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The Trade: Travis Etienne (RB – JAC) for Jonathan Taylor (RB – IND)-plus

The Reason: You may look at this trade and think it is backward. Surely, Jonathan Taylor is the higher-priced asset, even halfway through this disastrous season for the Colts. But it’s fair to say that Travis Etienne has taken over the narrative and is being talked about, as you guessed it, the next Jonathan Taylor.

The talk started a few weeks ago for Etienne and his fantasy managers. He had seemingly supplanted James Robinson as the lead back in Jacksonville, seeing 10 carries in both Weeks Five and Six before bumping that up to 14 in Week Seven. The latter resulted in a career-high 114 yards and a touchdown on the ground to go along with a season-high five targets. That was all the Jaguars needed to see before shipping off Robinson to the Jets. With Robinson out of the way, Etienne became the focal point of the offense in London this past week, turning 24 carries into 156 yards and another touchdown. Etienne is on track to be an RB1 the rest of the way.

So why trade him? Because Jonathan Taylor is set up for the same kind of rebound the rest of this season and has proven he can do it. He’s still running efficiently, albeit not as efficiently as last year, and with Nyheim Hines now in Buffalo, he should continue to see a large workload.

The Trade: George Pickens (WR – PIT) for Rondale Moore (WR – ARI) 

The Reasoning: For both George Pickens and Rondale Moore, mid-season developments have their fantasy seasons looking up. For Pickens, the recent trade of former Steeler / now Bears receiver Chase Claypool creates some space in what was a tight receivers’ room in Pittsburgh. But Claypool saw 50 targets on the season that will now go somewhere else. And while Diontae Johnson‘s manager would love to see his numbers tick up, Pickens is sure to see many of those as well.

Rondale Moore also benefits from a personnel move but an addition rather than a subtraction. Pro Bowl Cardinals receiver DeAndre Hopkins rejoined Arizona a few weeks ago and has been his usual Pro Bowl self. He’s caught at least 10 balls and totaled at least 100 yards in both games since his return and has completely changed the look of the Arizona offense. It’s good news for Moore as he can operate close to the line of scrimmage and in the slot where his value can be maximized.

When it comes to which receiver will have the better rest of the season, though, Moore has something that Pickens can only hope materializes – competent quarterback play. The Steelers are amid a transition season, with first-round pick Kenny Pickett leading the way. Leading is a strong term as Pickett is more the sacrificial lamb for the Steelers, getting sacked 12 times in five games and throwing eight interceptions.

Moore, meanwhile, has the tried-and-true Kyler Murray throwing him the ball. Murray’s stats for the season are dead-on with his career stats – 66.2% completion percentage this season compared to 66.7% for his career, 249.1 yards per game this season compared to 249.5 for his career, etc. In short, Murray is being who Murray always is, which is good news for Moore. He’s averaging 6.5 targets per game and is always one play away from breaking a big play.

The Trade: Dalton Schultz (TE – DAL) for David Njoku (TE – CLE)

The Reasoning: Since returning from injury, Dalton Schultz has been exactly who we needed him to be. He totaled five receptions for 49 yards in Week Seven and six for 74 receptions this last week and has been a top-10 fantasy tight end in that span. With the Cowboys’ offense humming along and quarterback Dak Prescott healthy, there’s no reason to think Schulz won’t keep up his TE1 production.

On the other end of the injury report, David Njoku missed last week with a high ankle sprain. The Browns have a bye this week, which will give Njoku another week to heal, but he’s expecting to be back in Week Nine. Up until the injury, Njoku was a top-five fantasy tight end. He was on track to have the best statistical season of his career, with 34 receptions for 418 yards and a touchdown. The 59.7 yards-per-game he was averaging was not only a career-high but also put him on pace for a 1,000-yard season until the injury forced him to miss Week Eight.

So why bring him up now? Thanks to the injury and now bye week, current Njoku managers may need a suitable replacement. Schultz is healthy and strung together two good games with a bye week to rest.

Perhaps more importantly, Njoku is set to get a big upgrade back on offense just in time for the fantasy playoffs. Quarterback Deshaun Watson is scheduled to return in Week 13 and should be a big upgrade over current starter Jacoby Brissett. Not that Brissett hasn’t done a commendable job – at least when it comes to salvaging the fantasy value of Njoku and receiver Amari Cooper – but having Watson could make Njoku the best fantasy tight end not named Travis Kelce.

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