Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Chase Brown, Tank Bigsby, Bucky Irving (Week 6)

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Here is our fantasy football trade advice article, including all the players we’re buying and selling Week 6. And below let’s take a closer look at a few players to trade Week 6.

Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Week 6

Chase Brown (RB – CIN)

Chase Brown led the rushing attack with 12 carries for 46 yards, averaging 3.8 yards per carry, with a long run of 16 yards. Zack Moss added nine carries for 24 yards, averaging 2.7 yards per carry before exiting with an injury (although he did return). Moss had three red zone carries but did not score or record any red zone targets. Moss had two carries inside the 5-yard line. Brown recorded one red zone carry and two red zone targets. Moss saw four targets to Brown’s three. Brown also caught a receiving touchdown. But the usage was very much in favor of Brown before the injury. First half carries, five for Brown and two for Moss. Moss’s final snap share at 67% does not tell the story compared to Brown’s 33%. The massive snap discrepancy is based on Moss taking on the pass-protection repetitions and in obvious rush plays in the second half. The touches for Brown (15) over Moss (12) are more important to recognize. Before OT, it was another dead even split between the two backs for the second straight week. It’s been the same old song and dance for me all year, and I will continue to preach it. Buy Chase Brown (second in the NFL in rushing success rate) and sell Zack Moss.

Tank Bigsby (RB – JAC)

Tank Bigsby carried the load with 13 rushes for 101 yards, averaging 7.8 yards per carry, including a long run of 65 yards with two touchdowns. Bigsby carried the ball three times in the red zone, scoring one touchdown.Travis Etienne Jr. was less involved, rushing just six times for 17 yards, with a long run of four yards. Lawrence also chipped in with two rushes for 4 yards. The snaps were 40% for Bigsby and 38% for Etienne. Season-high and season-low respectively. In the first-half split was four carries each for minimal yardage. Etienne Jr. was also involved in the passing game, catching six of seven targets (21% target share) for 43 yards, averaging 7.2 yards per reception, including 59 yards after the catch. Gabe Davis contributed three catches on four targets for 38 yards, including a long catch of 21 yards. Bigsby added on catch for 28 yards. We are starting to see more and more of this RB committee form in Jacksonville with Bigsby as the lead rusher, and Etienne as the main pass-catcher. ETN ran the most routes on the offense, while D’Ernest Johson (22% snap share) ran more routes than Bigsby. Johnson had three targets of his own. On the surface, it’s simple to view this situation as buy Tank Bigsby (as Chris Welsh correctly called on the podcast last week) and sell Travis Etienne. And although I agree about still wanting Bigsby, Etienne isn’t going entirely away. He’s got the pass-catching role in this offense. And although Bigsby has flashed with the big runs, Etienne has been more than serviceable. Ninth overall in rushing success rate (56.6%). This isn’t Bigsby is great, Etienne sucks conversation. It’s Bigsby great. Buy Bigsby and hold (or even buy low) Etienne.

Bucky Irving (RB – TB)

Rachaad White led the ground game with 10 carries for 72 yards, including a 56-yard burst, averaging 7.2 yards per carry. Bucky Irving also contributed 44 yards on nine carries (4.9 YPC), with his longest run being 16 yards. Irving recorded three red zone carries and one red zone target but did not score a touchdown. Like in Week 4, Irving was the preferred red-zone back coming just shy off a rushing touchdowns from the 6 and 2-yard lines.

White caught all three of his targets for just -6 yards, while running more routes than Irving (47% versus 30%. The route usage was the same as Week 4, while the snap percentages bounced back in White’s favor at 64% to Irving’s 43% snap rate.

We are in a pretty even 60-40 split between White/Irving with the rookie emerging as the superior ball carrier and preferred red-zone back. I think that gives him the slightest edge over White rest of season, but it’s razor close. Might come down to specific matchups and game scripts as to who is the more productive Buccaneers running back on a week-to-week basis.
Simply put, you want Irving in half-PPR and White in PPR formats.
Therefore, I think both running backs are buys/holds especially after neither did anything special on Thursday night. They are running backs in a committee – which is the majority of backfields in 2024 – in a good offense. Beggers can’t be choosers.