2024 Best Ball Rankings Player Updates and Notes

Updating notes on what has changed with our 2024 Best Ball Rankings based on player injuries and other news.

Chase Brown is in line for a bigger role in 2024 (Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire)

These are notes of significant changes to our 2024 Best Ball Rankings (and sometimes, notes on what we aren’t changing).

We will post a list of players that have seen notable changes, with notes as to why, as well as any other impacts on other players.

Our rankings officially launched on May 16th, and will be updated regularly.

One word on the adjustments: a lot of time, there is no adjustment. That may be particular true in the early part of the summer when there is a lot of time remaining, the players aren’t actually practicing, and so forth. A lot of the market line movement can be over-reactionary, and the best teams can sometimes be built by being willing to ride the immediate reaction wave.

For example, plenty of players will be reported with injuries early in the preseason, something that commonly happens as they ramp back up into football shape. We are not going to downgrade all players on initial reports of injury alone. Severity of injury matters, and likelihood that it extends into the regular season. We saw some cases where the market reacted in the short term and provided buying opportunities, and others, like Cooper Kupp’s injury that lingered into the season and impacted the performance for the season.

Some of the biggest values in recent years have come on players with early camp injuries that were not serious, but created discounts on players. Also, Week 1 of the regular season is by far the easiest week to get replaceable scores in Best Ball on a star player (no one is on a bye, and the rest of team is likely healthier than it will be later).

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Best Ball Player Rankings Changes Summary

• 8/30 Updates: Brandon Aiyuk signs contract and more
• 8/29 Updates: Signings, holdouts, and injuries
• 8/27 Updates: Cut Day News
• 8/26 Updates: Post-3rd Preseason Week Changes
• Jahan Dotson (8/22): traded to Philadelphia
• Curtis Samuel (8/20): dealing with turf toe injury
• DeVon Achane and Other Market Moves (8/19): adjustments to move with market
• Kimani Vidal and Ray Davis (8/19): bumps up
• Denver WR/TE mess (8/19): gross rotation
• Jaylen Warren (8/19): hamstring injury, could miss Week 1
• Jahan Dotson (8/16): may not be a starter
• Tyrone Tracy (8/13): concern over practice injury
• J.J. McCarthy (8/13): needs knee surgery [OUT FOR YEAR]
• Jahmyr Gibbs (8/13): injured hamstring
• Preseason Week 1 Game Adjustments (8/12): shifts based on depth charts and usage
• MarShawn Lloyd (8/12): injured hamstring
• Marquise Brown (8/12): shoulder injury could cause missed time at start of season
• Brandon Aiyuk Trade Rumors (8/8): adjusting some key players toward market
• Rondale Moore (8/7): removed after leg injury
• Josh Downs (8/7): suffers ankle injury
• Jalen Nailor (8/7): projected as MIN WR3
• Justin Fields (8/5): increase passing share for PIT based on camp
• Puka Nacua (8/5): “week-to-week” with knee injury
• Isiah Pacheco (8/5): market adjustment
• Rashee Rice (8/5): changing projection on games missed
• Dylan Laube (8/2): bumping up on camp reports
• Dameon Pierce (8/2): up after preseason game one usage
• Justin Herbert (8/2): dealing with plantar fascia issue
• DeAndre Hopkins (8/2): out next 4-6 weeks with knee injury
• Andre Iosivas (7/31): up on camp reports
• Chase Brown (7/30): up on camp reports
• Rondale Moore and Ray-Ray McCloud (7/30): Moore down and McCloud up on depth chart news
• Troy Franklin and Other Denver WRs/TEs (7/30): moved down on camp depth chart news
• Similar Player Analysis Adjustments (7/26): adjustment for market movement since May and similar player outcomes
• Michael Gallup (7/25): retired, removed
• Kendre Miller (7/25): down on negative coaching comments following early camp injury
• Deneric Prince and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (7/25): Prince up, Edwards-Helaire down based on early reports
• Denver Backfield/Javonte Williams (7/22): adjustments to Denver RB production, Javonte Williams down
• Jordan Addison (7/15): adjust down after DUI incident
• Jaxon Smith-Njigba (7/12): adjust up after further analysis
• Jake Ferguson (7/12): adjust down to market
• Ben Sinnott (7/12): adjust down to market and shift some production to Zach Ertz
• Christian Kirk and Evan Engram (7/12): adjust Kirk up and Engram down
• James Conner and Trey Benson (7/5): adjust Conner up and Benson down
• Running Backs on New Teams (7/5): downgraded some RBs to stay below market
• Michael Wilson and Arizona WRs (6/26): upgrade Wilson and Dortch, downgrade Jones, slight downgrade to McBride
• Elijah Moore and Cleveland WRs (6/25): downgrade Moore, upgrade Jeudy and Tillman based on report
• Rookie WR Adjustments (6/25): market-based changes to rankings on some rookie WRs
• Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell (6/25): pushing them closer together based on market moves
• Sam LaPorta and Travis Kelce (6/25): structural-based reasons for moving down slightly
• Drake Maye and J.J. McCarthy (6/20): adjustments to underlying playing time projections
• New Orleans Backfield (6/20): adjustments to Kamara and Kendre Miller
• Early June Market Adjustments (6/8): several systemic adjustments to react to changing market
• RB Josh Jacobs (5/31): lowering with downward market movement
• RB Nick Chubb (5/31): lowering with downward market movement
• WR Michael Wilson and WR Zay Jones (5/31): moving with market, pushing closer together in ranks
• TE T.J. Hockenson (5/27): lowering even more to stay below market, uncertainty on return
• RB Kyren Williams (5/22): lowered due to foot injury and anticipated market response
• WR DeVante Parker (5/21): removed after announcing retirement, adjustments to Eagles depth chart

Best Ball Player Rankings Changes and Notes