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Let’s take a look at players to sell this week.
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Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Players to Sell
Aaron Jones (63%) and A.J. Dillon (53%) split snaps for the third straight week, with each totaling 12 carries. Jones had one more reception (3 vs 2) but also lost a fumble. Both guys earned RZ touches.
Jones has exactly three catches through 1st 3 games, slightly lower than his average last season (3.4). Still remains a sell candidate.
Najee Harris (80%, 47) dominated snaps over Jaylen Warren (20%, 12) in Week 3. He also out-touched him 18-to-5. Although Warren looked explosive in his limited touches compiling 30 rushing yards on just four carries with a massive receiving gain coming off the stat sheet due to a penalty. Harris rushed 15 times for 56 yards. Considering Harris’ workload and injury entering the season, Warren needs to be stashed and Harris needs to be SOLD. Warren would be an immediate plug-in play fantasy RB2 should Harris miss anytime…even in the Steelers uninspiring offense.
Marquise Brown commanded 17 targets (31% target share) for 14 catches and 140 yards in Week 3 on a 95% snap share. You need to keep playing him as long as DeAndre Hopkins is suspended. But his Week 3 boom does present a potentially sell-high opportunity for those looking for immediate WR production for the next few weeks.
Cordarrelle Patterson (RB – ATL)
Cordarrelle Patterson is still not seeing any worthwhile role as a receiver…One target again for a second straight week. But getting it done as a rusher. 17 carries for 141 yards and 1 score. But because Atlanta doesn’t project to be protecting many leads for the remainder of the season, C-Patt’s Week 3 performance is the perfect time to sell high.
Look before the haters see. Cam Akers averaged 5.1 yards per carry on a team-leading 12 attempts with a rushing TD. Darrell Henderson Jr. had just four carries and one target.
Although not everything was great. Zero targets, and he fumbled at the goal line in the 4th quarter. And after being out-snapped by Henderson in Week 2, the duo split snaps exactly 50/50, with Akers obviously being more involved on a touch basis.
And Akers’ touches almost exclusively came in the second half. In the first half, he had just 2 carries for -1 yards to Henderson’s 4 for 17.
All things considered, I think the wise move is to put Akers on the trade block. The Rams offense isn’t as good as it was last season and Akers still hasn’t done enough to completely bury Henderson as the no doubt RB1 in the offense. Factor in a brutal matchup versus San Fran in Week 4 and the time to sell Akers is now… as painful as it is to admit for someone that was very high on Akers this offseason.
Of course, the week I decide to bury DK Metcalf on the FantasyPros Football Podcast he buries me with five catches for 64 yards and 1 TD. But Metcalf still only out-targeted Tyler Lockett by one (12 vs 11) and is still second on the team in targets this season. Weeks where both Lockett and Metcalf hit are going too far and few between with Geno Smith at QB because they won’t play the Falcons every week. Sell high on Metcalf’s name brand. Again, it took 12 targets and Metcalf still couldn’t crack 65 receiving yards…
Allen Lazard played 90% of the snaps in Week 3, but still only commanded 6 targets. It’s been back-to-back weeks with a meh target share for Lazard (23%,12%) despite full-time usage, although his fantasy production has remained steady due to his two TD scores. Perfect time to sell a player that is not being targeted at a high rate versus his teammates.
In back-to-back weeks, Rhamondre Stevenson has out-snapped Damien Harris by a vast margin (62% versus 38%). The second-year back is taking over this backfield as the preferred pass-catcher and most explosive playmaker on offense, while Harris is getting by on just TD scores. Sell high before this offense craters without Mac Jones.
Russell Gage operated as the No. 1 receiver for the Bucs in Week 3: 12 catches for 87 yards on 13 targets. Nobody else saw more than six targets. But don’t be overly bullish on Gage in the long-term with Mike Evans returning in Week 4 and Chris Godwin and Julio Jones eventually making a return at some point this season.
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