Dynasty Trade Advice: Marvin Harrison Jr., Puka Nacua, Christian McCaffrey, DK Metcalf

Several factors go into building a consistently elite dynasty fantasy football team. One of those is identifying the top player on every NFL team. Another is knowing which players you should trade away before their fantasy value decreases. All of this boils down to your dynasty trade strategy.

Typically, the starting quarterback is the top dynasty asset on every NFL team in superflex leagues. However, they are rarely the top asset in 1QB leagues. To help you build the best dynasty fantasy football team possible, I will identify the top dynasty asset and sell candidates for every NFL team.

Today, I break down the NFC West teams. Here’s my dynasty trade advice for the NFC West.

Dynasty Trade Advice: NFC West

Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR – ARI)

Harrison is the clear-cut 1.01 pick in 1QB rookie drafts for good reason. He was unstoppable at Ohio State, totaling at least 67 receptions for 1,211 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns in back-to-back seasons despite losing C.J. Stroud to the NFL. The superstar rookie will be a top-10 wide receiver in most redraft leagues. More importantly, many have him as high as the WR5 in their startup dynasty rankings. Harrison enters the league with massive expectations but has the talent to meet them as a rookie.

Puka Nacua (WR – LAR)

Despite being a fifth-round pick, Nacua was one of the top wide receivers in fantasy football in 2023. He ended his rookie season as the WR4, averaging 14.5 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. Nacua set two rookie receiving records, totaling 105 receptions and 1,486 receiving yards. The former BYU receiver was better without Cooper Kupp playing. However, Nacua averaged a 26.5% target share, 29% target per route run rate, and 14.6 fantasy points per game in the nine contests with Matthew Stafford and Kupp healthy (per Fantasy Points Data).

Christian McCaffrey (RB – SF)

The superstar was the RB1 last season, averaging 22.4 half-point PPR fantasy points per game. McCaffrey was the only non-quarterback to average over 20 fantasy points per game last year. Furthermore, he was the RB1, averaging 20.5 fantasy points per game from his first full game with the 49ers (Week 8) through the end of the season in 2022. Despite playing with three elite pass catchers, McCaffrey has averaged 4.4 receptions on 5.5 targets for 38.1 receiving yards and 0.41 touchdowns per game in 27 career contests with San Francisco.

DK Metcalf (WR – SEA)

Seattle has one of the top wide receiver cores in the NFL. Metcalf is the top guy in the unit, posting a top-18 finish in half-point PPR scoring every year since his rookie season. Last year, the veteran led all Seahawk wide receivers in yards per route run (2.22) and target per route run rate (23%), per Fantasy Points Data. While Jaxon Smith-Njigba will earn a larger role after a quiet rookie season, don’t be surprised if Metcalf has a couple of top-12 finishes over the next few years.