My Yahoo Fantasy Football Draft Grade & Recap (2024)

2024 Rank: 111 - 2023 Rank: 111

Tagovailoa led the league with 4,629 passing yards last year and threw for 29 touchdowns, both career highs, playing a full season for the first time after previously struggling with injuries. He was one of the league's most efficient quarterbacks, with 8.3 yards per attempt ranking second after he led the NFL with 8.9 YPA the previous year. Although he had a modest number of pass attempts (32.9 per game, 16th in the league), his accuracy (76.8 on-target percentage, 3rd) and frequent downfield targets (35 percent of attempts went beyond 10 yards, 4th) allowed for the impressive efficiency. He was the league's most accurate QB on attempts beyond 20 yards and threw 10 touchdowns on downfield passes, which also led the league. Deep opportunities should be abundant again this season in an offense with speed demon wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. Tight-end acquisition Jonnu Smith adds another weapon, and the backfield remains dangerous with Raheem Mostert and De'Von Achane. It's a good situation for efficiency, but Tagovailoa still doesn't have a high fantasy ceiling, as he rarely runs and isn't likely to finish among the league leaders in pass attempts under coach Mike McDaniel.

2024 Rank: 338 - 2023 Rank: 338

Whatever his issues with the Rams and Sean McVay were, Akers finally got a fresh start early last season after getting traded to the Vikings. His injury luck followed him though, and after six games with Minnesota he tore his left Achilles tendon, ending his season. Akers tore his right Achilles in 2021, but he was able to return and play 15 games the following year, so there's reason to believe he'll be able to make a full recovery. The 2020 second-round pick is a free agent, so he'll likely have to prove he's healthy before getting a look from another team. Akers has shown enough flashes of his upside in the past that he may not have run out of chances in the NFL.

2024 Rank: 180 - 2023 Rank: 180

Carr was an afterthought in fantasy last season, his first year with the Saints, as he averaged 11.8 fantasy points in his first 13 games. In Weeks 15-18, he threw 12 of his 25 touchdown passes to average 22.0 fantasy points per game, but by then it was too late for most fantasy managers. One of the biggest problems was the inability of Saints receivers to get open -- the WRs and TEs averaged 2.8 yards of separation, 27th in the league. Carr was often forced to dump the ball off, usually to running back Alvin Kamara, who had 75 catches in 13 games. Carr's air yards per attempt dropped from 9.1 his final year in Las Vegas to 7.8 last season. Other than cutting oft-injured wideout Michael Thomas, the Saints didn't do much to improve the receiving options this offseason, signing only Cedrick Wilson and Equanimeous St. Brown. Chris Olave returns as the No. 1 target and lone proven volume earner, though No. 2 WR Rashid Shaheed is a good deep target. New offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak should bring an upgrade over Pete Carmichael's stale scheme, but Carr doesn't have a lot of upside for fantasy, as he offers nothing on the ground and isn't likely to produce top passing efficiency stats.

2024 Rank: 252 - 2023 Rank: 252

After three seasons of struggling to win consistent snaps under old offensive coordinator Greg Roman, Hill finally had something of a breakout in 2023 with Todd Monken calling plays. His receiving production was greater than he'd managed in his first three years combined, and he also set personal bests in rushing yards and touchdowns with a solid 4.6 yards per carry. Hill will remain a backup with Derrick Henry coming in to fill a bell cow role for Baltimore, but he's shown he can make an impact when he gets a chance. He'll compete with Keaton Mitchell and rookie Rasheen Ali for whatever touches are left after Henry gets his share.

2024 Rank: 193 - 2023 Rank: 193

Slayton has been a consistent producer for the Giants over the years. In four of his five seasons with the team, the receiver has recorded between 46-50 receptions and 724-770 yards. It was impressive that while the Giants were imploding on offense during the 2023 season that Slayton was able to maintain his typical levels of production. Actually, during the last four weeks of last season, Slayton played his best football. During that time, the veteran scored three touchdowns and averaged 80 yards. It may be difficult for the receiver to repeat his past success after New York selected Malik Nabers in the first round of the NFL Draft. Nabers will likely dominate targets, which will likely eat into opportunities that Slayton would have otherwise had. As a result, Slayton may see an inconsistent target share from week-to-week.

2024 Rank: 23 - 2023 Rank: 23

Olave started his career with back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons after going 11th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft. He was as advertised, more or less, relying on 4.39 speed and precise route-running more so than physicality and gaining yards after the catch. Olave improved his YAC average from 2.9 to 4.2 between his first and second seasons -- showing some improvement in that regard -- albeit with his aDOT dropping from 14.1 to a still-pretty-high 12.8. Even though he worked downfield a lot, he was targeted on more than one-fourth of his routes both years, easily leading the Saints in targets, receiving yards and air yards. The 24-year-old should be at his physical peak, and the situation around him looks somewhat improved after the Saints hired Klint Kubiak to replace long-time offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael and drafted OT Taliese Fuaga with the 14th overall pick. Olave is an ascending talent, and one who won't be stuck in Carmichael's stale offense anymore, but he's nonetheless unlikely to have the benefit of high-quality QB or O-line play. Most of the other receivers drafted in Olave's range come from passing games with higher expectations overall, which means he'll probably need a dominant target share well above 25 percent in order to push for WR1 status in fantasy.

2024 Rank: 171 - 2023 Rank: 171

Otton flashed a level of production last postseason that he hadn't previously displayed in two years as Tampa Bay's starting tight end, catching 13 passes 154 yards and one touchdown on 19 targets in two playoff games. He had only 455 yards in 17 regular-season games, after 391 yards in 16 games during his 2022 rookie season. Otton had four TDs and 67 targets in the regular season last year, drawing more than six targets only once despite playing more than 90 percent of offensive snaps every week. His three-down role and strong postseason are encouraging, but even a step forward likely would leave Otton as a distant Option C behind WRs Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. The tight end had a 12.2 percent target share in the regular season last year, getting slightly fewer looks than even RB Rachaad White (70) and No. 3 receiver Trey Palmer (68. It's possible Otton builds on his playoff breakout and emerges as a low-end fantasy starter under new offensive coordinator Liam Coen, but there's also a chance the 25-year-old TE simply reprises his high-snap, low-target role from 2022 and 2023.

2024 Rank: 31 - 2023 Rank: 31

LaPorta is looking for an encore after a record-setting rookie campaign in which he established a new high for catches by a first-year tight end (86) and had the fourth-most yards (889). He ranked fourth in catches and fifth in yards at his position last year, and his 10 touchdowns were at least four more than every other tight end scored. Remarkably, nine of those 10 TDs came at Ford Field, even though 63 of LaPorta's 120 targets came on the road. The 2023 second-round draft pick continued his success in the postseason, recording nine catches in two of Detroit's three playoff games after reaching that total only once during the regular season. LaPorta has a clear path to heavy usage again in 2024 after the Lions parted ways with WR Josh Reynolds (64 targets in 2023) without making any major additions on offense, but LaPorta will have a tough time replicating his scoring prowess barring an increase in red-zone targets from last season's 16, which was fourth-most among TEs.

2024 Rank: 33 - 2023 Rank: 33

Jacobs demonstrated his best form in 2022 when he led the league with 1,653 rushing yards over 340 carries (4.9 YPC). He also had at least 1,101 total yards and seven TDs in each of his other four seasons with the Raiders, but 2022 was the only time it all came together in terms of volume, efficiency and health. Jacobs has a second chance to check all the boxes after signing a four-year, $48 million contract to replace Aaron Jones in Green Bay, where he'll likely experience the best coaching and QB play of his career. It'll be his first time playing in generally favorable conditions, as the Raiders gave him plenty of volume but rarely featured good blocking and competent QB play at the same time. Jacobs played 73 of a possible 83 games (88 percent) in his five years with the Raiders, proving fairly durable amidst large workloads even while often appearing on injury reports. Veteran backup AJ Dillon and rookie third-round pick MarShawn Lloyd could take some touches off the bench, but neither is a threat to usurp Jacobs for the lead role, nor are they natural fits to handle passing downs.

2024 Rank: 76 - 2023 Rank: 76

It's been a frustrating two years for Williams, whose long-awaited breakout hit a major speed bump early in the 2022 season when he suffered ACL, LCL and PCL tears in his knee. He returned to play 16 games last year, but he worked in a timeshare and averaged 3.6 yards per carry, perhaps lacking his pre-injury explosiveness. Dealing with the dysfunction of the Broncos offense would be enough reason for production to fall off, and when you account for the severity of Williams' injury in 2022, it was arguably impressive that he even held up enough to record 1,002 total yards and five touchdowns. His knee should be stronger with the benefit of a full, healthy offseason, giving Williams another chance to break out even if the circ*mstances around him remain suboptimal. The Broncos are unlikely to get high-caliber QB play from rookie Bo Nix, and they have 2023 backup running back Jaleel McLaughlin and rookie Audric Estime to poach snaps/carries/targets from Williams. The good news is that Williams can afford to cede some playing time to the others, considering Sean Payton's offense provided 346 carries and 150 targets for the top three RBs last year (with Williams getting 62 percent of those rushes and 32 percent of the targets).

2024 Rank: 326 - 2023 Rank: 326

During the free agency period, Brown re-signed with the Texans, which seemed like an optimal scenario. Last year, Brown had an incredible stretch in Weeks 8-10 when he averaged 5.3 receptions and 127 yards. However, Houston traded for Stefon Diggs. As a result, Brown will struggle to see regular snaps unless the receiver room has players miss time. Currently, Brown will be competing with others for the No. 4 wide receiver job. If that is Brown's role, seeing more than 10 snaps per game may not be possible.

2024 Rank: 298 - 2023 Rank: 298

During the 2023 season, Beckham began to look like a solid contributor for the Ravens in a stretch that covered Weeks 7-14. In that time, Beckham produced five games with at least 40 yards with three touchdowns. In addition, that stretch included a pair of games in which he posted at least 97 yards. However, in the last five games, which included the playoffs, Beckham averaged 1.6 catches, 19 yards while not finding the end zone. Now entering his age-31 season, it's possible Beckham may no longer be a difference maker.

2024 Rank: 143 - 2023 Rank: 143

Rodgers crushed the dreams of Jets fans everywhere when he tore an Achilles tendon on the first drive of the season last year. If he returns strength -- not a given at age 40 -- he'll have two premium weapons in WR Garrett Wilson and RB Breece Hall. But the Jets also have question marks, per usual. Free-agent WR Mike Williams is working back from a torn ACL, and third-round pick Malachi Corley is a small-school YAC specialist who ran a 4.56 40 and may have a hard time getting open in the NFL. The Jets' offensive line, at least, appears to be in much better shape compared to 2023. After allowing 64 sacks last year, the team added three experienced starters (LT Tyron Smith, LG John Simpson, RT Morgan Moses) and then drafted OT Olu Fashanu 11th overall. It's not a bad situation overall, but Rodgers isn't likely to rank among the league leaders in pass attempts and won't add much on the ground, making it difficult to rank as anything more than a QB2 for fantasy.

2024 Rank: 302 - 2023 Rank: 302

McLaughlin has kicked for seven different teams, including full seasons with the Browns in 2021, the Colts in 2022 and the Bucs in 2023. He finally got a long-term deal this spring, a month before his 28th birthday, when he re-signed for three years in Tampa Bay. The contract was well-earned, with McLaughlin converting 29 of 31 field-goal attempts (93.5 percent) for the Buccaneers in 2023 after missing six the year before (83.3 percent) and six in 2021 (71.4 percent). He even went seven of eight from 50-plus yards, bringing his career total to a ridiculous 24-for-29 (82.8 percent) in that range. The problem is that he's made just 60 percent of kicks in the 40-49 range (21 of 35), giving him a mediocre 82.8 career FG percentage overall even after his excellent 2023.

2024 Rank: 1005 - 2023 Rank: 1005

2024 Rank: 478 - 2023 Rank: 478

Love broke out In the final year of his rookie contract with the Giants and showed it was no fluke after joining the Seahawks for 2023. He posted a near identical line from a snap and tackle count, though his improvement in coverage was most notable. Love picked off a career-best four passes and broke up an additional 10 passes, while limiting opposing passers to post only an 83.7 passer rating when targeted. Heading into 2024, Love should remain locked in as a near-every-down player and will almost certainly play a traditional safety role, racking up tackles and working in coverage. He won't impact the game in many other ways, but he's proven to have plenty of fantasy value in his established role.

2024 Rank: 1772 - 2023 Rank: 1772

Dugger finally stepped into a full-time role in 2023, the final year of his rookie contract. After being used in non-traditional ways early in his career, Dugger saw a significant increase in snaps as more of a typical safety. The result was a career-best 109 tackles, though other portions of his profile did suffer, albeit slightly. For example, his pass breakups dipped despite the increased workload, and his two picks were the lowest mark of his last three years. That's not significant enough to dampen his outlook heading into 2024, particularly because he'll remain a centerpiece of the team's defense after signing a four-year, $58 million contract this offseason. It will be interesting to see how he is deployed after the departure of Bill Belichick, but roughly 100 tackles with multiple interceptions is a fair baseline projection for Dugger.

2024 Rank: 978 - 2023 Rank: 978

Hicks has seen his snap total decrease in four consecutive seasons, which is hardly a surprise given the length of his career and the fact that he's now entering his age-32 campaign. He signed a contract with Cleveland this offseason and is reunited with defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, as the duo worked together from 2016 to 2018 in Philadelphia. Despite some hope that reunion could spark Hicks to return to his most productive days, that isn't likely to happen. Most notably, Hicks' time working as a three-down linebacker is probably over, as his skills in coverage have slipped considerably. On the other hand, he's still a reliable run stuffer, which should give him the chance to top 100 tackles for the sixth consecutive year.

2024 Rank: 42 - 2023 Rank: 42

Nabers is one of the best WR prospects of the past decade and probably a steal with the sixth overall pick. He has 4.35 speed without sacrificing bulk (6-0, 200) and is coming off a 1,569-yard junior season at LSU, where he had 417 yards as an 18-year-old true freshman two years prior (and 1,017 receiving yards his sophom*ore year). Nabers turned 21 this summer, making him one of the youngest prospects from his draft class as well as one of the most accomplished. He thrived as both a perimeter and slot receiver at LSU, with a rare combination of catches deep downfield and short receptions turned into long gains. Nabers isn't quite as big as fellow top-10 picks Marvin Harrison and Rome Odunze, but the LSU product is probably the fastest of the trio and definitely the most dangerous with the ball in his hand. The Giants may need to be creative to maximize Nabers' impact early on, as they're unlikely to get high-quality QB play from Daniel Jones or Drew Lock and don't have any other pass catchers that scare defenses. It won't be long before Nabers sees a lot of targets, but efficiency may be too much to ask from a 21-year-old rookie in a bad offense.

2024 Rank: 147 - 2023 Rank: 147

The Patriots took QB Drake Maye with the third overall pick and Polk at No. 37 this spring, rapidly infusing talent into an offense that was one of the league's worst last year. It was perhaps surprising to see Polk selected so early, but he has a nice opportunity ahead even if his profile looks more typical of a third/fourth round pick. He had a 41-694-6 receiving line in 2022 as the third option in a prolific Washington offense, then breaking out for 69-1,159-9 last season with the help of a Jalen McMillan injury. McMillan had 38 more catches and 404 more yards than Polk in 2022, but the split went even further in Polk's favor last year when McMillan missed four full games and was limited in a couple others. Polk now steps into a situation with no obvious No. 1 target like college teammate Rome Odunze, giving numerous players the chance to compete for top-three roles. The other candidates are fourth-round pick Javon Baker, 2023 leading receiver DeMario Douglas, free-agent addition K.J. Osborn and returning starter Kendrick Bourne (ACL tear).

2024 Rank: 205 - 2023 Rank: 205

The Steelers took Wilson with the 84th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, less than two months after trading Diontae Johnson to Carolina. Offensive coordinator Arthur Smith is known for using his TEs more and his WRs less than most coaches, but the Steelers still need someone to step up out wide across from George Pickens. While the 5-foot-11, 185-pound rookie isn't nearly as big as Pickens, Wilson's 4.39 speed (combine time) could make him an immediate threat as a field-stretcher even if he's not getting a lot of targets. It would be a familiar role, coming out of Michigan, where his college teams mostly relied on defense and running. Wilson averaged at least 2.0 yards per route and 10.1 yards per target last season, but he never ran more than 300 routes in a season and even last year was reliant on big plays and TDs more so than considerable volume (58-789-12 receiving lines). His immediate competition for playing time seems to be 162-pound slot man Calvin Austin and a slew of veteran journeyman/retreads (Van Jefferson, Quez Watkins, Scott Miller, etc.).

2024 Rank: 181 - 2023 Rank: 181

Tracy brings an intriguing skill set to a Giants backfield that now has a Saquon Barkley-sized hole in it. A fifth-round pick in 2024 out of Purdue, Tracy was a wide receiver for most of his college career before shifting to running back, making him an immediate option for passing downs. He runs with some power as well though, allowing him to run through defenders as well as around him. His limited experience at the position could cause New York to bring him along slowly, and Devin Singletary was brought in to handle starting duties in the short term, but Tracy could break through before his rookie season is over.

2024 Rank: 235 - 2023 Rank: 235

As a rookie, Mingo was targeted 85 times in 15 games, and it was clear the Panthers wanted to make him a big part of the offense. However, the receiver struggled with drops, leading to Mingo catching just 50.6 percent of his targets. In addition, Mingo was not effective after the catch, finishing in the 40th percentile in that category. With Adam Thielen returning along with new teammates Diontae Johnson and Xavier Legette now on the team, it's possible that Mingo sees a reduction in targets. Unless Mingo has an incredible training camp, it's difficult to envision the second-year player placing higher than No. 4 on the depth chart.