Fantasy Football 2024: Full Position-by-Position Rankings, Creative Team Names
Fantasy Football 2024: Full Position-by-Position Rankings, Creative Team Names0 of 5
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The best fantasy football roster is a balanced one.
Like their real-life NFL counterparts, fantasy rosters should have as few weak spots as possible. It’s almost less important to be great at any one position than it is to be not bad across the board.
So, no matter how you start your draft—heavy on running backs and wide receivers or among the first managers to add a quarterback or tight end—you’ll want to ensure you’re making strong selections throughout it. To help make that happen, we’re laying out our top-10 rankings at each of the four skill positions before closing with some creative team names to consider.
Quarterback1 of 5
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1. Josh Allen, BUF
2. Jalen Hurts, PHI
3. Lamar Jackson, BAL
4. Patrick Mahomes, KC
5. Anthony Richardson, IND
6. C.J. Stroud, HOU
7. Joe Burrow, CIN
8. Kyler Murray, ARI
9. Dak Prescott, DAL
10. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA
Stroud hit the ground sprinting as a rookie, tallying 4,108 passing yards with 23 passing touchdowns against just five interceptions. And he managed hit to hit those marks despite both Nico Collins and Tank Dell missing time due to injury.
Stroud has both of those pass-catchers back, plus Stefon Diggs and Joe Mixon added to the attack. If other fantasy managers want to worry about Stroud encountering the proverbial sophomore slump, let them. There are way more reasons to believe this could become a breakout campaign.
Running Back2 of 5
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1. Christian McCaffrey, SF
2. Breece Hall, NYJ
3. Bijan Robinson, ATL
4. Jonathan Taylor, IND
5. Saquon Barkley, PHI
6. Jahmyr Gibbs, DET
7. Kyren Williams, LAR
8. Travis Etienne Jr., JAX
9. Isiah Pacheco, KC
10. De’Von Achane, MIA
The Jets’ passing offense should have plenty more zip with a healthy Aaron Rodgers under center. That doesn’t mean Breece Hall is about to be forgotten.
In fact, he could be headed toward his most productive campaign to date. Teams can’t stack the box against a Rodgers-led offense the way they did when Zach Wilson, Trevor Semien and Tim Boyle were taking snaps. That means Hall should have more room to operate and wider running lanes to explode through.
Plus, his own chances in the passing game could be more efficient with the quarterback upgrade. And it’s not like he was hurting in that department, as last season’s 95 targets yielded 76 receptions for 591 yards and four scores.
Wide Receiver3 of 5
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1. CeeDee Lamb, DAL
2. Ja’Marr Chase, CIN
3. Tyreek Hill, MIA
4. Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET
5. Justin Jefferson, MIN
6. Garrett Wilson, NYJ
7. A.J. Brown, PHI
8. Puka Nacua, LAR
9. Davante Adams, LV
10. Chris Olave, NO
Amon-Ra St. Brown impressed as a rookie (90 receptions for 912 yards and five touchdowns), and yet he’s still managed to take sizable steps forward in the two seasons since. Surely, he can’t push any farther than he did last season, right?
Don’t be so sure about that, actually. Sure, there’s only so far up he can go from last season’s marks (119 catches for 1,515 yards and 10 touchdowns), but remember, the Lions just gave him a four-year, $120 million extension, which briefly made him the highest-paid player at the position. Detroit could look to get a huge return on that investment, meaning St. Brown’s involvement might reach an all-time high.
Tight End4 of 5
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1. Travis Kelce, KC
2. Sam LaPorta, DET
3. Mark Andrews, BAL
4. George Kittle, SF
5. Trey McBride, ARI
6. Dalton Kincaid, BUF
7. Jake Ferguson, DAL
8. Evan Engram, JAX
9. Kyle Pitts, ATL
10. Brock Bowers, LV
San Francisco’s roster is stacked in such a way that this offense doesn’t always need to look George Kittle’s direction. The 49ers won’t force him the ball just to do it, so his game-to-game production can be a bit volatile. And he’s such a good blocker, that he’ll impact the game even if he isn’t getting touches.
Saying all of that, he’s among the steadiest players at the position, and even if his weekly output isn’t always elite, his end-of-season production typically is. Last season, he caught 65 passes for 1,020 yards and six scores. Don’t be shocked if all three numbers improve this time around, particularly if the Niners open up some targets and touches by trading away Brandon Aiyuk.
Creative Team Names5 of 5
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Quarterbacks
Rollin’ With Mahomies
Air Jordan Love
Rainbow Herbert
Let Me Burrow $5
On and Goff
Running backs
Not Like Gus
Honey Bijan
Catalina Wine Mixon
Ball and Achane
Jahmyr I Go Again
Receivers
Bell Biv Deebo
Drake London Bridge
Zay It Ain’t So
Keon Lights
Amari Not Sorry
Tight ends
Kittle Me This
Pitts and Giggles
You Must Be Njoking
Brock & Roll
The Truth Ertz
