Fantasy football drafts are heating up. It’s time to find the best value picks. Value is subjective. However, when you compare average draft position (ADP) across multiple sites and find one platform has a player drafted later than others you’ll want to take advantage if you play there.
Here, I’ll focus on the NFL.com fantasy platform and discuss three noteworthy players who are going later there than the consensus.
All rankings are for PPR formats. Let’s dive in.
- 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Kit
- 2024 Fantasy Football Rankings
- 2024 Dynasty Fantasy Football Draft Kit
- Fantasy Football Mock Draft Simulator
Fantasy Football Draft Values on NFL.com
Caleb Williams (QB – CHI)
Caleb Williams is the consensus No. 102 player in drafts, but at NFL.com, you can get him about 32 picks later at No. 134.
In a 12-team league, that’s nearly three rounds later.
Williams is a rookie quarterback, which has its own set of potential issues in terms of weekly production, but it won’t be because of a lack of a supporting cast. He has a wide receiver trio of Keenan Allen, D.J. Moore and fellow 2024 first-round draft pick Rome Odunze. Additionally, he has tight ends Cole Kmet and Gerald Everett and running back D’Andre Swift, who’s prolific at catching passes.
Coming out of USC, Williams is known for being a fantastic playmaker. These pass-catchers will make him a valuable commodity in fantasy football. There’s some understandable hesitancy about drafting Williams to be your starter, but before their bye in Week 7, the Bears will play five teams ranked 18th or worse in passing yards allowed per game.
Take a chance on Williams. There are plenty of stacking opportunities with him, too.
Zay Flowers (WR – BAL)
Odell Beckham Jr. has left the building in Baltimore. Now it’s the Zay Jones show. The Ravens also still have tight end Mark Andrews. These two are far and away the top two pass-catching options in this offense.
Looking at his targets, 37.5% of Jones’ were between 0-9 yards downfield and 20.2% were 20+ yards downfield. As for Beckham, 43.5% of his targets were 0-9 yards, which will allow chances for Jones to shine.
Jones is also used often behind the line of scrimmage. He saw 28 targets there (26.9%), which is advantageous for him as he’s electric with the ball in his hands.
Beckham’s departure opened up over 60 targets and the Ravens’ offense will likely be more heavy on play-action this season. The Ravens brought in running back Derrick Henry, but he’s not exactly built for running out of shotguns.
What’s a better outlet option coming out of play-action than Flowers near the line of scrimmage?
Expect many targets to come Jones’ way, making his No. 62 overall selection at NFL.com well worth it compared to the consensus ADP of No. 54 overall.
Malik Nabers (WR – NYG)
The consensus ADP has Malik Nabers at WR24 and No. 52 overall, but at NFL.com, you can get him No. 70 overall, which is easily the best value across all prominent fantasy platforms.
Nabers was taken Nsixth overall in the 2024 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.
While going to the Giants is far from the most desirable location to end up at, Nabers is easily the best option quarterback Daniel Jones will have.
In 2023, three wide receivers finished inside the top 25 at the position in PPR leagues. Nabers has a chance to finish even better than the wide receiver taken before him (Marvin Harrison Jr.)
Nabers is a phenomenal prospect. In his final season at LSU, Nabers 14 touchdowns. Nine came on targets 20+ yards downfield, making him a fantastic deep threat. He had 29 targets 20+ yards downfield (23.4%). Of course, for him to make these plays, he’ll need a quarterback to deliver a ball of that type. Jones hasn’t finished a season with 10% or more of his attempts sailing 20+ yards downfield since he was a rookie. In college at Duke, he was in double digits every season, so perhaps there’s some potential for that.
Either way, Nabers will be peppered with targets because if Jones has a poor season he’s likely out as the team’s quarterback.
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