The Dallas Cowboys ended a long-running contract dispute with No. 1 receiver CeeDee Lamb just before the start of the season, signing him to a four-year, $136 million extension. Lamb is coming off a season in which he recorded 135 catches for 1,749 yards and 12 touchdowns and is now the second-highest paid non-quarterback in the NFL. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will now likely remain a top target and move up the list of 2024 fantasy football QB rankings. Where should you target Prescott and Lamb during your 2024 fantasy football draft preparations, and in which 2024 fantasy football tier should you house each player? With a set of live, updated 2024 fantasy football rankings, you can get the most value out of every pick this draft season. If you're looking for 2024 fantasy football advice, be sure to check out SportsLine's 2024 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet, powered by their proven computer model.
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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: Eagles fans may be worried about the 15 interceptions he threw and the disastrous end to the 2023 season as far as the team is concerned, but Hurts' production as a fantasy football quarterback remains strong. He set new career highs in passing yards (3,858), passing touchdowns (23) and rushing touchdowns (15) and will add Saquon Barkley and Jahan Dotson to his arsenal in 2024.
2. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills: Losing Stefon Diggs in a trade this offseason may have been a blow, but the Bills are still built around Josh Allen's passing attack. Over the past four years, Allen has averaged 4,385 yards and 34 touchdowns, and every season he played professionally he had at least 421 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns.
3. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens: Jackson's 457 pass attempts in 2023 were a career-high, but he also completed a career-best 67.2% of them. With a more modern offense led by Todd Monken, Jackson passed for a career-high 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns with just seven interceptions. He also remains the NFL's most dynamic running quarterback, rushing for 821 yards and five touchdowns in his second MVP season. See other 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: McCaffrey has been on the cover of Madden and has been battling a calf injury all preseason, but the 49ers have mostly taken precautions to ensure their star running back is ready for Week 1. It's clear to see what he'll do once he's in the lineup, as he's averaging 119.7 scrimmage yards and 1.1 touchdowns per game since being traded to San Francisco.
2. Breece Hall, New York Jets: Hall spent the first month of the season on a pitch count limit after suffering a season-ending injury as a rookie and faced loaded teams after Aaron Rodgers was hurt in Week 1. But he still managed to rack up 1,585 scrimmage yards and nine touchdowns. Year three should be a lot better with a healthy Rodgers to weaken defenses.
3. Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles: Barkley spent his first six seasons in New York, missing 25 games during that time and playing behind a porous offensive line. But he still averaged more than 20 touches per game with 7,311 scrimmage yards and 47 touchdowns in 74 games. That workload may be lowered with Philadelphia's talented offense, but the skill talent around him and a strong offensive line should improve the quality of his opportunities. 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: Entering his fifth year in the NFL, Lamb has set career highs in receptions, yards and receiving touchdowns in every year of his career, culminating in a 2023 season when he had 135 catches for 1,749 yards and 12 touchdowns. Even if he can't surpass those numbers again in 2024, Lamb would still be a top option on a Dallas offense with a deep floor that's the highest of any receiver in the game.
2. Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins: When Hill left Kansas City, some prognosticators predicted his production would decline without Patrick Mahomes. But he piled up 238 receptions, 3,509 yards and 20 touchdowns in two seasons with Miami. He led the NFL in yards per route run (3.88) and, barring injury, it's hard to imagine a world in which he isn't one of the league's best players. And he's missed just one game in the past three years.
3. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions: Like Lamb, St. Brown has improved each of his three years in the NFL, hauling in 119 catches for 1,515 yards and 10 touchdowns last season. But unlike the other two, he's done most of his damage near the line of scrimmage, averaging just 7.9 yards of target depth (85th among NFL receivers) and 668 yards after the catch (2nd among receivers). Learn more about the 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: Kansas City revamped its wide receiver corps after a disappointing season last year by signing Marquise Brown and drafting Xavier Worthy. Unfortunately for the Chiefs, Brown is battling a shoulder injury, but even if everyone is healthy, Kelce is the clear No. 1 option for Kansas City's passing attack. He's averaged 96 catches for just under 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns over the past eight seasons.
2. Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions: The Iowa native was a second-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and quickly earned the trust of Dan Campbell and his staff. He played at least 70% of the offensive snaps in every game except for Week 17 against the Vikings, when the Lions had already clinched the NFC North title. He had 86 catches for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns and could be even more involved in the offense in 2024.
3. Mark Andrews, Baltimore Ravens: Andrews missed seven games last year, the first time in his career that he's missed more than one game in a season. The numbers when he was on the field make it clear that he's still a top-five option at the position. He was fourth in target share among tight ends (22.2%), and that number jumped to an astounding 37.8% in the red zone. See the rest of the top TEs here.
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