Players who made (or broke) your 2024 fantasy football season

All season long, I brought you players who would make or break your fantasy team each week and now that that season has come to an end, it’s time to discuss which players made or broke your entire fantasy year.

From rookie highs to disappointing veterans, I’ve narrowed down a list of players who truly made a difference — both good and bad in 2024.

Players who made our fantasy season

The ascension to true WR1: Brian Thomas Jr., WR, Jacksonville Jaguars

We’ll start off with my favorite “make” player who was a frequent flyer in the weekly column and hit week after week: Brian Thomas Jr.

We debated Marvin Harrison Jr.’s ADP and if Rome Odunze could ascend to the WR1 role for the Bears. Both became a moot point and the real focus should have been on Brian Thomas Jr.’s potential as the Jaguars’ WR1.

Thomas Jr.’s fantasy season was a beautiful progression, culminating in 80 receptions on 122 targets for 1,179 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. He finished as the overall WR4 and WR9 in average points per game, outperforming first-round receivers like A.J. Brown and Tyreek Hill (we’ll get to him later). This was particularly impressive considering BTJ was the lowest-drafted first-round receiver by ADP, even behind Ladd McConkey and Xavier Worthy.

While he didn’t have the highest average points per game (Malik Nabers barely edged him out), Thomas Jr.’s season stood out for his progression and consistency in terms of fantasy reliability, despite the Jaguars’ perplexing and limited targeting.

From Week 1 through Week 11 (prior to Jacksonville’s bye week), Thomas Jr. was the WR24 in average points per game, averaging 11.4 fantasy points, 3.8 receptions and 5.7 targets per game. After the bye week, Doug Pederson finally saw the light and Thomas Jr. became the WR2 in average points per game — yes theoverall WR2 — averaging 20.2 fantasy points per game behind only Ja’Marr Chase.

His receptions increased to 7.6 per game on 11.8 targets per game and…

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Publish date : 2025-01-02 17:36:00

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