The fantasy football trade deadline might have passed for some leagues, but others might still have a few more days/weeks until your rosters are 100% locked in. Let’s look at the wide receiver position to give you our top picks for who you should consider targeting and who you should consider trading away.
If you’re looking for more trade advice, head to our Week 12 Buy Low or Sell High article, where we look at all the skill positions and players you should consider.
Marvin Harrison Jr. | ARI
Buy Low
I have gone back and forth all season on whether Marvin Harrison Jr. was an overrated prospect, or whether the Cardinals aren’t properly treating him as an alpha. Then, this past Saturday, Matt Harmon released the rookie’s reception perception profile.
Yeah…it’s not on Harrison.
The Cardinals are on a four-game winning streak and positioned to potentially go from last to first. I’m hoping they used their bye week to figure out how to better use their talented top-five pick.
Over the past six weeks, the Cardinals faced a top-10 pass defense in every game. They don’t face another the rest of the year. Their next three matchups are against bottom-10 pass defenses. Harrison could be about to morph into that every-week must-start WR1.
Cedric Tillman | CLE
Buy Low
Of the Browns’ three relevant wide receivers, Cedric Tillman has been the clear alpha since Week 7. Yet, this past week, he was a distant third in production behind Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore.
If Tillman’s manager is worried about a changing of the guard, I would try and capitalize. Tillman still led the team in routes run and commanded eight targets. Catching a mere three for 47 yards was more bad luck than anything concerning. If you can pry away Tillman for cheap, he still looks like a weekly WR3.
CeeDee Lamb | DAL
Sell High
You really should sell all things Cowboys while you still can. We’ve only seen one game of this offense without Dak Prescott. That is your last hope to cash out on whatever value CeeDee Lamb has left.
In Week 10, Cooper Rush and Trey Lance combined for 66 passing yards…in an entire professional football game. This is an unserious football team with two unserious quarterbacks.
No way man what a catch from Ceedee Lamb bruh 😭 pic.twitter.com/XBsFXxZszA
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Lamb will remain the alpha in this passing game, but what is that worth with two quarterbacks who can’t get him the ball downfield?
Even though deals can’t go through before the week officially ends, they can be accepted. Lock in a deal trading away Lamb before Monday Night Football. Once your fellow fantasy managers see this offense for a second week, all bets may be off. The fact that Lamb is nothing more than a low WR3 without Prescott will be solidified. Get what you can now.
Deebo Samuel Sr. | SF
Sell High
Every week I see fantasy analysts ridiculously rank Deebo Samuel Sr. as a top-12 WR or inside the top 12 the rest of the season, I will continue to call him a sell. He’s been a sell for several weeks now.
There is nothing enjoyable about the Deebo experience. I am sure he will have another game where he has a long touchdown and you feel great about starting him. Maybe. One of them. He will also have another game where he disappears midway through, or earlier, losing you a matchup — something he’s done three times already this season.
It is now Week 12. Samuel has one game of 20+ fantasy points. Since Week 3, he has one game with more than 12.6 fantasy points. This is a weekly WR3 that, for some reason, many analysts and managers alike think is a WR1. This disparity in value makes him very tradeable.
Oftentimes, I will caveat trade recommendations with saying to not give away a player — make sure you get adequate value. Of course, you should always do that. But Samuel is a sell-at-all-costs guy. Get him off your team by any means necessary.