The fantasy football trade deadline is coming fast, and if you’re not sweating a little, you probably should be. Week 11 is one of your last chances to fix what’s broken, cash in on overachievers, or sneak a key upgrade past your league mates before the window slams shut. Our Featured Pros have rounded up the players you should buy low before they rebound and the ones to sell high before reality hits. There’s no time to waste—these are the moves that could decide your season.
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Players to Buy Low & Sell High in Week 11
Buy
Who is your favorite buy-low trade candidate heading into Week 11 and why? Also, who are you willing to give up for him?
Joe Burrow (QB – CIN)
“My favorite buy-low trade candidate heading into Week 11 is Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. It has now been two months since he suffered a Grade 3 turf toe injury that required surgery. Burrow has now been cleared for a limited return to practice. He may not see full action until Week 12 or 13, at the earliest, but he can be useful during the fantasy football playoffs. If he is available on your waiver wire, by all means, add him. But if he is on another team, work out a buy-low trade where you are willing to give up a bench player. In all trade offers, always lead with need. Look at the trading partner’s team and see where he has a need for one of your bench players. Don’t waste the trading manager’s time if you can’t make a trade offer that is beneficial to both teams.”
– Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Football Empire)
Sam Darnold (QB – SEA)
“Sam Darnold threw the ball 12 times on Sunday, disappointing fantasy managers who had grown accustomed to over twice that many with a lot of success (2,262 yards and 17 touchdowns on the season). If ever there was a week to approach the Darnold owner, it is this one. That owner is disappointed and might have lost a crucial game. Darnold’s schedule does have some challenges (Packers, Rams, Colts), but it also has some cupcakes (Titans, Panthers, Falcons) that can help owners get to the fantasy promise land, or, if nothing else, have stability at their insurance quarterback leading into the playoffs. Offer your WR3 and top bench player for Darnold or Jordan Love, who still has name value, but a tough schedule down the stretch.”
– Adam Dove (The Fantasy Couriers)
Sell
Who is your favorite sell-high candidate after Week 10 and why? Also, who would you try to get in return?
Joe Flacco (QB – CIN)
“It is hard to say sell high on a player from a team on a bye week, but that is the case with Joe Flacco. Word just came out that Joe Burrow is going to start practicing to possibly play around Thanksgiving. That means Flacco will soon become a backup quarterback. Since going to Cincinnati, Flacco has thrown two, three, two and four touchdowns, and will be a great bye week fill-in for teams in the upcoming weeks, after which he becomes a mere handcuff to Burrow. Search your league for teams with upcoming bye weeks as they make the playoff surge, or target the Jayden Daniels, C.J. Stroud or Burrow manager and offer Flacco in exchange for an underrated WR2 (Stefon Diggs or Tee Higgins) or RB2 (Woody Marks) or a handcuff like Kyle Monangai that can serve as insurance heading into the playoffs.”
– Adam Dove (The Fantasy Couriers)
The Justin Jefferson Debate
Occasionally, our Featured Pros may disagree on whether a player is a buy-low or sell-high candidate. In those cases, we present both arguments and let you decide for yourself.
Buy
“As crazy as it sounds, I think Justin Jefferson is a player who may see himself start to be sold at a low price in many leagues. Jefferson hasn’t finished as the WR20 or better since Week 5 and has only four such finishes all year. With that in mind, he does have an incredibly consistent target share, earning 11+ targets in four of the last six games, and will likely see a boost in catches and yards as weaker competition is on the horizon. I’d try to see if someone will panic and sell him for the price of a Rome Odunze or Chris Olave.”
– Trevor Land (FlurrySports)
Sell
“The time to sell high on Justin Jefferson may be over, but I don’t want any part of him ahead of the playoffs with J.J. McCarthy at quarterback. Jefferson is getting targets, but his output has been poor with McCarthy, albeit consistently mediocre. I’d look for someone like Nico Collins in his place. Someone who has a nice playoff schedule combined with game-breaking upside. Jefferson has a nice floor, but that nice floor won’t be enough in the playoffs.”
– Adam Zdroik (RotoWire)
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