Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Mac Jones, Jameson Williams, Tyler Higbee (Week 6)

Week 5 has come and gone, and with it comes another wave of players who saw their values change. Obviously, not everyone can rise, but not everyone will fall either. Here are some players I’m likely moving on from and players I’m trying to acquire in return. And here are all of my trade value risers and fallers for the week.

Fantasy Football Trade Advice

Mac Jones (QB – NE)

After Week 1 I listed Jones as a trade value riser, but boy have things changed since then. After Week 5, Jones is QB29 on the year, averaging 10.1 points per game. His negative points in Week 5 should be the nail in his coffin. Depending on your league and your team, he might be worth dropping. In deeper superflex leagues he might be worth acquiring if the price is cheap enough, and honestly, it should be next to nothing. Jones still has upside but it’s hidden deep beneath his current downside. As long as he keeps starting for the Patriots he’ll have some fantasy value, but even that isn’t a sure thing any longer.

Dalvin Cook (RB – NYJ)

Cook’s best week of the year so far was Week 1 when he saw 13 carries for 33 yards and caught all three of his targets for another 26 yards. Since then he’s only gotten worse, which seems hard to do given how meager that Week 1 output even was. With Breece Hall taking over as the true RB1 in New York, Cook is being thrown to the wayside. If you roster him, you’re almost certainly benching him now, even with only two teams on bye. If you’re feeling crazy you can try to add him, but I’m not sure there are many players I’m dropping to do so. It just feels like he’s past his prime and is officially done for fantasy. That’s a shame, but it happens to every player at some point, right?

Jameson Williams (WR – DET)

Almost everyone, myself included, expected a slow start for Williams as he returned from suspension. I don’t know if anyone expected two catches for two yards though. With teammate Amon-Ra St. Brown out due to injury, I expected Williams to be more involved. Turns out the Lions decided to ramp up TE Sam LaPorta instead. I’m probably moving on from Williams entirely unless he does something this week, so if you can get something in return for him now you should consider it. If you’re looking for a win you can’t really wait much longer for points, but maybe another manager in your league is willing to be more patient.

Tyler Higbee (TE – LAR)

After two consecutive top-10 TE finishes, Higbee came crashing back to reality in Week 5 finishing as TE29. He has been seeing a lot of volume with teammate Cooper Kupp on IR, but with Kupp back in the lineup, Higbee was relegated to junk duty again. I hope you have a better option to start going forward, or maybe you can find something on waivers. I just don’t think Higbee sees another top-10 finish this season with his current outlook. Of course, a touchdown would change that, but he hasn’t gotten one all season so far. I’m just out on him wherever I have him and am pivoting to other players with more upside.