BUY
Garrett Wilson, WR, New York Jets
“But, Jay, didn’t the Jets just trade for Davante Adams?” Yes, they did, freeing up the talented Wilson to have juicy matchups against lesser defensive backs every single week. Sure, Davante’s magically healed hamstring and longstanding relationship with his new quarterback will draw plenty of targets, but I’m confident Wilson’s arrow is still heading up, or at least holding steady, after two consecutive games with 100 yards and a touchdown. Allen Lazard leads the Jets in touchdown receptions, but that doesn’t deter me from wanting Wilson. See if a manager in your league is bummed about the Adams trade that thinks they can get away with selling Wilson high when you’re actually getting someone that can still put up borderline WR1 numbers over the rest of the season.
CLEVELAND, OHIO – SEPTEMBER 18: Garrett Wilson #17 of the New York Jets catches the ball for a touchdown while defended by Martin Emerson Jr. #23 of the Cleveland Browns during the second quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 18, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
Tre Tucker, WR, Las Vegas Raiders
If your league mates are too savvy to trade Garrett Wilson, consider Tucker, who is available in 90% of Yahoo leagues and 78% of Sleeper leagues. The flip side of the Davante Adams trade is the targets that have become available in Vegas. While Jakobi Meyers has become the default WR1 for the Raiders and Brock Bowers has made an immediate impact at tight end, Tucker slides into the WR2 role with his only competition being DJ Turner and Tyreik McAllister. Tucker will have his best matchup for weeks against the Rams on Sunday, and he’s someone who should be considered a bye-week fill-in and long-term depth for your team throughout the remainder of the season. Consider last week’s goose egg in fantasy scoring an anomaly and snag Tucker off your wavier wire.
SELL
Dalton Kincaid, TE, Buffalo Bills
Kincaid was drafted as a top-5 tight end but hasn’t lived up to the billing, as he’s finished as a TE1 exactly one time this season. Add that to the trade Buffalo made for Amari Cooper, and Kincaid appears to move even farther down the pecking order. He’s coming off a six-reception game against the Jets, which is a season-high in catches, to go along with his highest yardage total of the season. In the wasteland that is the tight end position, float an offer or two out to a manager frustrated that they wasted waiver priority or FAAB on Isaiah Likely or another similar player. You can find tight ends on the waiver wire on a weekly basis that can provide the same output as Kincaid has given us this season. It’s not your typical sell-high situation, but unless he somehow scores a couple of times this week, the market may be as good as it gets for the former Utah Ute.
TAMPA, FL – NOVEMBER 12: Rachaad White #1 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers carries the ball for a touchdown during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans at Raymond James Stadium on November 12, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)
HOLD
Rachaad White, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
White hasn’t taken advantage of his anointed RB1 status in Tampa Bay, as the backfield has become somewhat of a three-headed monster with fourth-round pick Bucky Irving and the burgeoning Sean Tucker. He hasn’t reached paydirt at all this season, but it’s still too early to cut bait on White at this point, as he can contribute to both the running and passing games. The Bucs score more points than everyone in the league not named the Lions, and there will continue to be plenty of touchdowns to go around to allow White to break his cold streak. You won’t get much value on the trade market for White, so hold him and hope he finds a way to get the most out of his touches and maybe even find the end zone. If he does and/or if another member of the Tampa Bay running back committee goes down, we’ll consider seeing if we can get anything for him at that time.
