Moves to Make Now in Dynasty Fantasy Football (10/11)

The concept of “Buy Low, Sell High” is often oversimplified and laughably exaggerated in fantasy. The second a player has an outlier game, Twitter erupts with the inevitable “BUY” or “SELL” tweets that parallel the seagulls from Finding Nemo. The key is making these moves before it’s obvious. In this edition of “Dynasty Moves to Make,” I’ve highlighted a couple players with artificially inflated values and another being overlooked by a teammate’s hot start.

As a reminder, buying doesn’t mean getting a player for Joshua Dobbs and a box of Dunkaroos. Selling doesn’t mean you must rid your rosters of said player for 10 cents on the dollar. When players are improperly valued, take advantage.

Dynasty Moves to Make: Sells

Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Browns

I mentioned selling Nick Chubb in redraft formats in my “10 Things to Know” article last week, and it’s a move you should be looking to make in dynasty as well. Chubb has returned to the practice field and is expected to return to action sometime over the next few weeks. But what’s that look like? Chubb has a lot working against him. He’s coming back from a second devastating injury to the same knee after first tearing three ligaments while at Georgia in 2015. Chubb has over 1,200 career carries, turns 29 in December, and has both Jerome Ford and D’Onta Foreman in the backfield to split work with. And all that is before mentioning what a dumpster fire the Browns offense is. Chubb’s path to a return to fantasy form looks quite treacherous. Player values spike just before returning from injury or while trade rumors swirl. Use that bump and rid yourself of the risk that Chubb’s value has a Homer Simpson-esque tumble down a cliff.

Players I’d be willing to trade Chubb for 1 for 1: Chase Brown, Blake Corum, Jaylen Wright

Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders (for now)

Speaking of trade rumors, Davante Adams‘ trade request has given his dynasty value a boost that graciously offers you one last chance to deal him for a piece with long-term value. As I discussed in Adams’ first appearance in this series, history has been unkind to wide receivers over the age of 31. Adams will be 32 in December. And if he is inevitably traded, how much better would the Jets, Cowboys, or Ravens be for him from a fantasy perspective? Odds are against him seeing the volume he has in Vegas. He could very well get traded to an even worse situation (Steelers, anyone?). I wouldn’t just give Adams away, but if you can trade him for a young WR2 type, you’d be crazy not to.

Players I’d be willing to trade Adams for 1 for 1: Ladd McConkey, Zay Flowers, Michael Pittman Jr.