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Top 300 Early Fantasy Football Best Ball Rankings for 2024 (Pre-NFL Draft)

Puka Nacua - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

RotoBaller's top fantasy football best ball rankings for 2024, pre NFL Draft. These early staff rankings are before the NFL Draft and include QB, RB, WR, and TE.

Click here to see our 2025 fantasy football best ball rankings.

Hey, RotoBallers! While it feels like the NFL season just ended, it's never too early to start preparing for your upcoming fantasy football drafts. Fantasy managers are already preparing for 2024 by drafting in best ball leagues. Today, we will review our NFL team's early 2024 fantasy football best ball rankings for the top 300 fantasy football players before the 2024 NFL Draft. Use these early best ball rankings to draft winning best ball teams.

Two of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts -- Phil Clark and Jackson Sparks -- have put together their consensus staff rankings, which will be updated regularly through the start of the 2024 fantasy football season. Let's see where Kyren Williams, Puka Nacua, Marvin Harrison Jr., Josh Jacobs, George Kittle, George Pickens, and Rome Odunze rank early on.

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

Make sure also to follow our 24x7 news feed of fantasy football news and injuries. And more importantly, download our free fantasy sports mobile app to receive real-time alerts and push notifications on the latest NFL news. The app has just been updated and has all of our articles, too.

 

Best Ball Rankings for Fantasy Football (Pre-Draft)

For anyone who isn't very familiar with fantasy football best ball leagues, they are essentially draft-only leagues with no moves during the season. Once a best ball draft is completed, nothing else happens -- no setting weekly lineups, no trading, no waiver wire moves.

Every week of the season, the best combo of fantasy players on your team is automatically calculated and used to determine the highest possible scoring outcome. Best ball drafts always start earlier than regular drafts, and they are already in high gear!

Be sure also to check out our 2024 fantasy football rankings dashboard. It's already loaded up with tons of other great rankings. In case you missed it, you can also see our early PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Standard rankingsDynasty League rankings, and 2024 NFL Rookie rankings. Bookmark that page, and prepare for all of your drafts.

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Justin Jefferson WR
1 2 CeeDee Lamb WR
1 3 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 4 Tyreek Hill WR
1 5 Ja'Marr Chase WR
1 6 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
1 7 Breece Hall RB
1 8 A.J. Brown WR
1 9 Bijan Robinson RB
2 10 Jahmyr Gibbs RB
2 11 Kyren Williams RB
2 12 Puka Nacua WR
2 13 Jonathan Taylor RB
2 14 Garrett Wilson WR
2 15 DJ Moore WR
2 16 De'Von Achane RB
2 17 Davante Adams WR
2 18 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
2 19 Chris Olave WR
3 20 Sam LaPorta TE
3 21 Brandon Aiyuk WR
3 22 Josh Allen QB
3 23 Jaylen Waddle WR
3 24 Saquon Barkley RB
3 25 Jalen Hurts QB
3 26 Kenneth Walker III RB
3 27 Deebo Samuel WR
3 28 Travis Kelce TE
4 29 Nico Collins WR
4 30 Patrick Mahomes II QB
4 31 Rachaad White RB
4 32 Lamar Jackson QB
4 33 DK Metcalf WR
4 34 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR
4 35 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
4 36 Mark Andrews TE
4 37 Mike Evans WR
4 38 James Cook RB
4 39 Amari Cooper WR
4 40 Rashee Rice WR
4 41 Tank Dell WR
4 42 DeVonta Smith WR
4 43 Keenan Allen WR
4 44 Isiah Pacheco RB
4 45 Stefon Diggs WR
4 46 Cooper Kupp WR
4 47 C.J. Stroud QB
4 48 Tee Higgins WR
4 49 Anthony Richardson QB
5 50 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
5 51 Josh Jacobs RB
5 52 Drake London WR
5 53 Jordan Addison WR
5 54 Alvin Kamara RB
5 55 Joe Mixon RB
5 56 Justin Fields QB
5 57 Joe Burrow QB
6 58 David Montgomery RB
6 59 DeAndre Hopkins WR
6 60 Tyjae Spears RB
6 61 Terry McLaurin WR
6 62 George Kittle TE
6 63 Dak Prescott QB
6 64 Zay Flowers WR
6 65 Nick Chubb RB
6 66 Tony Pollard RB
6 67 Calvin Ridley WR
6 68 Aaron Jones RB
6 69 Christian Kirk WR
6 70 D'Andre Swift RB
6 71 Derrick Henry RB
6 72 Javonte Williams RB
6 73 Jayden Reed WR
7 74 James Conner RB
7 75 Justin Herbert QB
7 76 Trey McBride TE
7 77 Jaylen Warren RB
7 78 Brock Purdy QB
7 79 Najee Harris RB
7 80 George Pickens WR
7 81 David Njoku TE
7 82 Courtland Sutton WR
7 83 Evan Engram TE
7 84 Jerome Ford RB
7 85 Chris Godwin WR
7 86 Raheem Mostert RB
8 87 Jordan Love QB
8 88 Tyler Lockett WR
8 89 Diontae Johnson WR
8 90 Austin Ekeler RB
8 91 Brian Robinson Jr. RB
8 92 Malik Nabers WR
8 93 Christian Watson WR
8 94 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR
8 95 Kyler Murray QB
8 96 Dalton Kincaid TE
8 97 Chase Brown RB
8 98 Khalil Herbert RB
8 99 Chuba Hubbard RB
9 100 Rome Odunze WR
9 101 Romeo Doubs WR
9 102 Mike Williams WR
9 103 Devin Singletary RB
9 104 Marquise Brown WR
9 105 T.J. Hockenson TE
9 106 Jake Ferguson TE
9 107 Zach Charbonnet RB
9 108 Jameson Williams WR
9 109 Ty Chandler RB
9 110 BrIan Thomas Jr. WR
9 111 Jakobi Meyers WR
10 112 Dallas Goedert TE
10 113 Kyle Pitts TE
10 114 Josh Downs WR
10 115 Roschon Johnson RB
10 116 Tua Tagovailoa QB
10 117 Jerry Jeudy WR
10 118 Braelon Allen RB
10 119 Adam Thielen WR
10 120 Cole Kmet TE
10 121 Rashid Shaheed WR
10 122 Kirk Cousins QB
10 123 Gabe Davis WR
10 124 Khalil Shakir WR
10 125 Tyler Allgeier RB
10 126 Trevor Lawrence QB
10 127 Kendre Miller RB
10 128 Brandin Cooks WR
10 129 Zack Moss RB
10 130 Matthew Stafford QB
10 131 Darren Waller TE
10 132 Jonathon Brooks RB
10 133 Jayden Daniels QB
10 134 Jared Goff QB
11 135 Brock Bowers TE
11 136 Aaron Rodgers QB
11 137 Deshaun Watson QB
11 138 Blake Corum RB
11 139 Darnell Mooney WR
11 140 Caleb Williams QB
11 141 Ezekiel Elliott RB
11 142 J.K. Dobbins RB
11 143 Alexander Mattison RB
11 144 Jahan Dotson WR
11 145 Quentin Johnston WR
11 146 Dalton Schultz TE
11 147 Antonio Gibson RB
12 148 Zamir White RB
12 149 DeMario Douglas WR
12 150 Elijah Moore WR
12 151 Marvin Mims Jr. WR
12 152 Baker Mayfield QB
12 153 Michael Mayer TE
12 154 Miles Sanders RB
12 155 Pat Freiermuth TE
12 156 AJ Dillon RB
12 157 Gus Edwards RB
13 158 Michael Wilson WR
13 159 Keon Coleman WR
13 160 Luke Musgrave TE
13 161 Keaton Mitchell RB
13 162 Jerick McKinnon RB
13 163 Joshua Palmer WR
13 164 Dontayvion Wicks WR
13 165 Dameon Pierce RB
13 166 Curtis Samuel WR
13 167 Jaleel McLaughlin RB
13 168 Daniel Jones QB
13 169 Odell Beckham Jr. WR
13 170 Tucker Kraft TE
13 171 Troy Franklin WR
13 172 Hunter Henry TE
13 173 Kenneth Gainwell RB
13 174 Xavier Worthy WR
13 175 Jalin Hyatt WR
13 176 Drake Maye QB
13 177 Wan'Dale Robinson WR
14 178 Michael Thomas WR
14 179 Darius Slayton WR
14 180 Devontez Walker WR
14 181 Kareem Hunt RB
14 182 Xavier Legette WR
14 183 Russell Wilson QB
14 184 Alec Pierce WR
14 185 Tyler Boyd WR
14 186 Rashod Bateman WR
14 187 Elijah Mitchell RB
14 188 Bryce Young QB
14 189 Geno Smith QB
14 190 K.J. Osborn WR
14 191 Treylon Burks WR
14 192 D'Onta Foreman RB
14 193 Juwan Johnson TE
14 194 A.T. Perry WR
14 195 Isaiah Likely TE
14 196 DJ Chark Jr. WR
14 197 Chigoziem Okonkwo TE
14 198 Gerald Everett TE
14 199 Dawson Knox TE
14 200 Jonathan Mingo WR
14 201 Audric Estime RB
15 202 Michael Gallup WR
15 203 Adonai Mitchell WR
15 204 Samaje Perine RB
15 205 Ricky Pearsall WR
15 206 Ladd McConkey WR
15 207 Taysom Hill TE
15 208 Justice Hill RB
15 209 Zay Jones WR
15 210 Israel Abanikanda RB
15 211 Jamaal Williams RB
15 212 Ja'Lynn Polk WR
15 213 Tyler Higbee TE
15 214 Rico Dowdle RB
15 215 Andrei Iosivas WR
15 216 Derek Carr QB
15 217 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB
15 218 Noah Fant TE
15 219 Tyler Conklin TE
15 220 Damien Harris RB
16 221 Sam Howell QB
16 222 Trey Benson RB
16 223 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
16 224 D'Ernest Johnson RB
16 225 Rondale Moore WR
16 226 Skyy Moore WR
16 227 Cade Otton TE
16 228 Kendrick Bourne WR
16 229 Will Levis QB
16 230 Darnell Washington TE
16 231 Michael Penix Jr. QB
16 232 Josh Reynolds WR
16 233 Jalen Tolbert WR
16 234 Demarcus Robinson WR
16 235 Michael Pratt QB
16 236 Kadarius Toney WR
16 237 Roman Wilson WR
16 238 Johnny Wilson WR
16 239 Trey Palmer WR
16 240 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB
16 241 Spencer Rattler QB
16 242 Greg Dulcich TE
16 243 Kenny Pickett QB
16 244 Ja'Tavion Sanders TE
16 245 Michael Carter RB
16 246 Tutu Atwell WR
16 247 Brevin Jordan TE
17 248 Tre Tucker WR
17 249 Dalvin Cook RB
17 250 Emari Demercado RB
17 251 Cedric Tillman WR
17 252 Hunter Renfrow WR
17 253 Ray Davis RB
17 254 Jarrett Stidham QB
17 255 DeVante Parker WR
17 256 Justin Watson WR
17 257 Zach Ertz TE
17 258 Tank Bigsby RB
17 259 Bucky Irving RB
17 260 Cordarrelle Patterson RB
17 261 Isaiah Hodgins WR
18 262 Chase Edmonds RB
18 263 Mack Hollins WR
18 264 Nelson Agholor WR
18 265 Jonnu Smith TE
18 266 Malachi Corley WR
18 267 Jordan Mason RB
18 268 Ronnie Rivers RB
18 269 Jelani Woods TE
18 270 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
18 271 J.J. McCarthy QB
18 272 Allen Lazard WR
18 273 Noah Brown WR
18 274 Noah Gray TE
18 275 Robert Woods WR
18 276 Austin Hooper TE
18 277 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB
18 278 Mac Jones QB
18 279 Evan Hull RB
18 280 Xavier Hutchinson WR
18 281 MarShawn Lloyd RB
18 282 Latavius Murray RB
18 283 John Metchie III WR
18 284 Van Jefferson WR
18 285 Pierre Strong Jr. RB
18 286 Parker Washington WR
18 287 Greg Dortch WR
18 288 Tyler Scott WR
18 289 Aidan O'Connell QB
18 290 Brenden Rice WR
18 291 Kalif Raymond WR
18 292 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
18 293 Gardner Minshew QB
18 294 Bo Nix QB
18 295 Boston Scott RB
18 296 Joshua Dobbs QB
18 297 Craig Reynolds RB
18 298 Royce Freeman RB
18 299 Richie James Jr. WR
18 300 Logan Thomas TE
19 301 Mike Gesicki TE
19 302 Jacoby Brissett QB
19 303 Ameer Abdullah RB
19 304 Sean Tucker RB
19 305 Jermaine Burton WR
19 306 Kyle Philips WR
19 307 Kenny McIntosh RB
19 308 Joshua Kelley RB
19 309 David Bell WR
19 310 Hendon Hooker QB
19 311 Zach Evans RB
19 312 Jalen McMillan WR
19 313 Justyn Ross WR
19 314 Will Shipley RB
19 315 Jaylen Wright RB
19 316 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
19 317 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR


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Tyler Soderstrom

Returns to A's Lineup
Tyler Warren

Sidelined on Wednesday with Toe Injury
Jaylen Waddle

Questionable for Week 3 Against Buffalo
Joe Burrow

Bengals Not Closing the Door on Joe Burrow Returning This Year
CFB

LaNorris Sellers to Play Against Missouri?
Kyle Tucker

Progress has "Plateaued"
Isaac Paredes

has "Outside Chance" to Return This Weekend
CFB

Kaidon Salter Expected To Start for Colorado on Saturday
Willson Contreras

Goes on 10-Day Injured List, Done for Season
Justin Fields

Ruled Out for Week 3 Due to Concussion
Jayden Reed

Out Indefinitely After Foot and Shoulder Surgery
Washington Commanders

Preston Smith Signs With Commanders
Trey Jemison III

Joins Knicks on Two-Way Contract
Kevin McCullar Jr.

Signs New Two-Way Deal With Knicks
Matt Ryan

Returns to Knicks on Exhibit 10 Contract
New York Knicks

Alex Len Signs Exhibit 9 Deal With Knicks
Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Expected to Take on Larger Offensive Role With Hawks
Thomas Sorber

Undergoes Surgery
Dominic Canzone

Has Five-Hit, Three-Homer Game Tuesday
Cal Raleigh

Sets Single-Season Home Run Record for a Switch-Hitter
Jayden Reed

Undergoes Clavicle and Foot Surgeries, Out for Foreseeable Future
Bo Bichette

to Miss Rest of Regular Season
Zach Neto

Placed on 10-Day Injured List With Hand Injury
Yordan Alvarez

Out on Tuesday, Dealing With "Significant" Ankle Sprain
Aaron Jones Sr.

Vikings Place Aaron Jones Sr. on Injured Reserve With Hamstring Injury
CFB

Diego Pavia Refutes Report of Seeking Seventh Collegiate Season
Christian Kirk

Expected to Return in Week 3
CFB

Diego Pavia Seeking Another Year of Eligibility
Tarik Skubal

on Track to Start Thursday
CFB

Kevorian Barnes Questionable Against SMU
Bo Bichette

has Short-Term Knee Injury, Could Return for Postseason
Tosan Evbuomwan

Joins Knicks
NBA

Kai Jones Links Up With EuroLeague Team
Bismack Biyombo

Returns to Spurs
Bones Hyland

Rejoins Timberwolves
Kobe Bufkin

Moves to Brooklyn
Trey Yesavage

Sets Franchise Strikeout Record On Monday
Yordan Alvarez

To Receive MRI For Sprained Left Ankle On Tuesday
Willson Contreras

Exits Early Monday With Right-Biceps Tightness
Yordan Alvarez

Exits With Ankle Sprain
Brock Bowers

Officially Active on Monday Night
Jauan Jennings

Day-to-Day With Ankle Injury
Logan O'Hoppe

Activated Off Seven-Day Injured List
CBJ

Denton Mateychuk Dealing With Groin Issue
Bo Horvat

Fine for Training Camp
Kirby Dach

on Track to Be Ready for Opening Night
Jose Altuve

Returns Against Rangers
J.J. McCarthy

Expected to Miss 2-4 Weeks With High-Ankle Sprain
J.J. McCarthy

Likely Out for Week 3 With High-Ankle Sprain
Jean Silva

Gets Finished For The First Time In His Career
Aaron Jones Sr.

Unlikely to Play in Week 3 Due to Hamstring Injury
Diego Lopes

Returns To The Win Column
Jayden Daniels

' Week 3 Status in Doubt
Rob Font

Outclassed In The Noche UFC 3 Co-Main Event
David Martinez

Wins His Second UFC Fight
Jared Gordon

Suffers Brutal TKO Loss At Noche UFC 3
Rafa Garcia

Wins Back-To-Back Fights
Brian Thomas Jr.

Dealing with Wrist Injury
Dustin Stoltzfus

Drops A Decision At Noche UFC 3
Kelvin Gastelum

Gets Back In The Win Column
Diego Ferreira

Suffers Second-Round TKO
Alexander Hernandez

Extends His Win Streak With A Brutal TKO
Quang Le

Suffers First-Round Knockout
Santiago Luna

Shines In His UFC Debut
Christopher Bell

Earns his First Bristol Cup Series Victory
Alex Bowman

Falls Short of Advancing Through Cup Series Playoffs
Chase Briscoe

Collects his Third Top-10 Finish at Bristol
Ryan Blaney

Strong Top-Five Bristol Performance Advances him to the Playoffs
Corey Heim

Earns his First Career Cup Series Top-10 Finish at Bristol
Giannis Antetokounmpo

Leads Greece to Bronze Medal
Alperen Sengün

Alperen Sengun Drops 28 Points in EuroBasket Finals
CFB

Indiana's Lee Beebe Jr. Out for Season with Knee Injury
Dennis Schröder

Dennis Schroder Named EuroBasket MVP
Bryce Eldridge

Giants to Promote Bryce Eldridge
Jaren Jackson Jr.

Progressing in Recovery
Jonathan Kuminga

Receives New Offer From Warriors
Kenneth Walker III

Bounces Back with Big Week 2 Performance
Bijan Robinson

Rushes for 143 Yards in Week 2
Justin Fields

Currently in Concussion Protocol
Cincinnati Bengals

Bengals Calling Around to Available Free-Agent Quarterbacks
Joe Burrow

to Undergo Surgery, Out at Least Three Months
Emil Heineman

Aiming to Take the "Next Step" This Season
Braeden Cootes

Good to Go for Camp
Ivan Fedotov

Blue Jackets Acquire Ivan Fedotov From Flyers
Garrett Crochet

Punches Out 12 in Win
Cole Ragans

to Return on Wednesday
George Kirby

Strikes Out 14 in Win
Quentin Grimes

Still Not Close to a New Contract Agreement
Joel Embiid

"Looking Slender, Spry and in Positive Spirits"
Ty Gibbs

Has Arguably his Best Career Drive, but Only Finishes 10th
Chase Elliott

Despite Crashing Out at Bristol, Chase Elliott Advances to Round of 12
Austin Dillon

Misses Round of 12 After Extremely Mediocre Bristol Run
Shane Van Gisbergen

Shane van Gisbergen Fails to Advance to Round of 12
Josh Berry

Finishes Last in All Three Round of 16 Races to Fail to Advance
CFB

Ryan Williams Explodes In Return To Field
CFB

Drew Allar Plays Mediocre Game In Blowout Win
CFB

LaNorris Sellers Exits Game In Blowout Loss
CFB

DJ Lagway Tosses Five Interceptions In Loss
CFB

Garrett Nussmeier Plays Game Manager in Saturday's Win
CFB

CJ Carr Remains Poised In Narrow Loss
CFB

John Mateer Leads Oklahoma In Rout
CFB

Arch Manning Struggles Against UTEP
CFB

Jeremiah Smith Impresses In Win
CFB

Sam Leavitt Shines As Arizona State Rebounds From Week 2 Loss
Ivan Demidov

Turning Heads in Rookie Camp
NHL

Calvin de Haan Signs With Swedish Team
Samuel Girard

Skates With Non-Contact Jersey
Mackenzie Blackwood

Dealing With Injury Ahead of Training Camp
Spencer Knight

Signs Three-Year Extension With Blackhawks
Chris Buescher

May have Another Solid Run at Bristol
Corey Perry

Out 6-8 Weeks Following Surgery
Kyle Busch

Should DFS Managers Roster Kyle Busch at Bristol?
Ricky Stenhouse Jr

Is Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Too Risky to Consider Rostering at Bristol?
Michael McDowell

Could be A Solid Value Option For Bristol DFS Lineups
Chase Elliott

Probably Won't Factor in for Bristol Win
NASCAR

Bubba Wallace Not as Strong at Bristol as Other Short Tracks
Alex Bowman

Needs to Win to Make Round of 12
Ross Chastain

has Never Led at Bristol but Has Been Pretty Consistent
Austin Dillon

Richmond Speed Unlikely to Carry Over to Bristol
Josh Berry

Might Run Well at Bristol, but Almost Certainly Won't Win to Advance
Justin Haley

Bristol One of Justin Haley's Few Recent Bright Spots
CFB

Austin Simmons Listed As Game-Time Decision Against Arkansas
CFB

Nico Iamaleava Struggles In Fourth Straight Loss
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Dealing With a "Tweak"
BUF

Alexandar Georgiev Joins Sabres on One-Year Deal
Corey Perry

Injured During Pre-Camp Skate
CFB

Antonio Williams Out Against Georgia Tech
CFB

CJ Bailey Flashes Again in Win Over Wake Forest
CFB

Jaxson Moi a Game-Time Decision for Tennessee on Saturday
Jean Silva

A Favorite At Noche UFC 3
Diego Lopes

Set For Noche UFC 3 Main Event
Rob Font

Looks For His Third Consecutive Win
David Martinez

Set For Noche UFC 3 Co-Main Event
Rafa Garcia

An Underdog At Noche UFC 3
Jared Gordon

Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights
Dustin Stoltzfus

Looks To Return To The Win Column
Kelvin Gastelum

In Dire Need Of Victory
Diego Ferreira

Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Malcolm Brogdon

Heading to Knicks on One-Year Deal
Landry Shamet

Staying with the Knicks
Adam Lowry

Aims for Early-Season Return

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