Week two is in the books, and it already feels like chaos has reached a fever pitch across the NFL. We’ve seen plenty of upsets, plenty of stars underwhelm, and some rookies who received little fanfare throughout the spring and summer see themselves become fixtures in fantasy football lineups. You’re likely looking at your roster and beaming over the points your team has scored thus far, or you’re itching to make a move that could help elevate your team. We’ve got you covered with three more players to buy and three more to sell ahead of week three of the 2023 NFL season.
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Three Players to Buy
After hauling in four receptions for 61 yards and a score in week one, Jordan Addison kept the points coming thanks to three receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown in week two against the Philadelphia Eagles. His snap percentage increased from 56% to 69%, and he is locked and loaded as a piece of a potent Vikings passing attack. Thanks to the best receiver in football playing across from him, Addison figures to see his fair share of single coverage throughout the season despite putting his own production on display. With the Vikings struggling to run the ball and leaning heavily on the pass, Addison should be viewed as a locked-in WR2 for the rest of the season.
We know the talent that Jaxon Smith-Njigba is. We knew it from his sophomore season at Ohio State, and nothing has happened that should change our minds. With that said, if the manager in your league with Smith-Njigba seems panicked due to his lack of production over the first two weeks of the season, now is the time to try and buy. He’s seen 11 targets across the first two games, just like Jordan Addison has, but the production hasn’t come along the same way. Still, there’s reason to believe Smith-Njigba can be just as productive in the Seahawks’ passing attack. He’s on the field running routes and seeing targets; the production is coming sooner rather than later. Buy now before the price jumps after his first blow-up game, and be happy you did.
The Bengals fell to 0-2 after losing to the Ravens, and their offense started in the same funk we saw against the Cleveland Browns in week one. Things began to improve in the second half against Baltimore, but Joe Mixon still has not found the endzone through the season’s first two weeks. His efficiency hasn’t been bad – he averages 4.4 yards per carry and has seen ten targets in the receiving game in the first two weeks. The Bengals will get going, and the touchdowns will come for Mixon. Better days are ahead for him, but if you can pry him away in redraft leagues from someone in exchange for a wide receiver who popped in the first couple of weeks and you have the depth to do so, I’d be a big fan of acquiring a true three-down runner on an offense that we haven’t seen the best of.
Three Players to Sell
Gabe Davis had one of his spike weeks in week two, hauling in six receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown. The problem with Davis remains what it always has been – it’s impossible to count on that level of production on a week-to-week basis. In best ball formats, you’re happy to have him on your roster, but in more traditional formats where you’re setting your lineup weekly, trying to determine when to play Davis is not for the faint of heart. I’d package Davis with another mid-range wide receiver to upgrade the position. Consider sending an offer of something like Gabe Davis and Nico Collins for a player more firmly entrenched in the WR2 range, such as Michael Pittman Jr.
It hurts whenever I mention DJ Moore as a sell because I love the player. He’s one of the most exciting wide receivers in football and is coming off his first 100-yard performance as a Chicago Bear. My concern with rostering DJ Moore in seasonal formats this year is relying on consistency from the Chicago passing game under quarterback Justin Fields. Fields is an incredibly dynamic player and an elite option for fantasy purposes. Still, he needs to continue to develop as a passer to ensure Moore’s upside is unlocked weekly. If you have a chance to move Moore coming off of his big game in exchange for a player who’s mildly underperformed through two weeks (think AJ Brown), it’s worth kicking the tires.
Josh Jacobs has been anything but efficient to start his 2023 campaign. The 2022 rushing leader has carried the ball 28 times for a grand total of 46 yards thus far. One glimmer of hope is that he saw six targets in week two that he turned into five receptions and 51 yards, but there are real concerns for everyone on the Las Vegas offense not named Davante Adams for the remainder of this season. Jacobs still carries name value coming off of his stellar 2022 season, so now may be the time to try and move him while you can, rather than holding and potentially trying to sell lower later.
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