Fantasy Football 2024 draft kit – rankings, mock drafts, sleepers and more

Fantasy football draft season is in full swing! To help you prepare for one of the most important parts of fantasy season, we’ve gathered all of our best analysis and advice here, in one place, to help you build those eventual championship-winning teams.

The 2024 Yahoo Fantasy Football Draft Kit is updated daily, and we’ll continue to add new content here until the season starts. So whether you’re new to fantasy football or a seasoned pro looking to add another title to your trophy case, our draft kit has all the rankings, sleepers, fades, position previews, and more expert analysis you need to win.

Don’t forget to listen and subscribe to the “Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast” for advice five times a week. Make sure to also sign up for our new fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points!

Want a quick way to prepare before you make your selections? Try a mock draft — practice makes perfect!

Ultimately, the only way you’re missing out is if you’re not playing. And here’s another reason to get excited about this fantasy football season…

Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports have partnered for a one-of-a-kind fantasy football lottery with a $1 million prize pool to make the start of the NFL and fantasy seasons even more exciting.

By playing in a private Yahoo Fantasy football league, users can enter for a chance to win $1 million. Users can earn additional entries if players on their fantasy team score a touchdown in a Week 1 game that airs on NBC and/or Peacock, where three primetime matchups will air. One lucky Yahoo Fantasy user will take home a massive $1 million prize. We’ll share some tips on which players can help you earn additional entries soon, but for now, you can learn more about the sweepstakes here.

So make sure to join or create a league if you haven’t already and let the fun begin. Now we’re going to get you ready to draft!

Blueprint for the design day

That’s it: click the image below for a guide to building a successful fantasy football team, courtesy of Matt Harmon!

Concept rankings

Christian McCaffrey is once again the consensus top pick in fantasy drafts this season. But the second pick and beyond isn’t quite so clear-cut. Our expert rankings can help you make the best decision when it’s your turn.

Draft Rankings (.5 PPR)

PPR Rankings

Downloadable cheatsheets

Salary Cap Rankings 2024

The Hardest Players to Rank in 2024

6 players who are way too high on Yahoo

2024 Rookie Fantasy Rankings

Trial versions

The Yahoo Fantasy team runs pilot drafts, using a variety of formats, to discover where their players are most confident and gain insights that you can incorporate into your drafts.

🧐 Concept strategy

Whether you opt for a Hero RB strategy, wait for a QB, go heavy on WRs early in the season, or simply take the plunge, our analysts have content available for every approach.

🤿Deeper dives

🗣️ Design debates

📈 ADP Analysis 📉

Average draft position — and the movement within it — is one of the most important resources fantasy drafters have at their disposal. Knowing how to use it optimally is another story — but we’re here to help.

😴 😳 Sleeping Choices

There are few better feelings in fantasy than when that non-star draft pick blows up — when the sleeper awakens. Check out some of our favorite sleeper picks for 2024.

🚀 Breakout Picks

It’s hard to win a fantasy football championship without drafting a breakout player or two. Just look at Raheem Mostert and what he did last year!

As always, we’re here to help you identify these pimples for they happen.

Advice for quarterbacks

QB is deeper than ever – but does that mean you should wait to grab one late, or should you prioritize a superstar who can play two players at once?

Advice for running backs

While the RB position isn’t as defining as it once was in fantasy, there has been an intriguing influx of young talent and old faces in new places for 2024.

Advice for wide receivers

The deepest position in the game, acquiring a strong WR corps has proven to be a winning strategy in recent years. 2024 is no different.

Advice for tight end

For many seasons, it was Travis Kelce or bust at the TE position. Not so in 2024 — we have some exciting toys to play with this season!

🏈 NFL Context Analysis

Fantasy football may be a primarily player-based exercise, but knowing and interpreting context is a must. all around Those players are important too – as are their team, division, schedules and the like.

The ‘easy’ attacks to target in fantasy drafts

Fantasy Depth Chart for Every NFL Team

🛒 Matt Harmon’s Take-Shopping Series:

📸 Scott Pianowski’s division snapshots:

What you need to know for pre-season | Pre-season week 1 news / Takeaways | Pre-season training camp week 2 news | Week 2 takeaways

NFL Schedule Analysis

Set goals that can go away while they are looking for a new contract

🎓 Fantasy University

Before we dive into all the great content we have to offer this draft season, you might want a refresher on fantasy football as a whole. Or maybe you’re new to the game and want an in-depth look at the fundamentals. We’ve got you covered: welcome to the only higher education institution that accepts anyone — Fantasy University!

🎧Yahoo Fantasy Prediction

What’s better than one podcast a week? How about five? Matt Harmon is joined by the experts at Yahoo Fantasy and the entire fantasy football community to keep you up to date on the latest fantasy football news, rankings, sleepers, draft strategy and more every weekday from now through the end of the regular season.

Listen or watch the Yahoo Fantasy Prediction on your favorite podcast platform:

How to make your competitions better

The heat of fantasy football draft season is here. Stay tuned as we continue to bolster our fantasy draft kit with more analysis, predictions, sleepers, and breakout picks!

Your one-stop-shop for all things fantasy design is opening soon. Don’t miss out!