Dynasty Trade Advice: Stefon Diggs, Curtis Samuel, Darren Waller (2024 Fantasy Football)

It’s roster cutdown season! Who better to get the axe than older players not carrying their weight? Here are some veteran players either on the roster bubble already or studs past their prime. In either case, move on from them if you can get a good enough return.

Dynasty Veterans to Trade Away

Stefon Diggs (WR – BUF)

In dynasty Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR), Stefon Diggs is WR24, as of the writing of this article. He’s ranked as high as WR11 and as low as WR45. That’s quite a range for someone who just a year ago was a definite top-12 WR in the format. A large part of this spread is the uncertainty surrounding him, both in terms of contract and in terms of talent.

Diggs finished the season as the WR9 in PPR scoring, but I bet the majority of his managers wouldn’t believe you. He was seventh in receptions and 13th in yards, without any games missed. But that was last year. Heading into this year, it sure seems like he wants to play somewhere else.

The Bills have a huge contract to figure out between him and another team, though, which won’t be easy. On top of that, it just felt like the 30-year-old receiver had lost a step as the season went on. If you can still get out for WR2 value, you should do so. While his stats were good this year, it’s pretty hard to imagine him doing the same, or better, in the coming years, especially if his heart isn’t in it.

Curtis Samuel (WR – WAS)

I’m not sure it’s fair to put someone like Curtis Samuel on this list but I’m doing it anyway. Samuel finished 2023 as the WR43 in PPR scoring, WR38 in receptions and WR52 in yards. If you rostered Samuel, he probably spent the majority of time on your bench. On those random weeks you were forced to start him, hopefully it was one of his seven weeks where he scored over 10 PPR points and not one of the eight where he scored under seven.

The 28-year-old Samuel was already the epitome of boom-or-bust for fantasy. He’s great in best ball leagues but when making lineup decisions I almost always avoid him. Now that the Commanders have made a coaching change — and a big one at that — it’s really hard to predict what to do with Samuel. For someone who was already unpredictable, this means trying to move on wherever possible.

Maybe you can sell him to someone for a second-round pick or a couple of thirds. You could also try to package him with a flashier asset to upgrade another position. Worst case scenario, he stays on your roster and clogs up a bench spot for another year.

Darren Waller (TE – NYG)

The narrative around Darren Waller a year ago was that the Giants didn’t have anyone but Saquon Barkley and Waller to pass to, so he should get a ton of volume. What a lot of people forgot was that Waller was 31 when the season started and came with a long injury history. If he can’t see the field, he won’t see your lineup. All the hope in the world couldn’t put Waller back to together again. He was a huge disappointment for fantasy managers in 2023.

Waller finished as the TE21 while only playing 12 games. Only one other tight end finished ahead of him while playing fewer than 14 games — Mark Andrews. This isn’t meant to say Waller wasn’t entirely worthless but only scoring above 10 PPR points in four of his 12 games meant he wasn’t winning you many weeks.

He might still have something left in the tank, but it’s fine to pivot off of him before we know for sure. There’s someone in your league who’s more TE-needy than you are who would be happy to send a younger RB or WR option for Waller to at least give them someone relevant to start. Keep in mind, though, it’s February. There’s plenty of time to figure out your lineups. Now is the time to move on before people remember how risky a guy like Waller can be.

Dynasty Trade Value Chart & Advice

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