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The dust has settled for most of the free agents and we still have an entire rookie class to consider, but it’s never too early to look towards the fantasy football season. Here’s my latest two-round fantasy football mock draft with plenty more to follow in the weeks and months ahead.
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Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Round 1
1.01 – Christian McCaffrey, RB – 49ers
CMC had the second most fantasy football points this season behind only Josh Allen and is again the clear 1.01 heading into the 2024 season. As the best fantasy and real-life RB from this season, McCaffrey is returning to the same team with the same offense and will look to do it all over again in 2024.
1.02 – Tyreek Hill, WR – Dolphins
One would think that leaving Patrick Mahomes in KC would cause some sort of downfall for a WR but it’s been quite the opposite ride for Hill. He’s had his best two statistical seasons of his career in Miami, averaging 1,755 receiving yards with 20 total touchdowns over the last two years. He was the WR1 in half-PPR points per game this fantasy football season with 19.8 and finished as WR6 or better in nine of the 16 contests played during the fantasy season.
1.03 – Justin Jefferson, WR – Vikings
This was a tough choice for me between Jefferson and CeeDee Lamb, and they will likely both be going at this spot all summer long. Some may argue that Lamb has the better QB and at this point of the year we’re not clear who will be under center for Minnesota, but Jefferson has proven to be QB-proof. Before he was injured in Week 5, the WR was in on 99% of routes and boasted a 34% target share, resulting in 21.7 half-PPR points per game (WR1). Even in Week 18 upon his return, Jefferson posted a 12-192-1 line with a mix of Jaren Hall and Nick Mullens at QB.
1.04 – CeeDee Lamb, WR – Cowboys
Despite the Cowboys’ inconsistencies this season, Lamb erupted for those who spent the 1.12 pick on the talented WR. His 19.2 half-PPR points per game sat second behind only Hill, and no player in the NFL scored more fantasy football points than Lamb from Week 8 on both overall (234.1) or on a per-game basis (23.4). He’s locked in as the WR1 for Dallas and will keep giving us that juicy floor/ceiling combination.
1.05 – Ja’Marr Chase, WR – Bengals
Last season was a rough one for Chase as he started out slow and lost Joe Burrow from Week 11 on, yet he still managed to finish as a fantasy WR1 in half-PPR points per game. The 23-year-old has averaged 1,239 yards and 9.7 touchdowns in his three years in the NFL and has ended every season as WR11 or better in half-PPR scoring on a per-game basis. Joe Burrow is locked in as a Bengal and Chase will likely sign a massive deal of his own soon, making him a solid selection in 2024 and beyond.
1.06 – Breece Hall, RB – Jets
Hall’s situation in New York was less than ideal this season and he still showed us he’s a top-tier caliber tailback. Without Aaron Rodgers and the combination of Zach Wilson, Tim Boyle, and Trevor Siemian under center, Hall put up RB10 numbers in half-PPR scoring, and this was in his first season back following an ACL repair. Next season he’ll be further removed and as the target leader among RBs in 2023, that pace should continue with better quality balls in 2024.
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1.07 – Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR – Lions
The Sun God came on like the fire he’s named for at the end of his rookie season posting 20.7 half-PPR points per game in Weeks 13-17 as the WR3. St. Brown followed that up with back-to-back top-10 performances cementing his elite status as a fantasy WR. With OC Ben Johnson staying put, it should be all systems go for this offense again in 2024.
1.08 – A.J. Brown, WR – Eagles
It wasn’t the best end to the season for Brown or the Eagles but we can’t forget how powerful he was for three quarters of 2023. Despite a soft ending, Brown set career highs in targets and receptions and was just 40 yards shy of that feat in receiving yards. Coming off an output of WR8 in half-PPR points per tilt, Brown goes into next season with a solid fantasy football floor and could even finish ahead of some of the WRs above him if Philly can get things right in 2024.
1.09 – Bijan Robinson, RB – Falcons
Free from Arthur Smith, the talented Robinson is given some new life in his second year in the NFL. It’s hard to imagine the dual-threat RB not thriving under this fresh coaching staff.
1.10 – Jahmyr Gibbs, RB – Lions
It was a rough start for those who spent third-round draft capital on Gibbs in 2023 but he showed us why the Lions invested so highly in him as the season moved along. The rookie ended his first year as a pro with 1,261 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns, along with 52 receptions on 71 targets. His speed and elusiveness can’t be denied and a sophomore surge is very possible with the same coaching staff and offense.
1.11 – Garrett Wilson, WR – Jets
Back-to-back 1,000+ yard seasons with what Wilson has been dealt at QB is something special. Let’s just assume he gets a full season with Aaron Rodgers and the third-year WR will be well worth a late-first-round selection next season in fantasy football.
1.12 – Puka Nacua, WR – Rams
This rookie exploded into both real-life and fantasy football right from the start of this season by posting 25 catches for 266 yards on 35 targets in his first two NFL contests. Nacua finished as the WR9 in half-PPR points per contest and in a Sean McVay offense, the fantasy future is very bright for the 22-year-old. He may fall to the second round once ADP begins to form but I like the thought of him at the turn paired with Wilson in any form of Zero-RB drafts.
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Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Round 2
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