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Your 2024 fantasy football drafts are rapidly approaching, and it will be as important as ever to knock your first-round pick out of the park … and of course, all of the rounds to follow. To help you do that, we’ve outlined the “perfect” draft plan and how to execute it from the first round on through the middle of your drafts, with several target considerations in each round.
Pick No. 1 Strategy
The pick: RB Christian McCaffrey
Other Options: WR Tyreek Hill, WR CeeDee Lamb, RB Breece Hall
Despite dealing with a calf injury to close out training camp, Christian McCaffrey remains firmly atop my draft boards as the No. 1 pick in 2024.
If you’re looking to go RB in Rounds 2/3 …
Potential targets: RBs De’Von Achane, Isiah Pacheco, Travis Etienne Jr.
Approach for the later rounds: Focus on building out your WR corps and acquire a starting tight end.
Consider WRs DJ Moore, DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle or TEs Travis Kelce or Sam LaPorta in Rounds 4-5. In Rounds 6-7, consider WRs Zay Flowers, George Pickens, Amari Cooper, TE Kyle Pitts (if you didn’t draft a TE earlier) viable options.
If you’re looking to target a WR or TE in Rounds 2/3 …
Potential targets: WRs Marvin Harrison Jr., Chris Olave, Drake London, TE Sam LaPorta
Approach for the later rounds: Continue to build RB/WR options.
RBs Joe Mixon, Kenneth Walker, WRs DJ Moore, Tank Dell are among viable options in Rounds 4 and 5. Consider RBs James Conner, D’Andre Swift, WRs Amari Cooper, Zay Flowers or George Pickens as options in Rounds 6-7.
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Pick No. 2 Strategy
The pick: WR Tyreek Hill
Other Options: WR CeeDee Lamb, RBs Breece Hall, Bijan Robinson
There are four wideouts who could reasonably finish as WR1 on the year. Tyreek Hill is, of course, one of them. As the WR1 for one of the league’s most efficient pass attacks, Hill is a perfect example of why age is just a number. Notably, Hill was held out of the team’s joint practice against the Buccaneers dealing…
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Publish date : 2024-08-26 21:04:38
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