Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Jordan Addison, Kyle Pitts, Mark Andrews (Week 5)

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Here is our fantasy football trade advice article, including all the players we’re buying and selling this week. And below let’s take a closer look at a few players to trade this week.

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Jordan Addison (WR – MIN)

Jordan Addison caught three of four targets for 72 yards and one receiving touchdown (14% target share). Addison carried once for seven yards and scored a rushing touchdown. He also came back to his normal role, running a route on 76% of the dropbacks. Among the candidates to “sell” in the Vikings offense, Addison is the obvious guy. He still might be suspended later this season. Note that his arrangement and plea hearing are scheduled for Oct. 7 (during the bye week). His production is boosted by touchdowns, and Darnold’s 10% TD rate is going to regress (sorry). Also, he might be pressed for targets with T.J. Hockenson coming back soon. The Jets are a bad matchup for WRs in Week 5. Sell high on Addison.

Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL)

Kyle Pitts. Say it ain’t so. Was worried about the usage last week and we hit rock bottom. 0 catches on three targets. He had one catch reversed due to a penalty, but it’s not great people. Usage is down for the fourth straight week (67% route participation). It’s not happening for Pitts. We should have known it was over when Pitts was forced to keep Cousins’ No. 8 jersey number.

Mark Andrews (TE – BAL)

As for Mark Andrews. Well, you can’t start him anytime soon. That’s pretty self-explanatory. Should you drop him outright? In shallow leagues where you might only roster one tight end, he’s a drop. But in deeper formats where you are streaming the position, I still think Andrews has a place. He’s at his rock-bottom floor at the moment, given his usage, playing time and overwhelming lack of production. The game scripts haven’t helped. But him dropping wide open passes isn’t helping either.

I want to be clear that you shouldn’t just cut Andrews because you’re tilting. He’s still a tight end (bad position) attached to an elite quarterback with a long track record of success. It cannot get worse for Andrews. But if you need to make a move for a starting tight end in Week 5, then Andrews is on the chopping block.

Note that at this point, Likely should be viewed ahead of Andrews. He’s already flashed a ceiling this season and has seen the superior usage to Andrews.

Andrews ran a route on just 41% of the dropbacks. Identical to Agholor and fewer than Justice Hill. It was more than less week, but nowhere near where want our fantasy tight ends. Even “if” the Ravens throw more, there’s no guarantee that Andrews is the main benefactor between Likely and Flowers based on how few routes he is running. His role is different from last season, and as a result, he’s not usable in fantasy until we see something otherwise.