Best Fantasy Football Draft Values on Every Site (2024)

Let’s dive into a few of the best fantasy football draft values on each of the top commissioner sites.

Best Fantasy Football Draft Values on Every Site

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.

Best Fantasy Football Draft Values on Yahoo

Jaylen Waddle (WR – MIA) – Yahoo ADP – 39.4 | WR19

Waddle is coming off a disappointing 2023 season. He was the WR34, averaging 11.6 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. However, the former Alabama star missed three games because of injuries and left others early. Yet, Waddle averaged 7.4 targets per game, up from 6.9 in his first year playing alongside Tyreek Hill. More importantly, the explosive receiver is an outstanding route runner. Waddle posted the fifth-highest yards per route run (2.93) average among wide receivers with at least 25 targets last season (per Fantasy Points Data).

Malik Nabers (WR – NYG) – Yahoo ADP – 69.3 | WR28

New York will have one of the worst passing offenses in the NFL this year. However, Nabers will succeed because of his expected high target share. The Giants lack any proven pass-catchers following Darren Waller’s retirement. Meanwhile, Nabers ranked first in the rookie draft class in yards per route run (3.64) among wide receivers with at least 20 targets last season (per PFF). The former LSU star has made several highlight reel receptions during training camp. Don’t be surprised if Nabers is a top-12 wide receiver as a rookie.

Best Fantasy Football Draft Values on ESPN

Running Back

As mentioned earlier in the article, ESPN places a high premium on the running back position, so searching for any semblance of value is difficult. The best bet is to pursue backfields with an anticipated split in total touches as a committee situation and then focus on the likeliest candidate to break out. Denver, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Tennessee and Miami are ones to keep close tabs on.

Tony Pollard (RB – TEN) – ECR – 80th overall/ESPN – 88th overall
Raheem Mostert (RB – MIA) – ECR – 74th overall/ESPN – 96th overall

Even among the teams I listed earlier that face RBBC situations, Tony Pollard and Raheem Mostert were the only two players ranked lower in ESPN formats than ECR.

ESPN has continually ranked Tyjae Spears ahead of Tony Pollard in its rankings despite projecting Spears for 37 fewer carries and nearly 200 fewer rushing yards. I believe that this is likely a “wait and see” situation for them (as with the rest of us) to hash out what sort of split may finalize as we get closer to Week 1.

In the case of Mostert, ESPN currently has him projected for 153 carries for 715 yards and eight touchdowns, with 26 receptions for 188 yards and a touchdown in the receiving game. This would be a dramatic reduction of more than 60 touches, with that work essentially going to De’Von Achane instead. Touchdown regression is inevitable for Mostert following his absurd total of 21 scores last season, but we aren’t so quick to write off the veteran quite yet. Achane has dealt with an overwhelming number of injuries since college, and he only managed to make it through 11 contests total in 2023. Though he might have a more significant per-touch upside than Mostert, his slight frame can only take so many touches before breaking down.

Wide Receiver

Deebo Samuel (WR – SF) – ECR – 25th overall/ESPN – 46th overall
Christian Kirk (WR – JAX) – ECR – 57th overall/ESPN – 76th overall

Deebo Samuel and Christian Kirk have remained tremendous values at ESPN over the last two months, with little shift in their rankings.

Samuel is currently slated to play second-fiddle to Brandon Aiyuk in San Francisco. Still, rumors have swelled over the last several weeks that the team is prepared to move on from the disgruntled Aiyuk amidst his hold-in. Andrew Erickson has Samuel projected to finish just shy of 200 fantasy points on a 67/926/6 split — those totals would surely increase if Aiyuk moves on. Samuel has a lengthy, checkered past on the injury front but has remained essentially healthy in two of the last three seasons. His added value as a kick/punt returner with touches out of the backfield is just icing on the cake.

In the case of Kirk, it feels like his injury in Week 13 of 2023 left a bad taste in someone’s mouth, and they forgot what sort of upside he brings as an alpha option alongside Trevor Lawrence. With Calvin Ridley now gone, Kirk is in line for an even greater workload than last year, when he was on pace to finish as a mid-tier WR2. Jacksonville’s additions of Gabe Davis and rookie Brian Thomas Jr. are mainly serious threats that don’t overlap Kirk’s specialty as a short-to-mid-range route runner. We don’t anticipate them siphoning anything away from his potential upside. The Jaguars will continue to be a pass-heavy team under head coach Doug Pederson as they vie for a playoff spot in the suddenly competitive AFC South.

Best Fantasy Football Draft Values on Sleeper

Rhamondre Stevenson (RB – NE) – Sleeper ADP – 69.9 | RB22

Unfortunately, Stevenson was a fantasy bust in 2023. Yet, fantasy players should expect a bounce-back season from the former Oklahoma star. While he struggled last year, Stevenson was playing like an elite running back before suffering a season-ending high ankle sprain in Week 13. The veteran averaged 91 rushing yards and 17.3 half-point PPR fantasy points per game over his final three healthy contests. While some are worried about the arrival of Antonio Gibson, Stevenson will remain the featured back after the Patriots recently signed him to a massive extension.

Zamir White (RB – LV) – Sleeper ADP – 81.3 | RB24

White was the RB8, averaging 14.1 half-point PPR fantasy points per game during the four weeks Josh Jacobs missed with an injury last season. He had the fourth-highest yards after contact per rushing attempt (3.06) among running backs with at least 30 attempts during those four weeks, ahead of Christian McCaffrey and Jahmyr Gibbs (per Fantasy Points Data). More importantly, White had 20 or more touches in every contest, totaling 100 or more scrimmage yards in all but one game. He is one of my must-have running back draft targets.

Tank Dell (WR – HOU) – Sleeper ADP – 51.3 | WR26

The Texans have arguably the most talented wide receiver core in the NFL. While Houston traded for Stefon Diggs and recently gave Nico Collins a massive extension, don’t forget about Dell. The explosive rookie missed the final five games of the year with a broken fibula. However, he was the WR16 on a points-per-game basis, averaging 12.9 half-point PPR fantasy points per contest, posting a higher average than Davante Adams, DK Metcalf and Chris Olave. While Collins should get drafted ahead of Dell, he is underrated at his WR26 ADP.

Chris Godwin (WR – TB) – Sleeper ADP – 79.6 | WR38

Fantasy players struggled with starting Godwin, as he scored 9.6 or fewer half-point PPR fantasy points in 64.7% of the games last season. Furthermore, he averaged under 10 fantasy points per game for the first time since 2018. However, Godwin is prime for a bounce-back year, with the Buccaneers moving him back into the slot. The veteran averaged 0.41 fantasy points per route run in the slot compared to 0.26 lined up outside last season (per Fantasy Points Data). He is one of my favorite receivers to draft his year.

Fantasy Football Draft Rankings

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Fantasy Draft Advice NFL Jaylen Waddle Tyreek Hill Malik Nabers Tony Pollard Raheem Mostert Tyjae Spears De’Von Achane Christian Kirk Calvin Ridley Gabe Davis Brian Thomas Jr. Rhamondre Stevenson Antonio Gibson Zamir White Josh Jacobs Christian McCaffrey Jahmyr Gibbs Tank Dell Stefon Diggs Nico Collins Davante Adams DK Metcalf Chris Olave Chris Godwin