Fantasy football managers know that timing is everything when it comes to trades. The market for certain players can shift quickly, making it important to act before others catch on. Evaluating buy and sell targets is a key way to get an edge in your league. Some quarterbacks may be presenting intriguing opportunities right now—discover which ones could help or hurt your fantasy football roster.
Trade Targets to Buy: Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers
The Carolina Panthers headed into Sunday as the 11th-best defense against quarterbacks in fantasy. However, their reputation as one of the worst teams in football will take a while to shake off.
That makes Jordan Love’s disappointing Week 9 even more concerning for fantasy managers, given that the Green Bay Packers were widely expected to dominate. Love completed 26 of his 37 pass attempts for 273 yards, but with zero touchdowns and one pick.
That landed him with just 10.2 fantasy points, ranking 20th among quarterbacks on the week, even before Sunday Night Football. Love was the QB1 overall in Week 8, but has only registered two top-10 fantasy weeks all season.
Moving forward, though, Love faces a mixture of high-powered offenses and questionable defenses, giving him plenty of opportunities for production. With Josh Jacobs seemingly over his recent calf troubles, the Packers offense should be able to get moving, although they’ll likely be without star tight end Tucker Kraft.
The Packers are accustomed to playing without their star playmakers, though, with Christian Watson having missed significant time in the past. Love was PFSN’s second-ranked quarterback on the year heading into Sunday, and any doubt from current owners should be pounced on.
Trade Targets to Sell: Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals produced one of the games of the season in Week 9, in a back-and-forth 47-42 Bears win. Given the scoreline, it’s no surprise that Caleb Williams and Joe Flacco finished Sunday as QB1 and QB2 overall, respectively.
Williams’ 38.7 fantasy points are a career-high, with his previous best week (29.64) coming against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6 of his rookie year. But the second-year quarterback’s career has been defined by its inconsistency, making this week a great time to sell high.
Williams has produced nine top-10 fantasy weeks over his career so far, but only twice have two of those performances come in back-to-back games. Beyond those two instances, the highest ranking Williams has achieved after a top-10 week is QB18 overall, with the others landing outside the top 20.
Williams has the talent, and you certainly shouldn’t be rushing to cash in, but if you can get a league mate to bite on his latest spike week, there could be a sell-high opportunity. Williams should be viewed as a boom/bust, low-end QB1 for the rest of the year; if you can’t get an offer of similar value, he’s best left on your roster.