Winning the trade market is at least as important as nailing the draft. Aside from the waiver wire’s massive impact in the season’s first few weeks, trading is the best way to improve your squad quickly. Great buy-low moves can set you up for victory in the short term and down the stretch. Solid sell-high deals can get you big hauls for overachieving players who likely won’t sustain their production.
Let’s take a look at players to buy and 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 Buy Low
Q. Which player are you trying to buy low and why? Also, who are you willing to give up for him?
Dalvin Cook (RB – MIN)
I like swinging for the fences, and going after Cook is doing exactly that. Outside of Week 5, when he scored twice, Cook has been a frustrating player to roster. He looked OK in the box score Sunday, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown. A closer look reveals that his 53-yard touchdown accounted for most of his `production, however, and he hasn’t returned value on his lofty ADP. The good news is that the snap share (82%) is elite, and he is going into the bye, which means he should be 100% and over the shoulder issue heading into Week 8. It won’t be easy, and you may need to add a sweetener, but Miles Sanders, Rhamondre Stevenson and Josh Jacobs are players I would dangle in order to get Cook on my roster.
– Jason Kamlowsky (@JasonKamlowsky)
Darnell Mooney (WR – CHI)
Despite a slow start to the year, Darnell Mooney has picked up his play over the past few weeks. After five total targets over the first two games, the third-year receiver has at least five targets in every game since, including a season-high 12 last week against Washington. While he hasn’t found the end zone this year, Mooney has averaged 7.3 targets and 9.3 half-point PPR fantasy points over the past three weeks. As Justin Fields‘ pass attempts per game continue to increase, Mooney will return to his WR2 form from last year. If you can trade the rookie Tyquan Thornton for Mooney, that’s a deal I would make without hesitation.
– Mike Fanelli (@Mike_NFL2)
Wan’Dale Robinson (WR – NYG)
Robinson made his first appearance since Week 1 and put up some decent fantasy production solely based on scoring a touchdown. However, when you dive a little deeper, he only played 23 percent of snaps. You might be able to convince an owner who didn’t pay attention to his low snap count to sell him for a good price, and when his snap share increases, so will his production.
– Geoff Lambert (@GeoffLambert77)
Josh Jacobs (RB – LV)
Jacobs is an RB1, whether you like it or not. It’s more because of the fact that the running back group this year is so chaotic than Jacobs being a stud, but facts are facts. I’m targeting Jacobs because he just had his bye week and should retain RB1 value for the foreseeable future. It’s possible that you could trade an RB2 and a WR2 to get him. Something like CEH and Mike Williams could get it done. I’d feel much better starting Jacobs than most RBs right now, and sending players with low floors away is always a good idea.
– Andrew Hall (@AndrewHallFF)
Aaron Jones (RB – GB)
Jones hasn’t been great this season, but it’s not due to a lack of opportunity. He’s averaging 15 touches per game and has run well. Jones has a near league-best broken tackle percentage and averages 3.8 yards after contact. In the passing game, he’s generating 11% of his team’s targets, which is high for a running back. The only problem has been the lack of TDs. He has only two, and both came in Week 2. This will even out for him, as the Packers’ offense has nowhere to go but up. Now is a great time to buy on Jones, as he’s coming off two bad games in a row. If you can nab him for Miles Sanders or Clyde-Edwards Helaire and a WR4, do it.
– Scott Youngson (@jscottyoungson)
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Players to Sell High
Q. Which one player are you trying to sell high and why? Also, who are you willing to give up for him?
Brian Robinson Jr. (RB – WAS)
Robinson is a feel-good story in making his way back from getting shot just over a month ago. That said, you need to strike while this iron is hottest. He played 47% of the snaps last Thursday, and while he managed to find paint, without that score his fantasy day was very pedestrian. Therein lies the problem with Robinson. It isn’t that he lacks talent — quite the opposite — but Washington’s offense is abysmal. He will need snaps from inside the 10-yard line to be of value to you, and the Commanders might not be in the position to score enough to get him there. I’d be trying to get the Travis Etienne owner to make a deal with Robinson as part of the equation.
– Jason Kamlowsky (@JasonKamlowsky)
Kenyan Drake (RB – BAL)
Kenyan Drake had a top-five performance in Week 6, scoring 19.2 half-point PPR fantasy points. However, the veteran running back played 58% of the snaps last week compared to 24% over the first five games of the year. J.K. Dobbins only played 27% of the snaps last week because of tightness in his knee, leading to more work for Drake. Meanwhile, Gus Edwards could make his season debut next week, pushing Drake down the depth chart. Take advantage of the point-chasing league mate and ship Drake off for a high-upside running back like Kyren Williams.
– Mike Fanelli (@Mike_NFL2)
Allen Robinson II (WR – LAR)
Van Jefferson will be back soon to steal some targets, Tyler Higbee wasn’t fully healthy in this last game, which lead to Robinson catching a season high five receptions. Sell him while you can, we just saw his best game of the season. You’ve been waiting weeks for this exact moment: your chance to sell Allen Robinson. Coming off his first good game, Robinson’s value will never be higher. Van Jefferson will be back soon to steal some targets. Tyler Higbee wasn’t fully healthy in this last game, which lead to Robinson catching a season-high five receptions. Sell him while you can. We just saw his best game of the season.
– Geoff Lambert (@GeoffLambert77)
Tom Brady (QB – TB)
Jared Goff, who just came off of his bye, and a backup at another position, like James Robinson or Rondale Moore for depth. I think the future for Brady is very uncertain and I just want off this ride myself. In Superflex leagues you can probably get more, but be sure to find the right buyer before giving him away for pennies. Brady is struggling right now. If I roster Brady, I’m actively shopping him before the wheels entirely come off and a mythical “elbow injury” causes him to retire again. I’d be happy sending him away for Jared Goff, who just came off his bye, and a backup at another position, like James Robinson or Rondale Moore, for depth. I think the future for Brady is very uncertain, and I just want off this ride. In superflex leagues you can probably get more, but be sure to find the right buyer before giving him away for pennies.
– Andrew Hall (@AndrewHallFF)
Gabe Davis (WR – BUF)
Michael Pittman or Courtland Sutton away from a league mate for Davis, I don’t think you’ll regret it most weeks. If you trade Gabe Davis, there will be a couple of weeks when you will rue the decision. However, you’ll likely feel good about it over the remaining weeks. Of course, it depends on what you get in return, but if you can get a player who will deliver on a more consistent basis, I’d consider it. Davis is as explosive as it gets, but he’s averaging less than three catches per game. Four of his 14 catches on the season have gone for TDs — a rate that can’t sustain. He’s a big play machine, but when those plays don’t materialize, he can lay an egg, as he did in Weeks 3 and 4. The Bills’ schedule tightens up, too, with only three plus matchups remaining for wide receivers. If you can lure someone like Michael Pittman or Courtland Sutton away from a league mate for Davis, I don’t think you’ll regret it most weeks.
– Scott Youngson (@jscottyoungson)
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If you want to dive deeper into fantasy football, check out our award-winning slate of Fantasy Football Tools as you navigate your season. From our Start/Sit Assistant – which provides your optimal lineup based on accurate consensus projections – to our Waiver Wire Assistant, which allows you to quickly see which available players will improve your team and how much – we’ve got you covered this fantasy football season.
