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Let’s take a look at players to buy this week.
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Fantasy Football Trade Advice
Players to Buy
Josh Jacobs (RB – LV)
We’ll help you navigate the trade waters of your fantasy football leagues all season. Not only is there the ‘Who Should I Trade?’ tool where you can get instant feedback, but you can also sync your league for free using My Playbook in order to get trade advice specific to your team through our Trade Analyzer and Trade Finder tools.
Let’s take a look at players to buy this week.
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Fantasy Football Trade Advice
Players to Buy
Josh Jacobs (RB – LV)
Over the last 3 games, Josh Jacobs‘ weekly finishes are RB1, RB3 and RB1. Josh McDaniels is running Jacobs into the ground. He’s a free agent at the end of the season. His production…can’t stop and won’t stop. In Week 7, the Jacobs vs the world revenge tour continued with him rushing 20 times for 143 yards and 3 TDs. Zamir White has one carry. Jacobs also added 3 catches for 12 yards on 4 targets. All in all, 23 touches, 89% opportunity share, 3 TDs and 155 yards on offense. A solid day at the office. Buy high for those that still don’t realize Jacobs can be a top-3 RB rest of the season.
Jonathan Taylor (RB – IND)
Jonathan Taylor finished Week 7 with just 10 carries, but was efficient (58 yards) coming off his ankle injury. He also saw 8 targets and caught 7 passes for 27 yards. 8 targets tied career-high. 7 catches WAS a career-high. He’s probably a BUY more than a sell after a lackluster start to the season. He’s healthy and I’d imagine his 55% snap share will increase another week removed from injury.
Kenneth Walker III (RB – SEA)
Kenneth Walker III reigns supreme. 23 carries for 168 rushing yards and two TDs including a 74-yard score. He was not targeted, but handled 74% of the backfield’s opportunities and played 73% of the snaps. The production won’t stop for the rookie with plus-matchups coming up versus the Giants and Cardinals.
Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR – DET)
Amon-Ra St. Brown (concussion) – Left game in the 1st quarter. Over 7 days, and the potential to miss a week. It’s been a while since we have seen him produce, which means he is frustrating his fantasy managers. Take full advantage. I really doubt the Lions are looking to rush Jameson Williams back on the field with their W-L record sitting at 1-5.
Chris Godwin (WR – TB)
Chris Godwin caught 7 passes for 43 yards on 13 targets (27% target share) in Week 7. It was the second week in a row that Godwin saw a high target share (32% in Week 6) with 25 combined targets over the time frame. He’s being targeted on over 28% of his routes run. However the lack of scoring and yardage may have some fantasy managers soured on the Buccaneers slot receiver. For that reason, you need to be aggressive trading for him. The Baltimore Ravens bleed fantasy points to slot receivers, setting Godwin up for a nice bounce-back effort in Week 8.
Michael Pittman Jr. (WR – IND)
Michael Pittman Jr.‘s value likely suffers with a more ground-based approach with Sam Ehlinger taking over at QB. He’s still the clear alpha in the offense – 100% route participation in Week 7, 24% target share this season – so there’s some merit to buying low with hopes that Ehlinger’s impressive preseason (No.3-graded QB) as a passer will carry over to real-game action. Backup and inexperienced QBs oftentimes just dial onto one receiver, which could easily be Pittman in this case. I’d be much less bullish on Alec Pierce because he remains the team’s main deep threat, and that is not one of Ehlinger’s main strengths. Although, considering how bad Ryan’s was at this point in his career, it actually might be a slight upgrade. I’d imagine the Colts want to limit turnovers as much as possible, which means more safe throws closer to the line of scrimmage. Pittman’s aDOT this season ranks 10th-lowest in the NFL this season (6.8). If anything, at least the matchup versus Washington is favorable in Week 8. Overall, the Colts own the 4th-easiest schedule for WRs per FantasyPros Strength of schedule tool.
Keenan Allen (WR – LAC)
Keenan Allen in his 1st game back just 2 for 11 on 2 targets (32% snap share). DeAndre Carter (7) and Michael Bandy (6) had more targets. But Mike Williams also left with an injury. We won’t know the severity of Williams’ injury with the team on bye in Week 8, but there’s a non-zero chance Allen is the clear-cut No. 1 by the time Week 9 rolls around. Buy Allen.
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Devin Singletary (RB – BUF)
Devin Singletary is the league’s most underrated bellcow. 17 carries for 85 yards and four catches for 22 yards on 5 targets in Week 6. 86% snap share and 67% route participation. Zack Moss was inactive and James Cook had 2 carries. Buy him coming off the bye week with him no top of mind for the majority of fantasy managers.
Rashod Bateman (WR – BAL)
Buy Rashod Bateman. The Ravens No. 1 wide receiver commanded a 31% target share and was targeted on 33% of his routes run in Week 8. He ran a route on 71% of dropbacks and came up just one yard short of scoring a touchdown. With him back fully healthy, I’d be trading for him. Baltimore has the second-easiest strength of schedule remaining for WRs.
Kareem Hunt (RB – CLE)
Kareem Hunt totaled just 6 touches and 5 yards. Only 2 targets. But scored. It was the second straight week where Hunt’s touches have dipped dramatically. An average of 6 touches. It begs the question of whether Hunt might be on the trade block for an RB-needy team. Therefore, he is worth buying on the dirt cheap. At worst you have a high-end handcuff, plus a boost when Deshaun Watson returns. David Njoku being out could also open the target floodgates for Hunt to be more involved as a receiver.
D’Onta Foreman (RB – CAR)
D’Onta Foreman rushed 15 times for 118 yards in Week 7 while operating in a timeshare with fellow Panthers RB Chuba Hubbard (54% snap share, 55% opportunity share). Hubbard saw three targets to Foreman’s two, but left in the 4th quarter with an ankle injury. The former looked like the starter with 7 carries for 33 yards in 1st half. Foreman had two carries but also two 1st-half catches during the 2-minute drill. However, Hubbard’s ankle injury could set up Foreman to be the bellcow for Carolina down the stretch. The Panthers have the No. 1 strength of schedule remaining for fantasy RBs.
Wan’Dale Robinson (WR – NYG)
After playing just 23% of the snaps in Week 6, Wan’Dale Robinson‘s usage spiked in Week 7. He ran a route on 78% of the dropbacks, corralling six catches for 50 yards on 8 targets (28% target share). He’s a buy across all fantasy formats as the Giants No. 1 WR. Big Blue owns the easiest remaining schedule for WRs per FantasyPros strength of schedule tool.
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