The Baltimore Ravens have been a fantasy gold mine for years. Whether their RB room produced a random top 24 option, or Lamar Jackson set the league on fire, there’s always someone. Using the Ravens 2024 projections, let’s find some fantasy football value compared to ADP and player outlook.
Baltimore Ravens 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook
Best Values
Did Derrick Henry fall off a cliff? He was the RB8 in 2023 behind one of the worst offensive lines in football and now gets to play behind one of the most run happy offenses in America. At RB10 prices, managers should be in. His 3.8 missed tackles forced per game was actually up from his career average of 3.36 per game, and now he’ll get even more open lanes in Baltimore.
Concurrently, Mark Andrews is a huge value in redraft, dynasty, and best ball. He hasn’t been outside the top five tight ends in PPG in years and had the fourth-highest target share of any tight end in 2023 despite losing time with injury. He’s coming off the board as the TE4, but more importantly, is three rounds later than the TE1 and just as likely to finish that high. If he continues his bonkers target share he’ll be a value for fantasy football in 2024 again.
Tough to Evaluate Players
Zay Flowers is a hot topic in the fantasy streets. He’s currently the WR25, which is fine, but there are players after him with a higher ceiling. His floor is extremely safe, and there’s little to no chance he finishes outside the top 24 receivers, but players don’t often draft for floors. With a couple of TDs bouncing in the right direction he could finish in the teens. At 1,001 projected yards, he’s a value, but only softly.
Appropriately Priced Players
Finally Lamar Jackson is getting some credit. He’s the QB4 in ADP, directly in line with his 2023 finish. When healthy, he’s a plug and play QB1. His rushing TD% is likely to go down with Henry in the building, but the entire offense will be more efficient with stacked boxes and more single coverage on the outside.
Rashod Bateman is right where he needs to be, a very deep flex play/streaming option. With Andrews and Flowers stealing the majority of targets, it’s hard to see a path to Bateman exceeding expectations in 2024.
Land Mines
Devontez Walker might be on some fantasy football players’ minds after first round buzz early in the process. That buzz died quickly, and the offense isn’t invested in him at all. Even at WR83 prices he should be avoided, no matter how tempting the offense is to invest in. He only earned 15% of targets in a wide open UNC room, and now has to compete with target earners in a run first offense. The ceiling for him is incredibly low.
Isaiah Likely is everyone’s favorite tight end handcuff. He’s definitely a name to watch on the waiver wire, but it’s unlikely he approaches starting caliber play week to week. Instead target Tyler Conklin, Chigoziem Okonkwo or Noah Fant in the same range.
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