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Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Najee Harris, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Rashaad Penny (Week 5)

Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Najee Harris, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Rashaad Penny (Week 5)

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Let’s take a look at players to trade this week: Najee Harris, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, and Rashaad Penny.

Fantasy Football Trade Advice

Players to Sell

Najee Harris (RB – PIT)
Inexplicably, Najee Harris still ranks as the RB12 in the rest of season rankings even though he is regrettably currently ranked as the RB26 through four weeks of the season. The good news is that he has two touchdowns — one rushing and one receiving. The bad news is that Harris is averaging a dismal 3.5 yards per carry and is taking a back seat in the eye test department to rookie Jaylen Warren. The Steelers continue to struggle offensively, ranking 30th in total offense. HC Mike Tomlin finally bit the bullet and made the switch at quarterback to rookie Kenny Pickett. However, the effects of the switch would lead to some grueling growing pains. Pittsburgh also has a brutal offensive line that will lead to the continuing slide of Harris down the RB rankings. See if you get a valuable fantasy asset like Marquise Brown or Miles Sanders.
Dennis Sosic (@CALL_ME_SOS)

Clyde Edwards-Helaire (RB -KC)
Edwards-Helaire was RB6 in Week 4 and is currently RB4 on the season on about half the carries that RB1 Nick Chubb and RB2 Saquon Barkley have had. He’s been helped by a lot of touchdowns early this year, but I don’t think that continues. Touchdowns are the flukiest thing in the NFL, especially for running backs. If you can send CEH for someone like D’Andre Swift or Joe Mixon straight up, I’m doing that all day. If you have to add something to CEH to get up to Dalvin Cook or Barkley, I’m fine doing that, too, as long as you’re not giving up the farm. His numbers are great, I just don’t trust that to continue down the stretch. Moving to another more stable RB is what I tend to do when possible.
Andrew Hall (@AndrewHallFF)

Rashaad Penny (RB – SEA)
Penny has been great, and his usage has been surprising through Week 4. He’s coming off a massive game, so now is the time to sell. Penny can be effective, he was great down the stretch of the 2021 season, but three factors are working against him. First, he often gets hurt. He’s never played a full season and has only played more than ten games once in his rookie year. Second, the schedule gets tough. The next few weeks aren’t too bad, but from Week 10 on, there’s only one favorable matchup. Third, at some point, the Seahawks will use Kenneth Walker III. They have to see what they have in the rookie. If you can pry another RB like James Conner or AJ Dillon away from a frustrated manager, do it, and don’t think twice.
– Scott Youngson (@jscottyoungson)

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