Dynasty Trade Advice: Breece Hall, Jalen Hurts, James Cook (2024)

Dynasty season is in full effect now that rookie drafts have ended and training camps are about to start. Any good dynasty manager is always looking to make a trade to help their team, but to add players you like, you first have to find pieces to trade away.

Here are seven players I’m trying to sell in dynasty leagues. Let’s dive into a few dynasty players to trade away now.

Dynasty Trade Advice: Players to Sell

Jalen Hurts (QB – PHI)

I recently wrote about Jalen Hurts being someone I’m avoiding in drafts this year due to his price. Therefore, I must also be willing to sell him at this current price. Given how much his season last year relied on his rushing touchdowns and how fluky those are year over year, I’m just not sold that Hurts can do it again. I’d much rather trade him away for someone else with an additional upside piece added.

Hurts goes from QB2 down to QB6 if he gets a more average five touchdowns instead of the 15 he got last year. That’s 3.5 fewer points per game. This takes him from 21 to 17.5 points per game, similar to Patrick Mahomes at QB14. I’d much rather sell him at his current QB2 overall price than buy him at what is likely his ceiling, even if he does produce that well again.

Breece Hall (RB – NYJ)

After only getting two starts in 2022, Hall played in all 17 games in 2023. He finished as RB2 overall in PPR scoring and RB6 in points per game. He finished just shy of 1,000 yards, with 994 on 223 carries. His 76 catches led all running backs and carried him to the finish he had. All of this showed me that Hall is the real deal, so you may be asking, why are you saying to sell him?

For one thing, Hall’s history makes me a little nervous. It’s hard to play 17 games two seasons in a row, so I’d bet more on him missing time than not. Add to that the fact that the Jets drafted not one but two running back in April. This tells me that they are also worried about Hall’s workload and plan to spread things around somewhat. If Hall is already RB2 in dynasty, now is a great time to get out before the floor falls out on his value.

James Cook (RB – BUF)

At the other end of the RB1 spectrum is James Cook, who is currently ranked around RB12, which is where he finished last year in PPR scoring. Cook played in all 17 games but finished as RB19 in points per game, which shows that he really wasn’t RB1-worthy most weeks. Much like Hall, I think RB12 is right about Cook’s ceiling, which means I’m fine to sell.

The Bills have a lot of question marks heading into 2024. With the departure of Stefon Diggs, their passing game will need a lot of help. The team also drafted RB Ray Davis, so I expect them to use him to help spell Cook from time to time. All of this makes me think I’d be better off moving Cook for a pair of ascending assets rather than being left holding the bag when the price drops on him. Running backs are riskier than other positions, and I’d rather be a year too early than a year too late.