Another week of the 2023 NFL season is mostly in the books, and it’s time to hit the trade market in your league! It’s never a bad idea to get ahead of your league mates and hit explore potential trade options early in the week, and just like we always do, we’ve got you covered with three more players to buy and three more to sell ahead of week eight.
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Three Players to Buy
Rashee Rice is cementing himself as a legitimate piece of the Kansas City offense and one of their top pass-catching options behind stud tight end Travis Kelce. Rice has seen five or more targets in five of the season’s first seven weeks and is beginning to see his yardage totals increase (72 yards in week six and 60 yards and a touchdown in week seven). He should be a lock to continue to see work at the current rate, but there’s a chance his role will continue to grow as his rookie season rolls on. This might be the last week where there’s a reasonable buy window for Rice if the production keeps up at this pace.
There were high hopes for Drake London this season, and then he recorded the dreaded zero receptions for zero yards stat line in week one of the season. Since then, he’s averaged eight targets per game, five receptions, and 63 receiving yards. We know that the Falcons are a team that wants to run the ball regularly, but London is now producing despite that fact and with a less-than-ideal quarterback situation. It’s worth poking around to see if the current manager rostering London is down on the scheme fit and is willing to sell for less than they should.
Despite seeing fewer rushing attempts than his teammate Ezekiel Elliott in their week seven upset over the Buffalo Bills, now isn’t necessarily the time to panic over Rhamondre Stevenson‘s role. If anything, I’m using this as an opportunity to try and buy a little low on him. He hauled in all six of his targets in week seven for six receptions and 51 receiving yards. His receiver ability should keep him locked into fantasy lineups, even if he shares rushing work with Elliott. He’s on pace for just over 55 receptions this season, which is a boon to any running back’s fantasy value. Stevenson is a locked and loaded RB2 that could potentially be had for RB3 prices after week seven.
Three Players to Sell
Brian Robinson started the 2023 season by carrying the ball 19 times in week one and followed that up by carrying the ball 18 times in week two. Since then, it’s been a less-than-ideal situation that has been kept somewhat afloat thanks to touchdowns. Since week two, he has only topped ten rushing attempts in a game once (week four against the Eagles) and lost some work to rookie running back Chris Rodriguez Jr.in week seven. Robinson isn’t a player I’m looking to sell by any means necessary, but it’s worth dangling his name in trade talks if there’s a potential upgrade to be made.
Christian Watson is a good young player who you shouldn’t be in a rush to move on from, but he might find himself in a situation where it’s tough to command most of the receiving work for the Packers. Watson was tied for the team lead in targets in week seven with three other players (Romeo Doubs, Luke Musgrave, and Aaron Jones). If he isn’t going to dominate targets in Green Bay, you get left playing a little bit of a dangerous game, hoping he makes a big play every week. While that may be fine if you have the requisite depth to stomach it, looking for more consistency elsewhere could also make sense.
Nothing has gone according to plan for Deshaun Watson in 2023. He’s dealt with injuries, and when he has been out there, he hasn’t resembled the player we grew accustomed to seeing in Houston. He completed one pass in five attempts and had an interception before being forced out of the game in week seven due to injury. There are plenty of other playable options at quarterback right now, and if anyone in your league is still willing to trade for Watson, I’m willing to let him go and find my quarterback production elsewhere.
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