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3 Fantasy Football Trades to Propose Week 5 (2024)
Josh Jacobs (RB – GB) for Nico Collins (WR – HOU)
It was a bit of a surprise to see the Green Bay Packers spend so much on Josh Jacobs in free agency. He was a veteran running back on his second contract and the Packers seemingly had an in-house candidate they allowed to just walk away. But so far, so good. Jacobs has led the team’s rushing attack and looked as fresh as ever averaging 4.6 yards per attempt. Now, if Jacobs could just see more of the rush attempts. He has 71 on the season but just 23 over the last two games. That’s coupled with the Packers giving second-year back Emanuel Wilson almost as many carries in that same two-week span with 20. They also both see some targets in the passing game, so it’s not as if one has a more defined role over the other. And what stings is Wilson has scored this year while Jacobs hasn’t.
If the last two weeks are any indication, the Packers’ backfield appears to be in a timeshare. Also looming is rookie MarShawn Lloyd, who is currently on injured reserve (IR) but will return later this season to spell Jacobs even more.
Meanwhile, there’s a receiver out there who plays with a good quarterback, is surrounded by other good receivers and sees a bunch of attention. Texans receiver Nico Collins broke out last year after two non-descript years in the league. He notched nearly 1,300 yards and eight touchdowns and was a top-10 fantasy receiver. Yet, he’s on pace to do even better this year. He’s totaled 100 receiving yards in three of the Texans’ first four games, scored twice and is currently the top receiver in fantasy. If you were going to use our trade analyzer tool to make a move for Collins, do it now before it’s too late.
Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR – DET) for Derrick Henry (RB – BAL)
A function of having a successful team is having several successful individual parts. The Detroit Lions’ recent run has been because of quarterback Jared Goff, coach Dan Campbell and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. The latter has done more than his part to get the Lions where they are ever since he burst on the scene as a fourth-round rookie in 2021. Over his three-year career, he averaged nearly 1,300 receiving yards and eight touchdowns per season and solidified himself as the top target in the Lions’ passing game. But the Lions have also done a good job of surrounding him and Goff with talent, including second-year tight end Sam LaPorta — last year’s top fantasy tight end — and running back Jahmyr Gibbs — a top-10 fantasy running back last year.
Waiting in the wings was former first-round pick Jameson Williams. Williams had been hampered by injuries since he entered the league but started 2024 healthy and is showing why the Lions drafted him with the 12th overall pick. His explosive play ability has led to him leading the Lions in receiving yards (289) despite catching fewer than half (13) of the balls St. Brown has (27). St. Brown is still a very good receiver but the volume is in question with so many good players needing to be fed.
One player that doesn’t need to worry about being fed is Derrick Henry. The now-30-year-old running back was signed by Baltimore to carry the load and he has not disappointed. Henry is second in the league with 80 rush attempts and is averaging an incredible six yards per carry. Only Alvin Kamara and Saquon Barkley have scored more fantasy points among running backs this season.
With the complete lack of options at running back for fantasy purposes, swapping St. Brown for Henry would shore up a position for any team and give the team a leg up over almost every opponent in their league.
Jalen Hurts (QB – PHI) and Khalil Shakir (WR – BUF) for Jordan Mason (RB – SF) and T.J. Hockenson (TE – MIN)
It’s always risky to trade for a player coming off an injury. In this case, however, the assets you’re giving up won’t be missed.
For Jalen Hurts, and the Eagles in general, something’s been off since the end of last season. Since Week 12 of last season, the Eagles are just 3-7 and appear to have been figured out by the rest of the league. Hurts has turned the ball over nine times in that span and doesn’t look nearly as invincible as he did in 2022 when he finished second in MVP voting. You could blame injuries (A.J. Brown‘s been out multiple games this season), a Jason Kelce-less offensive line (who have given up 13 sacks this season) or a host of other reasons. If things keep spiraling, head coach Nick Sirianni could be gone. It would then be anyone’s guess what Hurts and the offense would look like.
Khalil Shakir has been a solid contributor this season as Buffalo’s de facto No. 1 WR, topping at least 40 yards in every game and scoring twice. But with rumblings of the Bills monitoring receivers before the trade deadline (Davante Adams, hello), Shakir could soon be taken down a notch on the pecking order.
In Jordan Mason, you’re getting the lead back on a run-heavy offense that has catapulted fantasy teams around the country. And with Christian McCaffrey‘s injury keeping him out until November, at the earliest, Mason looks to continue to be an RB1 for the foreseeable future.
With T.J. Hockenson you’re getting a player who’s finished in the top six of fantasy scoring at his position in three of the five years he’s been in the league. He’s expected to be back soon and join a Minnesota offense that’s on fire right now. Between that and the lack of options at the position, Hockenson could give you a leg up on the competition.
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