Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Ja’Marr Chase, Javonte Williams, James Conner (Week 3)

Winning the trade market is at least as important as nailing the draft. Aside from the waiver wire’s massive impact in the season’s first few weeks, trading is the best way to improve your squad quickly. Great buy-low moves can set you up for victory in the short term and down the stretch. Solid sell-high deals can get you big hauls for overachieving players who likely won’t sustain their production.

Here are all the players the experts are trading this week. And below we dive into a few notable selections. And be sure to check out our weekly trade value chart with updated values for all players.

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Fantasy Football Trade Advice

Ja’Marr Chase (WR – CIN)

“While he isn’t a traditional buy-low candidate, Ja’Marr Chase is on my target trade list this week. The Bengals’ offense has been a mess so far this season. However, we saw the same thing last year. Chase had at least eight targets in both games this season. Thankfully, the Bengals’ next four opponents are the Rams, Titans, Cardinals, and Seahawks – four fantasy-friendly matchups. Take advantage of his slow start and flip a wide receiver like Mike Evans or DeVonta Smith for Chase.”
– Mike Fanelli (FantasyPros)

“I’m not saying you’ll find many sellers of Ja’Marr Chase heading into Week 3, but it’s worth exploring the idea in your league after two lackluster stat lines. There is always a chance that Joe Burrow continues to be bogged down by injuries, and the Bengals season follows him down the drain, but my money is on Cincinnati righting the ship before too long. If you’re deep at RB and have the likes of Brandon Aiyuk or Garrett Wilson, who have put up big numbers early but whose consistency ROS is questionable, maybe you can put together a package good enough for an impatient Chase owner. ”
– Justin Sablich (5th Down Fantasy)

Javonte Williams (RB – DEN)

“My favorite buy-low candidate is Javonte Williams. Sure, he’s finished as RB33 and 31 over the last two weeks, but Sean Payton did say he’d be slowly reintegrated into the offense. He gets usage in the passing game and has put up decent RB3 numbers without being at full usage or even scoring a touchdown yet. Whoever has Javonte in your league is likely starting to panic, giving you an in.”
– Trevor Land (FlurrySports)

James Conner (RB – ARI)

“My favorite sell high candidate is James Conner. He’s currently RB13, but without his Week 2 touchdown, he’d have two straight weeks right at 10 points. People will bite on his player rank for sure. I’d try to see if I could trade him as part of a package for a player like Zay Flowers or Calvin Ridley that has guaranteed targets each week.”
– Trevor Land (FlurrySports)