25 Players the Experts Draft (2024 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 below.

2024 Fantasy Football Draft Advice

PLAYER NAME POSITION RANK TEAM ECR ADP ECR VS. ADP BYE WEEK SOS SEASON
Ja’Marr Chase WR3 CIN 4 7 3 12 2 out of 5 stars
Garrett Wilson WR7 NYJ 10 13 3 12 4 out of 5 stars
Chris Olave WR10 NO 17 24 7 12 3 out of 5 stars
Mike Evans WR13 TB 22 30 8 11 3 out of 5 stars
Brandon Aiyuk WR14 SF 23 31 8 9 2 out of 5 stars
Jaylen Waddle WR17 MIA 28 36 8 6 2 out of 5 stars
DK Metcalf WR18 SEA 32 42 10 10 3 out of 5 stars
DJ Moore WR20 CHI 34 41 7 7 4 out of 5 stars
DeVonta Smith WR22 PHI 39 48 9 5 2 out of 5 stars
Amari Cooper WR23 CLE 42 53 11 10 3 out of 5 stars
Malik Nabers WR24 NYG 43 52 9 11 3 out of 5 stars
Tank Dell WR29 HOU 56 64 8 14 3 out of 5 stars
Christian Kirk WR30 JAC 57 73 16 12 4 out of 5 stars
Terry McLaurin WR31 WAS 58 72 14 14 3 out of 5 stars
Chris Godwin WR32 TB 66 76 10 11 3 out of 5 stars
Diontae Johnson WR34 CAR 69 87 18 11 5 out of 5 stars
Rashee Rice WR36 KC 71 84 13 6 3 out of 5 stars
Brian Robinson Jr. RB28 WAS 84 93 9 14 3 out of 5 stars
Jayden Daniels QB12 WAS 85 104 19 14 3 out of 5 stars
Christian Watson WR39 GB 88 100 12 10 4 out of 5 stars
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR41 SEA 92 110 18 10 3 out of 5 stars
Courtland Sutton WR45 DEN 102 113 11 14 2 out of 5 stars
Trevor Lawrence QB16 JAC 105 120 15 12 5 out of 5 stars
Tyler Lockett WR47 SEA 111 127 16 10 3 out of 5 stars
Pat Freiermuth TE13 PIT 117 126 9 9 3 out of 5 stars

Fantasy Football Draft Outlook

DK Metcalf (WR – SEA)

D.K. Metcalf finished 2023 with 66 receptions on 119 targets (23% target share), accumulating 1,114 yards and over 1,500 air yards (40% air yards share, 14th), as the WR16 overall. He demonstrated his big-play capability with 37 receptions of 20+ yards (10th) and finished 20th in points per game (12.0). Metcalf scored 8 touchdowns with the 5th-most end-zone targets (15). He missed the first game of his NFL career in 2023. He’s an Iron Man and a staple of consistency as high-end fantasy WR2.

Fantasy Football Draft Rankings

Check out the consensus 2024 fantasy football draft rankings from our experts.