Updated Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 1: PPR (2024) (2024)

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Who is the number one pick in fantasy football 2024? ›

Top 2024 Fantasy football RB rankings

1. Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers: McCaffrey would have been the model's RB1 whether Aiyuk was back or not, but continuity in the San Francisco offense should mean great things for McCaffrey.

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One popular approach is to prioritize drafting running backs and wide receivers early. These positions tend to accumulate the most fantasy points and have the potential to be game-changers for your team. Another important factor to consider in your draft strategy is the PPR (points per reception) format.

Billy Cannon has earned the most PPR fantasy points in a game, with 68 points against the New York Titans on December 10, 1961.

Some fantasy leaguers try to form a pre-draft plan of how to construct their roster by position. For example, they might intend to start with a running back in the first round, then a wide receiver in the second, another wide receiver in the third, and a second running back in the fourth.

Top Target: Christian McCaffrey (Player Profile)

McCaffrey should be the 1.01 because he is far ahead of his competition.

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Top 10k is normally considered the "elite" standard. Thing is the total number of players has steadily increased over the years. It's presumably a lot tougher to finish in the top 10k now than it was 10 or even 5 years ago.

You have to prioritize RBs. The team with the best RBs even in full PPR is probably going to win/have the most points.

How many RB and WR should I draft? ›

How many RB and WR should I draft? If you need to start at least two RBs and two WRs every week, then you should plan to draft at least 5-6 RBs and 5-6 WRs. Those numbers increase (or decrease) depending on how many you're required to start at each position and how many flex positions your lineup has.

Round 3, Picks 24-27: Draft a quarterback or tight end

The fourth round is a little early for the second tier of tight ends, and the fifth round is a little early for the third tier of tight ends.

PPR commanded over 37% of all the votes for league scoring with an increase to 50% of the Fantasy Addicts' votes.

Cooper Kupp has earned the most PPR fantasy points by a wide receiver in a season, with 439.5 points in 2021.

Most Fantasy Points Ever By A Quarterback

When it comes to the quarterback position, Michael Vick has the single-game record for fantasy points. On November 15, 2010, Vick had 49.32 fantasy points vs Washington. Vick had six total touchdowns in the game in one of the best performances by an NFL player.

In recent years, you couldn't go wrong keeping players like Christian McCaffrey, Patrick Mahomes, CeeDee Lamb, and Travis Kelce. As we head into 2024, some of the top fantasy players are guys like Tyreek Hill, CeeDee Lamb, Josh Allen, and Bijan Robinson.

Each team's Strength of Schedule (SOS) displays the relative ease or difficulty of their matchups for the season. SOS is based on each opponent's Fantasy Points Allowed to a position, adjusted for strength of schedule.

PPR stands for “point per reception” and refers to just that. In this format, each offensive player gets 1 fantasy point for each reception. PPR has become the most played of the three fantasy football points scoring systems mentioned above.

ECR stands for expert consensus ranking. It's an overall ranking for fantasy football players amongst fantasy football experts. For example, running back Aaron Jones for the Vikings might have an ECR of 62nd. That means he is the 62nd overall fantasy player.