2024 Fantasy Football ESPN Player Rankings: 6 - 10

welcome back to my fantasy rankings Pick 6 through  10 but I do utilize the 2024 ESPN Fantasy Football   draft kit um PPR top 300 cheat sheet something  that my friends and I use in our draft kind of   keep us on track Jamar Chase is one of those  players that's had a drop off and touchdowns   in the last two seasons from his rookie campaign  and it's kind of hard to hold him to that standard   um that's what we tend to do you know if you come  if you come out shining and you don't you don't   hold that standard for the next couple Seasons  well we're going to nitpick and when it comes   to fantasy points touchdowns are a big a Factor  last season 16 games 100 receptions 1,200 yards   roughly only seven touchdowns as rookie season  had 12 then nine now seven um that's a drop off   every year um his touches have increased each  year um he's producing less yards per reception   each year as he goes uh I don't see them ranking  any higher than 25th on the offensive line and   which leads to concern with Joe burrow and his  health they had a good run with a backup qu qub   back last season I'm not saying that can't happen  again but we'd like to see Joe 17 games this year   what this team could really look like there's also  the new offensive coordinator uh now he was their   QB coach last season I expect them to air it out  they're going to have a running back by committee   approach with uh I think it's Zach Moss who was  more of a rotational player coming in from Buffalo   um they got him on the depth chart starting they  had Chase Brown from last season who was great   player who who plugged in nicely and had some had  some production but I don't see this team being   one of those teams that are going to grind it out  with you this team and Joe burrow leading them if   he stays healthy uh we could see a lot more Jamar  Chase little change in offense not too much change   in the offensive line the back field has shifted  around some but one thing's for sure Jamar Chase   is a problem this could be a definitely High  second round pick for me uh depends on what your   liking is what you think that team's really going  to look like or how many times he's going to have   be able to touch the ball again touches are up  my confidence in him has not wavered I just think   that there are four or five guys that might be  in front of him even with a an injury play season   for them at the quarterback position 1,200 yards  is nothing to uh to frown at he he is a superior   player uh I expect great things out Jamar chase  the next player coming at number seven on our   list is a player who really shined last year for  the Detroit Lions a team that for the last couple   seasons have gained respect in that division the  sure handed every down wide receiver um and monre   St Brown this player going into his fourth season  has increased his totals in targets receptions   yards each season significantly uh last year's  numbers were 164 targets over 1500 yards receiving   10 touchdowns and every every season that he's  played in the league he's played 16 or 17 games   so he's consistent stays healthy I mean he knows  when he's a tough player but he knows when to   get down he knows when to get out of bounds very  smart um now he's going to be Jared golf's number   one target just just like he was last season  but I'm wondering if with the emergence of the   the tight end that Detroit has now is that going  to take away from uh the targets that St Brown   could potentially receive um another another  Plus for this team in in the receiving game is   uh the offensive line they've really shed up that  position at left tackle um with recent uh signing   with a new deal of their left tackle uh Taylor  Decker this team has built it built themselves up   the right way um From the Inside Out defensive  line offensive line they're going to be tough   every game the question is can St Brown continue  at this pace they have a balanced approach they   play good defense so they're always working  with a a short field and with that it really   opens up your offense and you can pretty much  do whatever you need to do to get the ball in   the end zone this could be St Brown's year to  really show that he is the number one receiver   in the league but again all based on how you  want to build your team a lot of approaches I've   seen wide receiver heavy this season and um for  good reason you make the call St Brown's a beast   okay so for our number eight player on the list  this uh fantasy season all world wide receiver   from the Minnesota Vikings Justin Jefferson in  2023 with a hamstring injury at week five and many fans and and analysts believe that Jefferson  really milked that injury and tried to leverage   himself into an upcoming contract year which  may have uh paid dividends um he just signed   a 4year $140 million deal that's going to keep  him there for a while just 10 games last season   in a short season injury short season um he  produced 1,000 yards I mean that was right   at 100 targets now there's always been a  question of is this guy Primadonna is he   going to mesh with the new quarterbacks  this season say what you will about Kirk   he usually in a regular season regular  season put up pretty solid numbers uh Sam   darnold question mark JJ McCarthy rookie that  Justin Jefferson is a consistent player when   on the field he's he's dangerous his yards  after catch have really dropped the last   couple of Seasons again if teams get tape on you  he's going into his fifth year uh they're going   to try to take away from you what you do best what  Jefferson does best is produce he is a weapon and   he's going to be there week in and week out in  my opinion no matter who you put behind Center our next player on the list at number nine is  the running back from the Indianapolis Colts   Jonathan Taylor now a couple Seasons back um  2021 he had a breakout All Pro season over 1800   yards 106 yards a game and 20 total touchdowns  That season since then in the past two seasons   Taylor is only played 21 games and in those  games he's averaged about four and a half   yards per carry now if you watched him at all  after he comes back from his injuries shows the   explosiveness he still looks like that guy from  2021 but much like U Christian mcaffrey in years   past he has a hard time staying on the field now  again when he is on the field production is there   the touches have been there what we haven't seen  is the combination of the QB Richardson Jonathan   Taylor with the new offense that Shane Sten uh  former Eagles offens coordinator is going to   be bringing in what that's really going to look  like uh if it looks like anything they did with   Jaylen Herz the running back position wasn't  heavily prevalent in that offense I just have   to believe that we might see the same type of uh  results they're going to be playing a lot of RPO   unless they do something drastically different in  Indianapolis than they did in Philadelphia which   I don't see that happening that Jonathan Taylor  takes another notch down in the uh running back   category uh nothing gets him as a player but  I think in this style of offense that they're   going to be utilizing him in that just not going  to get the touches that he was used to seeing but   taking Taylor in the top 10 to me is is hazardous  I think there's there's just way more players at   the number nine position uh that are safer bets  uh this is an unproven situation and I don't feel   comfortable at nine I say he drops but the number  10 spot in this week's list is Squan Barkley the   Philadelphia Eagles will it be new team same old  saquin a consistent now if you look back at his   uh 2022 campaign where he earned and rightfully  so he earned a comeback player of the year he's   a hard worker he is a grinder he is been accused  of maybe too much effort which resulting at one   point in a lot of turnovers um so again in 14  games was less than a thousand yards only six   touchdowns but he's always a threat out of the  back field in the receiving game um there were   dropping targets obviously um they were rotating  a lot of other players in um with the situation   there that the Giants were having Kell Moore  coming in as the Eagles new offensive coordinator   and you looking back in his previous years with uh  the Dallas Cowboys in the early days with Dak and   Zeke and all the Su success that they had with  the play action motion a very balanced attack   where Kell morg earned most of his success with  Dallas he was unable to capture that same success   with the Chargers due to the lack of a running  game Austin Eckler stayed injured a lot and   they they were rotating a lot of different running  backs into the game I see them taking a very   balanced approach in Philadelphia this season um  with the talent there at the quarterback position   the wide receivers are a group of all Pros  if Sequon Barkley gives us a glimpse of what   he offered in 2022 this team could make a run to  capture the NF see this season um there's always   that question mark with Squan he's so explosive  you just almost wait for something to happen with   him it's never been a lack of effort it's never  been a lack of preparation with him very unlucky   some of the things that's happened to him in  the last um previously three or four seasons   ago where he just couldn't stay on the field  and which is a bad situ sitation with New York   um a lot of us fantasy guys we root for them we  pick them high in each draft and there has been   a certain let down so pick at your own risk but  taking him at 10 I'm not sure I'm ready to do that   again it's sight unseen um if you choose him in  a 10ed man league as your number one pick there   might be a lot of question marks that come along  with that so there you have it Pick 6 through 10   stay tuned for my next group of five um should  be getting that out in the next couple weeks