Fantasy football: Matt Bowen's favorite players to target in 2024 - ESPN

After doing weekly fantasy football mock drafts this summer at ESPN, now is the time when I really start to focus on my top draft targets. The numbers and projections play a role here. So does the tape. I want playmakers and upside on my roster. And sometimes I just go with my gut based on offensive schemes, anticipated deployment and exceptional traits, which can create fantasy production.

Today, I'm giving you multiple players per position from my draft board, in varying tiers. There are quarterbacks with mobility and arm talent, dual-threat running backs, explosive pass catchers, seam stretchers at the tight end position and some late-round fliers.

Here are my favorite fantasy draft targets for the 2024 NFL season.

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If I'm looking to draft a quarterback early, then Jackson is my top target at the position. Last season, his first in Todd Monken's offense, Jackson averaged 20.7 PPG (QB3), while logging 29 total touchdowns and 821 yards rushing. He's still the most electric playmaker in the league with the ball in his hands, and Monken's offense is built to create both vertical and horizontal space for Jackson as a thrower. With a healthy Mark Andrews back as the Ravens' top option in the pass game, plus an emerging talent in wide receiver Zay Flowers, Jackson has the potential to produce league-winning numbers this season.

Burrow was banged up last year when the season started, and the club shut him down for good after a wrist injury in Week 11. When Burrow was truly healthy, however, he averaged 21.4 PPG in Weeks 5-10, throwing multiple touchdowns in every game during that stretch. He enters