Winning the trade market is at least as important as nailing the draft. Aside from the waiver wire’s huge impact in the season’s first few weeks, trading is the best way to quickly improve your squad. Great buy-low moves can set you up for victory both in the short term and down the stretch. Solid sell-high deals can get you relatively big hauls for overachieving players who likely won’t sustain their production. Let’s take a look at players to sell this week. And be sure to check out our weekly trade value chart with updated values for all players.

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Players to Sell High

Q. Which one player are you trying to sell high and why?

Antonio Gibson (RB – WAS)
Gibson truthers everywhere are likely rejoicing after the enigmatic back produced 130 yards from scrimmage against Jacksonville on Sunday. But everything the Washington coaching staff has said and done over the last year-plus has made it clear that they don’t envision Gibson as their primary running back. Gibson is simply not going to catch seven passes for 72 yards every week with J.D. McKissic around. Meanwhile, rookie Brian Robinson is making a miraculous recovery from the gunshot wounds he suffered just a couple of weeks ago and now has a realistic chance to return by Week 5. Gibson could provide RB2 value for a few more weeks, but it’s hard to envision how he avoids getting snarled in a messy three-man committee by midseason — and quite possibly lands on the short end of it.
– Andrew Seifter (@andrew_seifter)

Clyde Edwards-Helaire (RB – KC)
CEH managers rejoice! Now, try to trade him. It was a stellar Week 1 for him, but he’s not likely to score two TDs in a game very often. CEH played 27 snaps Sunday; exactly the same number as Jerick McKinnon and 11 more than Isiah Pacheco. This is a three-headed backfield, for the time being, so Edwards-Helaire’s production is likely to ebb and flow. If you sell him high this early in the season, you’re not likely to regret it. We’ve seen enough of him to know what he brings to the table, and it is not likely to change.
– Scott Youngson (@jscottyoungson)

Kareem Hunt (RB – CLE)
Hunt had a great Week 1 on the strength of two TDs, but neither he nor his teammate Nick Chubb will ever get enough volume to maintain production unless one of them gets hurt. Both running backs will be dependent on touchdowns all season, and in Week 1, it was Hunt’s turn to hit pay dirt. He will have other good weeks, but you will never know what week it’ll be. Sell him now while his value is at its peak.
– Geoff Lambert (@GeoffLambert77)

D’Andre Swift (RB – DET)
There are plenty of obvious sell candidates to point to here (cough, Ezekiel Elliot, cough). But a less obvious candidate is D’Andre Swift, who finished Week 1 as PPR’s RB3 with 175 all-purpose yards and a touchdown. So why sell? According to PFF, Swift’s usage tabbed him as the RB28 in expected fantasy points while he overperformed by 14 points. That’s a testament to his explosiveness and playmaking ability, but he also ceded goal line work to Jamaal Williams, who finished the week as RB9 in expected fantasy points. One of Swift’s greatest strengths is his pass-catching ability, but he generated three targets, just one more than Williams, in a game that featured 37 pass attempts from Jared Goff. Don’t trade him just to get rid of him, but he needs a bigger target share and consistent goal line work to be a top-shelf running back. If you can flip him for a premium, I’d take a hard look at doing so.
– Chad Workman (@tweetsbychad)

David Montgomery (RB – CHI)
I would be doing anything I could to parlay Montgomery’s volume in Week 1 into a chance to get out from underneath him. He averaged a paltry 1.5 yards per carry, and despite the perception that it was a tough matchup, the Bears offensive line played surprisingly well. On top of that, Khalil Herbert looked great despite getting half the touches Montgomery did, and there are now whispers this is trending towards a timeshare. Drafting Montgomery was probably a mistake in the first place, as his ADP put him squarely in the running back dead zone. Don’t make another one by hanging onto him.
– Jason Kamlowsky (@JasonKamlowsky)

Jarvis Landry (WR – CLE)
Jarvis Landry led the team with nine targets in Week 1, while Michael Thomas had eight and Chris Olave had three. Landry surprisingly had 99 air yards last week after averaging 24.8 per game last season. However, Thomas played 11% fewer snaps than Landry and still outscored him. As Thomas’ health improves and Olave develops, Landry’s fantasy production will decline. Sell him after a strong Week 1.
– Mike Fanelli (@Mike_NFL2)

Devin Duvernay (WR – BAL)
All fantasy managers should know by now not to overreact after one week. While Lamar Jackson has improved in the passing game, The Ravens are always a run-first offense. The player to sell here is wide receiver Devin Duvernay, who is coming off a Week 1 performance that saw him catch all of his four targets for 54 yards and two touchdowns. Touchdowns are fluky, and while Duvernay continues to improve, he is in a real competition for targets in an offense that would prefer to run the ball. Mark Andrews and Rashod Bateman will be the main benefactors of the Ravens’ passing offense, and Duvernay will suffer from inconsistency issues weekly. Plus, the Ravens won’t be playing the Jets every week, so build up his two-touchdown output and sell, sell, sell.
– Dennis Sosic (@CALL_ME_SOS)

Miles Sanders (RB – PHI)
I’m not saying Sanders’ performance was a fluke, but I’m also not saying that he can’t do it again. Most Sanders managers couldn’t get anything for him prior to Week 1, but now maybe they can. If I roster Sanders I’m happily trying to move him on his solid Week 1 output for someone else like Najee Harris, Breece Hall or Alvin Kamara. I might be dreaming with those options, but that’s where I’m starting my trade offers. Sanders could end up being a solid RB2 for your team, but if I can move him after one good week for a better RB2 or RB1 option I’m doing that every day of the week.
– Andrew Hall (@AndrewHallFF)

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