Optimize your fantasy football lineups for the rest of the season with these trade goals before Week 10.
Submit an offer for Josh Jacobs
Jacobs got off to a strong start in Week 9 against the Lions. He was on pace for a career day as he totaled 102 yards midway through the second quarter. But then everything went wrong for Green Bay.
Jordan Love threw a pick-six that put the Packers down two scores and they were never able to recover. This removed Jacobs from the game as Green Bay was forced to pass more. Jacobs only came a total of six meters in the last 2.5 minutes of play.
Now Jacobs is entering his bye week. This has opened a nice buy-low window for him. Despite the poor showing in the second half of Week 9, Jacobs has been great this season. He has gained 90+ yards in five straight games and has reached the 90-yard mark in 78% of his games this season. He has been consistent this year as well, scoring over 12 fantasy points in all but one game this season. Jacobs will face the poor defenses of the Saints and Seahawks in the fantasy playoffs.
Trade someone like DeVonta Smith or Zay Flowers for Jacobs if you can.
Go get Ladd McConkey
McConkey had a nice day in Week 9. He totaled 64 yards on five catches while leading the team with seven goals. McConkey has now led the Chargers in seven of his eight games this season. The rookie was fantastic. He now ranks in the top 25 in both yards per route and yards after the catch. These efficiency measures are strong indicators of future success. McConkey has been able to open up at all levels of the field and is benefiting from the Chargers throwing more over the last four weeks.
Through the first four games of the season, Justin Herbert averaged just 22 pass attempts per game. But since the Chargers’ bye week, Herbert has averaged 32 pass attempts per game. Passing volume has increased in LA over the past four weeks, and so has efficiency. Herbert averaged 8.8 yards per attempt over the last month of the season, 22% more than the NFL average.
McConkey is a sleeping giant you’ll want to buy low on after putting up just 8.9 points in Week 9. Trade someone like Rico Dowdle or Calvin Ridley for McConkey if you can.
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Buy low on Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Tracy has played a strong role in the Giants’ offense over the past five weeks. During this time, Tracy has played 69% of snaps and earned 18.4 opportunities per game. Even with Devin Singletary back, Tracy has remained in charge over the past three weeks. Since Singletary returned, Tracy has averaged 65% of snaps and 16.3 opportunities per game. The rookie has been stellar this season, averaging 5.3 yards per touch, and his strong run continued this past week.
In Week 9, Tracy played 69% of the snaps, his most in a game with Singletary active this year. However, this strong role resulted in only 69 scoreless yards on 17 touches. But most importantly, Tracy saw 17 touches compared to just seven for Singletary. Expect a rebounding performance this week as Tracy takes on the Panthers who allow the most rushing yards per game. Carolina allowed 215 yards to Alvin Kamara last week.
Now it’s time to buy low on Tracy. Try to trade someone like DeAndre Hopkins or Chuba Hubbard for him if you can.
Submit a trade for Evan Engram
Engram had a lot of expectations going into Week 9. This was his first game without Christian Kirk. Kirk will miss the remainder of the season for the Jaguars, but this wasn’t the only wide receiver injury they dealt with in Week 9. Gabe Davis was ruled out on Sunday and Brian Thomas Jr. was playing at less than 100%. This resulted in Engram leading the team with 10 targets and five catches. He also caught a two-point conversion. Engram finished the week with nine points, but his usage was the real story.
Engram was often placed wide and in the slot in this game. Operating as a WR at times, he was easily Trevor Lawrence’s favorite target in Week 9. Since returning from a hamstring injury in Week 6, Engram is averaging a team-high 27% target share. Expect this strong usage to continue to develop. As a reminder, Engram led all TEs in targets and receptions last season.
Now it’s time to purchase Engram; trade someone like Rico Dowdle or Cade Oton for him if you can.
Buy low on Amari Cooper
It was a frustrating start to Cooper’s time in Buffalo. It started in Week 7 when he ran just 12 routes but was able to produce 66 yards and a touchdown. This was a good start, but things have gone downhill since then. Cooper produced just one catch for three yards in Week 8. We later found out that he injured his wrist during this game and that injury kept him out for Week 9.
His fantasy managers missed him last Sunday, as did the Bills. Buffalo only had one receiver produce more than 30 yards in Week 9. The team struggled to create explosive play as Josh Allen averaged just six yards per attempt. It’s been a weird start to Cooper’s tenure with the Bills, but this has created a buy-low window.
Cooper still projects as Josh Allen’s No. 1 receiver once he returns and Cooper has the ability to win your weeks, just as he did in Week 3 when he totaled 86 yards and two touchdowns. Buy Cooper low before he takes on the Colts’ bottom 10 pick in Week 10; Indy allowed 137 yards to Justin Jefferson last week. Send someone like Najee Harris or Chuba Hubbard for Cooper if you can.
