What started out with a whimper ended in a bang as Week 2 was yet another crazy ride for fantasy football managers. Some players performed to expectations, some definitely did not. Here are a few players that saw their trade value fall that you can start to think about trading for or away on your own teams. And check out our full trade value chart for Week 3.
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Week 3 Fallers
What can you even say about Cousins after his abysmal Week 2 performance? He was QB26 on the week, completing 27 of 46 for a single touchdown and 3 picks. Woof. I would argue that Cousins was already barely worth rostering in 1QB leagues but his value in SuperFlex is currently hanging on by a thread. You can’t move him, but if you just lost Dak Prescott or Trey Lance then perhaps you can get Cousins on the cheap while his value is depressed to get you through a few weeks.
On the flip side of the Robinson rise is the Etienne fall. Etienne was supposed to be the 1A to Robinson’s 1B, but instead, Etienne is a clear backup at this point. For a player going in the RB dead zone in Rounds 3-5, finishing as RB31 just isn’t going to cut it. No way you can trade him now, but if you’re deep at WR or TE and want to take a flyer that Etienne earns more touches down the stretch then I won’t blame you. He could be a league winner, but he could also be the biggest bust of the year. It’s still too soon to tell, really.
You have to scroll way down the list to find where Smith-Schuster finished this week. In PPR he finished at WR82, just behind KJ Osborn, Dezmon Patmon, and Robbie Anderson. Yikes. This is not the kind of output that Juju managers were expecting when they drafted him. I think he’s got brighter days ahead, but he’s going to need more than 3 catches for 10 yards to make him worth rostering. Until then he’s riding my bench, he’s just too unpredictable.
Last but not least is Hockenson, the lone tight end on my list, and someone I had high hopes for entering the season. Hockenson finished with 3 catches on 7 targets and 26 yards. This TE26 finish is enough to make me look elsewhere for tight-end help and move on from Hockenson until he puts up better numbers. St. Brown can earn enough work in this offense, it’s strange that Hockenson can’t. Until he does, you just can’t risk it at a position that matters so much to your weekly lineup. Hold if you have him though, no reason to give him away until we’re sure he’s toast.
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