Winning the trade market is at least as important as nailing the draft. Aside from the waiver wire’s huge impact in the season’s first few weeks, trading is the best way to quickly improve your squad. Great buy-low moves can set you up for victory both in the short term and down the stretch. Solid sell-high deals can get you relatively big hauls for overachieving players who likely won’t sustain their production. Let’s take a look at players to sell this week. And be sure to check out our weekly trade value chart with updated values for all players.
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Players to Sell High
Q. Which one player are you trying to sell high and why? Also, who are you willing to give up for him?
Joe Mixon (RB – CIN)
While fantasy players shouldn’t give Joe Mixon away, now is the time to after his historic 53.1 half-point PPR fantasy points performance. Even without his five touchdowns, the star running back would have scored 23.1 fantasy points, 22.1% higher than his previous season-high (Week 1). More importantly, he has struggled this season, averaging only 3.4 yards per rushing attempt before last week’s game. Furthermore, Mixon has a difficult playoff schedule with matchups against Tampa Bay, New England, and Buffalo. I would gladly swap Mixon for Travis Etienne, especially since the Jacksonville running faces the Houston Texans and their awful run defense in Week 17.
– Mike Fanelli (@Mike_NFL2)
Terry McLaurin (WR – WAS)
I like McLaurin a lot as a player, but it’s a good time to sell him coming off a good stretch of games. Ron Rivera said the team hopes to get Jahan Dotson back in Week 10, which hurts McLaurin more than anybody. His numbers are slightly better without Dotson than with him, but the bigger factor is how much the offense has changed since Dotson last took the field. The team was averaging 43 pass attempts per game through the first four weeks, a total that has dropped to 30 in the last five contests. We know Taylor Heinicke as a gunslinger, but Washington is attempting to slow the pace and limit his mistakes. Obviously, this creates less opportunity for McLaurin, especially when he’s ceding some downfield targets to Dotson. I recommend using McLaurin to go get Chris Olave or Christian Kirk.
– Chad Workman (@tweetsbychad)
Najee Harris (RB – PIT)
This is not so much a sell high as opposed to just selling while you still can. The 2-6 Steelers are in disarray. Matt Canada is a huge obstacle for this offense, and it is likely he will be gone in the off-season. Harris has been dealing with a foot injury that has affected his ability to make the big plays that we saw in 2021. In 108 rushing attempts, Harris has managed just 9 attempts over 10 yards, with his longest being just 18 yards. It is this lack of potency, plus using this dead season to fully evaluate Kenny Pickett, that leads me to believe Harris will likely see a diminished role, or even worse, for the rest of the season. Shutting down Harris for the season is possible. Therefore, get out now while you still can. Pick up Isiah Pacheco off waivers this week and trade Harris for Khalil Herbert of Michael Carter if you still can. Whilst on paper it looks like a trade-down, it will be a shrewd move come the playoffs.
– Adam “Murf” Murfet (@murf_nfl)
Raheem Mostert (RB – MIA)
Mostert was an RB2 for fantasy managers through eight weeks. However, his production has been dwindling across the past few weeks, which necessitated the Miami Dolphins obtaining Jeff Wilson Jr. to assist in the Dolphins backfield. Mostert and Wilson shared backfield duties in the 49ers years ago and reunite in Miami to play in a similar offense with head coach Mike McDaniel, who comes from Kyle Shanahan’s coaching tree calling the plays. In his first game with the Dolphins, the familiarity with the offense showed immediately, with Wilson able to walk right into an equal timeshare with Mostert. Wilson outperformed Mostert, and at best, we will continue to see a timeshare. If Wilson continues to thrive, the RB2 value that Mostert enjoyed earlier this season will be downgraded to Flex value leading fantasy managers to sell Mostert before his decreased value makes him impossible to move.
– Dennis Sosic (@CALL_ME_SOS)
Amari Cooper (WR – CLE)
Cooper is WR10 on the year in PPR points per game, largely boosted by 5 touchdowns through 9 weeks. If you look closer, though, you’ll see that Cooper is basically fool’s gold. Cooper is amazing at home, averaging 90.6 yards in addition to a touchdown in each game. On the road, he’s only getting 33.3 yards and hasn’t found the end zone. The Browns play 5 of their final 8 games on the road. Sell him now before your league mates realize how untrustworthy Cooper truly is for fantasy purposes. I’d love to get an RB like Leonard Fournette or Antonio Gibson plus a bench WR in return for Cooper if I could pull that off.
– Andrew Hall (@AndrewHallFF)
Josh Jacobs (RB – LV)
Josh Jacobs was my buy candidate in Week 3, but now it’s a good time to sell. Defenses are figuring out that it’s best to make Derek Carr beat you when facing the Raiders. Jacobs won’t be catching opponents by surprise down the stretch, and the schedule is getting tough for Vegas. Other than the Chargers in Week 13, there are no cupcake matchups for the running back the rest of the way. Plus, the Raiders will throw in the towel at some point in the 2022 season. When they do, it’s doubtful they’ll be running Jacobs into the ground as they’ve done thus far. If you can get RB1 value for Jacobs, I’d move him. Give me Alvin Kamara or a receiver like CeeDee Lamb, and you’ve got a deal.
– Scott Youngson (@jscottyoungson)
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