Welcome back to my weekly trade HUB article! I hope you had a great weekend and are close to securing a week 2 fantasy win. Mike Hubbard Jr here, ready as always to help you with trade suggestions that can help your chances of winning your fantasy league. Follow me on Twitter (@FantasyHubbard) and Instagram (@fantasyhubbard) for all things fantasy football. Feel free to tweet me or message me on either social media with any comments or questions you might have regarding fantasy football.
Week 2 is coming to a close tonight following 2 MNF games. First is the Titans and the Bills and soon after is the Vikings and Eagles. The Titans game has a double digit spread in favor of Buffalo which can’t be a shock to many after easily handling the defending champs in their home stadium last week. Bills should roll in this one, just be weary of Gabe Davis’s status up until game time. The 1-0 Eagles take on the 1-0 Vikings in Philly which is sure to be a great game. 2 offenses that can put up offensive points. The Eagles will have their hands full with Justin Jefferson while the Vikings will try to shut down AJ Brown. The ground game might be the difference in this one. Can Dalvin Cook take over or will the many headed rushing attack from Philly swoop up the win. I like the Bills to win handily unless King Henry has the game of his life, and I believe the Vikings have a great shot to cover the spread of +2.5 and potentially come out of Philly 2-0.
Go get strategic and use your persuasion and negotiation skills out in the fantasy football trade market. Here are some players to buy and sell before week 3 begins. Like I always say, one trade could be the difference in winning or losing your fantasy football league.
PLAYERS TO BUY
Mike Evans – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mike Evans finished week 2 with 3 receptions for 61 yards on 4 targets. That was expected given he had Lattimore draped all over him. Brady targeted 3 other players more than Evans this week. Evans was thrown out of the game along with Lattimore in a heated altercation. Evans could potentially be suspended which might make him a little cheaper on the trade market. With Chris Godwin and Julio Jones constantly having their status up in the air it would be great to have Evans as a consistent WR threat on your team. Throw out some trade offers for Evans and make sure you comment his possible suspension. Evans is a threat to score anytime he is on the field and you might not get any more opportunities like this. Buy low if you can but don’t expect it to be easy.
Kyle Pitts – Atlanta Falcons
Pitts struggled again this week when he faced the LA Rams. Pitts may have been tied for 2nd on the team in targets, but that was still only 3 targets. Drake London has stolen the show in Atlanta through 2 weeks. Pitts has been targeted a total of 10 times this season but has only had 2 receptions for 19 yards in each of the first two weeks. This might be the best time to buy Pitts low and as cheap as you can. Pitts has potential of a top 5 TE this season but has clearly yet to show that. Buy Pitts asap if you feel he will turn his young season around.
Darnell Mooney – Chicago Bears
Mooney might be the most frustrating WR to own right now. He showed glimpses of great promise last season and all he has done to start the new season is basically nothing. 2 receptions on 5 targets for a total of 4 receiving yards going into week 3. Panic meter is very high for most and I don’t blame them. You would think that the Bears would go to their talented young WR a lot more to make some big plays. It doesn’t help that Justin Fields is averaging under 100 passing yards per game and has the same number of INTs as passing TDs. Mooney could be dirt cheap depending on his owners’ displeasure at this point. I do believe Mooney gets more targets moving forward and will become fantasy relevant again hopefully sooner than later. Throw out some low offers for Mooney if you aren’t too scared away already.
Terry McLaurin – Washington Commanders
Terry McLaurin was the best WR coming into the new season for Washington. He still is talent wise for sure, but Wentz has spread the mall around a lot more than most would have expected. 6 players have 10+ targets and its only week 2. Scary Terry is tied for 5th on the team in receptions and is tied for 3rd with 1 receiving TD. Curtis Samuel, Jahan Dotson, JD McKissic, Logan Thomas and Antonio Gibson are all being targeted heavily making the passing attack a lot more spread out. Go offer some decent to low offers for Terry, especially with Wentz slinging the ball a lot thus far.
PLAYERS TO SELL
Breece Hall – New York Jets
Hall rushed 7 times for 50 yards and caught his 1 target for a 10-yard TD. He was targeted 9 times in week 1. Breece has shown a promising season but the Jets backfield is too crowded. Hall split carries with Michael Carter, and now Ty Johnson is being used. 3 RBs isn’t ideal in fantasy football so it’s a great time to sell the rookie high after a TD performance and a surprising win.
D’Andre Swift – Detroit Lions
Swift is a player that if you own, you probably aren’t thinking about trading him away, especially after 2 weeks of great stats. Swift has a total of 200 rushing yards, 62 receiving yards, and 2 total TDs going into week 3. Swift is a stud and there are only a couple of concerns. First concern is his health, he was questionable going into his week 2 matchup and his opportunities declined as a result. Jamaal Williams is Swifts back up and has played well and is getting most of the goal line carries. Swift should continue a great season if he can stay healthy. If you want to sell him because you’re worried about his health or just feel like you could upgrade, sell him sky high so you get a more reliable healthy player with very promising success.
Damien Pierce – Houston Texans
Pierce had 11 carries in week 1 with led to just 33 rushing yards. Yesterday he had 15 carries and progressed to 69 rushing yards. Pierce played most of the early downs but still has Rex Burkhead lingering around in the backfield as well. The Texans look better than I thought they would so far, but I can only expect Houston to throw it more than run it in the coming weeks and throughout the season. Sell Pierce high as an unknown starting rookie RB in hopes for someone to bite.
Gerald Everett – Las Angeles Chargers
This might be the best time to sell Everett if you own him. He had a good week 2 catching 6 of his 10 targets for 71 receiving yards after a week 1 where he scored a TD and had 54 receiving yards. Everett showed moments of exhaustion which led to a huge 99-yard INT return for a TD. Everett’s exhaustion is concerning and also the Chargers should have more healthy pass catchers moving forward. Keenan Allen will return and so will Donald Parham. Take advantage of Everett’s 14 total targets this season and sell him high in order to upgrade your TE position or any other position depending on what you need.