Fantasy Football Matchups That Matter - Week 1

9:52pm EDT 9/4/24

A quick look at the most important Week 1 matchup data to consider when making start/sit decisions. Plus sneaky starters at every position!

Ask the Experts

9:43am EDT 9/2/24

With the season opener just a few days away, the Draft Sharks analysts give their picks for fantasy football MVP, overvalued and undervalued players, deep sleepers, and more.

Video: Preseason Winners & Losers

12:41pm EDT 8/30/24

Is Trevor Lawrence ready to break out after his strongest preseason yet? Which rookies got an August boost? And who went from attractive to undraftable?

Comeback Player of the Year 2024 (Fantasy Football -- Updated Aug. 22)

By Matt Schauf | Updated on Thu, 22 Aug 2024 . 2:49 PM EDT

This year's pick for Draft Sharks Comeback Player is a wide receiver who could see huge target volume.

Proven Vet Looks Massively Undervalued

We landed on Keenan Allen as last year’s Comeback pick pretty easily.

Veteran WR with proven high-level production? Check.

Meaningful change to situation vs. previous year? Check.

Strong role ahead? Check.

Turned out Allen hit a career high in targets per game.

This year’s agreement didn’t come so easily …

2024 Case Looks Similar to 2023

Why’d I push for the player we landed on? A lot of the same reasons we all liked Allen last year.

This WR has already delivered high-level production.

His situation is quite different than last year … which is a key reason the draft market doesn’t like him more.

But he certainly appears headed for a strong role.

And his downright disrespectful ADP limits the risk.

Enough buildup. Let’s get to the pick …

Your 2024 Comeback Player of the Year

Matt Schauf, Editor

Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.