Coming to the round that represents the initial third of the first phase of fantasy football, there is no more time to waste when it comes to trying to improve your team and seek qualification for the playoffs.
Therefore, even in a week with performances more likely to sell high than buy low – especially from running backs –, the The Playoffs once again, it appears to help you identify the best names, whether to try to incorporate them into the squad, or to try to take advantage of the moment of atypical appreciation, among the main positions of our game within the game.
Let’s go to them then!
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Running Backs to “Buy Low”:
Jonathan Taylor (IND)
With the exception of Week 1, it’s already been three rounds in which the first overall pick in the vast majority of fantasy drafts has scored underwhelming, with the last one representing their worst performance so far: a measly 3.3 points from 43 yards. totals, plus a missed fumble, despite carrying the ball 20 times. Add to that the fact that an ankle injury should rule him out of the upcoming Thursday Night Football against the Broncos, but not many other games, gives the perfect opportunity for teams 4-0 or 3-1 to knock on the doors of the team that has JT on the roster, especially if that team has a negative record (0-4 or 1-3) and therefore needs immediate wins. Another interesting factor about the number 28 shirt: it tends to gear up and take off once and for all from the second third of the regular season.
Tony Pollard (DAL)
After four weeks, we have two good games and two bad games for shirt 20. Coming from the worst of them, it’s a good time to try to incorporate him into your squad. That’s because Pollard has been sharing the backfield almost equally compared to Ezekiel Elliott and continues to show that he is more explosive than his teammate at this point in their careers. With the return of Dak Prescott getting closer and closer – a factor that potentiates the attack as a whole – and a schedule that presents inviting opponents from week 7 onwards, there will hardly be a better opportunity to acquire the services of a runner who, in the eventual absence of Zeke, has a chance to be the so-called “league winner” in fantasy.
Other RBs to “Buy Low”: Dalvin Cook (MIN), D’Andre Swift (DET), Alvin Kamara (NO), Najee Harris (PIT), James Robinson (JAX), AJ Dillon (GB), Brian Robinson (WAS)
Running Backs to “sell high”:
JK Dobbins (BAL)
Yes, he’s back. Yes, he is very talented. However, don’t expect to see the number 27 maintaining, on average, the excellent performance he had in week 4, with 2 touchdowns, one on land and one in the air. That’s because it’s very rare to see the attack commanded by Lamar Jackson directing 6 targets (which resulted in 6 receptions – and PPR points) to any running back, not to mention the fact that, as happened in the last round, some kind of committee always will be on John Harbaugh’s team: Dobbins was on the field for 50% of the snaps against the Bills, which is close to his average over his entire 2020 period of prominence. Not even the injury sustained by Justice Hill should change this scenario, as the return to training of Gus Edwards was announced and the team still has veteran Mike Davis.
Rashad Penny (SEA)
After three limping games, shirt 20 returned to have an explosive performance, remembering the historic sequence he had in the final stretch of 2021. However, it is very difficult to project that this will remain in the medium and long term. After all, it won’t be every day that he’ll face Detroit and, even more importantly, he’ll have to deal with competition from up-and-coming rookie Kenneth Walker, especially in the second half of the regular season. So, take advantage of the rising price to engage Penny in an advantageous trade.
Other RBs to “Sell High”: Derrick Henry (TEN), Nick Chubb (CLE), Josh Jacobs (LV), Miles Sanders (PHI), Dameon Pierce (HOU), Clyde Edwards-Helaire (KC), Chase Edmonds (MIA)
Wide Receivers to “buy low”:
Michael Pittman (IND)
Owner of one of the highest proportions of own team targets in the league even after an atypical week 4, Michael Pittman should have that last game against the Titans as an exception within a season of breakout definitive game that seems to place him once and for all among the top receivers of the NFL and fantasy football. Try to take advantage of the possible dissatisfaction of the GM who has him in the squad – a circumstance that can also be motivated by the absence due to injury in the second round – to make an offer for him.
Diontae Johnson (PIT)
Still without scoring a touchdown in 2022, shirt 18, similarly to Pittman, had a match that was different from his usual target share in week 4: only 4 targets, which resulted in 2 receptions, when the average is close to 10 targets and 7 receptions. Therefore, and projecting an improvement in the offense as a whole after the confirmation of Kenny Pickett replacing Mitch Trubisky as the Steelers’ starting QB, it is to be expected the resumption of the great floor that Johnson always presented, to which better chances of finding the end zone going forward, despite the rise of rookie George Pickens. Try to incorporate this solid WR2 into your team for a price of WR3.
Other WRs to “Buy Low”: Stefon Diggs (BUF), Ja’Marr Chase (CIN), Keenan Allen (LAC), Jaylen Waddle (MIA), Drake London (ATL), Christian Kirk (JAX), Terry McLaurin (WAS), Gabe Davis (BUF), Curtis Samuel (WAS)
Wide Receivers to “sell high”:
Mike Evans (TB)
Nothing against this excellent player, quite the opposite. Your great roof, demonstrated in week 4, will invariably reappear from here until the end of the year. However, his own history and the return from injury of other great receivers who with him will share the attention of the almost divorced Tom Brady indicate that we will have another season of ups and downs for shirt 13 when it comes to scoring consistency in fantasy towards more. a 100-plus receiving yard season. Therefore, when he makes these 30-point games is the best time to use him in a trade that guarantees him, for example, a lower variance wide receiver, perhaps one of the elite formed by Kupp, Jefferson, Chase and Diggs.
Allen Lazard (UK)
For now, the “Lizard Man” is Aaron Rodgers’ main receiver after the departure of Davante Adams. However, with rookie Romeo Doubs asking for a ticket and fellow rookie Christian Watson showing signs that he can grow, especially in the last half of the year, it will be difficult for the solid – but not explosive – veteran to maintain the good average he presented in the games in which he played. played so far, especially the 116 yards in week 4. With that, it’s time to take advantage of the high quote to send him in an interesting exchange package.
Other WRs to “Sell High”: Marquise Brown (ARI), Jerry Jeudy (DEN), Josh Reynolds (DET), Corey Davis (NYJ), Jamal Agnew (JAX)
Tight Ends to “Buy Low”:
Dalton Schultz (DAL)
After three bad weeks – one of them missed due to injury – which followed a debut match in line with the expectations cast on the 86 shirt for this season, there probably won’t be a better time to incorporate him into your squad. That’s because he will hardly have such a low perceived value again, especially when we project the return of Dak Prescott and all the rapport he showed to have with Schultz. Although the return of Michael Gallup and the evolution of Noah Brown put the brakes on the most optimistic projections about the veteran, he should resume reliable TE status in PPR leagues sooner rather than later.
Other TEs to “Buy Low”: Mark Andrews (BAL), Darren Waller (LV), George Kittle (SF), Kyle Pitts (ATL)
Tight Ends to “sell high”:
TJ Hockenson (DET)
Even though it was already featured in this section in the last trading article here on the site, it is inevitable to recommend Hock as a high put option for the second week in a row. After all, with the right to break franchise records, he erupted for an absurd 179 yards and 2 TDs against the Seahawks, in the only game of the year so far in which he had more than 4 receptions. As already stated in last week’s text, under normal conditions, the Lions’ air game owner is Amon-Ra St. Brown and certainly his absence due to injury – even the case of DJ Chark, not to mention D’Andre Swift – contributed to the performance of shirt 88 in week 4. So, even if it is recognized that the fact that the Lions as a whole gave in and scoring a lot of points – in real life and in fantasy – brings reasons for more optimism towards Hockenson than the one who writes you was having, this is, without a doubt, the best moment to take advantage of the veteran’s absurd rise.
Other TEs to “Sell High”: Taysom Hill (NO), Mo Alie-Cox (IND), Will Dissly (SEA)
Quarterbacks to “Buy Low”:
Trevor Lawrence (JAX)
Sunshine’s frank ascent was cut short in the fourth round, when the sophomore faced a crushing Eagles defense, which forced him to commit an incredible 5 turnovers. However, don’t expect this to be maintained, even more considering the weak southern division of the AFC of which the Jaguars are part, which has, among others, the Houston Texans, opponents of the next round and a great opportunity for the shirt 16 to take back the good performances for the first three weeks, on the way to cementing himself as a top 15 fantasy QB – and therefore scalable most weeks – from here until the end of the season.
Other QBs to “Buy Low”: Lamar Jackson (BAL), Jalen Hurts (PHI), Derek Carr (LV), Matthew Stafford (LAR)
Quarterbacks to “Sell High”:
Jared Goff (IT)
Despite the aforementioned scoring insanity that seems to accompany Detroit Lions games in 2022, don’t expect Jared Goff to end the week as the best signal caller for fantasy, as was the case in Week 4 so often. After all, after four rounds, we’ve already had evidence that, if your ceiling is over 30 points, your floor is below 15. Therefore, we have a good opportunity to involve the veteran in an exchange that brings to our squad a youngster in evolution, as is the case with Trevor Lawrence himself.
Other QBs to “Sell High”: Patrick Mahomes (KC), Joe Burrow (CIN), Kyler Murray (ARI)
