Fantasy football tiers for the 12 first-round players

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Recently, I wrote at length about how every first round pick in fantasy football this year could bust. While that was a valuable exercise, it is obviously just a worst-case overview — the majority of the 12 players going in the first round will be excellent for your teams this year.

So, in this article, we’ll be looking at a more holistic view of the first-round talents, with a focus on helping you decide on who specifically to draft based on which pick number you have.

Note: I am using John Paulsen’s rankings on 4for4 for the projected points and 4for4’s Multi-site ADP tool for ADP.

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I think there is a clear Tier 1 in fantasy drafts this year composed of Christian McCaffrey, CeeDee Lamb and Tyreek Hill. I wouldn’t fault you for taking any of them with the 1.01, as they are as fault-proof as you can get in terms of production and consistency.

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I still prefer taking Christian McCaffrey with the first pick, despite the news that he suffered a calf strain in training camp and is missing the preseason. I think the advantage that McCaffrey offers over a replacement-level running back is simply too large to pass up on, especially as elite bell cow running backs become rarer and rarer. While injuries are always a risk with CMC, there is legitimately nothing else you need to worry about with him — McCaffrey has finished as a top-three fantasy running back in every single season he has played more than eight games in besides his rookie year.

Between the two receivers, I prefer Hill over Lamb. We are trying to eliminate as many question marks as possible in the first round, and Lamb has yet to report to training camp as he continues to be in a contract dispute with the Cowboys. I highly doubt that Lamb actually misses any time during the season due to the holdout, and it isn’t concerning enough for…

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Publish date : 2024-08-22 14:08:44

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