Paulsen's Players: Round-by-Round Fantasy Football Draft Targets & Shy-Away Players (2024)
Updated 8/29 - Updates are in blue
This year, while I’ve dabbled with RB/RB and WR/WR starts, I’ve typically been implementing a combination of strategies that include Hero RB, Stud TE, and Late-Round QB. It will usually begin with a running back in one of the early rounds, but there are Hero RB candidates available into the fourth round this season.
I went into great detail on a position-by-position basis in my annual Draft Day Strategery article, but now I’m going to go round-by-round and highlight some targets, strategies, and “shy-away” players to avoid.
Note: I’ll include our Multi-Site ADP and positional ADP ranks to provide an idea of the availability of each player in any given round. These draft targets assume a half-PPR scoring format, though small adjustments can be made for full-PPR. Be sure to click on the player’s name to see my “Draft Note” for an explanation of why I’m either high or low on a particular player.
2024 Fantasy Football Round-by-Round Draft Strategy
Regular readers know I like to build my draft plan around the onesie positions–quarterback and tight end. I like to find the best values at those positions and lock them into my draft plan at their respective ADP.
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