Fantasy Football Values: Jaylen Waddle, Chris Godwin, Jake Ferguson (2024)

The 2024 NFL preseason is wrapping up, meaning there will be an uptick in fantasy football drafts this upcoming weekend. Many factors go into fantasy players winning their redraft league. However, the top factor is drafting players at a value.

Let’s look at some of my favorite fantasy football draft values based on Sleeper ADP for redraft leagues.

Fantasy Football Draft Values: Sleeper Leagues

Jaylen Waddle (WR – MIA)

Sleeper ADP – 34.7 | WR17

Unfortunately, Waddle is coming off a disappointing 2023 season. He was the WR34, averaging 11.6 half-PPR fantasy points per game. However, the former Alabama star missed three games because of injuries and left others early. Yet, Waddle averaged 7.4 targets per game, up from 6.9 in his first year playing alongside Tyreek Hill. More importantly, the explosive receiver is an outstanding route runner. Waddle posted the fifth-highest yards per route run (2.93) average among wide receivers with at least 25 targets last season (per Fantasy Points Data).

Chris Godwin (WR – TB)

Sleeper ADP – 77.3 | WR36

Fantasy players struggled with starting Godwin, as he scored 9.6 or fewer half-PPR fantasy points in 64.7% of the games last season. Furthermore, he averaged under 10 fantasy points per game for the first time since 2018. However, Godwin is prime for a bounce-back year, with the Buccaneers moving him back into the slot. The veteran averaged 0.41 fantasy points per route run in the slot compared to 0.26 lined up outside last season (per Fantasy Points Data). He is one of my favorite receivers to draft his year.

Jake Ferguson (TE – DAL)

Sleeper ADP – 88.1 | TE11

My draft plan at tight end this year is to draft a stud in the first few rounds or wait to pick Ferguson. He was the TE9 in his first season as the starter, averaging 10.4 half-PPR fantasy points per game. More importantly, Ferguson was the clear-cut No. 2 guy, ranking second on the team in receptions (71), targets (102), and receiving yards (761) in 2023. He should have a larger role this upcoming season after the Cowboys lost Michael Gallup and Tony Pollard in the offseason.