Players Experts Draft: Garrett Wilson, Malik Nabers, Christian Watson (Fantasy Football)

As you prepare for your fantasy football drafts, let’s dive into a few players the experts target when it’s their turn to pick. Here are players the experts love to draft in their fantasy football leagues.

2024 Fantasy Football Draft Advice

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.

PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POSITION RANK	ECR	ADP	ECR VS. ADP	BYE WEEK
Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR3	4	6	2	12
Bijan Robinson	ATL	RB2	5	7	2	12
Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR7	10	14	4	12
Brandon Aiyuk	SF	WR12	21	30	9	9
Mike Evans	TB	WR14	24	33	9	11
Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR17	29	36	7	6
DJ Moore	CHI	WR18	33	39	6	7
DK Metcalf	SEA	WR19	35	41	6	10
DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR22	39	45	6	5
Amari Cooper	CLE	WR23	42	52	10	10
Malik Nabers	NYG	WR24	45	54	9	11
George Pickens	PIT	WR26	50	58	8	9
Tank Dell	HOU	WR29	56	65	9	14
Christian Kirk	JAC	WR30	57	73	16	12
Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR32	62	74	12	14
Diontae Johnson	CAR	WR35	74	91	17	11
Rashee Rice	KC	WR37	78	89	11	6
DeAndre Hopkins	TEN	WR38	81	93	12	5
Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	RB28	85	97	12	14
Jayden Daniels	WAS	QB12	88	107	19	14
Christian Watson	GB	WR40	90	103	13	10
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	WR43	94	114	20	10
Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR44	101	113	12	14
Trevor Lawrence	JAC	QB16	103	119	16	12
Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR47	113	124	11	10
Jakobi Meyers	LV	WR50	121	131	10	10
Joshua Palmer	LAC	WR55	133	150	17	5
Geno Smith	SEA	QB23	140	157	17	10
Jaleel McLaughlin	DEN	RB47	147	166	19	14
Tyler Allgeier	ATL	RB49	150	162	12	12

Fantasy Football Draft Outlook

Garrett Wilson (WR – NYJ)

Assuming Wilson stays healthy in 2024 (which I do), his ascension into the WR1 ranks is a foregone conclusion. Last year, he had no problem drawing the volume that will help him be a top 12 option, ranking ninth in target share (27.1%), first in air-yard share (45.8%), and fifth in first-read share (36.8%). The problem was obvious last year when there was no Aaron Rodgers. The quarterback play was abysmal. Last season, the Jets ranked 30th in adjusted completion rate and 27th in catchable target rate. With Rodgers back in the huddle, Wilson is an easy WR1 with top-five upside
– Derek Brown

Malik Nabers (WR – NYG)

While we might have worries about the landing spot, there are two undeniable facts here. Nabers is a stone-cold baller, and he will vacuum up all the targets he can handle in 2024. During his final year at LSU, Nabers ranked third in YPRR, first in PFF receiving grade, and fourth in missed tackles forced. Nabers is the clear WR1 for New York this season, and it’s not particularly close. No Giants wide receiver managed over a 16.9% target share last year, so there’s no one standing in Nabers’ way of soaking up a 23-25% target share in his rookie season. The Giants threw the ball 518 times last year. If Nabers can earn a 25% target share and the Giants don’t pass any more than they did last season, he will theoretically see 130 targets. That would have been tied for 19th in targets among wide receivers last season. I’m willing to invest in Nabers’ talent, and I’m just praying that we get at least league-average quarterback play from Daniel Jones and company this season.
– Derek Brown

Christian Watson (WR – GB)

Christian Watson’s sophomore season was completely derailed by hamstring injuries. He missed the first three weeks of the season entirely and struggled to put together any consistent production until his last three games in the regular season when he hurt his hamstring again. He scored four TDs, while averaging 17.1 points per game. Watson has a high ceiling when healthy as both a big-play and red-zone threat, but it cannot be realized until he solves his hamstring woes. Offseason reports have been positive regarding Watson’s hamstring, providing some hope that he can put it together in Year 3 and recapture his rookie form that saw him post fringe fantasy WR1 numbers.
– Andrew Erickson