26 Players Experts Love to 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 the experts love to draft.

2024 Fantasy Football Draft Advice: Players Experts Draft

PLAYER NAME	TEAM	ECR	ADP	ECR VS. ADP	BYE WEEK	POSITION RANK
Bijan Robinson	ATL	5	7	2	12	RB2
Garrett Wilson	NYJ	10	12	2	12	WR7
Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	20	24	4	12	RB9
Brandon Aiyuk	SF	21	26	5	9	WR12
Mike Evans	TB	24	28	4	11	WR14
Jalen Hurts	PHI	25	32	7	5	QB2
Jaylen Waddle	MIA	27	30	3	6	WR16
James Conner	ARI	66	74	8	11	RB21
Zamir White	LV	68	75	7	10	RB22
Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	87	95	8	14	RB29
Jayden Daniels	WAS	88	99	11	14	QB12
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	92	102	10	10	WR43
Trevor Lawrence	JAC	103	114	11	12	QB16
Tyler Lockett	SEA	111	121	10	10	WR47
Kirk Cousins	ATL	112	123	11	12	QB18
Pat Freiermuth	PIT	120	129	9	9	TE13
Chuba Hubbard	CAR	137	150	13	11	RB43
Jahan Dotson	WAS	148	162	14	14	WR61
DeMario Douglas	NE	157	179	22	14	WR65
Derek Carr	NO	160	180	20	12	QB25
Daniel Jones	NYG	161	192	31	11	QB26
Roschon Johnson	CHI	165	190	25	7	RB53
Rashod Bateman	BAL	169	204	35	14	WR70
Juwan Johnson	NO	181	210	29	12	TE22
Tucker Kraft	GB	212	277	65	10	TE27
Javon Baker	NE	213	254	41	14	WR81

Fantasy Football Draft Outlook

Jaylen Waddle (WR – MIA)

Waddle had the worst season of his short career last year, finishing as the WR21 in fantasy. His high-leverage usage dried up as Tyreek Hill gobbled it all up. Waddle was outside the top 50 wide receivers in the NFL in deep targets (54th) and red zone looks (56th). Waddle was the WR27 in expected fantasy points per game. While all of those metrics don’t paint a pretty picture, Waddle is still one of the most talented wide receivers in the NFL, and this remains a consolidated passing attack that will run through Hill and Waddle. Waddle ranked fifth in yards per route run and sixth in first downs per route run last season (per Fantasy Points Data). Bet on supremely talented players to bounce back. Always.
– Derek Brown

Jayden Daniels (QB – WAS)

The Washington Commanders selected this dynamic run-pass threat with the No. 2 pick in the draft and are hoping they’ve found a long-term answer at quarterback. Daniels won the Heisman Trophy last year, throwing for 3,812 yards and 40 touchdowns at LSU, with only four interceptions. He also ran for 1,134 yards and 10 touchdowns. Daniels completed 72.2% of his throws in his final college season and averaged an outrageous 11.7 yards per pass attempt. Daniels probably won’t be able to replicate that sort of passing success in his first exposure to NFL defenses, but Daniels’ rushing ability should make him immediately playable in fantasy leagues.
– Pat Fitzmaurice

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR – SEA)

In his rookie season, Jaxon Smith-Njigba managed 63 receptions from 93 targets, totaling 628 yards and 4 touchdowns. Despite a slow start due to a wrist injury, he began to find his rhythm from Week 6 onwards, averaging 8.2 points per game. With more opportunities ahead in 2024, the 22-year-old wideout is poised as a breakout candidate for the Seahawks in what should be a pass-happier offense under new OC Ryan Grubb.
– Andrew Erickson