Just because the draft isn’t until April doesn’t mean you can’t get a jump on your fantasy competitors right now. The foundation of any successful redraft fantasy team is an elite receiver after all.<\/p>\n
After their implosion in the playoffs, it\u2019s easy to forget that the Cowboys won 12 games last season. And they scored more passing touchdowns than any other team. Lamb caught 12 of those 36 scoring passes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Cowboys have three offensive linemen and two running backs headed to free agency. And they will have to re-work some deals to become cap compliant, but it would be a surprise if Jerry Jones doesn\u2019t do everything humanly possible to send the same offense onto the field in 2024. So, there\u2019s no reason to think Lamb won\u2019t be the most valuable fantasy receiver again. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Like the Cowboys, the Dolphins\u2019 season ended with a whimper rather than a party. But during the regular season, they were largely unstoppable. Hill led the league with 13 receiving touchdowns and 1,799 receiving yards during the regular season.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Miami will have five offensive linemen headed to free agency and four receivers. And they\u2019re currently $24 million over the salary cap. So, they\u2019re going to have to do some rebuilding with cheaper options, but Tyreek is still Tyreek. And if both he and Jaylen Waddle can stay healthy, he could improve on his impressive 2023 numbers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Joe Burrow’s favorite receiver only played 10 games with his starting quarterback in 2023. But still had 16.4 fantasy points per game in 2023. The Bengals won\u2019t remember 2023 with any fondness, but they\u2019ve got $45 million to spend in free agency and seem to be linked with any and all the desirable offensive stars. So, 2024 promises to be a much better season in Cincy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Twitterverse is abuzz with rumors that the Vikings want to trade Jefferson. The rumor came just days after Jefferson allegedly told the team he would only sign a contract extension if they could tell him their long-term plan for a quarterback. But rumors don\u2019t always equate to reality.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Jefferson, like Chase, didn\u2019t get to play the entire season with his starting QB in 2023. He only played 10 games. And Kirk Cousins only started five of those games. But Jefferson still ended the season with 1,074 yards after racking up 192 in the final game in Detroit. So, he seems fully recovered from his chest injury. Jefferson only caught five touchdowns in 2023. He\u2019ll improve on that wherever he ends up playing in 2024.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In a recent <\/span>phone call<\/span><\/a> to a Philly radio station, the Eagles number 1 receiver said he didn\u2019t want to be traded. And that he gets hot and bothered on the sideline because he\u2019s the guy who holds his teammates responsible.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So that cleared that up. On the field, Brown (and the Eagles\u2019 offense) had a pretty odd 2023 season. They started the season 10-1 and then it went horribly wrong. But in those first 10 weeks, Brown caught 68 passes for 1,013 yards and hauled in six touchdowns. In the next eight games, he only caught one touchdown and recorded just 443 receiving yards. So, the Eagles did the only sensible thing, fired the offensive coordinator. The only slight problem is that they replaced him with the guy who was the passing game coordinator. And that was part of the problem.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But Brown is still impossible to defend one one-on-one. He <\/span>ranks first<\/span><\/a> in the league for receiving yards, touchdowns, and receiver rating when he\u2019s facing <\/span>single coverage<\/span><\/a>! Brown averaged 17 fantasy points per game in 2023. And if he\u2019s the guy who holds his teammates to account, he needs to be faultless himself.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Lions had one of the best running attacks in the NFL in 2023 and in the first half of the NFC Championship game, they literally gave the 49ers defense the run around. So ARSB might not get the same number of looks as the rest of the top five receivers. But he certainly makes the most of it when he does get the ball. He scored 10 touchdowns in 2023 and ended the season with a 12.5-yard per-touch average. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n St. Brown scored 330.9 fantasy points in 2023, but the Lions should lean on their run game more in 2024. Jahmyr Gibbs\u2019 emergence late in the season figures (he averaged 15 touches per game in the last five weeks of the regular season) to put a dent in the rest of the Lions\u2019 touches in 2024.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Nacua\u2019s injury history in college saw him drop to the Rams in the fifth round of the draft. And he was everything Sean McVay could have hoped for in a rookie receiver. Not only did he play a significant role in improving the passing offense. His run blocking was also vital in helping the Rams return to the postseason for the first time since they won Super Bowl LVI.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He scored 298.5 fantasy points in 2023 and if Cooper Kupp and Kyren Williams can stay healthy in 2024, he should score even more this time out. Nacua averaged 13.5 yards per touch in 2023, but he only scored six touchdowns. He could double that in 2024.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Metcalf<\/a> recorded NextGen\u2019s <\/span>fastest ball carry<\/span><\/a> in the league in 2023. So, he\u2019s still one of the league\u2019s elite receivers. His 1,114 receiving yards were his most in a single season since 2020.\u00a0 And he missed a game with a rib injury. He also had to deal with the Seahawks needing to start two different quarterbacks after Geno Smith suffered several injuries.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Metcalf scored 225.4 fantasy points in 2023, but if the Seahawks can avoid disruptive injuries, he\u2019ll score significantly more in 2024. A healthy Jaxson Smith-Njigba alongside Metcalf and Lockett will stress any defense they face. If Metcalf faces a lot of single coverage, he\u2019ll put up numbers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n2. Tyreek Hill<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
3. Ja\u2019Marr Chase<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
4. Justin Jefferson<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
5. A.J Brown<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
6. Amon-Ra St. Brown<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
7. Puka Nacua<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
8. D.K Metcalf<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
9. Tank Dell<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n