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Fantasy Football Week 8: Top 100 Players’ Updated Trade Value and Advice
- Updated: October 27, 2016
Listen, guys and gals, I’ve been wheeling and dealing since elementary school. Back then, I was trying to get some Dunkaroos or Fruit by the Foot from one of my friends for a super delicious, shiny red apple I had in my lunch box.
And nothing has changed, other than the fact that I’ve gone from snacks to fantasy players. Which is why I post my fantasy trade chart as a weekly guide to help ensure you get solid value in all of your potential deals.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I suddenly have the strangest urge to snack.
Everyone say hello to Jay Ajayi and, please, welcome him to fantasy prominence.
Well, maybe.
You can ignore one rushing performance of 200 yards if the player in question hadn’t rushed for more than 50 yards in a game in his two-year career.
But it becomes a lot harder to ignore that player if he not only rushes for over 200 yards two weeks in a row, but his only potential competition for touches in the backfield this season—in this case, Arian Foster—also happens to retire.
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So, yes, Ajayi’s trade value has skyrocketed. In fact, it’s possible it won’t ever be higher. After all, it’s hard to imagine him posting another two-game stretch that totals 59 fantasy points. Remember, he had 24 fantasy points heading into Week 6.
Are you seeing where I’m going here? You might actually be able to sell high on Ajayi right now.
Yes, I know that running backs are valuable. The position is once again laden with injuries and underachievers, and the next two weeks will see 12 teams go on bye. Cutting ties with a player who is red-hot probably doesn’t seem wise.
But right now, Ajayi—in my opinion—is likely to be valued in the same class of running backs as Todd Gurley, Mark Ingram, C.J. Anderson (if he stays healthy), Christine Michael, Matt Forte and Jonathan Stewart. But is that where his ultimate value will land at the end of the season?
Maybe, but I think a regression is probably in order. And if you want to sell high now, here are some of the packages you might be able to get in …
