Trade Targets for Week 2 (Fantasy Football)
Football is BACK, which means it’s time for some age-old traditions: recliners + nachos, screaming at your TV over what your significant other calls “just a game,” incessantly trash talking people you haven’t spoken to in the last eight months, and one of my personal faves: regretting every move you’ve made on your fantasy team after just one week and frantically strategizing over how you might possibly turn things around.
Maybe you drafted Josh Allen and Derrick Henry, and you are sitting back and loving life. We’re all thrilled for you, but for the rest of us, we’ve got work to do! It’s time to sort through the overreactions and target sustainable production, as well as a few underachievers whom we still believe in.
For the record, if you can get your hands on these players at a reasonable price, I believe these somewhat surprising top performances were fairly legit: Zay Flowers, Emeka Egbuka, Keon Coleman, Travis Etienne, Chuba Hubbard, Juwan Johnson, Tyler Warren. However, I realize you’d be paying the highest premium you may see all season in order to get them. So here are a few potentially cheaper options.
Players to Trade For
Harold Fannin Jr.
Cleveland did pretty much exactly what we expected in Week 1: they rushed the ball ineffectively, played great defense, and threw the ball a gazillion times. Five players had six or more targets, but the player with the most targets (nine)? None other than third-round rookie, Harold Fannin Jr. What surprised me most was his 72% snap share. Fannin put up huge numbers in college, but always carried the “small conference” label as a fantasy deterrent. The prevailing thought was that it might take him a bit to adjust to the NFL game.
That does not appear to be correct. There was a steady buzz from his camp performance, and we saw the first sign of payoff in game one. He finished with nine targets for a very solid 7/63 stat line. H will still have to contend with Flacco’s BFF, David Njoku, for TE targets, but Fannin is a versatile player and a matchup nightmare whom the Browns see as a bit of an x-factor. And if one of the Rookie QBs eventually takes over the offense, he could be a very reliable security blanket option as well.
55 snaps for Harold Fannin Jr. in his NFL debut
that's incredible
he did a bit of everything:
3 lead blocks at FB
29 inline snaps
16 out of the slot
6 out wideeven took one wildcat carry pic.twitter.com/37CQpDMWZ2
— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) September 8, 2025
Keenan Allen
This one’s for Borg! I know you’re not supposed to “buy high,” but here’s my thought process: the manager who drafted Keenan Allen likely used a 11th+ round pick on him (ADP average was 11.10). And they got themselves what will turn out to be a weekly WR2/3 or FLEX option. So maybe you have to pay your eighth or ninth round pick for him? Who was that? Cooper Kupp? Jauan Jennings? Josh Downs? I think all three players can bounce back from poor Week 1 performances, but I also think Keenan’s output is sustainable.
After a relatively shaky start to the 2024 season with the Bears, Allen eclipsed 17 half-PPR points in four of his last seven games. And let’s not forget the last time he was a Charger (2023), he finished the season as WR8, despite missing four games. He also put together five top-5 finishes with Justin Herbert that year! He’s not washed. He’s the same dude, just a bit older. And he’s a bargain to your fantasy team.
Breece Hall
Man, people were really fading “Breece Lightning” this offseason! The vibes were off in NY, the talk of the 3-headed backfield was gassing-up Braelon Allen’s ADP, and a running QB was supposedly going to crush the opportunities for any RB in the Jets backfield…
And then we watched the Jets/Steelers surprising shootout. And Breece looked awesome: speed, decisiveness, cuts on a dime, good blocking schemes, and a very sharp Justin Fields. And that was all against one of the top defenses in the league (at least on paper). I think we focused too little on the fact that Breece is in a contract year and fully healthy, and we seem to have abandoned the belief that a running QB can actually benefit his RBs. I think Breece is acquirable, and I think you should get him. Do it.
Breece Hall looks like 2022 Breece pic.twitter.com/IaSb2Y9cOT
— NYJ MIKE (@NyjMike) September 8, 2025
Jaxson Dart
Is Russell Wilson just completely cooked? His Week 1 stat line was almost unbelievable: 17/37 for 168 yards, eight carries for 44 yards. No TDs. I guess Washington’s defense is improved and maybe somewhat formidable, but this is just unacceptable. After watching Jaxson Dart light up the preseason, the NY fan base is going to be downright obnoxious, demanding to see Dart sooner than later (New Yorkers, obnoxious? Really?).
I assumed Coach Daboll would stick with Russ for the first 4-6 weeks at least, but I also assumed he would look like a semi-competent NFL QB. As fast as the NFL moves, Daboll is on the hot seat this season. And if he watches a performance or two like this and doesn’t make the switch to the shiny new first-round hotness QB, then we might be seeing him on the sidelines as an “Offensive Consultant” at Ohio State next year. Dart has two qualities we absolutely love in a fantasy QB: he’s a bit of a gunslinger, and he’s got wheels. I think if he gets the starting job, he’ll be fantasy-relevant within his first 3-4 games. Stash him now and ride him into the playoffs later in the season.
Players to Trade Away
Javonte Williams
I was a huge fan of this dude coming out of college. And I bought back in when he was a full year removed from his knee injury last year, expecting to see the bounce back. But after back-to-back seasons of sub 4.0 YPC (and an uninspiring 3.6 YPC this week), I’m afraid we’re getting dangerously close to Trent Richardson territory. I get that he was the bell cow for the Cowboys in Week 1, and I would typically take that as a sign that this could really be his season. But instead, I’m going to use that as ammo to extract maximum value from a trade partner. “See! He’s a TD machine! See! He’s THE lead back in Dallas! See! Their offense is going to be competent, and their defense is going to at least be better than expected!”
And then I may try turning him into another usable WR, such as Jakobi Meyers, DK Metcalf, or the aforementioned Keenan Allen. I’m not sure managers will part with higher-drafted RBs like TreVeyon Henderson or James Conner just yet. But given the scarcity of solid RB options any given year, I think you may be able to get a higher value WR in a trade. An interesting RB target I would consider, however, is Zach Charbonnet. There’s something fishy going on in Seattle (pun fully intended), and it may just be the case that Charbonnet is a better fit for the run scheme than Ken “Bone” Walker.
Jayden Reed
Reed was a nervous start this week, while news surfaced that he was going to attempt to play this season through a Jones fracture in his foot. But he ended up putting together a solid performance with 3/45/1 TD on five targets, which is par for the course in the crowded Green Bay receiving room. I’m capitalizing on this performance as “proof that he can stay healthy and perform, despite the injury,” and I’m trying to sell before the wheels fall off.
For starters, first-round Rookie Matthew Golden only received two targets this week. History has shown us that Rookie WRs take a bit of time to get up to speed, but first-rounders tend to take over target share by the second half of the season. I expect the target share to slowly shift in his direction throughout the season. And then we’ve got the foot injury. Color me skeptical, but I have a hard time believing Reed can stay healthy all season with a break in his foot. We’ve seen this injury in WRs many times, and it almost ALWAYS results in significant time lost. I love the guy’s talent, but I just think he’s a better real-life football player than a fantasy player.
Justin Fields
Alright, I know this one’s a bit contrarian, and I have actually been a Fields fan since he first entered the league. This sell is more about current value vs. draft price, combined with depth at the QB position. This is definitely a risky move, as Fields possesses week-winning upside, as we saw this week. But in most of my drafts, he was drafted late, and often as a second QB for a team. If another owner is panicking over Bo Nix’s poor Week 1 performance, or not feeling great about what they saw out of Trevor Lawrence, Jared Goff, or CJ Stroud, then you may have an opportunity.
In order to trade Fields this week, I want to feel confident in my other QB option(s), and I want to get a really strong player in return. Maybe you go the route of upgrading your other “onesie” position, the TE. If the Brock Bowers or Trey McBride owner just lost because of one of the QBs listed above, I’d at least kick the tires and see if I could work something out. Maybe Fields and your TE for one of those big names? Again, it’s not about hating Fields; it’s about capitalizing on the value.
Hit Me Up!
I want to hear about your epic trades! Putting together trades is one of my absolute favorite parts of this game. If you’re wheeling and dealing after Week 1, tag me or shoot me a message on X (@kempertrull), or leave a comment below. Go get ’em!
Comments
Should I fire up Mayer if bowers it out? my opponent has bowers. I picked up mayer if bowers is out/ to block my opponent from geting mayer!
Is it ok to trade away Kaleb Johnson for Brian Robinson? Redraft league