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2024 Superflex and 1QB Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings: Pre-draft top-50

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• Rankings for 1-QB leagues: Where does this year’s rookie class as a whole stack up against one another heading into the NFL draft?

• Superflex and tight end premium rankings included: Moving up the value of QBs and TEs to get an idea of where they’re valued amongst some of the other stars in this class.

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It is NFL draft week and before landing spots and draft capital are locked in, it's always a helpful exercise to combine all previous positional rankings (available below) and see where they stack up heading into the draft.

There are two separate rankings tables here — one for one-quarterback leagues and another for superflex/tight end-premium leagues.

There aren’t going to be specific write-ups on each player within this piece, but there is much more context provided on why I like or dislike each player in the individual rankings articles (see below), as well as links to a lot of the data and research done on each positional class for these 2024 rookies.

Pre-draft rookie rankings with player blurbs and data can be found here:


1-QB PPR pre-draft rookie rankings

Rank Position Player Team PFF MDS ADP
1 WR Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State 4.7
2 WR Malik Nabers LSU 6.4
3 WR Rome Odunze Washington 8.2
4 TE Brock Bowers Georgia 12.2
5 RB Trey Benson FSU 86.7
6 RB Jonathon Brooks Texas 59.2
7 QB Caleb Williams USC 1.0
8 QB Jayden Daniels LSU 4.5
9 WR Troy Franklin Oregon 39.6
10 RB Audric Estime Notre Dame 120.9
11 RB Blake Corum Michigan 75.5
12 WR Ladd McConkey Georgia 35.7
13 WR Brian Thomas Jr. LSU 23.6
14 QB Drake Maye North Carolina 3.5
15 RB Bucky Irving Oregon 89.6
16 RB MarShawn Lloyd USC 102.6
17 RB Jaylen Wright Tennessee 77.0
18 WR Jermaine Burton Alabama 62.9
19 WR Roman Wilson Michigan 49.3
20 WR Javon Baker UCF 77.3
21 WR Xavier Worthy Texas 47.9
22 WR Adonai Mitchell Texas 28.7
23 RB Ray Davis Kentucky 99.5
24 RB Braelon Allen Wisconsin 131.1
25 TE Ja'Tavion Sanders Texas 53.1
26 QB J.J. McCarthy Michigan 10.3
27 WR Brenden Rice USC 97.7
28 WR Jamari Thrash Louisville 91.2
29 WR Ricky Pearsall Florida 51.4
30 WR Jalen McMillan Washington 76.1
31 WR Ja'Lynn Polk Washington 61.5
32 RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. Purdue 114.9
33 RB Isaac Guerendo Louisville 161.0
34 WR Johnny Wilson FSU 81.5
35 WR Xavier Legette South Carolina 50.9
36 WR Keon Coleman FSU 52.6
37 QB Bo Nix Oregon 27.7
38 TE Jaheim Bell FSU 173.1
39 TE Cade Stover Ohio State 111.7
40 TE Ben Sinnott Kansas State 123.8
41 RB Kimani Vidal Troy 187.6
42 RB Will Shipley Clemson 144.8
43 RB Jase McClellan Alabama 215.6
44 QB Michael Penix Jr. Washington 35.0
45 WR Devontez Walker North Carolina 74.0
46 WR Malachi Corley Western Kentucky 80.7
47 RB Frank Gore Jr. Southern Miss 215.7
48 TE Erick All Georgia 99.4
49 QB Jordan Travis FSU 150.2
50 QB Spencer Rattler South Carolina 76.6

There is a chance that landing spots and draft capital could be disastrous for the running back position in this year’s draft, which is going to hurt their potential fantasy value and push them further back in these post-draft rankings. Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels likely become more enticing in that scenario as potential high-end fantasy starters for years to come, even in one-QB leagues.


Superflex (2QB)/tight end premium pre-draft rookie rankings

Rank Position Player Team PFF MDS ADP
1 WR Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State 4.7
2 QB Caleb Williams USC 1.0
3 QB Jayden Daniels LSU 4.5
4 TE Brock Bowers Georgia 12.2
5 WR Malik Nabers LSU 6.4
6 WR Rome Odunze Washington 8.2
7 QB Drake Maye North Carolina 3.5
8 RB Trey Benson FSU 86.7
9 RB Jonathon Brooks Texas 59.2
10 QB J.J. McCarthy Michigan 10.3
11 WR Troy Franklin Oregon 39.6
12 RB Audric Estime Notre Dame 120.9
13 RB Blake Corum Michigan 75.5
14 QB Bo Nix Oregon 27.7
15 WR Ladd McConkey Georgia 35.7
16 WR Brian Thomas Jr. LSU 23.6
17 QB Michael Penix Jr. Washington 35.0
18 TE Ja'Tavion Sanders Texas 53.1
19 RB Bucky Irving Oregon 89.6
20 RB MarShawn Lloyd USC 102.6
21 RB Jaylen Wright Tennessee 77.0
22 WR Jermaine Burton Alabama 62.9
23 WR Roman Wilson Michigan 49.3
24 WR Javon Baker UCF 77.3
25 WR Xavier Worthy Texas 47.9
26 WR Adonai Mitchell Texas 28.7
27 TE Jaheim Bell FSU 173.1
28 QB Jordan Travis FSU 150.2
29 QB Spencer Rattler South Carolina 76.6
30 TE Cade Stover Ohio State 111.7
31 TE Ben Sinnott Kansas State 123.8
32 RB Ray Davis Kentucky 99.5
33 RB Braelon Allen Wisconsin 131.1
34 QB Michael Pratt Tulane 99.1
35 WR Brenden Rice USC 97.7
36 WR Jamari Thrash Louisville 91.2
37 WR Ricky Pearsall Florida 51.4
38 WR Jalen McMillan Washington 76.1
39 WR Ja'Lynn Polk Washington 61.5
40 TE Erick All Georgia 99.4
41 RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. Purdue 114.9
42 RB Isaac Guerendo Louisville 161.0
43 WR Johnny Wilson FSU 81.5
44 WR Xavier Legette South Carolina 50.9
45 WR Keon Coleman FSU 52.6
46 RB Kimani Vidal Troy 187.6
47 RB Will Shipley Clemson 144.8
48 RB Jase McClellan Alabama 215.6
49 WR Devontez Walker North Carolina 74.0
50 WR Malachi Corley Western Kentucky 80.7

Superflex/two-quarterback leagues are naturally going to push up the value of that position where a lot more go in the first round of rookie drafts than in typical one-quarterback leagues. As a result, there is an argument for Caleb Williams and/or Jayden Daniels to be the first two picks in rookie drafts, but feel free to draft based on team need here as well. If fantasy managers have multiple viable starters at quarterback, then there is still no better pick than Marvin Harrison Jr., and there is always the option to trade back if the deal makes sense.

Tight ends also get a bump here with the premium put on the position which often offers at least a half-point more per reception. Brock Bowers is another legitimate top-three option in this scoring format depending on team needs so address those needs as you see fit.

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