For most, the 2025 fantasy football season is in the history books, with postseason formalities, such as payouts, trophy mailing, and last-place forfeits, already underway. Many fans will now turn their attention to other sports and interests for several months, with real-life football also coming to an end in the coming weeks.
For those dedicated dynasty players, though, the next few weeks will be an opportunity to capitalize on 2025’s trends, either by selling high or buying low on players of interest. If that’s you, here are four players you should be targeting, and four you should be looking to offload, in the coming weeks.
Dynasty Buy-Low Trade Targets: Jared Goff, QB, Detroit Lions
Jared Goff is a perfect dynasty buy-low because he can be among the elite at his position, but he’s one of those “boring” players people are rarely unwilling to part with. Entering Week 18, Goff is the QB11 overall on the season and the QB12 in FPPG.
He is also QB11 in FPPG since the Detroit Lions’ Week 8 bye, but that ranking is heavily affected by the team’s dismal performance against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 17. Goff totaled four fantasy points in that outlier game, one that can be written off when projecting Goff’s long-term outlook.
Before that game, Goff was the QB5 in FPPG from Weeks 9-16, which is far closer to his usual standards. Goff finished the 2023 and 2024 seasons as the QB7 and QB6 overall, respectively, and after a year of transition for Detroit, should be back to somewhere near his best in 2026.
Saquon Barkley, RB, Philadelphia Eagles
Saquon Barkley’s value can only drop so far, given his track record and name value, but he should be available at a reduced price after a disappointing 2025 season. The Philadelphia Eagles have cycled through several offensive coordinators in recent years, and unless they win the Super Bowl in February, they may be looking for another.
Entering Week 18, the Eagles rank 19th in points scored and 24th in total yards, by far the worst figures of Nick Sirianni’s tenure as head coach. Those offensive struggles, along with some offensive-line issues, have impacted Barkley in a big way this year.
Of 50 qualifying running backs, Barkley’s 2.5 yards before contact per carry is below average, and he hasn’t seen anything like the workload he was given in 2024. This season will be the first of his career in which he has played at least 16 games and finished outside the top five running backs in fantasy, including his time in New York.
The Eagles will almost certainly focus on their offensive line and will likely replace Patullo in the offseason. There is also the likelihood that the tush-push will be banned at the next owners’ meeting, which should open up more short-yardage and goal-line opportunities.
Breece Hall, RB, New York Jets
Breece Hall currently sits at No. 17 among running backs in fantasy this season, having finished outside the top-24 at the position in half of his games. However, Hall is a free agent this offseason, and after the Jets chose to extend several players this year, ignoring their star running back, it’s likely he ends up elsewhere in 2026.
That would instantly improve his fantasy outlook and, depending on which team he signs with, could immediately propel him back into the elite group of fantasy backs. Hall has demonstrated his explosiveness and dual-threat ability out of the backfield in the past, and betting on talent is never a bad strategy in fantasy.
Romeo Doubs, WR, Green Bay Packers
If Goff is one of the more “boring” names I could have highlighted, perennial redraft waiver-wire add Romeo Doubs is on another level. The reliable Green Bay Packers receiver has put up big fantasy numbers on many occasions since entering the league, often in the absence of his injured teammates.
Those games should be more consistent moving forward, with Doubs out of contract this offseason. The Packers’ offense doesn’t allow for many superstar games from its receivers, with Matt LaFleur preferring to spread the ball around and keep defenses guessing.
Doubs can earn a WR2 role on another team, and while he won’t win you your league, he could be a consistent WR3/Flex each week, with touchdown upside on a new team.
Dynasy Sell-High Trade Targets: Derrick Henry, RB, Baltimore Ravens
Derrick Henry has been a popular sell-high pitch for many years, and is a fairly obvious name to begin with after a disappointing season. However, after destroying the Packers on national television in Week 17, his value might never be higher again.
Henry is currently the RB7 in FPPG this season, but before blowing up against Green Bay, he was the 16th-best running back in that stat. That’s a huge difference in just one week, and could pique the interest of a league mate who just missed out on a title, or is looking to repeat next year.
The veteran back finally slowed down in 2025, but you should still be able to move him if you act quickly, while his Week 17 performance is still fresh in the memory.
Stefon Diggs, WR, New England Patriots
Another aging veteran, your list of potential buyers for Stefon Diggs will be limited, especially given his current off-field issues. However, there should still be a market for Drake Maye’s WR1, who has two years left on his deal and is currently the WR14 in fantasy.
You should also be able to sell Diggs’ route-running and on-field intelligence as reasons why his age cliff should be steadier than that of more speed-reliant receivers. The off-field issues are a concern, though, and the New England Patriots can cut him for a minimal fee at any time over the remainder of his contract.
Either way, Diggs is a 32-year-old receiver who offers little value to teams that aren’t contending for a title, but clearly still has something to offer in the short term.
Michael Wilson, WR, Arizona Cardinals
Nobody will have been fooled into believing that Michael Wilson is a top-three fantasy receiver, but his value has certainly dramatically increased in the last seven weeks. With Marvin Harrison Jr. struggling with injuries, Wilson has been the WR2 overall in Weeks 11-17.
Many now expect Wilson to continue as the team’s WR1 beyond Harrison’s return, which is unlikely, even if he is sure to see more work than he did before. That might not cut it, though, given that Wilson has been incredibly volume-dependent, and there is no guarantee that Jacoby Brissett starts for the team next year.
Wilson led all receivers in targets (80) in that seven-game stretch, but has failed to register a top-24 fantasy week this season without double-digit targets. He may have led some fantasy managers to a title off the waiver wire this year, but his long-term outlook is significantly less exciting.
Blake Corum, RB, Los Angeles Rams
Blake Corum probably seems like an odd choice here, as a promising young running back on an elite offense, whose role increased in Year 2. However, Corum faces the same obstacle now as he has done since he entered the league, and that’s Kyren Williams.
Corum is no longer one of the best pure handcuffs in the game and has graduated into a rotational role in the Los Angeles Rams offense. But it’s difficult to see that progression going any further anytime soon. Williams remains the team’s favored lead back and has outperformed Corum while the two have been splitting carries.
Corum’s 3.6 yards before contact per carry leads all qualifying backs this season, and is the second-most among qualifying running backs this decade. For context, at that rate, Corum has averaged enough yards to earn a first down every three plays without even being touched, something only he and Jahmyr Gibbs can claim. Williams has averaged 2.9 YBC/C, but his 1.9 yards after contact per carry betters Corum’s 1.6.
Corum is a talented young back but has profited from a friendly situation this season, and his teammate isn’t going anywhere, with $8.9 million in guaranteed money in 2026. Others will be looking to buy in on Corum’s apparent rise, and you can profit by selling high this offseason.
