Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Jerome Ford, Craig Reynolds, David Njoku (Week 4)

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Here are all the players we’re buying and selling this week. And below let’s take a closer look at a few players to trade this week.

Fantasy Football Trade Advice

Jerome Ford (RB – CLE)

Jerome Ford has three carries in the 1st half. He finished with 10 carries for 18 yards on a 56% snap share but scored two TDs. He added two catches on three targets while leading the backfield in routes run. The matchup was brutal, so the bad efficiency was to be expected. Currently, he ranks 2nd-worst in the NFL in success rate (32%).

But the involvement from the other backs was puzzling. Pierre Strong got six carries for 27 yards (although the majority in garbage time up 27-3). Kareem Hunt (supposedly on a pitch count) got 5 carries for 13 yards after being signed this week (20% snap share). Hunt also had three targets on just five routes run. Also, I think it’s extremely noteworthy that Ford was not the first Browns player to earn a carry. Or the second. Or the third. Elijah Moore, Hunt and Strong all carried the ball before Ford’s first carry on the second drive.

If this is “RB1” usage for Ford, you must sell high after the two TDs. Schedule sucks and there is a bye week in Week 5. Ravens, Bye Week, 49ers and then Colts. If anything, I’d buy-low on Kareem Hunt. Looked decent in game after no training camp. He’s clearly the RB2 ahead of Strong. Only imagine he gets better as he get acclimated to game speed.

David Njoku (TE – CLE)

David Njoku panic button…might be time. Four catches for 20 yards. Bye Week approaching. Time to cut bait with his good not great role. Not enough targets. 11% target share through three games.

Craig Reynolds (RB – DET)

No David Montgomery led to a big usage game for Jahmyr Gibbs. 17 carries for 80 rushing yards on a 60% snap share. Craig Reynolds earned just four for 15 carries (three of which came in the 4th quarter). Zonovan Knight out-carried Reynolds in the first half (2 vs. 1) and was the next back up behind Gibbs. Knight is an interesting DFS option for the one-game Thursday night slate, as the No. 2 RB.

-Andrew Erickson