Fantasy Football Buy Low Sell High
The NFL trade deadline is fast approaching, and November 4th will have some last-minute splash deals. Here are a few names with league-winning trade potential for franchises and you. Included are some players that you want to acquire and sell regardless. The season is now at the halfway point and in the back half of the fantasy season. Let’s finish strong.
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Buy Low
Tee Higgins, WR – CIN
The Bengals have been a surprising sinking ship this season. Higgins is one of the pieces that will most likely not return next season and possibly the biggest WR name in free agency. If there is a potential move for a contender to swoop in on the sweepstakes, it’s right now. If Higgins stays, Burrow is throwing him the ball and will never garner WR1 attention because of Chase. Even with the injuries holding him back early in the season, Higgins is having his second-best statistical season, averaging 68.2 yards per game and his highest receptions per game with 5.8.
Christian McCaffrey, RB – SF
If McCaffrey has been sitting in the IR spot for this long, there is a high chance that their record may not be great, and there is also the worry of how well Mason has been running the rock. Once McCaffrey comes back, the Niners will need to be in win-now mode and will lean heavily on a well-rested RUN CMC. Remember how mind-blowing this stat is before you shy away; out of 27 starting games, McCaffrey finished RB1 21 times.
Aaron Jones, RB – MIN
Ty Chandler looks to be left in the wings. I called this out when they acquired Akers two weeks ago. Jones is entering Bell Cow Land, and you should want him grazing in your lineup field. With his second-best statistical season so far, Jones is averaging 71.6 yards per game and 4.8 yards per attempt! He is also receiving his largest workload ever, with 14.9 rushing attempts per game and 10.3 yards per reception.
Sell High
Cooper Kupp, WR – LAR
The talks of Kupp going to the Bucs are heating up. Liam Coen was Kupp’s OC for three seasons with the Rams, and Godwin is out, which sets the narrative. McVay himself said that he would remain a Ram. Ultimately, it is not up to him, and speculation is still running rampant. With Nacua being back, that is the more significant concern for me. Kupp is still a target monster, but I am trading him if I can get a more prominent WR or RB name.
Cade Otton, TE – TB
After a two-touchdown game, the feeling of being a primary target is high. This is another opportunity to acquire a more significant piece or use him as a secondary piece to get a big-name player. Otten has never been a TE1 prototype; he has only ever fallen into top-tier finishes a few times where he was volume-fed. There will be few and far between of those days. If you take away his last two games, where he was targeted 10 times in both games, he averages 27.17 yards. This is consistent with his 3-year career average of 29 yards per game.
DeAndre Hopkins, WR – KC
Right now, the mindset is that D-Hop will be a top-15 WR weekly for the rest of the season. Rashee Rice is currently the leading wide receiver with 288 yards. He hasn’t played since September 29th, a month ago. They are not pushing the ball downfield anymore, and I would be looking to shore up my lineup with some stability and sell the pipe dream of Hopkins being a WR1. The other primary concern for me is that he is playing a perimeter role, and his schedule during the fantasy playoffs is the Browns, Texans, and the Broncos.
