Fantasy Football Trade Advice: James Cook, Joe Mixon, Brandon Aiyuk, Ja’Marr Chase

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 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

Joe Mixon (RB – CIN)

Another tough day at the office for the Bengals offense. Joe Burrow was held under 170 passing yards. Joe Mixon rushed for 67 yards on 14 carries (1 target) but maintained his alpha usage. 79% snap share. Remains a trade for target as one of the few three-down RBs remaining in fantasy football. Attainable with the negative stigma surrounding Cincy.

Ja’Marr Chase (WR – CIN)

Ja’Marr Chase finished with 7 for 73 on a team-high 9 targets (33% target share). Tee Higgins left the game with an injury that was later reported as a rib fracture. Tyler Boyd was second with 7 targets (4 for 26). But he also led the team in air yards (56%, 71).

Trenton Irwin picked up the majority of snaps and routes in Higgins’ absence.

If they can’t get going versus the Cardinals and Seahawks in the next two weeks, it might be over the Bengals.

I still think Chase is worth buying because he can be a true league-winner if things do improve for Cincy down the stretch. Higgins looks like he is going to miss time, which could potentially put Chase through the roof production wise. Already this season, Chase owns a 29% target share.

Larger note on Cincy. On the first drive the offense looked fine. Burrow scramble early on, the run game was effective versus arguably the best defensive line in the league. Then the Titans absolutely BLASTED Burrow, as their pass rush started to heat up. Bengals couldn’t generate any explosive plays, that the Titans were able to do on their side of the ball. Game. Set. Match.

Brandon Aiyuk (WR – SF)

Quarterback Brock Purdy had a fantastic outing, completing 20 of 21 passes for 283 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions. His favorite target was Brandon Aiyuk, who recorded an impressive 148 receiving yards on 6 targets. 129 air yards (79%).

Aiyuk might be my favorite 49ers to be invested in for the rest of season. Over his three healthy games he owns a 27% target share and league-high 52% air yards share. Whenever San Fran is going downfield, it’s going to Aiyuk.

James Cook (RB – BUF)

Running back James Cook was inefficient – 12 for 29 – but he scored a red zone TD! It was a bizzarro turn of events as a long Latavius Murray rush (29 yards) put Cook in command near the end zone. Don’t anticipate him having the red zone role every week, but the limited red-zone looks he is getting the last two weeks is encouraging none of the less. And the fact that he converted matters. Coaches see it.

Only played 40% of the snaps, but he only had three carries in the second half.

Cook also caught a wheel route for a massive 48-yard gain. Not sure how high the market is fully on Cook, but I love targeting him in trades attached to this offense.