By james art We’ll help you navigate the commercial waters of your fantasy football leagues throughout the season. Not only is there a “Who should I trade?” tool where you can get instant feedback, but you can also sync your league for free using My Playbook to get fantasy football trade tips specific to your team through our trade analyst tools and trade tools.
Here’s our fantasy football tips article, including all the players we’re buying and selling this week. And below, let’s take a closer look at a few players to trade this week.
Fantasy Football Trading Tips
Tank Bigsby (RB – JAC)
In the rushing game, Tank Bigsby was the main workhorse, rushing 18 times for 78 yards, averaging 4.3 yards per carry with a long of 16 yards. Lawrence also contributed on the ground, rushing 4 times for 10 yards and a touchdown.
Bigsby had two catches for eight yards and three targets. Off target by D’Ernest Johnson.
Number of Snaps: Tank Bigsby: 67%, D’Ernest Johnson: 33%
Bigsby’s more involved role as a receiver was nice to see, with the Jags-Packers a relatively close contest. But I still have long-term concerns about his role when Travis Etienne returns. I’m still torn on what will happen if the Jaguars are forced to play from behind in the coming weeks.
The upcoming schedule: @ PHI, vs. MIN and @ DET before week 12 bye week.
After Week 12, Jacksonville closes out the season against HOU, @ TEN, vs. NYJ, @ LV, @ TEN and @ IND. According to the FantasyPros SOS tool, the Jaguars are tied for No. 32 in the quarterback rankings. According to the FantasyPros SOS tool, they also have the third-worst ranked schedule for running backs.
Rachaad White (RB – TB)
Rachaad White and Bucky Irving led the ground game, with Irving carrying the ball 9 times for 44 yards, averaging 4.9 yards per carry, and White adding 29 yards on six attempts, averaging 4.8 yards. White did lose a fable early in the game.
Mayfield himself chipped in with 11 rushing yards on 3 carries, while Sean Tucker and Jaylen McMillan contributed a few more yards on limited touches.
White and Irving split the carries 50/50 in the first half, though White had zero carries in the second half of the contest. White had one red zone carry and one target, turning the target into a touchdown. Bucky Irving had one red zone carry, but did not score or receive targets.
Number of snaps: Rachaad White: 56%, Bucky Irving: 42%, Sean Tucker: 10%
According to Next Gen Stats, Irving totaled 84 yards on 16 touches in Week 8 against the Falcons, tying a career-high 9 tackles.
Irving has already recorded a 40.6 percent forced turnover rate this season. Irving also had most of his success through the air Sunday, setting career highs in targets (7), receptions (70) and yards after the catch (60).
Simply put, he’s the Buccaneers’ best running back. Not white. After White scored again, it’s best to sell high. Tampa will play the Chiefs and 49ers before their bye week.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR – SEA)
Jaxon Smith-Njigba was the primary target in the passing game, catching 6 of 7 targets for 69 yards, averaging 11.5 yards per reception with a longest catch of 18 yards and a 37-yard catch. Smith-Nigba received one red zone target but did not score.
Smith-Njigba led the Seahawks with a 25.93 percent target share and racked up 49 yards passing for 60.49 percent. If this is the best case for JSN without Metcalf, I trade it. He has one top 24 finish this season.
Metcalf looked close to playing in Week 8, so I would expect him to return without any kind of setback. He is the engine of Seattle’s passing game. Buy low before they play the Rams in week 9. But should be a great price.
Because the playoff schedule isn’t perfect. Something to keep in mind when potentially trading the Seahawks as the season progresses.
According to the FantasyPros SOS tool, the Seahawks are tied for No. 32 in the quarterback rankings. Week after bye: @ SF, vs. ARI, @ NYJ, @ ARI, vs. GB, vs. MIN and @ CHI.
