Fantasy Football Draft Advice: Marvin Mims Jr., Ja’Marr Chase, Davante Adams

The 2024 version of NFL free agency has not disappointed. We’ve seen significant bag alert deals ranging from savvy under-the-radar signings to huge splashes by teams trying to get back into playoff contention. And RBs are back.

The player movement has created massive implications across the fantasy football landscape, with values rising and falling faster than ever throughout the 2024 fantasy football rankings.

Here we break down the biggest fantasy football winners and losers from 2024’s NFL free agency action. And below we dive into a few notable names.

2024 NFL Free Agency Winners & Losers

Ja’Marr Chase — It’s possible the combination of Zack Moss/Chase Brown will inherit the red-zone and goal-line usage from Joe Mixon. But it’s also possible all those TDs just go to Chase. Given Justin Jefferson lost his QB, I feel great about Chase as my No. 1 ranked WR.

Davante Adams — If Garnder Minshew starts, you can expect Adams to continue seeing alpha-level target shares. Minshew hyper-targeted Michael Pittman Jr. last season (30% target share). If Aidan O’Connell beats him out, you’d expect he would be better and more consistent entering his second season and first with OC Luke Getsy. Getsy also knows very well who needs to get the ball on this offense. Adams’ two best fantasy seasons came when Getsy was the Packers’ quarterbacks coach & passing game coordinator.

Marvin Mims Jr. — A low-key winner of the Jerry Jeudy trade is second-year WR Marvin Mims. Mims’ role was redundant with Jeudy last season, hence his limited playing time. His overall lackluster rookie year was tough due to a lack of opportunity. He ran a route on 41% of the dropbacks — outside the top 100. We did see flashes with a 100-yard effort in his second game, along with another 73-yard game when he earned a season-high five targets back in Week 3. Was also named Second-Team All-Pro as a returner. Leave the light on for Mims to take off in 2024 should he play starting snaps, which is much more likely with Jeudy gone. Broncos HC Sean Payton said at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine that Mims’ progression as a receiver was hindered because he played the same role as Jeudy. Receiver depth in Denver hurt Mims. Payton also said they were generally happy when they did get Mims involved (duh) and that should continue in his second season. He’s free in drafts as the WR64.