Fantasy Football Draft Values: Kyler Murray, Jayden Daniels, Jonathon Brooks (2024)

With best ball contests released thick and fast, it can pay to zoom out and consider where the best fantasy football draft values are in each round. Which players do we want to aggressively pursue before fantasy football average draft position (ADP) shifts as draft rooms get busier over the summer? Which players have we been overlooking? These are the best fantasy football values in each round based on the current Underdog ADP as July drafts get underway. Here are a few notable fantasy football draft values.

Fantasy Football Draft Values

Round 7 – Kyler Murray (QB – ARI)

Kyler Murray returned from his ACL injury and surprised people with how much he rushed, averaging 30.5 yards per game, the sixth-most among quarterbacks and more than Josh Allen. With a second offseason in this offense and further removed from the ACL injury, Murray is a clear bounce-back candidate, particularly with Marvin Harrison Jr. and Trey McBride now surrounding him. It’s not outlandish to think Murray can leap back into the top five of fantasy quarterbacks — a nice return on investment at his QB7 ADP.

Round 8 – Jonathon Brooks (RB – CAR)

When we draft rookies in best ball we’re hoping for them to turn into reliable options by the end of the season. We can build around them for the early stages of the year by taking veterans who, as they lose touches, are supplanted in our lineup for the emerging rookies. Jonathon Brooks might emerge much sooner than that with only Miles Sanders and Chuba Hubbard as competition. Either way, by the end of the season, when it counts the most, we should see the explosive runner with elite vision we saw at Texas.

the flexibility and footwork from Jonathon Brooks pic.twitter.com/zqGN9xF3BS

— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) February 19, 2024

Round 9 – Jayden Daniels (QB – WAS)

The Commanders hopefully have found their franchise quarterback after years of mediocrity at the position. Jayden Daniels’ exciting style can be the perfect tonic. Daniels threw for 3,811 yards and 40 touchdowns in his final season at LSU, while also rushing for 1,250 yards and 10 touchdowns. That was an average of a massive 11.25 rush attempts per game.

In 2022 & 2023 combined, there were 44 instances of a quarterback scoring more than 30.0 points during the fantasy season. Of those 44 instances, 27 (61%) featured a quarterback rushing for five or more attempts and 22 of those performances involved a quarterback rushing for 39 yards or more. Daniels does have a downside, but in best ball, where we chase nuclear outcomes, his are as potent as anyone’s.