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Who will finish as the overall WR1 in 2024 fantasy football leagues? (Credit: Joseph Raines)
The NFL is currently flush with top-tier talent at the wide receiver position, forcing fantasy football managers to make a very challenging decision in the first round of drafts this year. It’s Christian McCaffrey at the 1.01 … and then what?
Between superstars CeeDee Lamb, Ja’Marr Chase, Tyreek Hill and Justin Jefferson, there isn’t a wrong choice. However, come end of season, only one of them can earn the standing as the overall WR1. Our analysts are here to make the case as to why each could finish as the fantasy king at WR in 2024.
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The case for CeeDee Lamb
Player development isn’t always linear, but isn’t it delightful when it is? Lamb has improved in each of his four seasons, finally landing at the top of the wide receiver board last year. And the increased usage Lamb enjoyed in the second half of 2023, that’s probably something the Cowboys can’t unsee. Over Lamb’s final 11 games last season, he totaled a ridiculous 101-1,274-11 line on 139 targets. There’s no legal way to stop this superstar. And that type of volume is a fantasy cheat code.
Don’t hassle me with this holdout talk. If you faded every holdout story over the years, you’d be so far ahead of the game. Sure, Le’Veon Bell took a year off at the wrong time (he now concedes the mistake), and there was an extended Vincent Jackson sitdown that many don’t remember, and once upon a time Emmitt Smith missed two games. Almost always, the players come back and don’t miss action. No one wants to forfeit a juicy game check or miss a chance to display their greatness.
Every receiver on this list is first-round worthy and I’ll try to draft all of them. But Lamb is five years younger than Hill, he has a much safer QB setup than Jefferson, and (lucky or not) he’s been more durable than Chase. Don’t get cute and overthink things, and also understand how important floor is…
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Publish date : 2024-07-22 14:03:09
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