Fantasy Football Draft Values: Lamar Jackson, Chris Godwin, Diontae Johnson

As training camps begin to get underway it is beyond clear that redraft season is upon us. Whether you’ve been enjoying not thinking about fantasy football for a few months, or deep in the best ball lobbies, or maybe just working out what attention your dynasty rosters need, now is the time to view things through a different lens entirely.

These are the best fantasy football draft values in each round, based on redraft fantasy football ADP. Below we dive into a few notable picks.

Fantasy Football Draft Values for Every Round

Round 4 – Lamar Jackson (QB – BAL)

The two-time MVP isn’t as consistent as some might like, but coming off his first year under Todd Monken, Jackson boasted career highs in completion percentage, total passing yards, yards per attempt and still averaged over 50 rushing yards per game. With Zay Flowers ready to take a second-year leap, Mark Andrews healthy again, Isaiah Likely primed for a bigger role and Derrick Henry forcing defenses to account for him also, the Ravens offense can be even better in 2024 than it was in 2023.

Round 5 – Chris Godwin (WR – TB)

The Buccaneerss have been consistently saying their plan for this year is to get Chris Godwin back into the slot in 2024 after he played a career-low 37.8% of snaps there in 2023. Godwin is a natural in the slot so it makes sense and he finished the year strong with 16.7 PPR points per game over the last four weeks. Mike Evans had one fewer reception on three more targets than Godwin’s 124 and managed 77.1 yards per game compared to Godwin’s 60.8, but the main difference was in the red zone where Evans turned 17 targets into five touchdowns and Godwin managed only one on 15 targets. That kind of variance can swing either way and it wouldn’t be surprising if Godwin leveled that out in 2024.

Round 6 – Diontae Johnson (WR – CAR)

As training camps open many statements can be taken with a pinch of salt, but when Dave Canales was asked who the Panthers offense will be built around he didn’t hesitate to say Diontae Johnson’s name. It makes sense to build around Johnson given that Bryce Young needs receivers who can get open, and that’s all Johnson does. In ESPN’s open rating score, which is meant to quantify separation on a per-route basis and not just on targets Johnson has ranked top four in four of the five last years. Johnson also earns targets like few other wide receivers, averaging 127.8 over the last five years and he’s coming off a career-best year in, yards per route run (1.9), PFF Receiving grade (79.1), yards per catch (14.1) and yards per target (8.2). If you start running back early, you’ll need to be catching up at wide receiver in these rounds and Johnson is the perfect target.

"As we build our offense, we really try to feature someone.

And for us right now, 'where is Diontae Johnson at?'"

– Dave Canales pic.twitter.com/s5fbolhbCi

— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) July 24, 2024