The value of a legitimate fantasy football mock draft 2024 is infinite if you know how to break it all down and we do just that for you here in the Fantasy Alarm 2024 NFL Fantasy Football Draft Guide!

Once again, we stress the point that this draft guide is a living draft guide and we are continuously updating our fantasy rankings, the fantasy football cheat sheet and any articles offering player recommendations or fades. I even just updated my Top 10 Fantasy Sleepers article. 

 

 

 

But the point I’m making is that, with NFL training camp in progress, injuries occur, and position battles are often won or lost. So, that not only affects how we rank a particular player, but it also affects his fantasy football ADP.

2024 Fantasy Football: 12-Team PPR Mock Draft 2.0

Our first fantasy mock draft of 2024 took place just over a month ago, so what we wanted to do was reassemble the crew and see just how noticeable some of the ADP changes were. We did not keep the same draft order, and we did have to tag in Jim Coventry for JJ Zachariasson as the latter had a prior commitment. 

But as we go through the breakdown and share the thoughts of some of our participants, the key here is to track who’s rising and falling, changes in where position runs take place and what new names are suddenly emerging in the later rounds. 

Learning, people. It’s all about learning and becoming a better fantasy player. Let’s jump into our Fantasy Football Mock Draft for 2024!

NFL Fantasy Mock Draft Format & Scoring

  • 12-teams, 16 rounds, snake draft
  • Full-point PPR scoring with the usual touchdown and yardage scoring (no bonuses)
  • Starting Rosters: QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 2 FLEX (R/W/T)
  • Bench: 7 players

Our Fantasy Football Mock Drafters (In Draft Order)

  1. Jen Piacenti – Sports Illustrated
  2. Hutchinson Brown – Dynasty League Football/Football Guys
  3. Jim Coventry – RotoWire
  4. Scott Fish – Fantasy Cares
  5. Bob Harris – Football Guys/SiriusXM
  6. Jon Impemba – Fantasy Alarm
  7. Joey Wright – Football Guys
  8. Marcas Grant – Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Life
  9. Mike Dempsey – SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio
  10. Howard Bender – Fantasy Alarm
  11. Rich Hribar – Sharp Football Analysis
  12. Andrew Cooper – Fantasy Alarm

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The 2024 Fantasy Football Mock Draft 2.0 Board

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12-Team PPR Fantasy Football Mock 2.0 Draft Results & Strategy

It was another great draft with this crew and while JJ was missed in spirit, Coventry is one of my absolute favorites in this industry. So, again, a note of thanks to all who participated in our 12-team PPR mock draft.

Again, the goal for this mock draft was to track player movement, ADP changes and maybe see if any personal preferences changed, so I won’t focus on any fantasy draft strategy I employed, because, if I’m being honest, I didn’t really have a strategy going in. I’ve done enough drafts and am acquainted with the player pool enough to do a 2024 mock and just see how things turn out. It’s why I took Marvin Harrison in the second round as early as I did.

We know where he’s going. In the last fantasy football mock, he went with the seventh pick of the second round and his composite ADP is 18.67. I may have one share of him for shits and giggles, but he’s going too high for me. But I’m more concerned with where other players I am drafting are going, so I figured if I just took him off the board, I would learn more about how others felt about guys like Davante Adams and Chris Olave.

If we are looking for differences between the two drafts, here are a few notes I took shortly afterwards:

  • Puka Nacua falls out of 1st round to 2.07 with his current injury. Or is it because we’re all remembering how good Cooper Kupp is? Nacua is finally going in a reasonable spot.
  • The top five tight ends all went in Round 4 instead of being spread throughout Rounds 2-4. Much heavier lean on the running backs and wide receivers this time around, and rightfully so. No reason to take Sam LaPorta in the second if you can just take Dalton Kincaid in the fourth or fifth.
  • No quarterbacks in the first four rounds. Not a huge surprise, but with both Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts dealing with interesting changes in their offense, maybe that top tier is a little closer to the second than we think. 
  • C.J. Stroud falls from QB5 to QB9 behind Joe Burrow, Dak Prescott and Kyler Murray. Jon Impemba brought this up a few weeks ago, actually. Stroud is talented and he gets a new weapon in Stefon Diggs, but are we really believing that he’s top five? Those who favor the mobile QB say no.
  • Ladd McConkey jumps 3 rounds. Definitely some helium lately for McConkey. He’s been praised heavily by his coaches and his quarterback since camp opened.
  • Chase Brown jumped two rounds. Welcome to Big Fantasy pushing its opinions on everyone. There is a contingent of people who still claim Brown is going to be the RB1 for the Bengals. My feelings? Why pay Zack Moss $8M to be a back-up? Click here for more.
  • Joshua Palmer drops three rounds. This is going to be a fantastic position battle to watch as Palmer continues to get zero respect despite what he’s done in a Chargers uniform.
  • DeAndre Hopkins drops three rounds. He was given a four-to-six-week timetable, so everyone’s nervous. Rightfully so, as he’s getting up there in age. But if he’s dropping, why isn’t Tyler Boyd climbing? I’ll take that discount all day, every day.
  • A lot more late-round tight ends taken. I’ve been screaming it from the rooftops! This is the year of the tight end! More taken late because we’re seeing bigger and better opportunities in the future of guys like Greg Dulcich and Hayden Hurst.

As for what the rest of the room thought?

Andrew Cooper Said…

I picked at 12 and the best two players on my board were Jonathan Taylor and Saquon Barkley at the first swing. Both guys have been regarded as the "best running back in the league" at some point, so I took the unique opportunity to start RB-RB. I actually had no problem grabbing a bunch of mid-round WRs that I like, a rock-solid QB in Jordan Love and two of my upside TE targets back-to-back.

The hard part about starting RB-RB in the modern fantasy atmosphere is actually remembering to circle back for more RBs. You aren't done at two. In hindsight, I probably should have made the "safe" pick in David Montgomery over Nick Chubb because my RB room ended up fairly fragile, despite the strong start.

Heard This From Mike Dempsey

Since I was drafting out of the 9th spot (as opposed to the 2nd in the previous mock), I obviously ended up with a very different team. I drafted a few of the same guys as the first time around but all seemed to fall within one round, in either direction, so not too many drastic changes based on ADP.

Was surprised Odunze fell to the late 11th round. Love my WRs and QBs, happy to get Ferguson at TE since I felt there was a tier drop after him and my RBs are good enough when I consider the rest of my team. Vastly different build from the first mock, but I like this team better.

Wise Words From Bob Harris

I like both teams I assembled here, drafting fourth in the first and fifth in this Fantasy Mock 2.0. I took Mike Evans much earlier this go around after landing him later in the first draft (thanks to an odd ADP draft list). But both drafts started essentially the same: Three receivers and a running back. 

I was happy to get Anthony Richardson in Round 5 in both drafts. It was interesting to see Zamir White's price rise; he went from Round 10 to Round 7 (I blame me), but that still seems like a great value.

Learned This From Jen Piacenti

I got the number one pick in this draft and it’s the first time I’ve had the honor so far. I went with Lamb and, coincidentally, we got the CMC injury news a few hours later. Yes, there are a few concerns with Lamb, too, but I trust Jerry to open his wallet more than I trust CMC to be at full strength for the entire season. I have a gut feeling we have already seen peak CMC. Yes, he will be very good, but Lamb will be a target hog in this Dallas offense with a questionable run game.

This time around, I rostered three players I don’t have anywhere else: Kyren Williams, James Cook and Terry McLaurin – in that order. I’m not 100% sold on Williams maintaining his end of 2023 dominance, but with Lamb as a solid pass catcher already, I decided to go ahead and tap two running backs. I suspect McLaurin will outperform his fourth round ADP in DC, too.

I have been collecting a lot of Chargers this year in drafts, since they keep presenting value. Last time I tried Palmer, Dobbins and Herbert. Today, it was McConkey and Hurst. Not all of these players will pay off, but at their current ADPs, it’s hard not to take a shot.

The only two players my drafts have in common are Dak Prescott and Jerry Jeudy. Jeudy is one of my favorite values late in drafts, and Dak – well, not only am I a Cowboys fan, but I had to complete that Lamb stack!

Interesting to note however, that I did take Dak in the seventh to complete the stack, whereas in the first draft he fell all the way to the ninth. One I took him more for value, while the other time was more intentional – will that work out for me the way I hoped? I can’t say I like one draft more than the other. They’re just… different.

According To Jim Coventry…

When I’m picking in the first half of the first round, I prefer the 'Hero RB' approach, so at 1.03, I picked Breece Hall. I pieced together a later group of RBs in the hopes of cobbling together a RB2. When using the Hero RB strategy, I then pound the WR position. With my next four picks, I selected Chris Olave, Jaylen Waddle, George Pickens and Chris Godwin.

I like waiting on QB until at least six are off the board. I have a tier of Kyler Murray, Dak Prescott and Joe Burrow. Burrow was the last of the trio available. I also wait until at least seven TEs are off the board. In any draft that didn’t include Andrew Cooper, I would have gotten Pat Freiermuth in the 10th. I had to settle for the duo of Dallas Goedert and Luke Musgrave.

This From Hutchinson Brown

Overall, I feel pretty good with my squad. My favorite part of my draft was where I got some of my middle round picks. Kyler Murray and Tank Dell felt great to click that draft button on at their costs in the second and the fourth round.

The most difficult part of the draft was the second and third round. I tend to strongly dislike this range of the draft. No one really stands out to me. My Davante Adams and Josh Jacobs picks to pair with CMC were solid, but I'd much rather have Jahmyr Gibbs and Garret Wilson at the turn or something like that to start off my draft.

Joey Wright Went On Record & Told Me…

My biggest takeaway when looking at our first fantasy mock draft of 2024 and this one is how comfortable I've become waiting out a top tight end. In the first draft, I felt the need to get a handle on Sam LaPorta starting in Round 2. 

As the weeks have gone on, I've become comfortable enough seeing Trey McBride and Dalton Kincaid fall to wait until Round 4. In this draft, I landed my overall tight end number three in Trey McBride and couldn't be more excited with the results.

Finally, Another Fantastic Breakdown From Marcus Grant

  • Round 1, Justin Jefferson: Like most people, I'm worried about Justin Jefferson's quarterback situation. But if he's going to fall to the eighth pick, I'm going to pull the trigger.
  • Round 2, Nico Collins: In the game of "Guess the Texans WR", I tend to lean more towards Tank Dell, but Collins, at that point in the second round, felt too good to pass up.
  • Round 3, DJ Moore: Starting the draft with three receivers wasn't in my plans. However, I didn't love many of the options available at that point and took the WR1 in an ascending offense.
  • Round 4, Sam LaPorta: Sam LaPorta in the third round feels early when there are still plenty of good TEs on the board. Sam LaPorta in the fourth feels okay regardless of who's left available.
  • Round 5, Lamar Jackson: Drafting with other analysts is like a giant game of QB chicken. By Round 5, I no longer cared and was willing to plant my flag. Judging by the picks around me, so were plenty of other folks.
  • Round 6, Rhamondre Stevenson: By now, I was fully into the Zero RB life. So, I was okay with leaning on a workhorse back as my first choice – even if he's in a not-so-great offense.
  • Round 7, Jaylen Warren: Warren is my preferred Steelers running back and a particular favorite when I lean into Zero RB. You'll hear no complaints from me here.
  • Round 8, David Montgomery: I was a touch surprised to see Montgomery available at this point. But I'll gladly take the discount. He's the reason I've had a hard time moving on Jamhyr Gibbs in the first round.
  • Round 9, Austin Ekeler: Ekeler's ADP is starting to rise, but I think he's still too low. If he's truly healthy this season, he could challenge to be a low-end RB1.
  • Round 10, Jordan Addison: In retrospect, taking both Vikings receivers wasn't the smartest move, but I couldn't let a talented player fall much farther.
  • Round 11, Rashid Shaheed: Shaheed is a typical "better in best ball" option, but there is a strand of the multiverse where Derek Carr gets him heavily involved and makes him a solid redraft wideout.
  • Round 12, MarShawn Lloyd: I'm not convinced that Josh Jacobs will be a workhorse in Green Bay. If that's the case, Lloyd is an explosive player who could force his way into a bigger workload.
  • Round 13, Troy Franklin: At this point, I was focused on young players with upside. The Broncos offense is a mystery, but Franklin teaming with his college quarterback offers intrigue.
  • Round 14, Tyler Allgeier: We all want the best for Bijan Robinson. But Allgeier has proven he can produce when given a chance. Who's to say that can't happen again this year?
  • Round 15, Greg Dortch: I'll keep it 100 with you. I see lots of people getting excited about Greg Dortch and I don't want to be left out of the party.
  • Round 16, Bryce Young: Normally, I wouldn't draft a second QB in a standard redraft league, but this was my way of declaring my optimism for Young in year two.

How About Yourself?

What insights can you gain from this new 12 Team PPR fantasy football mock draft regarding the 2024 season? Which expert do you believe assembled the strongest team? 

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2024 Fantasy Football: Related Draft Guide Articles

Review some of our other draft guide articles for extra tips and assistance as you prepare for the 2024 fantasy football season: