Dynasty Trade Advice: Josh Allen, Christian McCaffrey, De’Von Achane (Fantasy Football)

Since I recently wrote about the players to buy low in dynasty, it’s only fair that I write about the other side of the coin. These players are valued at or above where I think they should be, meaning you can trade them away and get a lot in return in most leagues. It can be hard to sell someone so good, but it’s often better to get out at the top rather than hold on until the player is worth nothing. Here are the players I’m moving and letting someone else take on their risk instead.

Dynasty Sell-High Candidates in 2024

Josh Allen (QB – BUF)

FantasyPros’ Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) has Allen as the top QB in dynasty. He finished as QB1 last year, bringing many positives to the table. To me, he feels like the prime candidate for this list. Allen is valued highly in the community and you should be able to tier down and add another significant asset to your team in the process.

The main reason I’m interested in selling high on Allen is because the Bills offense concerns me a little. Stud WR Stefon Diggs is on the Texans now and rookie WR Keon Coleman has some big shoes to fill. RB James Cook returns along with TE Dalton Kincaid, but I’m not sure this offense got better since last year. If anything, it got worse, and that put a target on Allen’s back. The best part of Allen’s allure is his rushing ability, but without weapons downfield, those rushes could be limited. I’m out if I can get a haul in return.

Christian McCaffrey (RB – SF)

Everyone is aware of the production cliff regarding running backs 28 and older. Even though McCaffrey finished as the RB1 by over 100 PPR points last year, he turned 28 in June. Will this be the beginning of the end for him or will he be the exception that proves the rule? McCaffrey’s ECR of RB4 is already beginning to trend downward from his ECR of RB1 last year.

If I can get full value in a trade for McCaffrey, I’m trading him away as soon as possible. The track record for running backs being reliable after they hit 28 is just too short for me to risk it. Even on a player as good as CMC. I’d rather get out now than be left holding the bag on his value as it heads south.

De’Von Achane (RB – MIA)

I know that Achane only played in 11 games last year, but in those games, he was electric. His RB24 overall finish seems low, but Achane’s RB5 finish with 17.3 PPR points per game tells a different story. Teammate Raheem Mostert finished as RB4 in points per game with 17.8, so the Dolphins are just crazy about running the ball. Why am I advising you to sell ECR RB7 Achane now?

For me, it’s all about future potential. The Dolphins drafted another running back, Jaylen Wright, who could eat into Achane’s upside as soon as this season. They also extended Mostert for another year. All of this points to more downside than upside for the 22-year-old Achane. It’s not that he can’t do it, I’m more worried if the team will allow Achane to. Given how chaotic the running back position is for fantasy, I’m fine selling Achane for something more stable as we head into 2024 if I can.