Fantasy Football Draft Values: Bijan Robinson, Jaylen Waddle, Kyren Williams

As training camps begin to get underway it is beyond clear that redraft season is upon us. Whether you’ve been enjoying not thinking about fantasy football for a few months, or deep in the best ball lobbies, or maybe just working out what attention your dynasty rosters need, now is the time to view things through a different lens entirely.

These are the best fantasy football draft values in each round, based on redraft fantasy football ADP. Below we dive into a few notable picks.

Fantasy Football Draft Values for Every Round

Round 1 – Bijan Robinson (RB – ATL)

The Falcons might be less run-heavy in 2024 than they were under Arthur Smith, but it still might be a more fruitful year for former top-ten pick Bijan Robinson. The Falcons were 11th in plays per game in 2023, but it counted for very little as the offense failed to be efficient as they scored on 31.8% of drives, the eighth lowest in the league. Robinson was held to only a 52.1% opportunity share, which ranked 27th among running backs, but all the early reports out of this new Falcons coaching staff show that they expect to lean on Robinson heavily. Don’t be surprised if Robinson is the RB1 overall.

Bijan Robinson makes it look easy

Falcons – 14
Saints – 7pic.twitter.com/MHgFXsjxO9

— Underdog NFL (@Underdog__NFL) January 7, 2024

Round 2 – Jaylen Waddle (WR – MIA)

The Dolphins added rookie Malik Washington and veteran Odell Beckham Jr., but it does little to distract from the fact that Jaylen Waddle is primed for a bounceback season, after managing what by his standards was a disappointing 1,026 yards and finishing as the WR24. The Dolphins offense stuttered during 2023 because, in part, Waddle dealt with injuries, but after an offseason to get healthy, there’s reason for optimism. Waddle was the WR8 in total points in 2022; he might not be able to get back there, but this offense is one worth investing in.

Round 3 – Kyren Williams (RB – LAR)

Last year’s breakout running back is now going as the RB7 on Sleeper, despite leading all backs in touches per game (21.5) and being the only other back than Christian McCaffrey to average over 95 scrimmage yards per game. Williams may face competition from Blake Corum, but everything Sean McVay says shows how much he loves Williams as a player. Williams changed how the offense played the red zone in 2023, going from previously being a very pass-heavy team there to giving him the fourth most red zone touches (55), despite him only playing 12 games. Williams might have a fragile profile, but that just brings value to him if he stays healthy.

Kyren Williams beating up defenses with straight up man-blocking schemes in 2023. Williams was the NFL's most prolific back last season behind man concepts. pic.twitter.com/t5lziHVTtM

— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) July 23, 2024