With free agency approaching and the NFL Draft next month, there’s still a lot of change coming to the fantasy football landscape. The key to winning dynasty deals is to trade for someone when their value is relatively low and send them away when their value is near or at its apex. With the league’s roster situation still in flux, you have the added dynamic of making speculative moves based on what you think might happen, which adds another fun layer of complexity.
That said, it can be tough to decide who you’re targeting and selling, considering the generally uncertain state of each team and player’s situation right now. Fortunately, our featured analysts have come to offer their suggestions on which trade candidates you’d be wise to trade in dynasty fantasy football leagues.
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Dynasty Trade Advice
Which player are you buying now in dynasty leagues and why? Also, what are you willing to give up to get him?
Trey Benson (RB – ARI)
“Typically, buying veteran RBs in dynasty formats nets a poor return, but targeting second-year RBs has been profitable. Arizona Cardinals RB Trey Benson was a non-factor during his rookie season because James Conner stayed healthy almost all season. The long-time veteran will be 30 in May, coming off a career-high in touches. But with positive coach speak from head coach Jonathan Gannon for Benson out of the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, I project him to take the RB sophomore leap. Acquire him for Brian Robinson Jr., or a mid-second-round rookie pick.”
– Andrew Erickson (FantasyPros)
Drake Maye (QB – NE)
“There are a handful of quarterbacks I’m looking to buy in dynasty leagues right now, but the one I most want at cost is Drake Maye. There’s no QB outside the top 6 at the position that I think has as good a chance to finish not just as a QB1 next season but *the* QB1. Dynasty managers like Maye, but I don’t think they’re giving just enough credence to A) how much rushing value he adds and B) how likely it is that New England significantly improves the offensive environment around Maye this offseason. He’s barely inside the top-10 at the position right now in our consensus rankings, so he won’t be cheap. But spend up because I think a year from now he’s comfortably inside the top 5.”
– Ryan Wormeli (FantasyPros)
Joe Milton (QB – NE)
“I’m trying to get my grubby little hands on QB Joe Milton in dynasty leagues before the Patriots trade him to a team that will give him a shot as a starter. Milton might have the strongest arm of any quarterback on Planet Earth. At 6-5, 246 pounds, Milton is huge, but he’s surprisingly mobile for a big dude. Yes, he needs work on his timing and touch, but the raw tools are amazing. Milton played most of the Patriots’ Week 18 game against the Bills and was impressive, completing 22-of-29 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions. Milton also ran for a touchdown and had another would-be TD pass called back on a penalty. Everyone has rookie fever this time of year, so you can probably get Milton for a third-round pick in your rookie draft. I’m happy to make that exchange and place a bet on the Milton blossoming into a star.”
– Pat Fitzmaurice (FantasyPros)
Mark Andrews (TE – BAL)
“The drop against Buffalo was painful and disappointing, as was the costly fumble not long before, but the fact remains that Mark Andrews scored 11 touchdowns in 2024. To put that into context, since the start of the 2015 season, only Tyler Eifert (13) and Eric Ebron (14) have scored more in a single season. With the influx of risky rookies, why not spend a mid-to-late 2nd on a proven player who is a known commodity and suppressed in value due to a poor end to a game that didn’t affect fantasy football.”
– Tom Strachan (NFL Best Ball)
D’Andre Swift (RB – CHI)
“I’ve been riding the D’Andre Swift hype train for weeks now. New HC Ben Johnson loved using two solid backs in Detroit in Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery. The Bears really only have Swift and Roschon Johnson at the moment. I know that the Lions traded Swift under Johnson’s watch, but that was only after they drafted Gibbs. Had they not gotten Gibbs, perhaps they would have held onto Swift. Who knows, but Swift’s ECR of dynasty RB28 makes him cheap enough to take a flier on right now. If I can get him for a WR3 or flex player, or a 2nd round rookie pick, I’m doing that all day.”
– Andrew Hall (FantasyPros)
Jaylen Wright (RB – MIA)
“After Tua went down, the Dolphins’ offense sank quicker than the Titanic. Hopefully, Tua can stay healthy, but even if he can’t, Jaylen Wright should be looking at a bigger role. Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson were released during the offseason, setting the stage for Wright to join De’Von Achane in Miami’s RBBC. Wright’s blazing speed, illustrated by his 4.38 forty time at the combine, led to plenty of long runs in college. And if anything happens to Achane, lookout! Ringo would trade DeAndre Swift, Najee Harris, J.K. Dobbins, or Tyjae Spears for Wright.”
– Mark Ringo (Sleepers and Busts)
Adam Thielen (WR – CAR)
“The opportunity to buy, and potentially buy low, on veterans exists right now while most dynasty managers are focused on the youth. Adam Thielen could be a perfect buy for teams that just need a little something extra in their wideout department. After missing time last season, Thielen finished the season on an absolute tear with at least 99 yards in weeks 13-17, including four scores in that timeframe. That was the WR11 in those five games. Bryce Young will be the starter in Carolina, and Thielen will get the ball as much as possible, leaving him as a very capable flex option in PPR, which should only cost a high 3rd-round pick at most. ”
– Ed Birdsall (Talking Points Sports)
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