Fantasy Football Trade Analyzer: 8 players you should buy or sell in Week 11
Creating realistic trade offers that lead to a deal being accepted is always challenging. Throughout the season, Justin Boone will be publishing his rest-of-season trade value charts, which you can use as a guide to help make moves and manage your roster.
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Below, he highlights some of the players you should be buying or selling this week. The Yahoo Trade Market has recent examples of actual deals for specific players by Yahoo fantasy managers, and you can review those moves here.
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Buys
Dak Prescott, Cowboys
On the season, Prescott is tied for QB10 in fantasy points per game and has been a solid starter most of the year. However, prior to the Cowboys’ Week 10 bye, Prescott had a pair of disappointing outings — finishing as the QB18 and QB22.
There’s no time like the present to get back in on Dak, though. His weapons continue to be among the best in the league and the Raiders have given up QB1 fantasy weeks to two of the last three quarterbacks they’ve faced.
You should also prepare for some potential shootouts down the stretch, where Prescott and company are forced into significant pass-heavy game scripts.
Other QB buys to consider: Jared Goff, Lions
Chase Brown, Bengals
Brown’s numbers have improved with Joe Flacco under center and now it appears as though Joe Burrow could return around Thanksgiving. Both Joes give this offense a chance to excel for fantasy.
After failing to reach 75 scrimmage yards in any of the first six games, Brown has topped 100 yards in three straight contests.
Backup Samaje Perine suffered a high-ankle sprain prior to the bye, which could keep him out or limited for a few weeks. In his absence, Brown played a season-high 96% of the snaps in Week 9 and should continue to handle a massive workload moving forward.
Looking ahead, Brown will get the Ravens, Bills, Ravens again and the Dolphins from Week 13 to Week 16. Each of those defenses rank inside the top-10 for fantasy points allowed to running backs.
I know it was a tough start to the season, but get ready for a strong fantasy finish from Brown.
Other RB buys to consider: Jaylen Warren, Steelers
Ricky Pearsall, 49ers
Pearsall has missed six games since suffering a PCL sprain, but there are signs of hope — he returned to practice on Wednesday. While that doesn’t mean he’ll suit up against the Cardinals, it should be a sign he’s getting close.
Let’s not forget what Pearsall did in the first month of the season. Before getting hurt, the sophomore wideout posted stat lines of 4-108-0, 4-56-0 and 8-117-0 in the opening three weeks. That was after finishing strong in 2024 with 8-141-1 and 6-69-1 in the final two games.
That’s more than enough of a signal to suggest the former first-round pick could be a difference-maker when he gets back in the lineup and a possible upside WR3 for fantasy.
Other WR buys to consider: Zay Flowers, Ravens
Juwan Johnson, Saints
Johnson is on bye this week, but that might be the cover you can use to steal him away from his manager; if he's somehow still available on your waiver wire, go get him (46% rostered).
After producing like a fantasy TE1 early in the season, Johnson’s numbers declined while he played through an ankle injury. Now healthy, he’s returned to being a top-12 option at the position with at least 50 yards and/or a touchdown in four straight games.
In the Saints’ first outing after trading away receiver Rashid Shaheed, Johnson put up 92 yards and a score versus the Panthers — the same team he plays in the first week of the fantasy playoffs.
Other TE buys to consider: Kyle Pitts Sr., Falcons
Sells
Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers
Mayfield appeared to be on his way to an impressive fantasy campaign early in the season before injuries hit the Buccaneers offense. With no clear timetable for the returns of Chris Godwin or Mike Evans, it's hard to get excited about Mayfield’s short-term outlook.
While he managed to finish as the QB7 overall against a pass funnel Patriots’ defense in Week 10, Mayfield’s schedule gets much tougher the rest of the way. Tampa has to deal with the Bills, Rams, Cardinals and Falcons in four of their next five outings. Those are four of the seven toughest opponents for fantasy quarterbacks.
Mayfield is a fringe low-end QB1 who will likely land outside of the top-12 more often than not in the next month.
Other QB sells to consider: Caleb Williams, Bears
Omarion Hampton, Chargers
The Chargers haven’t given a definitive date for Hampton’s return from injured reserve, only saying that he won’t have his 21-day practice window opened until after the Week 12 bye.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t necessarily mean he'll be back on the field immediately after the bye.
With the ambiguity around his rest-of-season availability, the injuries to the Chargers offensive line and a fantasy playoff schedule that features tough matchups with the Chiefs and Texans — it’s hard to wait on Hampton at this point.
While his dynasty outlook is still strong, I’d be looking to move him in redraft leagues for a top-24 RB or WR, even if you have to add something to sweeten the deal.
Other RB sells to consider: D’Andre Swift, Bears
Tetairoa McMillan, Panthers
McMillan was hurt going into Week 10 and we didn’t even know if he would play entering the weekend. So, we can give him a pass for an uneventful 60-yard performance.
However, it’s fair to question when — or perhaps if — bigger days are coming down the stretch.
Bryce Young has been shaky at quarterback and his underwhelming play is pulling Carolina’s passing attack down. McMillan hasn’t found the end zone in nine of his 10 appearances, with the lone exception being an obvious soft matchup with the Cowboys in Week 6 when he scored two touchdowns.
This isn’t McMillan’s fault and the rookie looks like he’ll go on to have a promising NFL career, but from a fantasy standpoint, he’s just a low-ceiling WR3.
In addition to a Week 14 bye, McMillan still has to face the Falcons, Rams and Seahawks over the next seven weeks.
It’s unfortunate, but if you can find a manager willing to give you WR2 or RB2 value in return for McMillan, you should jump at that offer.
Just be prepared to hear me talk McMillan up all offseason, if the Panthers can solve their QB problem.
Other WR sells to consider: Stefon Diggs, Patriots
Brock Bowers, Raiders
Trading away one of the few week-winning fantasy tight ends is not normally something I would recommend. And even now, I want to caution that the return would have to be very good in order to move Bowers off your roster.
He’s coming off a one-catch, 31-yard game but is just a week removed from posting 12 receptions, 127 yards and three touchdowns on the Jaguars.
However, that was his easiest matchup of the season, with the Jags giving up the second-most fantasy points to tight ends.
Moving forward, Bowers doesn’t have a favorable opponent in any of his remaining games. He should be able to deliver against the Cowboys this week, but even Dallas is the 14th hardest defense for tight ends.
After that, he’ll encounter the Browns (12th), Chargers (6th), Broncos (8th), Eagles (3rd), Texans (4th) and Giants (13th).
With Jakobi Meyers traded away, defenses can focus on slowing down Bowers. That doesn’t mean he won’t still have some notable performances, but depressed stat lines like the one he had in Week 10 are a legitimate concern.
While you don’t have to trade Bowers, you should at least test the waters for what you could get back in a trade.
Other TE sells to consider: Dallas Goedert, Eagles
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