weeks 15-18, he averaged 23.3 touches and 114.3 total yards as the RB12 in fantasy points per game. During this cup of coffee as the team’s starter, among 41 qualifying backs, he ranked 13th in explosive run rate, sixth in yards after contact per attempt, and 17th in success rate. With Josh Jacobs heading to Cheesehead town, White should be a volume-driven RB2 with upside for more in 2024.
– Derek Brown

C.J. Stroud (QB – HOU)

Stroud proved all the haters wrong quickly. I’m old enough to remember people slighting this person because of S2 scores. If you faded those and narratives around this talented, franchise-changing player, you were loving the entire 2023 season. Stroud balled out, ranking seventh in fantasy points per game. There was plenty to like about his deeper numbers surrounding his play as he ranked third in clean pocket passer rating, 11th in fantasy points per dropback, and had the sixth-lowest turnover rate. With a solidified offensive line keeping him clean and the team bringing in Joe Mixon and Stefon Diggs to help the scoring barrage, Stroud is primed for a special sophomore campaign that could vault him into the top 3-5 fantasy quarterbacks in 2024.
– Derek Brown

Travis Kelce (TE – KC)

Kelce had a “down season” by his lofty standards, but it was still a strong showing as he remained the TE1 in fantasy points per game. Kelce maintained electric marks in efficiency third in YPRR and second in FD/RR while ranking third in target share (21.2%) and second in first-read share (25.8%, per Fantasy Points Data). Kelce isn’t washed and remains Patrick Mahomes’ WR1.
– Derek Brown