Players to Avoid Drafting at Each Position in Fantasy Football in 2024

Tight End: Travis Kelce - KC (TE1)

From Week 9 onward last season, Travis Kelce finished the season as TE13 in PPR formats. Clearly, the 34-year-old had lost half a step and was not producing at the same level in the back half of the season. While he was able to turn it on for the playoffs, the larger sample size in the grind of the regular season seems more concerning. At his current cost at the 2/3 turn with an ADP of 23.5 on ESPN, we are fine with passing on Kelce and targeting the next generation of high-end options like Sam LaPorta (TE2), Trey McBride (TE4) or Dalton Kincaid (TE6).

Running Back: Saquon Barkley - PHI (RB5)

There is no doubt that Saquon Barkley is one of the elite talents at the running back position in the sport. However, there are concerns about his ceiling at the goal line. We saw it plenty of times with D'Andre Swift last season, where the tush push vultured loads of touchdowns from their lead back. Jalen Hurts scored 11 of his 15 rushing touchdowns in 2023 from the one-yard line. If you give just eight of those to Swift, he goes from finishing at RB23 last season to finishing at RB8! As long as the tush push is around, the ceiling at the running back position in Philadelphia will have a severe cap. And while this line is still loaded with talent, their future Hall of Fame center in Jason Kelce is gone. They are replacing him with Cam Jurgens, who has logged just 45 career snaps at center. There are far too many red flags here for us to consider Barkley at his current ADP.

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Wide Receiver: Stefon Diggs - HOU (WR16)

As they say, the grass isn't always greener on the other side. It felt like Stefon Diggs wanted out of Buffalo for most of his final season with the team, and he finally got his wish this offseason by landing with the Texans. The concern here is that there is a realistic possibility he becomes the team's third option. With Nico Collins and Tank Dell as the younger options with existing rapport with C.J. Stroud, Diggs, with his diva demeanor, could quickly fall by the wayside in Houston.

Tight End: Travis Kelce - KC (TE1)

From Week 9 onward last season, Travis Kelce finished the season as TE13 in PPR formats. Clearly, the 34-year-old had lost half a step and was not producing at the same level in the back half of the season. While he was able to turn it on for the playoffs, the larger sample size in the grind of the regular season seems more concerning. At his current cost at the 2/3 turn with an ADP of 23.5 on ESPN, we are fine with passing on Kelce and targeting the next generation of high-end options like Sam LaPorta (TE2), Trey McBride (TE4) or Dalton Kincaid (TE6).