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This series will give you an overview of what you can expect to see no matter which first-round pick you draw. In what feels like a very strong first round in 2024, nailing your picks will be more important than ever.
Let’s dive into our approach for the fantasy football 1.11 pick for upcoming drafts. We look into the players likely to be available, those to target/avoid and a mock draft from the pick to help you prepare for your fantasy football league.
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Fantasy Football Draft Strategy: Pick 1.11
Players to Consider at 1.11 Fantasy Football Draft Pick
Here are players likely to be available when you make your selection:
- A.J. Brown (WR – PHI)
- Drake London (WR – ATL)
- Jahmyr Gibbs (RB – DET)
- Garrett Wilson (WR – NYJ)
- Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR – ARI)
Players to Target at 1.11 Fantasy Football Draft Pick
If available, you should target these players at the 1.11 draft pick.
If we arrive at the 1.11 and Breece Hall and Bijan Robinson are off the board, A.J. Brown becomes a lot easier to target. This past year was a tale of two halves for Brown, who scored 22.6 points per game in Weeks 1-9 before falling off a cliff and scoring only 12.3 points per game for the rest of the season. Part of this can be attributed to the Eagles’ collapse in general and an injury to Jalen Hurts that we never heard any proper details about but was rumored to be a bone bruise – an injury known to hamper dual-threat quarterbacks.
Brown might come with some risk, but if the Eagles can stay more consistent in 2024, having a player who can average over 22 points a game is a massive advantage in fantasy football.
So far through Garrett Wilson‘s young NFL career, he’s caught passes or at least been targeted by quarterbacks like Zach Wilson, Joe Flacco, Mike White, Chris Streveler, Trevor Siemian, Tim Boyle and briefly took the field with Aaron Rodgers. Even at 40 years of age and coming off an Achilles injury, Rodgers is still by far the best quarterback Wilson will have played with. Wilson has posted an identical 56.5% catch rate in both of his seasons in the NFL and it shouldn’t be surprising to see that number jump a good amount this year. The biggest concern will be whether the Jets play slowly and their defense keeps the games low-scoring. Rodgers has always had his favorites in the red zone and Wilson can thrive as long as someone keeps Nathaniel Hackett from being too involved.
Players to Avoid at 1.11 Fantasy Football Draft Pick
Here are a few potential draft landmines that you should avoid.
The Lions didn’t receive much praise for the perceived reach of Jahmyr Gibbs in the 2023 NFL Draft, but a little over a year later, it’s clear they made a good choice. Unfortunately for Gibbs, though, David Montgomery is still in Detroit and will be capping Gibbs’ upside for the near future.
The Lions continue to say they plan on running a committee between Montgomery and Gibbs in 2024. It makes sense to do so, given their abilities mesh well together. Montgomery led the backfield in touches last year with 17.3 per game to Gibbs’s 15.8. He also led the pair with 4.0 evaded tackles per game compared to Gibbs, who had 3.5.
Gibbs produced explosive runs with a massive 8.88% big run rate, which dwarfed Montgomery’s 3.83%. Still, the Lions preferred Montgomery at the goal line which kept him very fantasy-relevant. Gibbs deserves to go around the end of the first round or early in the second, but not this high in drafts.
Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR – ARI)
The Cardinals selected Marvin Harrison Jr. with the fourth overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft as they try their best to surround Kyler Murray with enough talent to help him succeed and return value on his contract. Harrison is currently the WR8 in average draft position (ADP), which for a rookie is awfully high.
When Justin Jefferson entered the league in 2020, he had 88 receptions for 1,400 yards and finished as the WR11 in PPR formats. Ja’Marr Chase had 81 receptions for 1,455 yards a year later and finished as the WR5. This is the level that Harrison has to ascend to in his rookie season to pay off. Still, the associated cost is much higher than before, with Jefferson available as WR48 in his rookie year and Chase as WR29.
Harrison has upside, but at this cost, there is also a downside with the other wide receivers in this range being easier clicks.
Having just turned 27 years old this offseason, Saquon Barkley isn’t necessarily past his prime just yet, but he’s played over 14 games just once in the last three years. Through seven seasons, he only has three 1,000-yard seasons. Barkley finds himself playing on the best offense and with the best offensive line of his career now that he’s made the intra-division jump to the Eagles, but there are still reasons to be pessimistic.
Barkley has averaged 293 receiving yards per season over the last three years, falling below 1.0 yards per route run in two of the last three and having not been above 1.5 since his rookie season. The Eagles threw the ball to RBs at the 12th-lowest rate last year, which doesn’t help Barkley’s case. This is before we mention Jalen Hurts‘ prowess at the goal line, having 16 rush attempts inside the 5-yard line (eighth-most) while converting 13 into touchdowns.
Roster Constructions to Consider at 1.11 Fantasy Football Draft Pick
When drafting from the 1.11, we are at the top of a new tier of players who are somewhat behind the ones proceeding. There are a few questions about the ceiling outcomes of the players in this range. Wide receivers dry up very quickly in this year’s drafts. However, your build in the first two rounds will dictate how you attack the rest of the draft.
If we select Wilson or Brown, then it’s best to consider a Zero RB approach or a Hero RB approach with Gibbs in round two. By round three, the quality of our WR1 will be quite far behind the rest of our league. If you choose to go Zero RB, this year’s ADP sets up nicely to wait until round four or later to take your first RB.
Fantasy Football Mock Draft from the 1.11 Pick
We used our FREE fantasy football mock draft simulator to show you an example of a draft from the 1.11 position. You can sync your league for free and mock draft against your fantasy football league settings to prepare more specifically for your draft. Here’s how our fantasy football mock draft from the 1.11 position turned out.
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