Fantasy Football Trades Week 10 | PlayerProfiler

Fantasy football trading is an important way to improve your team. However, it is also the only controllable way to make other teams worse. In theory, great fantasy football trades optimize the rosters of both teams involved, leaving non-trade teams behind. This series will help provide some useful tips for players to “buy” and “sell” in trades. It also provides the right context for determining when trading or trading away a specific player makes sense for your team. For a player to be involved in a transaction, there must be a market for that player. Unlike your typical “trade for” and “trade away” articles aimed at taking advantage of less knowledgeable league peers, this series takes team context into account to determine whether you should buy or sell a hot player on the trade market.

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Week 10 Fantasy Football Trading Advice

Nearby: TE Oronde Gadsden II, Los Angeles Chargers

Reason to buy: Consistent TE1 production

Since Week 6, the first week Oronde Gadsden saw a 75% Snap Share, the precocious rookie tight end has scored at least 11.8 fantasy points every week. He has averaged 17.9 fantasy points per game during this span, giving him the TE3 points per game. He has also seen no fewer than five targets in the past four weeks. He is a locked TE1 for the rest of the season. If you need help at the position, he’s a priority target on the trade block, who could likely be acquired for a wide receiver with more name recognition, like Courtland Sutton, to help fill a hole at the tight end position.

Reason for sale: too many mouths to feed

While Gadsden’s rookie season has been on fire, we’ve seen that not everyone can eat every week in this Chargers offense. Ladd McConkey scored 2.0 fantasy points in Week 4, Quentin Johnston posted the dreaded donut in Week 8, and Keenan Allen has failed to reach double-digit fantasy points in his last two games. While Gadsden is popular right now, there will likely be weeks where he isn’t a big part of LA’s passing game. This kind of boom-bust scoring is acceptable if it comes from the tight end position in your starting lineup; it is less acceptable if you need flex production. If you’re already set at TE, I’d try to sell high on Gadsden and get a more reliable receiver option in the flex. Try trading Gadsden one at a time, or combine him in a deal to land the receiver position.

On the market: RB Travis Etienne, Jacksonville Jaguars

Reason to buy: the clear RB1

Concerns that Travis Etienne would lose opportunities in the Jaguars’ post-bye week in the backfield did not materialize. Etienne saw a whopping 27 chances in Week 9, compared to 10 chances for rookie teammate Bhayshul Tuten. Barring injuries, this should be Etienne’s backfield for the remainder of the season. Etienne should provide consistent RB2 production as he ranks 19th among qualified running backs with 92.7 weighted chances. He makes for a good trade acquisition for managers who have been hit by the injury bug at RB and want to lock in some base points.

Reason to sell: efficiency concerns

Selling Etienne to a competitor who needs help may be the best course of action. The veteran running back has not shown any upside this season. Last week he finished RB12 in fantasy points. But that was the first time since Week 1 that he was a weekly top 12 running back. Running a mid offense, Etienne is posting mid-efficiency numbers with 3.79 yards created per touch (15th among qualified running backs) and 26 tackles avoided (20th among qualified running backs). Hopefully you can pair him with another player to regain higher upside at the running back position on a team in the playoff bubble.

On the block: WR Rome Odunze, Chicago Bears

Reason to Buy: Air Yards Buy Low

Rome Odunze scored zero fantasy points last week in a game where the Bears scored more than 40 points. If this isn’t the time to buy low, I don’t know what is! Outside of last week, Odunze has seen at least 79 air yards per game since Week 2. He ranks tenth among all receivers with 791 air yards on the season. While it’s discouraging that he didn’t do anything this past week from a fantasy perspective, his odds indicate that there are many good peak weeks to come. Try to pry Odunze away from a manager looking for more consistency in his line-up.

Reason for sale: the Rookies are coming

Rome Odunze has only been in the top 12 once a week for the past four weeks. While he watches air yards, he has seen more than five targets in just two of those four weeks. Rookies Luther Burden and Colston Loveland will likely become more integrated into the Bears’ offense as the season progresses, making Odunze a boom-bust player. If you need more consistency for a playoff push, consider dealing Odunze.

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