Below is a list of trade targets for dynasty fantasy football at the wide receiver position. You can use our dynasty trade calculator tool to gauge values.
Dynasty WR Trade Targets
The Saints’ marriage to Derek Carr seems all but confirmed to last at least one more year after the news the Saints restructured Carr’s contract to help their salary cap, which is good news for Rashid Shaheed, who was looking to be an incredible value in 2024 before his injury. In the six games Shaheed played, he scored over 16 PPR points in four and was the WR14 over that period. He performed well above expectations.
Shaheed suffered a meniscus injury that curtailed his 2024 breakout campaign. Luckily, it’s not the kind of injury we need to worry too badly about going forward, particularly in comparison to injuries like ACL tears. Shaheed is currently valued equal to the 2.12 rookie pick, which, in a year where there’s not much depth among rookie wide receivers, is a quite palatable price to pay for a player who has shown us he’s capable of delivering.
The offense never seemed to be a priority for Dennis Allen in his time as the Saints’ head coach, but that should be different under Kellen Moore, who is fresh off helping the Eagles have a Super Bowl offense, as well as frequently keeping his other offenses high up in plays per game metrics throughout his time as a coach. If a team is making plenty of plays, it tends to help fantasy assets score.
It’s not glamorous, but Christian Kirk has had plenty of fantasy football value over the years. Again, this isn’t the kind of move that turns you into a contender in one play, but it’s a valuable one for several reasons. Kirk has been a top-36 wide receiver in 11 of his last 20 games. He now finds himself on a wide-open depth chart behind Nico Collins in Houston. Tank Dell is likely out for the entirety of the 2025 season after suffering a multi-ligament knee injury along with dislocating his knee cap. The Texans have also shown little interest in bringing Stefon Diggs back, who is recovering from an ACL injury of his own.
The Texans’ offensive line ranked 29th in Pro Football Focus’ end-of-season grades. The offensive line has undoubtedly gotten worse with the trade of Laremy Tunsil to the Commanders. Having a player who can operate out of the slot and near the line of scrimmage like Kirk will be a positive outlet for C.J. Stroud. Kirk’s price is currently the equivalent of a late second-round rookie pick, but you might be able to get him for a couple of third-round picks if someone is desperate for more draft ammo.
It was always going to be tough for Marvin Harrison Jr. to live up to the hype and weight of expectations for him coming into the NFL. In hindsight, his redraft average draft position (ADP) cost of a fringe first-round pick was too high, but it wasn’t like people weren’t saying that last year. Plenty of articles were written comparing Harrison’s ADP to that of previous rookies who had high expectations but the upside case kept people interested and they ultimately paid the price.
In dynasty leagues, we have to take the longer-term view and not panic on Harrison just yet. The Cardinals are an ascending team and this will be the first offseason Harrison likely spends with Kyler Murray after last year’s post-draft routine was truncated by contract and merchandise issues. Harrison had seven games over 15 PPR points and a respectable seven touchdowns. Among receivers with 75+ targets, Harrison ranked 10th in yards per reception (14.7), which is a reflection of the fact the Cardinals used him predominantly on downfield and deep passes for the first half of the year.
From Weeks 1-9, Harrison’s air yards per target were 13.5, but dropped to 12.2 over the second half of the season, as the Cardinals figured out how to integrate him better into their offense. If this continues in his sophomore season, Harrison has a great chance to pay off the evaluations everyone felt so confident about only a year ago. It could pay off handsomely if you can trade the 1.03-1.05 for Harrison in a poor year for rookie wide receivers.
Admittedly, it’s a small sample size, but isn’t it pretty wild that nobody is interested in a receiver who was the PPR WR2 in points per game last year? Rashee Rice was the only receiver — other than Ja’Marr Chase — to average over 20 points per game in 2024. Accepting that was a small sample size, we can expand further out and look back over Rice’s last 13 fully healthy games, all the way to Week 11 of his rookie season when the Chiefs expanded his role.
Since then, Rice has averaged 9.07 targets per game and scored 0.46 touchdowns per game. Only eight other receivers averaged more than nine targets per game in 2024. Xavier Worthy‘s emergence down the stretch was welcome, but the role he plays is still quite gadgety with a lot of designed looks and Marquise Brown has yet to show us anything in a Chiefs uniform.
With Travis Kelce‘s decline becoming more and more apparent, Rice looks set to be the de facto alpha in Kansas — even if he ends up earning a suspension for last year’s off-the-field activities. In dynasty, we can cope with that. Don’t buy Rice if you’re looking for immediate returns in the early 2025 season. However, if you’re willing to shoot for the moon, he’s currently valued as the WR22, despite putting up top-10 numbers when he’s been on the field over his last 13 games.
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