The Athlon Sports 2024 Fantasy Football Annual arrives in time to help fantasy owners prepare for a championship season. The 2024 edition has more than 350 in-depth player reports, a 280-player big board, cheat sheets for draft day and team-by-team analysis from NFL beat writers around the country. We also debate who should be the No. 1 overall pick in fantasy drafts. Between versatile weapon Christian McCaffrey and elite wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, there’s depth at the top. Each season brings new fantasy trends, and in our feature story "10 Things We Learned in 2023," we present some important lessons from last season that our fantasy experts plan to carry into 2024. New this year is a 10-page section devoted to Dynasty, where we cover key rookies and advise you which veterans to stash as well. There’s also a rundown of familiar faces in new places following this chaotic offseason, as well as injury concerns from 2023 who may or may not bounce back this season. We also provide our usual Rookie Roundup, and we size up an intriguing sophomore class of players who could be poised to break out — or could be facing the dreaded “sophomore slump.” Whether your fantasy league is head-to-head, rotisserie, PPR or IDP, or if you’re a Dynasty or Daily Fantasy aficionado, Athlon Sports Fantasy Football Annual has all the stats and in-depth insight to help you take the first step toward winning a fantasy football championship.
SUPERSTAR • The “Sun God,” Amon-Ra St. Brown, brings the heat for a suddenly explosive Detroit Lions offense, in the process producing elite fantasy numbers.
A+ FOR CEEDEE • It’s the perfect storm: Minimal competition for targets and a likely reliance on the pass in Dallas should mean monster numbers one again for CeeDee Lamb, fantasy’s top wideout.
EDITOR’S NOTE
Athlon Sports Fantasy Football Preview 2024
TOP 280 FANTASY BIG BOARD
TOP 240 FANTASY WITH IDPs
FANTASY POSITION RANKINGS
WHO’S NO.1? • 2024 FANTASY FOOTBALL
SIZING UP THE SOPHOMORES
ON THE MEND
ROOKIE ROUNDUP • Assessing the Fantasy Prospects of the first 36 Quarterbacks, Running Backs, Wide Receivers and Tight Ends Selected in the 2024 NFL Draft
FAMILIAR FACES NEW PLACES
10 THINGS WE LEARNED IN 2023
2024 DYNASTY ROOKIE RANKINGS
BEST AND WORST LANDING SPOTS FOR HIGH-PROFILE ROOKIES
DYNASTY 2024: UNEXCITING VETERANS TO GRAB AND STASH
DYNASTY 2024: STASHES WORTH YOUR ATTENTION
EXPLAINING EFP • EFP stands for Expected Fantasy Points, the total fantasy points projected by Athlon Sports for QBs, RBs, WRs, TEs, Ks and D/ST units using a performance-based, PPR scoring system. The EFP is just an extra bonus for readers who enjoy the convenience of seeing a projected points total next to each player.
QUARTERBACKS
RUNNING BACKS
WIDE RECEIVERS
TIGHT ENDS
DEFENSE/ST
KICKERS
IDPs
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
LINEBACKERS
DEFENSIVE BACKS
BUFFALO BILLS
MIAMI DOLPHINS
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
NEW YORK JETS
BALTIMORE RAVENS
CINCINNATI BENGALS
CLEVELAND BROWNS
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
HOUSTON TEXANS
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
TENNESSEE TITANS
DENVER BRONCOS
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
DALLAS COWBOYS
NEW YORK GIANTS
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
CHICAGO BEARS
DETROIT LIONS
GREEN BAY PACKERS
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
ATLANTA FALCONS
CAROLINA PANTHERS
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
ARIZONA CARDINALS
LOS ANGELES RAMS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
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