Fantasy Football Studs & Duds From 2024 NFL Draft (Round 3)
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The best football minds and coaching staffs prepare for NFL drafts each season. The incoming player pool is extremely large, with 25 starting positions to consider (I included place kicker, punter, and long snapper). At the same time, each franchise is moving in different directions – on the doorstep of the postseason, a Super Bowl contender, or in rebuild mode. I wanted to look at last year's draft class and see how each player performed at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end.
There were 17 defensive and 19 offensive players drafted in the third round in 2024.
2024 NFL Draft Round 3 Positional Breakdown:
RB (3)
WR (5)
TE (1)
OT (6)
OG (4)
Edge (3)
DT (2)
LB (6)
S (3)
CB (3)
2024 NFL Draft Round 3 Running Backs
Trey Benson (3.2), ARI – The Cardinals gave Benson only 69 touches in his rookie season across 13 games. He gained 350 yards with one touchdown and five catches while missing four games (illness and ankle issues).
Blake Corum (3.19), LAR – The thought of Corum helping fantasy teams in his rookie season never materialized. The Rams never gave him more than eight touches in a game, leading to 265 yards with no touchdowns and seven catches. His season ended before the postseason due to a forearm injury.
What are your expectations for Blake Corum going into 2025 season?
— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) March 26, 2025
Fans seemed to expect him to garner a much higher usage as a rookie. It will be interesting to see what direction the backfield takes pic.twitter.com/9LK6WbL4QA
MarShawn Lloyd (3.25), GB – Lloyd is a third running back drafted in the third round in 2024, who didn’t help his franchise or the fantasy market. He was on the field for only 10 plays in Week 2 (6/15 with one catch for three yards). His missed time was due to multiple issues (hamstring, ankle, and appendix).
2024 NFL Draft Round 3 Wide Receivers
Malachi Corley (3.1), NYJ – Allen Lazard (37/530/6) ended up blocking Corley from a playable opportunity. He finished three catches for 16 yards and 16 yards. The Jets only had him on the field for 83 plays.
Jermaine Burton (3.16), CIN – The Bengals had Burton on the field for only 131 plays, leading to only four catches for 107 yards on 14 targets while not dealing with any injuries.
Roman Wilson (3.20), PIT – He opened the season with an ankle issue, followed by a hamstring issue in October, ending his year. Wilson didn’t have a target all year while stepping onto the field for five plays in one game.
Jalen McMillan (3.29), TB – There wasn’t much to McMillan’s outcomes (13/145/1 over 27 targets) over the Buccaneers' first 12 games. After an early November hamstring issue and Tampa losing Chris Godwin to a season-ending knee injury in Week 8, Baker Mayfield upped the usage of McMillian over the Bucs’ final six games (26/357/7 over 35 targets). His success makes him a winning draft selection in the third round in 2024.
The only rookies in league history with 50+ receiving yards and a receiving TD in five-or-more consecutive games:
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) March 6, 2025
✔️ Randy Moss
✔️ @jalenmcmillan20
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Luke McCaffrey (3.37), WAS – Having the same last name as Christian McCaffrey suggested that his brother would be a more valuable part of the Commanders' receiving corps in his rookie season. Luke finished the year with 18 catches for 168 yards on 24 targets while being on the field for 456 plays (32.8%).
2024 NFL Draft Round 3 Tight Ends
Tip Reiman (3.18), ARI – With the talent, Trey McBride standing tall on the Cardinals’ depth chart at tight end, Reiman only had six catches for 37 yards on seven targets. He brought a blocking profile to the NFL, and Arizona did have him on the field for 450 plays (41.0%).
After the 34th selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, only Jalen McMillan helped fantasy teams through the three rounds of the draft.
Bucky Irving was an excellent selection by Tampa in the fourth round. Jaylen Wright, Ray Davis, and Braelon Allen flashed at times at running back in the same round.
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With 20+ years of experience in the high-stakes fantasy market, I aim to research and compete at the highest level in baseball and football each season. I've contributed as a writer/analyst for Sports Draft Daily, ScoutPro, Scout Fantasy, Fulltime Fantasy, FFToolbox, and Sports Illustrated Fantasy. I'm honored to be in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship Hall of Fame. My drafting philosophy is risk-averse yet open to betting on potential game-changers. I approach player selection with a neutral perspective, acknowledging that fantasy sports are inherently unpredictable due to injuries, performance dips, and managerial decisions. My work focuses on these main areas: - Season-long fantasy baseball and football - BestBall Baseball and Football Events - Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS): DraftKings, FanDuel, and Underdog - Long Shot Player Prop Parlays for NFL I participate in various leagues and contests, including NFBC, NFFC, RTSports, FFPC, DraftKings, Underdog Fantasy, FanDuel, and FFWC, with the goal of leveraging my extensive experience and research for success in each game format. A fantasy follower can expect in-depth profiles of NFL and MLB players, along with season-long and weekly projections for each fantasy football season. In addition, I have many strategy articles to help develop fantasy players' learning curves.
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