Fantasy Football Trade Analyzer: Players to trade away/for ahead of Week 3

Capitalize on the fantasy football trade market in your leagues with these trade targets and players to trade away ahead of Week 3.

Dobbins has over 130 rushing yards in each of his first two games. He currently leads the NFL with 266 rushing yards, and it doesn’t stop there, as Dobbins ranks No. 1 in rushing EPA and is eighth in success rate according to NFL Pro.

It’s clear he’s been great; I can’t argue with that. But he’s currently a red-hot asset who likely won’t finish the season as the RB1 in fantasy. Right now, Dobbins is still splitting a backfield with Gus Edwards, and even if that doesn’t continue Dobbins’ stock is likely the highest it’s going to be all year. Why is that you ask? Well, he faces the Steelers defense in Week 3.

Sell high on Dobbins for someone like Chris Olave if you can. Speaking of which …

Buy low on Chris Olave

Olave is someone you want to be trading for in your fantasy leagues. After a poor Week 1 where he scored just three fantasy points, Olave bounced back in Week 2, dropping 88 total yards on six targets. However, it only translated to 10.8 points so you may be able to buy low still.

The Saints offense is dialed in right now. Their o-line looks much better than expected and new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak has been near flawless as a play-caller. Through two games, Olave has earned a solid 21% target share, and his play-action target rate has more than doubled compared to 2023 according to Fantasy Life.

Expect the monster weeks that Rashid Shaheed and Alvin Kamara have had to balance out and for some of those to go to Olave. Try to trade for him if you can.

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The best buy high in all of fantasy football is Bowers.

I think we overthought what his role in this offense would be. Let’s just look at the facts. Bowers was the best TE in college football at the highest level in the SEC for the past three years. He was elite at reading defenses and picking up yards after the catch.

I’m not sure we should be too surprised that he’s already looking like one of the best TEs in the NFL. Bowers currently leads all fantasy TEs in points, catches and targets. His 25% target share is impressive, especially since he’s competing with Davante Adams and is only running 70% of the team’s routes right now.

He’s been great. I’m not even sure how defenses can stop what he’s doing because Bowers lines up everywhere. Defenses can’t just put their best player on him like a receiver vs. cornerback matchup. Bowers moves off the line of scrimmage and slides into the slot 50% of the time, while also moving to the outside 15% of the time. He’s extremely versatile.

Bowers is a legit league winner and I’d rather have him over Travis Kelce right now.

This one may feel sketchy because the Giants offense is gross, I get that, but Singletary’s role is great right now. He played 80% of the team’s snaps in Week 2 and handled an elite 76% of the backfield carries. It’s as good a role as you will find in fantasy, but yes, the offense is indeed concerning.

But we knew this coming into the season, when Singletary was an eighth-round fantasy pick. We knew he’d be in a bad offense behind a sketchy offensive line. But believe it or not, the offensive line has looked solid through two games. They helped Singletary turn 17 touches into 95 yards and a touchdown in Week 2.

Singletary does have tough matchups against the Browns and Cowboys coming up, but I’m willing to buy into this strong role for the Giants’ veteran back.

Ridley is coming off a monster week. He scored 22.7 fantasy points on five touches in Week 2. He found the end zone once on the ground and once through the air. This was a great performance and in my opinion, it’s the perfect time to sell Ridley because I’m not sold on this Titans offense.

Will Levis ranks 30th out of 32 starting QBs in efficiency through two games according to NFL Pro. He’s been pressured on 53% of his dropbacks, which is 9% more than any other quarterback in the league. Given that the Titans have a young offensive line (and it’s shown through two games), this is concerning.

Now, I get it — this is an offense with a new coach and a lot of new personnel. It could take some time for it to get going smoothly. The positive for Ridley is he doesn’t have much competition with DeAndre Hopkins banged up.

Ridley will have more big weeks, but I’m not sure how consistent they will be. This is why I’m trying to trade him for someone like Chris Olave or Jameson Williams.

I said last week that Dell was a buy-low candidate and based on his Week 2 usage, I am still trying to buy low. This might seem crazy because he finished Week 2 with negative receiving yards, but through two games, Dell has run a route on 86% of the team’s passing plays which is only 2% behind the team leader, Nico Collins.

This is the role we wanted from Dell. He’s running plenty of routes and being used on the outside. This is the same role he had last season when he ranked top 20 in both fantasy points per game and yards per route run. I believe Dell is still a talented player and if this is indeed true then he should start producing soon.

I’m back in on Diontae Johnson now that second-year QB Bryce Young was just benched. I firmly believe Young was the main problem for this Panthers offense. It wasn’t the WRs and certainly wasn’t the offensive line that ranks top 10 in protection through two games according to PFF.

In Week 2, the Panthers went three-and-out on 55% of their drives and only had one drive last more than six plays. The worst part? Bryce Young actually had time to throw in this game. But now we get an adult in the room in QB Andy Dalton and he’s looked good the last few times we’ve seen him start for the Panthers and Saints.

But perhaps most importantly, he knows how to run an NFL offense. It’s worth pondering — is Dalton the best quarterback that Johnson has played with in the last 4-5 years? It seems like a crazy question, but I believe the answer is yes. I also believe he’s great at getting open and earning targets. I might be a sicko, but I’m buying low on Johnson right now.