Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams has recorded 1,100-plus yards receiving each of the past four seasons, making him one of the most consistent players in fantasy football rankings for 2024. Adams had a fourth consecutive 100-receiving season in 2023, but his 1,144 yards receiving and eight touchdowns were his lowest totals since 2019. Uncertainty at quarterback in Las Vegas could cause Adams to underperform again. The Raiders signed Gardner Minshew in the offseason, and he will compete with Aidan O'Connell for the starter spot.
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2024 Fantasy Football QB Rankings
Here are SportsLine's top three fantasy football QB picks for 2024.
1. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles: Hurts finished second among QBs in fantasy scoring last year despite his scoring average dropping nearly four points per game. He continues to provide rushing value for fantasy owners, rushing for 605 yards and 15 touchdowns, the most ever by a quarterback in a single season. An increase in passing yards this season could lead to a historic fantasy campaign.
2. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills: Allen has never finished worse than QB2 over the past four seasons and has thrown for over 4,000 yards in each of them. Like Hurts, he has been very valuable as a runner, scoring 15 touchdowns. His single-season high so far is nine, and he continues to find ways to improve his fantasy production.
3. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs: Mahomes finished with a disappointing fantasy score of QB8 and averaged 261.4 passing yards per game. He also allowed the fewest passing yards per game and the lowest passing yards per attempt and touchdown rate in his six years as the Chiefs' starting quarterback. But the two-time MVP has two 5,000-yard passing seasons in his career, and Kansas City got two quality receivers in Marquise Brown and Xavier Worthy. See more top QBs here.
2024 Fantasy Football RB Rankings
Here are SportsLine's top three fantasy football running back picks for 2024.
1. Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers: When healthy, there's no better weapon in fantasy football. Last year, he surpassed 2,000 scrimmage yards and totaled 20 touchdowns. After missing most of 2020 and 2021, he's now played the majority of two consecutive seasons, so fantasy team owners shouldn't hesitate to take him at the top of their 2024 fantasy football drafts.
2. Breece Hall, New York Jets: Hall piled up nearly 1,600 scrimmage yards and nine touchdowns despite unfavorable circumstances in 2023. With Aaron Rodgers healthy heading into 2024, Hall could be an even bigger asset in a dangerous Jets offense.
3. Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles: After six seasons in New York, Barkley signed a three-year deal with division rival Philadelphia worth up to $46 million. The Eagles have a deep offensive line that could limit Barkley's totals a bit, but he'll benefit from more opportunities in the red zone. See other top running backs here.
2024 Fantasy Football WR Rankings
Here are SportsLine's top three fantasy football WR picks for 2024.
1. CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys: Lamb was sensational in 2023, rewriting the Cowboys' receiving record. His 135 receptions were sixth-most in league history and his 1,749 yards were ninth-most. He's added receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns every season of his four-year career, and there's no reason to think he'll plateau in 2024.
2. Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins: Since joining the Dolphins, Hill has 401 more receiving yards than any other player in football. He also set career highs in targets, yards and yards per game last season. Hill's 10.5 yards per target and 15.1 yards per catch in 2023 are his best since 2018. The speedster has proven himself to be one of the best wide receivers in the league and is ranked No. 2 in our model's 2024 fantasy football rankings.
3. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions: St. Brown is averaging a career-high 20.7 points per game in 2023 and has averaged over 16.7 points per game in each of the past two seasons. As Detroit's offense continues to improve and work better together, our model projects St. Brown to have another dominant season. See other top WRs here.
2024 Fantasy Football TE Rankings
Here are SportsLine's top three 2024 fantasy football TE picks.
1. Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs: There's no need to overthink this one. Kelce has finished as the TE1 in six of the past eight seasons and was first in points per game last season despite finishing as TE3. Kansas City didn't make any major upgrades to its playmaking room, so the Patrick Mahomes-Kelce pairing will be remembered as one of the best in NFL history. Expect another season from the most dominant tight end in NFL history.
2. Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions: The second-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft finished as TE1 in his rookie season. If anyone can surpass Kelce for the top spot at the position, it's him. LaPorta scored 10 touchdowns last season, one of only seven players to reach double figures in receiving scores and four more touchdowns than any other player at the position. The Lions return nearly their entire offensive line, including offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, and LaPorta will be looking to build on his strong rookie season.
3. Mark Andrews, Baltimore Ravens: Andrews was the fourth-best fantasy tight end in points per game last season and was coming off another great season before suffering a serious ankle injury in Week 11 that ended his regular season. Excluding the injury, Andrews recorded at least 60 yards receiving in five of his last seven games and led Baltimore in receiving yards per game (54.4) last season. Andrews will likely continue to be a top target for Lamar Jackson as our model projects him to be one of the top three fantasy tight ends this year. See other top TEs here.
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