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Value goes a long way in fantasy football. Selecting a player in the late round who goes on to finish top 10 at their respective position is huge for your fantasy team. Sometimes, those value picks turn out to be a big reason why your team makes it to the playoffs or wins it all.
Last season, selecting players like Jordan Love, Raheem Mostert, Nico Collins, and Sam LaPorta in the later rounds would have led you to a potential championship. All four of those players were going outside the top 100 in drafts, yet they all finished inside the top 10 at their respective positions.
So, let's look at the biggest values currently in drafts. Here is the fantasy football all-value team heading into fantasy drafts this summer.
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QB Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons (ADP: 135.6)
Picking Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins as your QB1 isn't the sexiest pick in fantasy. He doesn't run a lot, he is coming off a torn Achilles, and he will turn 36 years old in August. But all those things are why Cousins is going so late in drafts and why he is an absolute steal at his 135.6 ADP on Sleeper.
Yes, things are working against Cousins heading into the season, including his Achilles injury, his age, and being in a new situation. However, that shouldn't really affect his fantasy value in 2024. He joins a Falcons offense that already has elite playmakers around him (Drake London, Kyle Pitts, and Bijan Robinson), and the veteran quarterback has proved in the past that he can be a QB1 option.
Almost 4 months in now…encouraged by the progress! Grateful tor all the help around us pic.twitter.com/s6udNzo9VO
— Kirk Cousins (@KirkCousins8) February 26, 2024
Cousins has finished as a top-12 fantasy quarterback in six of the past nine seasons and three of the past four years. The only reason he didn't reach that mark last year was because of his season-ending Achilles injury in Week 8. But before his injury, he averaged 19.3 fantasy points per game, which was the QB6 at the time. Now, entering the 2024 season, don't expect his fantasy value to change much.
That's why Cousins is one of the best value picks at the quarterback position this year. He is currently going as the QB18, yet he has only finished lower than that twice over the past nine seasons (2023 and 2019). If you want to wait for a quarterback in 2024, look to target the new Falcons signal-caller in what should be a pass-heavy offense.
RB Zamir White, Las Vegas Raiders (ADP: 83.9)
There are question marks about Las Vegas Raiders running back Zamir White heading into the season. Can he handle a full workload? Will he receive most of the running back touches? Is he even good? These are fair questions that fantasy managers are asking themselves ahead of drafts.
However, there is no way White should be going as low as he is currently in drafts. With an ADP of 83.9, the 24-year-old is one of the best value picks of the entire draft due to his potential in this Las Vegas offense. While there are some question marks surrounding him in 2024, one thing for certain is that the 24-year-old thrived as the Raiders starter to end the season last year.
#Raiders OC Luke Getsy on Zamir White:
“He’s a different cat. That is a speed that not many guys have. And, again, to be paired with that size that he has… I think Z’s just gonna take off, for sure, when we get to training camp.” pic.twitter.com/HGIjvK3gcZ
— The Coachspeak Index (@CoachspeakIndex) June 11, 2024
With Josh Jacobs nursing an injury, the former Georgia product started the final four games of the year for Las Vegas. In those four contests, the running back rushed 84 times for 397 yards and one touchdown. That equals out to 21 carries for 99.2 rush yards per game. White also averaged 15.2 PPR fantasy points during that stretch.
Now, Jacobs is gone, and the team only replaced him with Alexander Mattison (free agency) and a sixth-round rookie in Dylan Laube (draft). So, White should easily be the Raiders' RB1 while seeing most of the running back touches out of the backfield. Given what he also did in his four starts last year, he should be an easy pick in the seventh or eighth round of drafts. He has breakout written all over him in 2024.
RB Zack Moss, Cincinnati Bengals (ADP: 97.7)
It's not very often that fantasy managers can draft a running back after the eighth round who is the RB1 on an elite offense. Well, that's essentially what you get if you select Cincinnati Bengals running back Zack Moss at his current 97.7 ADP. After playing for the Indianapolis Colts last season, Moss signed a multiyear deal with the Bengals this offseason and replaced Joe Mixon.
With Mixon leaving and Moss showing nice things as a starter in 2023, the 26-year-old should be a fantastic pick in the later round of drafts. He started four games without Jonathan Taylor last year and rushed 89 times for 445 yards and three touchdowns. In those four contests, he also averaged 21.4 PPR fantasy points while finishing as a top-10 running back in three of those four weeks.
Now, Moss goes to a better offense in Cincinnati that should see him be the primary ball-carrier. Chase Brown should also be involved on offense, but the 26-year-old veteran figures to lead the backfield in 2024. That makes him a sneaky pick as the RB31, especially since he is going later than running backs like Austin Ekeler (96.9), Jonathon Brooks (93.6), Nick Chubb (90.6), and Javonte Williams (90.4) -- all of whom are either coming off a torn ACL (Brooks and Chubb) or splitting touches (Ekeler and Williams).
WR Christian Kirk, Jacksonville Jaguars (ADP: 62.9)
When looking at the wide receiver position in fantasy, Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Christian Kirk is by far the best value pick at the position in drafts. He is going as the WR31, but has the potential to finish as a top-10 fantasy wideout with the departure of Calvin Ridley this offseason.
It was somewhat of a disappointing year for Kirk last season, as he finished as the WR47 in PPR formats and missed the final six weeks of the season with a groin injury. But before his season-ending injury, he was one of the most consistent WR2 options. From Week 2 to Week 12, the 27-year-old averaged the 19th-most PPR fantasy points at the position (14.5). With Ridley now gone, he should resume WR1 duties in Jacksonville's offense.
The last time Kirk served as the Jaguars' WR1 was back in 2022. During that season, the six-year vet finished as the WR11 in PPR formats while totaling 84 catches for 1,108 yards and eight touchdowns. Given how much his connection with Trevor Lawrence has blossomed over the past two years, look for him to be Lawrence's top target in the passing game in 2024. That makes him a steal at his 62.9 ADP on Sleeper.
WR Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (ADP: 75.9)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin is another great value pick in the sixth or seventh round. Godwin is coming off a subpar fantasy year where he finished as the WR29 in PPR formats. So, it makes sense why the 28-year-old is going as low as he is in drafts. However, that seems way too low for a wideout who has averaged 133.3 targets over the past three seasons.
With Tampa Bay not adding any notable pass-catchers this offseason, Godwin should be in store for another 130-plus-target season. That high target volume should also give the Buccaneers wideout a high floor again in 2024. He has finished as a top-32 fantasy wideout in PPR formats in six straight seasons. As a result, his WR38 ADP on Sleeper makes him a great value pick at this point in drafts.
Chris Godwin has had 125+ targets and 1,000+ yards in three straight seasons and the fantasy football community says, "Yeah that's WR35"
— Andrew Cooper (@CoopAFiasco) July 7, 2024
He has totaled over 1,000 receiving yards in three straight years while catching 285 total passes during that span. Godwin has also finished as a WR2 in PPR formats in two of the past three seasons. With Baker Mayfield also returning, there's a good chance the Buccaneers wideout can finish as a top-20 option in 2024. It's wild that fantasy managers can get that type of wideout at this price.
TE Jake Ferguson, Dallas Cowboys (ADP 87.7)
The tight-end position is deeper than ever in 2024. As a result, waiting to grab one might be the right strategy in 2024, especially when Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson is still on the board in the middle-to-late rounds. Ferguson finished as the TE9 last season while averaging 10.4 PPR fantasy points per game.
Now, entering the 2024 season, there is room for Ferguson to finish even better than that in fantasy. The team released Michael Gallup this offseason, and Brandin Cooks only averaged 5.1 targets per game last season. With quarterback Dak Prescott still under center, the Cowboys tight end could enjoy a career year as Prescott's second option in the passing game.
In 2023, he finished with a career-high 71 catches for 761 yards and five touchdowns. Ferguson also scored in double figures in PPR formats in eight of the final 12 games of the season, including a 10-catch, 93-yard, three-touchdown performance in the playoffs. On a top offense with an elite quarterback, the 25-year-old is certainly one of the best value picks in drafts this year as the TE11.
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