Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Jaylen Waddle, Davante Adams, Deebo Samuel (Week 9)

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

Fantasy Football Trade Advice

Deebo Samuel (WR – SF)

Deebo Samuel Sr. also made a significant impact, catching 4 of his 7 targets for 71 yards, with a long reception of 47 yards. Samuel had a 66-yard touchdown nullified on an offensive holding penalty. Samuel Sr. captured a 29.17% target share, recording 51 air yards which made up 27.57% of the team’s total air yards.

Samuel has had an up-and-down year, dealing with a flurry of injuries. But a healthy Deebo without Aiyuk has an elite role for fantasy purposes. Last year in one game without Aiyuk, Samuel had 12 targets going for six and 129 yards with a touchdown.

He is risky to trade for, but could pay off in a big way. With him on the bye week, send those trade offers. All in all, if possible, you want to acquire the remaining (healthy) 49ers. Playoff schedule: vs LAR, @ MIA and vs DET.

Davante Adams (WR – NYJ)

Garrett Wilson was the top receiver, hauling in five receptions for 113 yards, showcasing his big-play ability with a long catch of 35 yards on eight targets. Wilson had one red zone target but did not catch or score.
Wilson led the Jets with a 32% target share and accumulated 169 air yards, making up 62.59% of the air yards.

Davante Adams also made an impact, catching 4 passes for 54 yards, including a 16-yard reception on eight targets (two were removed by penalties). Adams received two red zone targets but did not score. Adams held a 24% target share with 55 air yards (20.37%).

Through two games with Adams…Wilson leads the Jets in target share (26.5%), air yards (266), receiving yards (174, 87 per game) and receptions (10, 5 per game).

Even though Wilson’s volume has dropped since Adams’ arrival – targets, catches down – his yards and overall efficiency have increased with another weapon added to the offense for the defense to account for.

Adams hasn’t scored yet, which is his main appeal attached to Rodgers.

Given the Jets schedule you need to be over buying BOTH Jets WRs given how their prices have changed since the Adams trade. At least kick the tires on both of them. Remember, Jets get the Rams and Jaguars in the first two weeks of the fantasy football playoffs.

Per the FantasyPros SOS tool, the Jets have the third-ranked schedule for WRs for the rest of the season.

And as I wrote about the Wilson-Adams debate when the trade first went down…Adams had the tougher slate of CB matchups as the perceived No. 1. Joey Porter Jr. in Week 7. In Week 8, according to Next Gen Stats, Christian Gonzalez lined up against Adams on 23 of his 29 routes (79.3%), allowing just 1 reception for 16 yards on 3 targets. Adams continued to align in the slot on 41.4% of his snaps in Week 8 and has now done so on 44.3% of his snaps since joining the Jets; he aligned in the slot on just 25.0% of his snaps with the Raiders in Weeks 1-3. Adams caught both of his targets for 22 yards when aligned in the slot on Sunday.

With Adams’ continued usage in the slot, he’s going to have better matchups moving forward.

Jaylen Waddle (WR – MIA)

Jaylen Waddle contributed 45 yards on 4 catches, while tight end Jonnu Smith provided short-yardage support with 4 receptions for 20 yards on six targets.

Waddle captured 17.14% of targets and 49 air yards (26.49%). Waddle didn’t benefit from Tagovailoa like some of his teammates, but the upside is still there for him even after this week. Waddle had a drop that could have boosted his numbers. Waddle’s 314 receiving yards and zero TDs are the third-most for any WR without a TD yet this season.