Trade Targets for Week 2 (Fantasy Football)
Football is officially back, baby! If Week 1 is any indicator, this is going to be a fantasy football season for the ages. With 791 total points scored this week, 2026 has officially tied 2012 as the highest-scoring Week 1 in NFL history, and I couldn’t be more HERE for it.
We were treated to several predictable monster games (Josh Allen, Trey McBride, Jahmyr Gibbs et al.) and a few useless fantasy surprises (looking at you, Kalif Raymond and Devin Singletary…). Mike Wright listed all of his pants on Facebook Marketplace after Ken Bone Walker went off on MNF. And some big names took big poops in their “big boy pants” (including the “Deuce Goose Club” of Colston Loveland and Kyle Pitts).
As always, I will caution you not to buy high or panic sell. Instead, if you have an opportunity to “relieve” a panicked owner of his/her Ja’Marr Chase, George Pickens, or Drake London shares, I would be putting out offers. Likewise, if you happened to roster Kalif Raymond and can convince someone his performance was repeatable, I would be eager to offload him.
Speaking of offers, let’s dive into some legitimate “Trade For” and “Trade Away” candidates coming out of Week 1.
Players to Trade For
Matthew Golden
I will admit, I have been down on Golden since he was drafted at least a round or two earlier than expected in the 2025 draft. However, the Packers made moves this offseason to consolidate their targets between Christian Watson, Golden, Jayden Reed, and Tucker Kraft. This showed up in Week 1, as Golden led the team with a career-high 12 targets (double his previous career high!). The rest of the targets were mostly split between Watson (8), Reed (7), and Kraft (6). What was once a murky receiving room is now a much clearer group with diverse skill sets.
The Josh Jacobs legal situation has left the Packers without a reliable run game presence, as MarShawn Lloyd and Chris Brooks combined for 66 yards on 20 carries. This ineffective run game, coupled with a fourth-quarter meltdown by the Packers’ defense, led the team to pass the ball on 67% of its plays. League insiders are expecting Jacobs to miss at least six games, which means we could be looking at more of the same for the foreseeable future. Christian Watson had the monster game here, so I am setting my sights on a more affordable piece of the passing game in Matthew Golden.
Christian Watson led the team in Fantasy Points, but it was Matthew Golden who led in overall usage and volume
Matthew Golden – Week 1 vs MIN:
30% Target Share
29.2% Air Yards Share
0.65 Weighted Opportunity Rating
+0.76 Expected Points Added pic.twitter.com/kMTbw2bp5l— Marvin Elequin (@FF_MarvinE) September 14, 2026
Kyle Monangai
Head Coach Ben Johnson says he wants to break the NFL scoring record this season, and the Bears are well on their way after putting up 59 points in Week 1. A Caleb Williams QB1 finish with 59 points scored means Colston Loveland, Luther Burden, and Rome Odunze ALL feasted, right? Yeah, about that… Burden was solid (5/63), Odunze made an incredible catch (2/52), and Loveland, well, completely disappeared (0/0).
So how did we get to 59 points? The Bears dominated in the trenches, pounding the Panthers for 291 rushing yards and six TDs on 39 carries (7.5 YPC). This was a clinic. D’Andre Swift went nuclear, but Kyle Monangai also topped 100 yards on just 10 carries (including a 61-yard TD). Monangai is clearly the Robin to Swift’s Batman, but there is a chance they both get enough work to warrant starting. Much like Golden above, he is the more affordable target in this offense. The Bears face a few tougher run defenses in the next few weeks (MIN, PHI, NYJ), so there may be a chance to wait for a quieter game from Monangai before pouncing. But I think he is at least a FLEX the rest of the season.
61-yard Kyle Monangai TD!
CHIvsCAR on FOX/FOX One
Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/ni8sWMbta3— NFL (@NFL) September 13, 2026
Stefon Diggs
Despite being a late offseason add, Diggs wasted no time fitting into this offense. He led the Commanders with nine targets in Week 1, more than doubling the next highest-targeted player. Diggs presents as a reliable short-area target for a young QB with an offensive line that has been heralded as “inoperable.”
This team ideally wants to run the ball, extend drives, play sound defense, and keep games close, which may explain why perennial deep threat, Terry McLaurin, was almost a nonfactor (2/14) in Week 1. However, that strategy may create more opportunities for Stefon Diggs. He had the highest catch rate (83.3%) among all qualified WRs in 2025, and he is also excellent in the scramble drill, something that should pay dividends when playing with Daniels.
It is worth mentioning that rookie Antonio Williams also looked quite comfortable in this offense in Week 1 (4/64/1 TD), and he could be a nice acquisition target in fantasy as well.
Stefon Diggs and Antonio Williams have been a total mismatch for Cooper DeJean.
The mid-stem widening of his path forces DeJean to turn his hips and it’s over.
Don’t @ me about the hands, It was a reinforcement of positioning with contact but no real force. Refs saw it right pic.twitter.com/Z8KaG5uwyk
— Matt Waldman (@MattWaldman) September 14, 2026
Players to Trade Away
DJ Moore
I will start by saying I think DJ Moore has a really nice year in Buffalo. However, when he was traded to Buffalo, the hype of being WR1 for Josh Allen was palpable. After a strong Week 1 showing (5/100/1 TD on 8 targets), I expect the hype to be out of control.
The reason I am trading DJ Moore away is that I think you can extract maximum value this week. The 43-yard TD showcased amazing hands and footwork by Moore, but it was also overrun coverage and a wide-open lane to the end zone after the catch. Kind of a fluky play. If you take that play away, his stat line is closer to 4/60, which would be very uninspiring. I think there will be several 4/60, 6/70, 5/55 games for Moore this season, which feels a bit like a slightly better version of Khalil Shakir (4/50 in this game).
HOW DID THEY COMPLETE THIS?
Josh Allen finds his newest target DJ Moore for the @BuffaloBills TD
📺 CBS & Paramount+ pic.twitter.com/kh81iWTpJu
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) September 13, 2026
Jakobi Meyers
One game into the season, I think it is safe to say the Parker Washington hype was absolutely warranted. Washington made maybe the catch of the week on his 30-yard TD. He also commanded a team-high six targets (double the next highest-targeted player) in a game the Jaguars put away in the first half.
Meyers caught a nice 32-yard TD himself, which helped him earn a respectable 12.2 PPR points in Week 1. I just feel that we saw Meyers’ role diminish down the stretch in 2025, and his three targets in Week 1 are further proof that things are more likely to continue in that direction. He is a valuable NFL player, but I do not expect much from him in fantasy this year. I think you can sell for a FLEX with greater upside.
Mike Gesicki / Cole Kmet
I am lumping these two together as examples of any player who way overproduced expectations this week. If I can get absolutely anything for them, I am selling. The Bengals’ offense runs through Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Chase Brown. If anyone in your league thinks Mike Gesicki is going to get seven targets per week, they are a crazy person.
Likewise, the Bears’ passing offense (should) run through Luther Burden, Rome Odunze, and one half of the Week 1 Deuce Goose Club, Colston Loveland. Kmet will likely have other games like this, but I do not expect any level of consistency from him. Also, a line of 2/35/1 TD really shouldn’t be TE1 numbers… Good grief, this position is still terrible!
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 are wheeling and dealing after Week 1, tag me or shoot me a message on X (@kempertrull), or leave a comment below. Go get ’em!