It’s never too early to scour the trade market in your fantasy football leagues, and it’s essential to gauge the market each week based on what you’ve seen from the current week’s slate of games.
Week 1 is always slightly chaotic, and this season was no exception. We saw some studs underperform, some lesser-known names explode for tremendous performances and a lot of players landing in that middle ground where they weren’t necessarily good or bad.
Early Week 2 Fantasy Football Trade Advice
Players to Sell
Arthur Smith and running the football go hand in hand, but I’m not sure how many fantasy managers had Tyler Allgeier out-touching Bijan Robinson in Week 1. Both players found the endzone in Week 1 – Allgeier twice on the ground and Robinson once through the air. Both players figure to be involved weekly, but Robinson’s role will be more valuable throughout the season. Now is the time to float Allgeier for trade offers coming off of his big Week 1 performance. I’d be looking for the manager in my league who has a surplus of wide receiver talent and a need at running back to try to strike a deal with them.
Nobody on the Steelers played particularly well against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1, but there are plenty of reasons for concern with Najee Harris. Before the games kicked off on Sunday, we heard Jaylen Warren would continue seeing opportunities and eating into Harris’s workload. Harris operating as a three-down workhorse is really what made him most appealing from a fantasy perspective, so if his opportunities decrease, his fantasy value will likely decrease as well. I’d look to capitalize on whatever name value Harris has left in your league.
The passing game was funneled through Brandon Aiyuk for the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1, and I expect that to continue throughout the 2023 season. Deebo Samuel is a very good NFL player. Still, his ceiling for fantasy purposes is capped if he isn’t receiving all of the rushing work he saw a few seasons ago, and it’s improbable we see that sort of usage again with Christian McCaffrey in the fold. Samuel is best treated as a flex option instead of a WR1 or WR2 like he has been. If someone in your league values him that highly, now is the time to strike a deal.
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