Week 4 Buy/Sell, 2020 Fantasy Football

It is another Victory Tuesday as I awaken in my parents’ basement. I put on my pants (one leg at a time, like everybody else), and this morning I won’t be needing a shower because I smell of success. I’ve been getting rich off of the sweet, sweet capitalism of the fantasy football trade market. That’s right, BUY! SELL! BUY! SELL! Wall Street? How about Waller St.? You know what I mean? I will spend the next 13 hours on various forums and social media platforms telling analysts that they are wrong and the exact reasons why. And of course, ripping off my league mates.

I will tell tales of trading for Nick Chubb before week 1 during the great Kareem Hunt panic of summer 2020. After weathering the storm in week 1, returns have been nothing but PROFIT! I will brag about dumping my Leonard Fournette shares before Ronald Jones maintained his workload in the Tampa backfield in week 3. If I’ve proposed any bad trades, it has escaped my memory as I chuckle a satisfactory laugh to myself thinking about Cooper Kupp scoring his first touchdown in Buffalo after I bought shares following a disappointing first two weeks. My smile fades because it is time to get to work. Fantasy football success isn’t owned, it is rented, and the trade market is open every day depending on your league settings.

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Stealin’

Kenyan Drake

Kenyan Drake had another slow week in week 3. He’s not involved in the receiving game and he hasn’t scored a touchdown through the first three weeks. Kyler Murray does do a lot of the red zone rushing, but I believe positive regression for Kenyan Drake is coming. Arizona has a dynamic offense that will spend a lot of time in the red zone. After all, he scored 8 touchdowns in his 8 games with the Cardinals in 2019. It’s not like he has been ineffective. Drake is averaging 73 yards per game on the ground so far. There is a lot of buzz on fantasy twitter that Drake is a bust and it’s time to sell. I’m going to go the other way and suggest that it is time to buy. Offering up a solid WR2 might be a good way to begin negotiations.

Keenan Allen

Keenan Allen has 37 targets so far this season. 37. Through three games. He had 18 targets coming into this past Sunday and caught 13 of his 19 targets on Sunday for 132 yards and a touchdown. Sunday was his first time finding the end zone and first 100 yard game of the year. The price will be higher for Allen than it was a week ago, but as long as Justin Herbert is under center, it should be worth the price of admission. Keenan Allen is always undervalued in PPR and I’ve always wondered why. He’s been healthy in recent years and is by far the most talented receiver that L.A. has and has had. Check out the trade analyzer and see what you can come up with to get Keenan on your squads. I plugged in Zach Ertz for Keenan Allen and it was a pretty even trade.

Sell

Joe Mixon

People are in buy mode for Joe Mixon after his slow start and I would happily send him away for the right price. Fantasy players are banking on a really strong finish like in 2019. I’m not convinced. In 2019, this offense was built around Mixon for better or worse. The new Bengals have an exciting offense built around Joe Burrow and the passing game. Also, their offensive line is still really bad. There is constant pressure that leads to a lot of 2nd and 3rd downs and longs making the passing game the go to attack. Mixon hasn’t scored yet this year and is averaging 3.2 yards per carry. The yards should improve but I doubt the touchdowns will be there.

Darrell Henderson

Darrell Henderson is the best back in the Rams’ backfield at the moment and he looked fantastic on Sunday. I loved what I saw out of Malcolm Brown in week 1, but he hasn’t done anything since. I still think Cam Akers has the most talent and when he is back on the field he will see a heavy chunk of the workload. The Rams didn’t spend a 2nd round pick for him to not be a large factor. Before his injury in week 2, the Rams were feeding Akers the rock early on. This is the most value that Henderson will have and I suggest getting a useful piece in exchange for him. Even if Henderson leads the team in touches the rest of the way, three is company and volume is king.