Week 4 is here, and that means fantasy football managers are either riding high on early-season steals or staring at their roster like it just betrayed them in broad daylight. But don’t worry! Panic drops and overreactions from your league mates are your best friends right now. The Featured Pros have weighed in with their favorite Buy Low and Sell High candidates, helping you know when to swoop in like a savvy trader…or when to cash out before your “stud” turns back into a pumpkin.
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Fantasy Football Week 4 Buy Low & Sell High
Players to Buy Low Week 4
Who is your favorite buy-low trade candidate heading into Week 4 and why? Also, who are you willing to give up for him?
Tetairoa McMillan (WR – CAR)
“Tetairoa McMillan. The Panthers’ rookie receiver is seeing alpha usage without the box score pop yet: 34% target share (10 targets including penalties) with 90 air yards in Week 3; he’s 17th in air-yard share through three games and running well ahead of every other Carolina wideout. Bryce Young keeps looking to McMillan downfield and in the red zone, making him a prime touchdown regression candidate with juicy matchups coming. Buy Low. Flip Keenan Allen off his hot touchdown streak.”
– Andrew Erickson (FantasyPros)
Players to Sell High Week 4
Who is your favorite sell-high candidate after Week 3 and why? Also, who would you try to get in return?
Travis Etienne Jr. (RB – JAC)
“The Jacksonville Jaguars’ backfield usage trended toward a larger committee in Week 3: 54% snaps for Travis Etienne, LeQuint Allen at 30% (led all backs in routes) and Bhayshul Tuten mixed in (17%) with a goal-line score. Etienne logged zero catches for the first time this year on a season-low two targets. The season-long surface efficiency (5.9 yards per carry, third) hides shaky down-to-down performance (seventh-worst rushing success rate), with explosives masking inconsistency. A tougher defensive stretch looms — 49ers, Chiefs, Seahawks, Rams — until the Week 8 bye week. Liam Coen has room to trim Etienne’s workload further as rookies Allen/Tuten earn more work. Sell High.”
– Andrew Erickson (FantasyPros)
The Ja’Marr Chase Debate
Occasionally, our Featured Pros will disagree on what to do with a particular player when it comes to trading. (Hopefully, they see this and are in leagues together to make a deal.) However, we rarely have to debate what to do with the No. 1 overall pick in Week 4. Here are both arguments for you to make your own conclusions.
Buy Low
“Ja’Marr Chase seems like the obvious choice here. In most leagues, Chase went as a top-five pick, but he is definitely not performing up to that standard. He’s currently the WR15 with 29 fantasy points on the year. However, 22.5 of those points were scored in Week 2. In Weeks 1 and 3, he didn’t look great for fantasy at all. The Bengals are a team I’m generally avoiding until we see just what we can expect from them with Jake Browning under center. That said, if I can get a discount on a stud, I’m all for it. The Chase manager may be panicking with how bad the team looked and might be willing to sell him off for a lower-tier receiver alone, or a package that helps them with depth instead.”
– Andrew Hall (FantasyPros)
“Despite how ugly it was, Ja’Marr Chase is the ultimate buy right now. Jake Browning gave Chase the targets in Week 3; it was just a matter of the game being over before the offense could really muster up anything against a stout Vikings defense. Chase will be inconsistent without Joe Burrow; that is undeniable, but the talent is what managers are buying here. Sometimes, managers need to ignore the situation and invest in the talent. If Chase could be had for Kenneth Walker or Javonte Williams, that would be a green light to get one of, if not the, best receivers in the game.”
– Ed Birdsall (Talking Points Sports)
Sell High
“Well, my biggest concern regarding Ja’Marr Chase and the Bengals’ offense coming into the season was Cincinnati’s shaky offensive line and Joe Burrow‘s increased risk for getting injured. Unfortunately, that fear came to fruition. Jake Browning is at the helm, and while he’s decent, he’s still not Joe Burrow. I would look to move Chase Tee Higgins, Chase Brown and pretty much any Bengal. I would trade Chase for Omarion Hampton straight up, or try to make a package deal such as:
- Chase for Marvin Harrison Jr. and Jordan Mason
- Chase for Harrison Jr. and Trey Benson
- Chase for Davante Adams and Jordan Mason
- Chase for Davante Adams and Trey Benson
I want no part of Cincinnati’s offense going forward.”
– Mark Ringo (Sleepers and Busts)
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