Even the experts can have a tough time during their draft evaluations. We asked six analysts to reveal which player has been their hardest to rank for the 2024 fantasy football season.
I’m having a hard time ranking DJ Moore. On the one hand, he balled out last year and was a top-five fantasy receiver when Justin Fields was his quarterback. On the other, he’s sharing targets with Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze from a rookie QB on a franchise that’s never produced a 4,000-yard or 30-TD passer.
Caleb Williams could be an immediate star. Allen has an injury history and is 32 years old. Odunze is a rookie with an offensive coordinator who sidelined Jackson Smith-Njigba last year. There’s definitely a bull case for Moore, who produced an NFL-high 45.5% first-read target share on third/fourth downs last year.
But Williams is a rookie who showed flaws as a prospect last year and has zero ties to Moore. Allen remains a target hog even at his advanced age, ranking just behind Moore in the aforementioned first-read target share stat. Odunze was a top-10 pick and could be a star right away.
Moore has averaged just 4.8 touchdowns during his career, so I can’t quite get on board with his ECR as a top-20 WR in half-PPR scoring, but he clearly has a wide range of outcomes. — Dalton Del Don
Ranking Tony Pollard has been a battle of willpower for me. I want to approach Pollard with fresh eyes and could excuse lackluster production as a byproduct of his prior year’s injury, but it’s tough to trust him. He thrived off efficiency playing opposite of Ezekiel Elliott, but Pollard flopped as a lead back. His yards per carry dropped from 5.22 to 3.99 and, despite the significant rise in total touches, Pollard’s total touchdowns were cut in half.
The Cowboys provided ample red zone opportunities but Pollard simply failed to take advantage of them. In 2023, Pollard was second in attempts inside the 20 at running back with 57 total attempts, converting only four touchdowns. For…
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Publish date : 2024-08-07 14:38:43
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