Fantasy Football Draft Kit: Rankings, mock drafts and much more

Fantasy football draft season is finally here! To help you prepare for one of the most important parts of the fantasy season, we’ve gathered all of our excellent analysis and advice here, in one place, to help you build those eventual championship-winning teams.

The 2024 Yahoo Fantasy Football Draft Kit is being updated daily and we’ll continue to add new content here all the way up until the season kicks off. So, whether you’re playing Fantasy Football for the first time or a seasoned pro looking to add another title to your trophy case, our draft kit will provide all the rankings, sleepers, busts, position previews and more expert analysis you need to win.

Don’t forget to also listen and subscribe to the “Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast” for advice five times a week.

Want a quick way to prep before making your picks? Try a mock draft — practice makes perfect!

Ultimately, the only way you’ll miss out is if you don’t play. So sign up now if you haven’t already and let the fun begin.

Draft Rankings

Once again, Christian McCaffrey is the consensus No. 1-ranked player for fantasy drafts this season. But the No. 2 pick and beyond isn’t so clear-cut. Our expert rankings can help you make the best decision when you’re on the clock.

Draft rankings

Downloadable cheatsheets

2024 salary cap rankings tiers

Mock Drafts

The Yahoo Fantasy team is conducting mock drafts, with varying formats, to learn where their player convictions are the strongest and to help provide big-picture takeaways you can take into your drafts.

NFL Context Breakdown

Fantasy football might be a supremely player-based exercise, but knowing and interpreting the context around those players is important as well — like their team, division, schedules and the like.

Fantasy depth chart for every NFL team

Matt Harmon’s Take-Shopping Series:

Scott Pianowski’s Divisional Snapshots:

NFL schedule analysis

Draft targets who could go off while seeking a new contract

Draft Strategy

Whether you decide to go with a Hero RB strategy, wait on QB, go WR-heavy early or just wing it, our analysts have content available for every approach.

Deeper dives

🗣️ Draft debates

2024 Rookie fantasy rankings

Quarterback Advice

QB is deeper than ever — but does that mean you should wait to grab one late, or should you prioritize a superstar dual-threat early?

Running Back Advice

While the RB position isn’t exactly the end-all, be-all like it used to be in fantasy, there has been an intriguing infusion of young talent as well as old faces in new places for 2024.

Wide Receiver Advice

The deepest position in the game, getting a strong WR corps has been a winning strategy the past couple of years. 2024 is no different.

Tight End Advice

For many seasons, it was Travis Kelce or bust at the TE position. Not so in 2024 — we’ve got some exciting toys to play with this season!

Fantasy University

Before getting into all the amazing content we have to offer this draft season, perhaps you’ll be wanting a refresher on fantasy football as a whole. Or maybe you’re playing the game for the first time and want an in-depth breakdown of the fundamentals. We have you covered: welcome to the one higher-learning institution anyone can get into — Fantasy University!

How to make your leagues better

The heat of the fantasy football draft season is just getting started. Keep it locked here as we continue to bolster our fantasy draft kit with more analysis, predictions, sleepers and breakout picks!

Your one-stop shop for all things fantasy drafts is just opening its doors — you won’t want to miss it!