🏈 Fantasy Football Trade Deadline Targets

Top Targets For Fantasy Playoffs

RB Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles

Saquon Barkley has not been an elite fantasy option this season. He has only finished as a top-12 fantasy RB once since Week 6 and has scored under 13.5 PPR fantasy points in back-to-back games. However, he is a perfect trade target for the fantasy football playoffs.

Barkley will play the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 15, the Washington Commanders in Week 16, and the Buffalo Bills in Week 17. That playoff schedule is the third-easiest among all RBs. Considering the Commanders rank 25th and the Bills rank 31st against fantasy RBs this season, we could see some big games from the Eagles RB in the final weeks.

RB Bucky Irving, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

We are getting closer and closer to a Bucky Irving return. He practiced in a limited fashion last week and is expected to do more work in practice this week. With his return on the horizon, now might be the best time to trade for an RB who has a favorable fantasy playoff schedule.

Irving will face three defenses in the fantasy football playoffs that rank bottom 12 in fantasy points allowed to the RB position. The Falcons rank 29th (Week 15), the Panthers rank 22nd (Week 16), and the Dolphins rank 21st (Week 17). By Week 15, he should be close to 100% while seeing his usual workload.

WR Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings

Justin Jefferson’s fantasy value is at an all-time low. He hasn’t finished as a WR1 since Week 5 and has scored under 12 PPR fantasy points in consecutive games for the first time this year. However, Jefferson is a prime trade target for those fantasy managers already in the playoffs.

Jefferson has the second-easiest fantasy playoff schedule among WRs, with matchups against the Dallas Cowboys (Week 15), New York Giants (Week 16), and Detroit Lions (Week 17). It really doesn’t get better than that. So, see what it would take to acquire the All-Pro WR.

WR Ricky Pearsall, San Francisco 49ers

Although Ricky Pearsall caught just one pass last week, he saw sings of a breakout earlier this season. WalterPicks believes better fantasy days are ahead for the second-year playmaker and should be a prime target for trade deadline buyers.

Pearsall has one of the better fantasy football playoff schedules. He’ll go up against the Tennessee Titans in Week 15, the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16, and the Chicago Bears in Week 17. Those three defenses rank bottom 10 in terms of fantasy points allowed to opposing WRs.

Players To Trade Away Right Now

RB Breece Hall, New York Jets

Hall was on this list last week, but we’ll reemphasize that trading him away is the best possible move for your fantasy team. While he does have a few solid matchups upcoming, his schedule in the fantasy football playoffs is brutal.

The Jets RB will face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 15, the New Orleans Saints in Week 16, and the New England Patriots in Week 17. The Jaguars and Patriots are allowing under 65 rush yards per game to RBs (top-2 in the NFL), and the Saints rank around league average in fantasy points allowed to the position.

RB Jaylen Warren, Pittsburgh Steelers

Jaylen Warren left last week’s game early due to an ankle injury. However, the expectation is that he will be good to go for Week 12. That ankle injury is not the reason you should be trading him away ahead of your trade deadline. It has to do with his tough playoff schedule.

Even though Warren does have a favorable matchup against the Dolphins in the first round of the fantasy playoffs, his matchups in the next two rounds are difficult. He will face the Lions in Week 16 and the Browns in Week 17. Detroit hasn’t allowed one RB to score over 12 PPR fantasy points since Week 4, and Cleveland has given up the fourth-fewest fantasy points to RBs this year.

WR Courtland Sutton, Denver Broncos

It has been rough sledding for Courtland Sutton in recent weeks. He has scored under 11 PPR fantasy points in four straight games and finished outside the top-35 at the WR position in five of the last six weeks. With his fantasy value continuing to trend down, do what you can to trade him away.

Sutton is ranked as the WR28 on our rest-of-season rankings, and his hard playoff schedule will make it difficult to trust him in the most pivotal weeks. The Broncos’ playmaker will face two defenses that rank top 12 in fantasy points allowed to WRs this year (Packers in Week 15 and Chiefs in Week 17).

Trade Tips Ahead Of Fantasy Football Trade Deadline

Trade for IR players from below .500 teams

Players to Target:

• Bucky Irving

• Omarion Hampton

• Joe Burrow

• Trey Benson

Target players with upcoming byes on teams that need to win

Realistic Players To Target:

• Ladd McConkey

• Drake Maye

• RJ Harvey

• Oronde Gadsden II

• Jaylen Waddle

• Tetairoa McMillan

Look at Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules

If you are a team that is set to make the playoffs, make moves to help your team in the fantasy football playoffs (Week 15 through Week 17). That could mean trading for players with strong playoff schedules or trading away players with poor playoff schedules.

Use our playoff schedule difficulty rankings to help with these moves.

Realistic Players To Target with Easy Playoff Schedules:

• Daniel Jones

• Saquon Barkley

• Chase Brown

• Deebo Samuel

• Justin Jefferson

• A.J. Brown

• DeVonta Smith

• Tyler Warren

Players To Trade Away With Hard Playoff Schedules:

• Breece Hall

• Jaylen Warren

• Travis Etienne

• James Cook

• DK Metcalf

• Courtland Sutton

• Dallas Goedert

Let WalterPicks Find The Best Trades for YOU

In our NEW Trade Finder in the WalterPicks app, we will help you find the best trades across your entire league. All you have to do is sync your league to the WalterPicks app, and Walter will give you the best deals for that player.

The new Trade Finder:

• Scans every team in your league

• Identifies complementary roster needs

• Analyzes thousands of potential trade combinations

• Surfaces the deals most likely to improve both teams