Fantasy Football 2024: Full Position-by-Position Rankings, Creative Team Names

The best fantasy football roster is a balanced one.

Like their real-life NFL counterparts, fantasy rosters should have as few weak spots as possible. It's almost less important to be great at any one position than it is to be not bad across the board.

So, no matter how you start your draft—heavy on running backs and wide receivers or among the first managers to add a quarterback or tight end—you'll want to ensure you're making strong selections throughout it. To help make that happen, we're laying out our top-10 rankings at each of the four skill positions before closing with some creative team names to consider.

Quarterback

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PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 9: C.J. Stroud #7 of the Houston Texans warms up before the preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on August 9, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)

1. Josh Allen, BUF

2. Jalen Hurts, PHI

3. Lamar Jackson, BAL

4. Patrick Mahomes, KC

5. Anthony Richardson, IND

6. C.J. Stroud, HOU

7. Joe Burrow, CIN

8. Kyler Murray, ARI

9. Dak Prescott, DAL

10. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA

Stroud hit the ground sprinting as a rookie, tallying 4,108 passing yards with 23 passing touchdowns against just five interceptions. And he managed hit to hit those marks despite both Nico Collins and Tank Dell missing time due to injury.

Stroud has both of those pass-catchers back, plus Stefon Diggs and Joe Mixon added to the attack. If other fantasy managers want to worry about Stroud encountering the proverbial sophomore slump, let them. There are way more reasons to believe this could become a breakout campaign.

Running Back

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FLORHAM PARK, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 11: Breece Hall #20 of the New York Jets speaks to the media during New York Jets Mandatory Minicamp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on June 11, 2024 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)

1. Christian McCaffrey, SF

2. Breece Hall, NYJ

3. Bijan Robinson, ATL

4. Jonathan Taylor, IND

5. Saquon Barkley, PHI

6. Jahmyr Gibbs, DET

7. Kyren Williams, LAR

8. Travis Etienne Jr., JAX

9. Isiah Pacheco, KC

10. De'Von Achane, MIA

The Jets' passing offense should have plenty more zip with a healthy Aaron Rodgers under center. That doesn't mean Breece Hall is about to be forgotten.

In fact, he could be headed toward his most productive campaign to date. Teams can't stack the box against a Rodgers-led offense the way they did when Zach Wilson, Trevor Semien and Tim Boyle were taking snaps. That means Hall should have more room to operate and wider running lanes to explode through.

Plus, his own chances in the passing game could be more efficient with the quarterback upgrade. And it's not like he was hurting in that department, as last season's 95 targets yielded 76 receptions for 591 yards and four scores.

Wide Receiver

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SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 28: Amon-Ra St. Brown #14 of the Detroit Lions warms up before kickoff against the San Francisco 49ers during the NFC Championship football game at Levi's Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

1. CeeDee Lamb, DAL

2. Ja'Marr Chase, CIN

3. Tyreek Hill, MIA

4. Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET

5. Justin Jefferson, MIN

6. Garrett Wilson, NYJ

7. A.J. Brown, PHI

8. Puka Nacua, LAR

9. Davante Adams, LV

10. Chris Olave, NO

Amon-Ra St. Brown impressed as a rookie (90 receptions for 912 yards and five touchdowns), and yet he's still managed to take sizable steps forward in the two seasons since. Surely, he can't push any farther than he did last season, right?

Don't be so sure about that, actually. Sure, there's only so far up he can go from last season's marks (119 catches for 1,515 yards and 10 touchdowns), but remember, the Lions just gave him a four-year, $120 million extension, which briefly made him the highest-paid player at the position. Detroit could look to get a huge return on that investment, meaning St. Brown's involvement might reach an all-time high.

Tight End

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SANTA CLARA, CA - AUGUST 03: San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (85) waves at fans during training camp on August 3, 2024 at SAP Performance Facility in Santa Clara, CA. (Photo by Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

1. Travis Kelce, KC

2. Sam LaPorta, DET

3. Mark Andrews, BAL

4. George Kittle, SF

5. Trey McBride, ARI

6. Dalton Kincaid, BUF

7. Jake Ferguson, DAL

8. Evan Engram, JAX

9. Kyle Pitts, ATL

10. Brock Bowers, LV

San Francisco's roster is stacked in such a way that this offense doesn't always need to look George Kittle's direction. The 49ers won't force him the ball just to do it, so his game-to-game production can be a bit volatile. And he's such a good blocker, that he'll impact the game even if he isn't getting touches.

Saying all of that, he's among the steadiest players at the position, and even if his weekly output isn't always elite, his end-of-season production typically is. Last season, he caught 65 passes for 1,020 yards and six scores. Don't be shocked if all three numbers improve this time around, particularly if the Niners open up some targets and touches by trading away Brandon Aiyuk.

Creative Team Names

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JACKSONVILLE, FL - AUGUST 10: Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass during the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 10, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Quarterbacks

Rollin' With Mahomies

Air Jordan Love

Rainbow Herbert

Let Me Burrow $5

On and Goff

Running backs

Not Like Gus

Honey Bijan

Catalina Wine Mixon

Ball and Achane

Jahmyr I Go Again

Receivers

Bell Biv Deebo

Drake London Bridge

Zay It Ain't So

Keon Lights

Amari Not Sorry

Tight ends

Kittle Me This

Pitts and Giggles

You Must Be Njoking

Brock & Roll

The Truth Ertz