The 2024 Fantasy Soccer season is on the best way and the Fantasy Soccer At this time workforce has drafted their preliminary participant outlooks for your entire participant pool heading into coaching camp. Issues will change on the harm entrance, in free company, and presumably on the commerce market, however the Fantasy Soccer workforce led by Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings, and Dan Schneier have created participant outlooks based mostly on 2024 projection, June ADP (common draft place) and the place these gamers have come off the board in our mock (and actual) drafts by way of Could and June. We’ll use the FFT consensus PPR rankings (Jamey, Dave, and Heath’s rankings) to go player-by-player for the fourth spherical (12-team leagues) of your drafts.
*These consensus rankings are up to date by way of June tenth.*
Spherical 4
“Moore ought to as soon as once more be thought-about the No. 1 receiver for the Bears, however he may not be as productive as he was in 2023. This season, contemplate Moore a No. 2 Fantasy receiver, and he is value drafting in Spherical 4 within the majority of leagues. Final 12 months, Moore averaged a career-best 16.9 PPR factors per sport, however he was the clear point of interest of the passing sport with 136 targets. This season, the Bears added Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze, and each will command loads of targets, which ought to affect Moore. We additionally must see how Moore adjusts to a rookie quarterback in Caleb Williams, who was the No. 1 general decide within the NFL Draft. Moore ought to nonetheless be productive however do not be shocked if he sees a decline in manufacturing this season with the brand new additions to Chicago’s receiving corps. He ought to positively be drafted as a starter within the majority of leagues, however do not attain for him on Draft Day based mostly on how he carried out in 2023.” – Dave Richard
“We view Smith as a No. 2 Fantasy broad receiver worthy of a decide across the 2-3 flip in PPR leagues. In leagues that reward lower than one level per catch, he needs to be drafted no sooner than Spherical 5. Smith struggled with consistency final 12 months, failing to prime 10 Fantasy factors in six of his 16 video games, however on the finish of the season, his manufacturing was not far off his breakout 2022 season. Maybe extra regarding is that three of his greatest video games got here when Dallas Goedert was out. If A.J. Brown and Goedert keep wholesome, it could be powerful for Smith to ship worth at his ADP. As a result of he is nonetheless simply 25 years outdated and he signed a brand new deal tying him to this offense sooner or later, Smith is a borderline WR1 in Dynasty leagues. ” – Heath Cummings
“Allen has been one of the best quarterback in Fantasy Soccer for the previous 4 seasons, however he is not our consensus No. 1 QB in 2024. This offseason the Payments misplaced Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis from their receiving corps and changed them with Keon Coleman, Curtis Samuel, and Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Additionally they retained Joe Brady as their offensive coordinator. Below Brady, Allen averaged 2.5 fewer go makes an attempt and 18 fewer go yards per sport. That did not matter final 12 months, as a result of Allen ran for 15 touchdowns, however we do not need to depend on any QB repeating that sort of outlier season. Allen is worthy of consideration after the primary quarterback is chosen in your Fantasy draft, however do not attain for him this 12 months. He’s solely value a Spherical 1 decide in leagues the place you can begin a couple of quarterback.” – Heath Cummings
“Andrews ought to as soon as once more be thought-about probably the greatest Fantasy tight ends in 2024, and he is value drafting as early as Spherical 4 within the majority of leagues. Sam LaPorta and Travis Kelce will possible be the primary two tight ends drafted in most codecs, and Andrews ought to come off the board subsequent or doubtlessly behind Trey McBride. In 2023, Andrews had one other stellar marketing campaign at 13.5 PPR factors per sport, however he missed the ultimate six video games of the common season with an ankle harm. He returned for the AFC Championship Sport, and Andrews needs to be absolutely wholesome for coaching camp. He ought to as soon as once more be the No. 1 goal for Lamar Jackson, and Andrews needs to be in consideration to be one of the best Fantasy tight finish this 12 months.” – Jamey Eisenberg
4.5: Lamar Jackson, QB, Ravens
“Jackson, who gained his second MVP award in 2023, comes into this season as a No. 1 Fantasy quarterback in all leagues. He is value drafting in Spherical 3 in one-quarterback leagues, and he is a top-five general choice in Superflex and two-quarterback codecs. Final 12 months, Jackson set profession highs in completions (307), go makes an attempt (457) and passing yards (3,678), and he additionally added 24 passing touchdowns with simply seven interceptions. Fortunately, he did not tail off as a rusher with 821 yards and 5 touchdowns on 148 carries. There aren’t many quarterbacks who can carry out like Jackson, and now Baltimore’s run sport ought to enhance with the addition of Derrick Henry. That should not be thought-about a adverse for Jackson, and hopefully, the wholesome return of Mark Andrews and the continued development of second-year receiver Zay Flowers enhances Jackson’s efficiency as a passer. Jackson needs to be drafted among the many prime 4 quarterbacks this season with Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen.” – Jamey Eisenberg
4.6: Stefon Diggs, WR, Texans
“In full PPR leagues, we’re snug drafting Diggs as a low-end WR2 as early as late Spherical 4. Whereas that will appear low for a participant of Diggs’ caliber, there are three issues working towards him. One, it seemed slightly bit like he misplaced a step in 2023. Final 12 months. Diggs’ yards per goal, yards per catch, and yards per sport had been all his lowest marks in Buffalo. Two, he is not in Buffalo and he has far more competitors for targets in Houston with each Nico Collins and Tank Dell already there and in sync with C.J. Stroud. Lastly, Diggs will flip 31 years outdated in November, which lends extra credence to the concept he was slowing down final 12 months. Should you draft Diggs as a WR2 there’s nonetheless potential for him to supply worth, however there may be additionally danger that he is not a must-start broad receiver. “ – Heath Cummings
“After serving an early-season suspension, Kamara proved to be probably the greatest worth picks in all of Fantasy Soccer in 2023. He was much more productive in PPR codecs as Kamara led all RBs with a whopping 6.62 targets per sport, and this performed a consider him ending with the third-most Fantasy factors per sport. Regardless of returning check-down artist Derek Carr at QB, Fantasy managers are skeptical of Kamara repeating his manufacturing in 2024 — he comes off the board round No. 50 general as a Spherical 4-5 decide. Nevertheless, new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak has put in a zone-blocking scheme that completely matches Kamara’s talent set as a runner and Kamara might have even much less competitors for targets in 2024 now that the Saints have moved on from Michael Thomas. He makes for a superb purchase in PPR codecs.” – Dan Schneier
“Mixon was traded from Cincinnati to Houston this offseason, and he would be the starter for the Texans in 2024. Mixon needs to be thought-about a high-end No. 2 Fantasy operating again in all leagues, and he is value drafting as early as Spherical 3. Ending up in Houston was an awesome touchdown spot for Mixon, who has averaged at the least 15.7 PPR factors per sport in every of the previous 4 seasons. The Texans offense needs to be explosive with C.J. Stroud at quarterback, and Houston has an above-average offensive line. Mixon ought to have the prospect to attain double-digit touchdowns (he is averaged 13 complete touchdowns a 12 months for the previous three seasons), and he needs to be an element within the passing sport (he has 112 receptions prior to now two seasons). He additionally has little competitors for touches, which is good. Whereas he is getting older at 27, Mixon ought to have the prospect for an enormous season along with his new workforce in 2024.” – Jamey Eisenberg
“We’re focusing on Achane in Spherical 4 of full PPR leagues and we’re rating him as an RB2. However that fails to inform the story of one of many nice wild playing cards of the 2024 Fantasy season. Achane was essentially the most environment friendly operating again in soccer final 12 months, averaging 7.7 yards per contact and scoring as soon as each 11.8 touches. We all know there may be some regression coming from these numbers; the thriller is how a lot his quantity will make up for it. The 4 instances he had greater than 10 carries in 2023 had been all blowouts and the Dolphins solely gave him 20 mixed touches in back-to-back must-win video games to finish the 12 months. With Raheem Mostert again and Jaylen Wright added, it is honest to marvel if Achane sees an enormous improve in work. Nonetheless, his sort of effectivity usually results in extra work and this offense offers him league-winning upside.” – Heath Cummings
4.10: Trey McBride, TE, Cardinals
“From Week 8 till the top of final season, McBride led the Cardinals with 8.5 targets per sport. That coincided with Zach Ertz getting damage and Marquise Brown falling out of favor with the Cardinals offense, however there’s a variety of hope for McBride to remain near that mark in 2024. Not solely did the Cardinals lead the NFL in tight finish targets per sport with 10.5, however they had been fourth-best with 9.9 per sport within the first seven weeks earlier than McBride actually broke out. The hope is that Marvin Harrison Jr.’s arrival would not affect McBride’s goal share an excessive amount of, preserving him squarely within the combine as a top-five Fantasy tight finish, particularly in full PPR. Spherical 4 looks like the proper time to take him in that format with a decide a full spherical later in non-PPR.” – Dave Richard
“This needs to be an enormous season for Pickens, who’s coming into his third 12 months within the NFL. He is value drafting as early as Spherical 4 in all leagues. Pittsburgh traded Diontae Johnson to Carolina, and now Pickens will get a quarterback improve in Russell Wilson or Justin Fields. In 4 video games final 12 months when Johnson was damage, Pickens had two outings with at the least 22.7 PPR factors. We count on Wilson to start out nearly all of video games, and he threw 10 touchdowns to Courtland Sutton in 2023. And Wilson was good for DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett towards the top of his tenure in Seattle. Wilson ought to assist make Pickens a strong No. 2 Fantasy receiver in all leagues with the prospect to be a top-10 possibility. Now, chances are you’ll be involved that Arthur Smith is the brand new offensive coordinator for the Steelers, and Smith wasn’t good for Drake London the previous two seasons in Atlanta. However with Smith because the offensive coordinator in Tennessee in 2019-20, A.J. Brown caught 122 passes for two,126 yards and 19 touchdowns on 190 targets in 30 video games. Pickens needs to be the point of interest of the passing sport in Pittsburgh, and this needs to be a breakout marketing campaign in 2024.” – Jamey Eisenberg
4.12: Tank Dell, WR, Texans
“Dell was some of the nice surprises in all of Fantasy Soccer as a rookie in 2023. Regardless of his diminutive measurement, Dell proved to be a separator towards NFL protection in any respect three ranges of the sphere and the Texans did not restrict him to fit snaps solely. He led the Texans WR group in goal share and Fantasy factors per sport earlier than breaking his fibula late within the season. Dell has recovered on schedule and is already taking part in OTAs. His Fantasy outlook received murkier with Houston including Stefon Diggs to the combo, however his rapport with C.J. Stroud was so superior in 2023, Dell ought to be capable of return worth on his sixth-round Fantasy draft capital in 2024.” – Dan Schneier