The fantasy football season continues to wind down as trade deadlines approach and teams are left scrambling to either strengthen or salvage their seasons. With that in mind, we take a look at some of the quarterbacks you should be targeting in a potential trade, and one you should 100% look to move on from.
If you’re looking for more trade advice, head to our Week 11 Buy Low or Sell High article, where we look at all the skill positions and players you should consider.
Jordan Love, QB | GB
Buy Low
Some of my favorite players to buy are those on byes. Fantasy managers have a tendency to kind of forget about them.
Prior to their bye, Jordan Love had a 273-yard scoreless game. It was his second consecutive dud. Love was also playing through a groin injury.
great play by Jordan Love to avoid the safety pic.twitter.com/Xr6dD3CPVY
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) October 6, 2024
With two weeks to rest, Love should be 100% when he returns to the field in Week 11. Prior to his two games dealing with the groin issue, Love had hit 16.9 fantasy points or more in four straight, including two at 26 and 31. He can probably be acquired for very little.
Justin Herbert, QB | LAC
Buy Low
Lost in the Chargers’ run-heavy approach is the fact that Justin Herbert is still an excellent NFL quarterback. Imagine if he swapped places with Joe Burrow. Would we not feel confident in Herbert as an elite QB1?
As a reminder, Herbert suffered a preseason foot injury. It’s very possible it hampered him early in the season and he’s just now getting healthy.
After failing to reach 15 fantasy points over the first seven weeks of the season, Herbert has now scored 19+ fantasy points in three straight.
The Chargers may still want to run, but the schedule may not let them. Over the next five weeks, the Chargers play some of the best offenses in football. Four of them are bottom-seven in the league against the pass. Herbert sure looks like a potential QB1 and he is likely being valued as a QB2.
C.J. Sroud, QB | HOU
Buy Low
As a follow-up to his historically great rookie season, C.J. Stroud has not quite performed as expected. Some might say he’s taken a step backward.
Stroud has just one game of 20+ fantasy points through 10 weeks. But it hasn’t been a total disaster. Or, at least it wasn’t to start the season.
From Weeks 1-6, Stroud averaged 17.4 fantasy points per game. Not great, but not terrible. Beginning in Week 7, though, things took a turn. Since then, he’s only averaged 10.3 points per game, throwing two touchdowns in his last four games.
Something happened over the last four weeks, though. Nico Collins hasn’t played. Well, he’s set to return this week and the Texans have a mostly favorable remaining slate of pass defenses. Stroud could end up returning QB1 value from this point forward.
Brock Purdy, QB | SF
Sell High
Quietly, Brock Purdy is on a really good four-week run. He’s hit 20 fantasy points in four straight. Against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Purdy threw for 353 yards and two touchdowns.
The 49ers remain one of the best offenses in the NFL. However, they’ve enjoyed an average-to-good schedule of pass defenses. Their second-half schedule is pretty rough. The 49ers face three top-eight pass defenses in their next four games. We may have seen the best of Purdy this season, making this the ideal time to sell.