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Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Jahmyr Gibbs, Terry McLaurin, Alexander Mattison, Brian Robinson Jr.

Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Jahmyr Gibbs, Terry McLaurin, Alexander Mattison, Brian Robinson Jr.

We’ll help you navigate the trade waters of your fantasy football leagues all season. Not only is there the ‘Who Should I Trade?’ tool where you can get instant feedback, but you can also sync your league for free using My Playbook in order to get trade advice specific to your team through our Trade Analyzer and Trade Finder tools. Here’s all my fantasy football trade advice for Week 8. Below we dive into a few players to move this week.

Fantasy Football Trade Advice

Jahmyr Gibbs (RB – DET)

Jahmyr Gibbs carried the ball 11 times for 68 yards, averaging 6.2 yards per carry, and scored 1 touchdown. Usage was strong with 10 targets (20% target share) and catching 9 passes for 58 yards. 87% snap share. Locked-and-loaded fantasy RB1 as long as David Montgomery is sidelined.

But that being said…this team LOVES Montgomery. And it’s not like Gibbs’ usage translated into a real-life win for the Lions. In the first half alone, Gibbs had 3 carries for 9 yards and two catches for 5 yards.

Craig Reynolds carried the ball just 3 times for 16 yards (1 target).

Obviously, Gibbs is a risky sell with an awesome matchup versus the Raiders in Week 8, that we don’t anticipate Montgomery returning for as the Lions have a Week 9 bye week.

Again, they played Monty on a short week after he missed time so never say never.

Still, if you need a W in Week 8, think you have to keep Gibbs. But if you can afford a longer outlook on your team, selling Gibbs high is the move to make for a team that NEEDs to win now.

Terry McLaurin (WR – WAS)

In terms of targets, Terry McLaurin led the team with 9 (25% target share, 109 air yards), followed by Jahan Dotson and Curtis Samuel with 8 targets each (22% target share).

McLaurin led the team in targets with 9, catching 6 passes for 90 yards, averaging 15 yards per reception. He was targeted 4 times in the red zone catching 3 but no TDs. He also only saw 1 target in the entire first half.

I am always looking to sell high on McLaurin, just because I don’t feel great hitching my wagon to anybody in this Commanders offense for the long haul. Schedule isn’t ideal either. The Eagles, Patriots, Seahawks and Giants over next month.

Brian Robinson Jr. (RB – WAS)

Chris Rodriguez carried the ball 7 times for 31 yards, averaging 4.4 yards per carry. 2 carries in the first half, and three at the start of the 3rd quarter. Not nothing, especially with two carries coming in the red zone. He came close to vulturing a TD as the team inched to scoring.

Meanwhile, starter Brian Robinson had 8 rushing attempts, gaining just 23 yards at an average of 2.9 yards per carry, and he scored one touchdown. Antonio Gibson carried the ball twice for 7 yards with 2 targets.

This backfield is starting to morph into a three-headed monster, which is not good for fantasy football purposes. With extremely tough run defenses coming up, you have to sell Robinson after he has scored TDs in back-to-back weeks. He has totaled 24 carries for 64 yards in the last 3 games.

Alexander Mattison (RB – MIN)

The backfield was different on Monday night football. Alexander Mattison had 8 rushing attempts for 39 yards, averaging 4.9 yards per carry with no touchdowns. His longest run was 19 yards. Cam Akers had a team-high 10 rushing attempts for 31 yards, averaging 3.1 yards per carry with no touchdowns. His longest run was 13 yards. Akers played a season-high 39% snap share to Mattison’s 53% snap share.

Akers was targeted 3 times and caught 2 passes for 30 yards. His longest reception was 30 yards. Mattison was targeted 3 times and caught 2 passes for 3 yards. His longest reception was 4 yards. Mattison ran more routes than Akers (21 vs 12) and saw the lone goal-line carry (stuffed). However, Akers out-touched Mattison 12 to 10 overall. Been preaching all season that Mattison’s grip on the RB1 role with the Vikings was loose and that Akers would eventually carve out a larger role in the backfield. It’s happening right before our eyes. Get out while you still can.

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