16 Draft Picks Experts Hate (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 the experts avoid in drafts.

2024 Fantasy Football Draft Advice

PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	ECR	ADP	ECR VS. ADP	BYE WEEK	SOS SEASON
De’Von Achane	MIA	RB11	30	20	-10	6	3 out of 5 stars
Josh Jacobs	GB	RB12	41	25	-16	10	1 out of 5 stars
Rachaad White	TB	RB13	43	34	-9	11	5 out of 5 stars
Stefon Diggs	HOU	WR26	49	42	-7	14	3 out of 5 stars
Alvin Kamara	NO	RB17	52	44	-8	12	5 out of 5 stars
Aaron Jones	MIN	RB21	64	54	-10	6	3 out of 5 stars
Zamir White	LV	RB23	74	67	-7	10	3 out of 5 stars
D’Andre Swift	CHI	RB25	76	64	-12	7	2 out of 5 stars
George Kittle	SF	TE7	78	62	-16	9	4 out of 5 stars
Zack Moss	CIN	RB32	95	82	-13	12	3 out of 5 stars
Hollywood Brown	KC	WR43	98	89	-9	6	3 out of 5 stars
Austin Ekeler	WAS	RB35	108	91	-17	14	3 out of 5 stars
Nick Chubb	CLE	RB39	115	87	-28	10	4 out of 5 stars
Trey Benson	ARI	RB42	130	109	-21	11	2 out of 5 stars
T.J. Hockenson	MIN	TE15	134	117	-17	6	2 out of 5 stars
Cole Kmet	CHI	TE17	148	129	-19	7	3 out of 5 stars

Fantasy Football Draft Outlook

Josh Jacobs (GB)

Well, if you had worries about Josh Jacobs following up his nearly 400-touch season in 2022 with a dud last year, your fears were validated. Jacobs was limited to 13 games played (quad strain in Week 13) and looked like someone sucked out his tackle-breaking ability with a straw when he was active. Jacobs wasn’t the same guy who, in 2022, ranked 18th in yards per touch, 13th in yards created per touch, and second in evaded tackles. Last season, Jacobs had the 12th-highest stuff rate while also crawling in at 37th in missed tackles forced per attempt and 44th in yards after contact per attempt (per Fantasy Points Data). Jacobs could be this season’s Rachaad White. A back who has an elite role while producing mediocre tackle-breaking stats en route to an RB1 season, but don’t rule out MarShawn Lloyd playing a much bigger role this season than many anticipate. Jacobs is a shaky RB2.
– Derek Brown

Nick Chubb (CLE)

Chubb’s 2023 season was cut short in Week 2 due to a gruesome injury. I don’t want to say the deck is stacked against Chubb to be a meaningful contributor in 2024, but it won’t be a cakewalk. Chubb will be entering his age-29 season, and while (with the pay cut) he’ll be staying with the Browns, it’s tough to count on him as anything more than a dart throw RB3 for 2024.
– Derek Brown