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    Top Fantasy Player on Every AFC Team: Josh Allen, Tyreek Hill, and Others

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    Every NFL team has fantasy-relevant players. Some are far better than others, but who are the top fantasy football assets for every AFC team?

    Some NFL teams have no superstars. Some have multiple stars. Here, we pinpoint the top fantasy football assets on every AFC roster. For a look at the top fantasy player for each NFL team, check out this link.

    Who Is the Top Fantasy Player on Each AFC Team?

    Baltimore Ravens: RB Derrick Henry

    The Ravens have no shortage of high-end fantasy assets. Lamar Jackson and Mark Andrews have both been the top guy at various points, but in 2024, the crown goes on the head of the King.

    Derrick Henry may be 30 years old, but he hasn’t shown any signs of decline. The ultimate frontrunner, Henry thrives in positive game script. Last season, no team led for a higher percentage of its offensive plays than Baltimore. The end is near for Henry, but I think he has one more elite season left in him.

    Buffalo Bills: QB Josh Allen

    Despite being the best quarterback in fantasy for the past four years, this is actually Josh Allen’s first year as the Bills’ clear top fantasy asset. Previously, that title belonged to Stefon Diggs.

    Even with Diggs gone, Allen is still the overall QB1 in fantasy. He’s averaged at least 24.2 fantasy points per game in each of the past four seasons.

    Under Joe Brady, Buffalo does project to run a lot more, but that includes Allen. He’s not only an elite quarterback, but he’s an elite option near the goal line.

    Fantasy managers shouldn’t be concerned at all about Allen experiencing a drop-off with his depleted WR corps — he’s still the top QB in fantasy.

    Cincinnati Bengals: WR Ja’Marr Chase

    There’s no doubt who the top dog on the Bengals will be this season. Ja’Marr Chase has been a WR1 in fantasy from the moment he entered the league.

    Last year was a down year for Chase, yet he still averaged 16.4. fantasy points per game. With a healthy Joe Burrow, we can expect Chase to once again push 20 ppg as an elite WR1.

    Cleveland Browns: WR Amari Cooper

    With Nick Chubb sidelined to start the season, the Browns’ best fantasy player has to be Amari Cooper. Despite being 30 years old, Cooper has shown no signs of slowing down. He’s been as reliable as fantasy assets can get for nearly a decade.

    Cooper has averaged between 13.3 and 15.4 fantasy points per game in all but one season in his career. Cleveland’s roster doesn’t have another receiver who is even remotely a threat to Cooper’s target share. If anything, we should expect it to increase from just 23.6% last season.

    Cooper is one of the most undervalued players at his fifth-round ADP.

    Denver Broncos: WR Courtland Sutton

    The Broncos can be best described as a fantasy wasteland. There’s just not much here. In standard-sized fantasy leagues, we may very well see only two players from Denver get drafted.

    If you want to argue Javonte Williams is more valuable, that’s perfectly fine. I went with Courtland Sutton because his status as the unquestioned WR1 is secure. With Williams, there have been reports he might not even make the team.

    Despite me not believing that for a second, the fact that it’s brought up at all, combined with the team liking Jaleel McLaughlin and drafting Audrice Estimé, makes me reluctant to label Williams the top option.

    Sutton was largely dependent on touchdowns last season, scoring 10 of them on just 59 receptions. He’s unlikely to reach that number with a rookie quarterback. But even so, there aren’t any exciting options on the Broncos. Sutton is the best of a weak group.

    Houston Texans: WR Nico Collins

    Keeping the run, the Texans also have no shortage of offensive weapons. In fact, it’s fair to say any one of their top five guys is capable of being the most valuable fantasy asset on this team.

    Nico Collins is the favorite, though. He’s the incumbent WR1, coming off a breakout season that saw him average 17.4 fantasy points per game.

    By all accounts, it was completely legit. Collins is that good.

    The concern for 2024 is he has to share targets with Tank Dell and Stefon Diggs. It’s possible they all cannibalize each other, allowing Joe Mixon or C.J. Stroud to end up being the Texans’ top fantasy player. Heading into the season, though, Collins is the No. 1 guy.

    Indianapolis Colts: RB Jonathan Taylor

    It’s been three years since Jonathan Taylor averaged 22.0 fantasy ppg and finished as the overall RB1. His last two seasons have been marred by injuries and awful quarterback play.

    Even so, Taylor’s talent is undeniable. And as long as he can stay healthy, it would be a major surprise if he wasn’t the top fantasy player on the Colts.

    With that said, QB Anthony Richardson has elite upside. If Richardson puts together a 2019 Lamar Jackson-type season, it will involve several rushing touchdowns, which will come at Taylor’s expense. Taylor is definitely the main guy for now, but there are ways in which Richardson takes the crown.

    Jacksonville Jaguars: RB Travis Etienne Jr.

    Last season, depending on when you drafted, Calvin Ridley may have gone ahead of Travis Etienne Jr. in fantasy drafts. That quickly proved to be an error, as Etienne clearly became the Jaguars’ top fantasy option.

    Jacksonville wanted to include another back to ease Etienne’s workload; they just didn’t have one. As a result, he wound up being sixth in opportunity share and snap share. He averaged 16.6 fantasy points per game, finishing as the overall RB7.

    This season, there’s at least a two-round gap between Etienne and the next Jaguars player off the board, Christian Kirk. It would be a major surprise if Etienne didn’t end the season as Jacksonville’s best fantasy option.

    Kansas City Chiefs: QB Patrick Mahomes

    This is the first team in which I am not going with the top fantasy option by ADP. Isiah Pacheco and Travis Kelce both consistently get drafted before Patrick Mahomes, and I actually like both of them a lot at their average draft positions. I just think we are about to get a vintage Mahomes season.

    Last year, the Chiefs had their worst offensive performance during the Mahomes era. They still won the Super Bowl, but they didn’t perform like the juggernauts we’ve known them to be.

    This year, Kansas City added two new wide receivers in Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy. They still have Kelce and Rashee Rice. I think we’re getting 5,000 yards and 40 touchdowns from Mahomes.

    Las Vegas Raiders: WR Davante Adams

    It speaks volumes about how great Davante Adams is that 15.6 fantasy points per game is viewed as a disappointment. But to be fair, he hadn’t averaged below 17.6 since 2017.

    After losing Josh Jacobs, the Raiders no longer have anyone who could be considered a top fantasy option other than Adams. He’s head and shoulders above the rest of the team in terms of fantasy value.

    Whether Adams can rebound will largely depend on the quality of his quarterbacks. Regardless, he’ll be the first Raiders player drafted by a wide margin.

    Los Angeles Chargers: WR Ladd McConkey

    In just one offseason, the Chargers went from a team with four players taken in the early rounds of fantasy drafts to a team with zero. Jim Harbaugh’s arrival has fantasy managers fading Justin Herbert, expecting a run-heavy scheme.

    With Keenan Allen and Mike Williams gone, the Chargers lack a clear WR1. It may very well end up being Joshua Palmer as the highest-scoring fantasy receiver on this team, but the highest-drafted player on LA is rookie WR Ladd McConkey.

    Even though the Chargers project to be run heavy, they don’t have a clear RB1 after letting Austin Ekeler walk. Gus Edwards is the favorite, but he doesn’t exactly have a high ceiling. McConkey is an unknown and fantasy managers should embrace the wide range of outcomes for the rookie.

    Miami Dolphins: WR Tyreek Hill

    When a guy is in contention to be the No. 1 overall pick in fantasy drafts, he’s certainly the top fantasy asset on his team.

    The Dolphins have no shortage of weapons. De’Von Achane goes about a round after Tyreek Hill, and Jaylen Waddle comes off the board shortly after Achane. All three have immense talent and upside — Hill is just on another level.

    He may be 30 years old, but Hill has shown no signs of decline. His 23.5 fantasy points per game last season was the highest mark of his career (remember, this guy used to play with Mahomes). Hill is the elitest of WR1s until further notice.

    New England Patriots: RB Rhamondre Stevenson

    If fantasy managers went into their drafts with the intent to not draft any Patriots, who could really blame them? Going through a rebuild, this projects to be the worst offense in football.

    Rhamondre Stevenson is the Patriots’ top-drafted player. Given his role as the lead back, he projects to be the top fantasy asset.

    Stevenson disappointed fantasy managers last season, though, averaging just 12.1 fantasy points per game. At times, he was outproduced by Ezekiel Elliott. Nevertheless, with no clear top receiver and a likely rookie QB by midseason, he’s the only remotely trustworthy fantasy option in New England.

    New York Jets: RB Breece Hall

    The Jets actually have two players that typically go in the first round, so it wouldn’t surprise anyone if Garrett Wilson wound up being the top fantasy option on this team.

    I’m high on both Wilson and Breece Hall, but I do give the edge to the running back. Hall is a more valuable asset in fantasy because of how few three-down backs exist.

    Coming off a torn ACL last year, Hall averaged 17.1 fantasy points per game, finishing as the overall RB6. This was after he was trapped in a timeshare for the first month of the season. Now another year removed from the injury, he’s a legitimate threat to unseat Christian McCaffrey as the overall RB1.

    Pittsburgh Steelers: RB Najee Harris

    George Pickens is typically the first Steelers player taken in fantasy drafts, but I’m just not a believer. Yes, the talent is there. It’s just hard to have confidence that Pickens will be anything other than a fantasy WR3 when we just saw Drake London, who I believe is more talented, unable to crack the top 36 in an Arthur Smith offense.

    Jaylen Warren is better than Najee Harris, but Harris is the favorite for goal-line carries. The touchdowns will offset the receptions edge Warren will have.

    None of the Steelers’ fantasy weapons are overly exciting, but Harris does project to be the best of them. He’s not exactly someone fantasy managers should target, though.

    Tennessee Titans: WR DeAndre Hopkins

    The Titans have four players with the potential to be the top fantasy option on this team. All of Tony Pollard, Tyjae Spears, the aforementioned Ridley, and DeAndre Hopkins typically go between Rounds 6-9. Fantasy managers want to take shots at them but aren’t really sure who will emerge.

    I am planting my flag on old man Hopkins. Despite being 32 years old — an age where we often precipitously decline from once great talents — I think Hopkins is in store for a renaissance season. It may be his last hurrah before he falls off at age 33, but he has the skill set to really morph his game, similar to how Larry Fitzgerald did in his mid-30s.

    Of course, this hinges on Hopkins’ ability to return successfully from his knee sprain. Nevertheless, the Titans’ offensive philosophy is set to shift this year, as they will no longer be a Derrick Henry-oriented running machine. With a pass-heavy approach, Hopkins and Ridley will have their opportunities. I simply believe Hopkins is the superior player.

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