Must-Have Players: Brian Robinson, Drake London, Mark Andrews (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 our experts are targeting below.

Must-Have Fantasy Football Draft Picks

Brian Robinson (RB – WAS)

Brian Robinson has been disrespected this offseason. The arrival of Austin Ekeler and a rushing quarterback has everyone burying him in the ranks and poking holes in his 2024 outlook. Well, I’m not riding that train to Obivioin. Robinson is underrated on multiple levels, especially after what he put on film and paper last year. His 2023 overall stat lines don’t portray how good he was last season. Robinson was the RB14 in fantasy points per opportunity and the RB22 in fantasy points per game. He also stood out in efficiency categories, ranking 22nd in explosive run rate and 13th in yards after contact per attempt (per Fantasy Points Data).

In the 12 games in which he played at least 40% of the snaps, Robinson averaged 15.5 touches and 77.9 total yards per game. He quietly displayed a three-down skillset last season, proving that he can play on passing downs, ranking fifth in yards per route run and 12th in PFF’s pass-blocking grade (minimum 20 targets and 50 pass-blocking snaps). Robinson will be the clear favorite for early-down and red zone work, and he should eat into Ekeler’s routes in the passing game. He’s a rock-solid RB2 that could outpace that ranking.
– Derek Brown

Drake London (WR – ATL)

It’s time for London to fly. His upside this season is massive in what should be a revamped offensive approach with Kirk Cousins under center and Zac Robinson calling plays. Last year, London’s numbers were passable but not amazing, as quarterback play held him in check. The Falcons’ quarterbacks posted the fourth-lowest adjusted completion rate and the third-lowest catchable target rate.

London still posted 1.98 YPRR (32nd) while ranking 27th in FD/RR and top 25 in first read share (20th) and target share (25th). After reexamining his 2023 film, I do not doubt that the same player who posted monster numbers as a rookie is still here. London realizes his massive potential this year. Enjoy the breakout.
– Derek Brown

Mark Andrews (TE – BAL)

Before Mark Andrews’ injury in Week 11, he was the TE3 overall averaging 12.2 points per game – a mark that would rank first among all TEs in 2023. He was out-producing Sam LaPorta. Andrews commanded a 23% target share – nearly identical to Zay Flowers. But Andrews still doubled Flowers in terms of red-zone usage and out-scored the rookie WR 6 to 1. The Ravens’ tight end is now the TE4 in ADP even though he is 100% healthy after suffering a gruesome cracked fibula and an ankle ligament injury.

And he has been the closest thing to Travis Kelce in terms of consistency atop the tight end rankings. Per FantasyPros Pat Fitzmaurice, Andrews’ yearly finishes in fantasy points per game (0.5 PPR) since his second-year breakout in 2019: TE4, TE4, TE1, TE3, TE4.

Andrew’s TE1 season in 2021 (17.7 PPR points per game) is the closest we have seen a tight end produce in a fashion close to peak, unstoppable Kelce. It was three points per game more than any other tight end this past season. The soon-to-be 29-year-old tight end is being drafted at his stone-cold floor after he was unable to finish 2023, where he could have easily been the TE1 overall. Fantasy football doesn’t have to be hard. Draft guys with great names like Andrews. Studs.
– Andrew Erickson