Players to Never Draft Again: DK Metcalf, Stefon Diggs, Drake London

Are you tired of making the same fantasy football mistakes year after year? In our latest article, a panel of Featured Pros analysts shares their insights on the players they will never draft again in 2024. Whether it’s due to injury history, inconsistent performance, or team changes, these experts break down why these players are no longer worth the risk. Don’t let these pitfalls derail your fantasy season—read on to discover which players to avoid and why.

Want to see more players to avoid according to the experts we asked? Check out our complete 21 Players to Never Draft Again article.

Players to Never Draft Again

DK Metcalf (WR – SEA)

“DK Metcalf is a monster of a man (6’4″/235lbs)! If owners look at Metcalf’s 2023 season as a whole, it appears he had a great season with 1,114 yards and eight touchdowns, but if fantasy owners look closer, they will notice that he only had two games with more than 12 fantasy points (seven games over 10 fantasy points). With Jaxon Smith-Njigba on the rise, Tyler Lockett getting extended, and a strong backfield, Metcalf will continue to be a good, not great, fantasy wide receiver. In fantasy football, where passing is king, he will not be on my team because he will let owners down (only three games over 100 yards) more often than he will win weeks (three touchdowns in Week 13…but only eight on the season)!”
– Adam Dove (The Fantasy Couriers)

Stefon Diggs (WR – HOU)

“Stefon Diggs (WR22 in the ADP) has had late-season struggles in back-to-back years. He was the WR47 over the final eight games last season, averaging only 7.5 half-point PPR fantasy points per game and 0.41 fantasy points per route run (per Fantasy Points Data). I would consider giving the veteran another chance in 2024 if he was still Josh Allen‘s No. 1 wide receiver. However, Diggs won’t see the 27.5% target share and 28% target per route run rate from last year in Houston, with Nico Collins and Tank Dell healthy. There are several wide receivers with a later ADP than Diggs that I would draft ahead of him, including Amari Cooper, George Pickens, Christian Kirk, and Chris Godwin.”
– Mike Fanelli (FantasyPros)

“Stefon Diggs is going way too high right now. Not only is he at the age cliff for wide receivers, but we already saw him hit a wall over the back half of the 2023 season. Now he gets traded to a team with two stud young wide receivers, and he’s still a borderline third-round pick? Too rich for my blood. I much prefer the top-five potential that Nico Collins brings to the table or the discount-upside that Tank Dell offers over a declining veteran on a new team.”
– Leo Sells (Couch Report Sports)

“Stefon Diggs is going off of the board as the WR22 in half-PPR scoring. I love CJ Stroud, but I think we have seen Stefon Diggs‘ best football. The past two seasons he has let us down in the second half of the season. In 2023, from weeks 10-18, he had two finishes inside the top 20 and zero top 12 finishes. In 2022, his fantasy football playoffs four-game stretch were WR59, WR40, WR69, and WR63. Nico and Dell will earn targets. Diggs should find it difficult to be a consistent option with less volume.”
– David Heilman (Sports Gambling Podcast Network)

“As a fan of the Houston Texans, I absolutely love that they acquired Stefon Diggs. He has shown time and time again that he is a true WR1 of the NFL; however, after last year’s end-of-season stretch, Diggs left a bad taste in my mouth. Through the final eight games, he averaged just below five receptions with 43.6 yards per game. This is after the first nine games when he averaged eight receptions per game with 92.6 yards per game. That crazy dip cost me in some leagues, and although Diggs was great early on, that eight-game stretch will forever leave a scar on my heart to not draft him this season. But go Texans!”
– Miguel ‘SC’ Romero (Fantasy Football Universe)

Drake London (WR – ATL)

“Drake London is someone I can’t get behind at his current ADP of WR12, 18th overall. I understand he’s up for some better QB play with Kirk Cousins joining the Falcons; however, the Falcons have also added some solid depth at WR that, in my opinion, might warrant some more targets than the previous depth of Jonnu Smith, Mack Hollins, & KhaDarel Hodge. London has finished as the WR36 & WR39 in his two seasons thus far, while his ADP has him being drafted in the mid-second round as the WR12. I’d much prefer Deebo Samuel at WR14, Jaylen Waddle at WR16, Mike Evans at WR17, Cooper Kupp at WR18, and possibly even DK Metcalf at WR20.”
– Justin Dodds (SleeperWire)

“Drake London is being drafted at an insanely high price tag of WR12 right now, ahead of fantasy rockstar staples such as Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, Jaylen Waddle, Mike Evans, Cooper Kupp, DK Metcalf … I could legitimately go on forever here … but let’s pump the brakes for a hot second. London barely finished inside the TOP 50 in WR fantasy half-PPR points per game (8.7) last season, ranking behind the likes of Kendrick Bourne and Bo Melton. I understand the optimism here. Kirk Cousins should revive a passing game that was left for dead in 2023, and London should benefit most in this pass-catching core. But the market is accounting for all that and 50 bags of chips right now, making London’s ADP price tag extremely tough to swallow. There’s no guarantee Cousins will make it through the season healthy at his age AND coming off major surgery. And if we get Michael Penix under center? Well, let’s just say London Bridge might be falling down in a hurry. That might’ve been the corniest line I’ve ever written, but it’s true, and you know it. Don’t take the bait, folks.”
– Christopher Dell (Betting Predators)

NFL DK Metcalf Jaxon Smith-Njigba Tyler Lockett Stefon Diggs Josh Allen Nico Collins Tank Dell Amari Cooper George Pickens Christian Kirk Chris Godwin CJ Stroud Drake London Kirk Cousins Jonnu Smith Mack Hollins KhaDarel Hodge Deebo Samuel Jaylen Waddle Mike Evans Cooper Kupp Brandon Aiyuk Kendrick Bourne Bo Melton Michael Penix