2024 Fantasy Football Pre-Draft Rankings At Every Position (PPR)

Welcome fantasy footballers, in this post I will give my power rankings at the four main positions. This is based on a variety of factors and correlate to PPR scoring leagues. I will provide a brief summary after each discussion with talking points about some of my decisions. Feel free to comment if you agree or disagree with any of the rankings. You can create an account for free to comment and also have access to target share and red zone stats. Or join our discord for free to chat about fantasy football whenever, it is a brand new community.

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Top 15 Quarterback Power Rankings

I really like Patrick Mahomes this year and I think you could even argue that he could be QB1 on any list. They added serious talent on the outside with Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy, with Rashee Rice entering his 2nd year. The reason I left Josh Allen at #1 even with a whole new receiving core entering this year is because of the rushing opportunity he brings to the table. I feel that he will be scrambling a lot and picking up extra yards with his legs consistently throughout the season.

Believe it or not, the last 3 quarterbacks on this list were the hardest to rank. As much as I like rookie Jayden Daniels and now healthy quarterback Aaron Rodgers, I just don’t see top 15 fantasy finishes from either this year. The hype of Rodgers joining the Jets has been looming for over a year now, which I believe that bias is pushing him up further than he should be.

I know, I know. Why is Matthew Stafford there? Even with the constant injury shuffling with Kupp and Kyren Williams being out of the lineup, Stafford still finished the year with 17 FPPG, good enough for a QB 18 finish (based on PPG, not total FP) and I see a better year on the horizon. Kupp and Kyren Williams are healthy, Nacua is entering his 2nd year and his play-caller is still Sean McVay, who for the first time in a few seasons, has the same offensive stars healthy heading into the season.

My honorable mention is Jared Goff and truthfully, you could swap around any of the players from rank 12-16 and make sense of their ranking.

Top 15 Running Back Power Rankings

When you look at the top 5 running backs, the first name you’ll notice that is different than most rankings is Derrick Henry. I love King Henry this year. If Gus Edwards can score 13 TD’s in that ravens offense, I am ecstatic to see what Derrick Henry can do. Yes, he’s aging but he’s still going to be a force in that backfield. With the Lamar Jackson run threat, I believe he’ll see space that he never saw in his entire career at Tennessee.

I truly think you can make the case for Bijan Robinson as the #1 running back this year. Honestly, Arthur Smith is gone and surely he has to get more usage. If the opportunity increases even a little bit from last year, Bijan will provide fantasy owners huge returns. In his rookie campaign, the running back from Texas had a top 10 PPR finish and ranked 33rd in red zone touches and 25th in touches per game among all running backs. With an actual good quarterback in Atlanta to open up the field with the pass game and a potentially increased touch rate, Bijan Robinson could be in for a monster season.

Also, you’ll see guys like Alvin Kamara, Rachaad White and James Cook ranked a little higher than the Josh Jacobs and Aaron Jones‘ of the world because of the increased work they should see in the pass game. With the unknown at wide receiver in Buffalo, I do like Cook’s chances to rise into the top 10 in PPR, I just don’t quite have him there yet.

Top 25 Wide Receiver Power Rankings

I have Tyreek Hill and CeeDee Lamb as equal. They finished .3 PPG apart last year in PPR scoring. Since I had to rank one higher than the other, I chose Hill for two reasons: In my opinion, he’s the best receiver in the league and I’m not crazy about Lamb’s contract issues. I ranked Justin Jefferson outside of the top 5 as I am just not in love with that Vikings offense this year. I believe the usage and opportunity won’t change much, but I just don’t trust J.J. McCarthy as much as some people do. It’s really nothing against JJettas. I still see a top 10 fantasy finish, maybe just slightly outside of the top 5.

There are 2 players on this list that I believe could seriously outperform their current ADP’s. Tee Higgins and Cooper Kupp. I’ll start with Tee Higgins — in 2021 and 2022 he finished as WR14 and WR16 based on FPPG in PPR scoring formats. Last year, I know he struggled with injuries as well as Burrow and now he’s being ranked as WR25+ in most drafts I’ve seen. Entering a contract year, it could easily be another top 15 finish for Tee Higgins.

I was surprised to see Cooper Kupp as low as WR25 in some drafts. He’s really sitting in that 3rd round range which I think is great value for him. I know the injuries have piled up over the last few seasons, but there is no doubt he’s one of the top targets in the league when healthy. Yes, Nacua will take targets away as he did last year. But Kupp still finished as the WR25 in FPPG last year (PPR). His last 4 year finishes based on FPPG look like this in PPR scoring —

2020: WR26
2021: WR1
2022: WR1
2023: WR24

I think at the worst you are drafting Kupp at his absolute floor.

Can Drake London finally be a WR1 on your fantasy football team? This teams dynamic has changed drastically. They signed quarterback Kirk Cousins and added offensive coordinator Zac Robinson. Expect this team to air the ball out much more than they have in past seasons. With more red zone opportunities, touches and targets looming on the horizon, how can you not love Drake London this year? He only averaged 6.9 targets per game last year which had him at #32 among wide receivers. London only touched the ball 69 times all year which was rank #30. The USC product has every reason to get more involved with Kirk Cousins at the helm this year. His ADP is as low as overall 22 and WR15 in some drafts. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a top 10 finish in PPR scoring formats.

Top 10 Tight End Power Rankings

I don’t think there’s anything surprising about this list and trust me, I know some of you are tired of hearing about Travis Kelce. But, he is still my TE1 in 2024. Listen, even with an injury to start the season, consistently seeing double and triple teams and Kansas City really not having a true outside threat on the team, he still finished as the TE1 based on total fantasy points and FPPG. That offense added legit outside threats as I mentioned earlier and the middle of the field will finally open up again for the best tight end in the game.

One tight end that I would argue could be higher than 10 for me and could outperform is ADP is Pat Freiermuth of the Pittsburgh Steelers. I truly believe he can jump back into the top 10 this year. With Diontae Johnson gone and Pickens being a true outside the numbers threat, that leaves the middle of the field open to the pass catching tight end. In a contract year, I expect Pat to ball out and develop some kind of rapport with Russell Wilson. Injuries and frustrating quarterback play led to a disappointing campaign in 2023. In 2022, he saw a TE9 finish based on FPPG in PPR scoring formats. I do like his odds to recover that form this year.