Assessing market value and exploiting it within your dynasty league is paramount to your long-term success in every league, but it’s much easier said than done. It’s a risky proposition any time you move off of a proven commodity in exchange for younger players and draft picks. Still, it’s also something that can infuse your roster with multiple fantasy-relevant players if you can time it correctly.
Think back to last year and consider what it would have taken to acquire Cooper Kupp in your dynasty league. He was consistently valued as a top-five option at the wide receiver position in dynasty circles, and now following an injury-marred 2022 and a disappointing season overall for the Rams, he can be acquired for far less both on the trade market and in startup drafts.
You run the risk of mistiming the market, and the player you’re trading away ends up remaining productive for years to come, but more often than not, the reward can outweigh the potential risk assuming you get the right pieces in return.
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Dynasty Fantasy Football Veterans to Trade Away
Here’s a veteran to consider trading away this offseason.
Stefon Diggs (WR – BUF)
Since being traded to the Buffalo Bills ahead of the 2020 season, Stefon Diggs has been an absolute stud both in real-world terms and for fantasy football. Diggs has averaged 1,396 receiving yards in those three seasons, just over nine receiving touchdowns and 112 catches per season. He’s undoubtedly still a great player and figures to be a massive part of the Bills’ passing attack after signing a four-year extension just one season ago. Still, it’s also rational to be cautious of a potential decline in statistics looming.
Since the 2010 season, there have only been six players who have recorded more than 1,200 receiving yards, seven receiving touchdowns, and 100 receptions in a single season: Roddy White in 2011, Wes Welker in 2011, Larry Fitzgerald in 2015, Brandon Marshall in 2015, Antonio Brown in 2018, and Davante Adams last season in 2022.
Despite his age, Diggs is fairly consistently valued as a low-end WR1 in dynasty leagues or a high-end WR2. If there’s potential to get younger at the position while accumulating future draft capital, it’s a move worth considering.
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