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Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Marquise Brown, Antonio Gibson, Austin Ekeler (Week 5)

Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Marquise Brown, Antonio Gibson, Austin Ekeler (Week 5)

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Let’s take a look at players to trade this week: Marquise Brown, Antonio Gibson, and Austin Ekeler.

Fantasy Football Trade Advice

Players to Sell

Marquise Brown (WR – ARI)
The window to sell Brown at his peak is coming to a close. He’s the alpha receiver in this offense for two more games until DeAndre Hopkins comes back. Once that happens, all bets for Brown are off. Kyler Murray‘s struggles this year are real, as he ranks 31st in aDOT at 5.8 yards. Brown has put up numbers based on him getting an average of 11 targets per game, a number that is likely to drop as Hopkins will soak up targets making Brown more of a WR3. Trading him now should net you a borderline WR1 and I’d be looking to try and get someone like AJ Brown or Courtland Sutton.
– Jason Kamlowsky (@JasonKamlowsky)

Antonio Gibson (RB – WAS)
Everyone was excited for Antonio Gibson after he scored 16.5 half-point PPR fantasy points in Week 1. However, the third-year running back had 21 touches, including seven receptions in that game. Since then, he has averaged 15 touches per game and has six receptions. More importantly, Brian Robinson is eligible to play starting in Week 5. If you can flip Gibson for AJ Dillon, who has 18 or more touches twice this year, that’s a deal I would make in a heartbeat.
– Mike Fanelli (@Mike_NFL2)

Austin Ekeler (RB – LAC)
I labeled Austin Ekeler a sell a few weeks ago and he finally produced a big game in Week 4. So, we’re back in, right? Actually, I’m doubling down here. Ekeler saw seven red zone touches, which is a boost, but he scored from 10, 14, and 20 yards out. I’m still skeptical that he will get goal-line work when the time comes, and the long touchdowns aren’t going to happen frequently. In addition, he handled just 13 of the 23 running back rush attempts and was facing one of the worst run defenses in the NFL. He will maintain a strong target share, so don’t sell for pennies, but see if somebody will pay up after an inflated box score.
Chad Workman (@tweetsbychad)

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