Dynasty Trade Advice: Derrick Henry, DeAndre Hopkins, Brandin Cooks (2023 Fantasy Football)

Anyone who has succeeded in dynasty leagues for a number of years will tell you that the key is to ensure you don’t end up with too many players toward the end of their careers. Ahead of the season, now is the time to decide if you’re a contender, with contenders able to take on the risk of an older player while teams a year or two away might wish to move the players in this article whenever a sell window opens.

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Derrick Henry (TEN) – RB17 – 29yrs old

The Titans look a mess on offense right now, but we continuously see Mike Vrabel find ways to get more out of the roster than we expect, and it shouldn’t surprise anyone if he has the Titans competitive for 2023. Henry is coming off a career-best 4.5 forced missed tackles per game in 2022, as well as seeing his average time to line of scrimmage hit 2.70, which was the fastest of his seven-year career. Year after year, people are wary of Derrick Henry, but with the Titans having very little else on offense, perhaps it’s time for one last legendary season from him, and if that happens, the cost of a late-first-round pick to acquire him might look wise a few months from now.

DeAndre Hopkins (ARI) – WR39 – 31yrs old

With his release from the Cardinals, DeAndre Hopkins found himself a free agent for the first time in his career, and it’s fair to say the market has yet to meet his valuation of himself. In dynasty leagues, Hopkins’ value is anywhere between the 2.03-2.06, depending on your format and the thirst for receivers in your league. It won’t be easy to move Hopkins at the moment, but if he signs with the likes of Kansas City or Buffalo, it’s time to cash in straight away unless you’re a contender.

Brandin Cooks (DAL) – WR55 – 29yrs old

Much like Tyler Lockett, Brandin Cooks has long been a player who fantasy managers struggle to value effectively, and Cooks has rewarded those who did have faith with six top-24 yearly finishes in his nine career seasons. Cooks now finds himself in Dallas with Dak Prescott, the best quarterback he’s had since Deshaun Watson, and this has brought about a slight climb in his fantasy value with some fantasy managers sure that Cooks will be the WR2 behind CeeDee Lamb and not Michael Gallup. If you can find a manager that values him like that, it might be worth trying to sell high, with Gallup a year further removed from an ACL injury and likely ready to command more high-value touches than he was able to in 2022.