Week 3 Trade Targets
Two weeks in, some managers are panicking. Here are five buy-low targets whose roles are safer than their box scores, in two minutes or less.
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WR: Drake London (ATL)
London's manager is probably sweating after two quiet games, which is exactly your window to buy.
Played 60 of 61 snaps and ran a route on 28 of 29 dropbacks in Week 1, so the role is not in question
Caught 4-of-5 targets for 51 yards in Week 2, with a 25-yard grab wiped out by penalty while Cooper Rush turned it over three times
Finished as last year's WR6 in points per game (16.8) despite missing five games, with a 30.4% target share (5th)
Once Michael Penix is back under center this weekend (London was notably better with him last season), London should return to the WR2 and higher ranks.
TE: Colston Loveland (CHI)
One catch for three yards through two games has Loveland as cheap as he's going to get.
Week 1: Zero fantasy points in a 59-point Bears blowout, yet he led the team in routes (92% route share) and Caleb Williams missed him wide open in the middle of the field
Week 2: Three targets again, as rain and a blitzing Brian Flores defense rattled Williams before he left with a hamstring injury
Exploded for 47-597-6 over his final 10 games as a rookie and ranked 6th in yards per route run (1.96)
Week 3 is a messy setup (likely won’t have Caleb Williams against an Eagles defense that ranks 2nd-toughest against TEs), but that's exactly why now is the time to buy the talent.
RB: Chase Brown (CIN)
Brown's start has been quiet, but he opened slowly last year too before really finding his footing.
Carried 20 times for 80 yards in Week 2 while playing 42 of 60 snaps, after out-touching Samaje Perine 21-8 in Week 1
Had a 20-yard run wiped out by a holding penalty, and the Bengals ran only two plays inside the Texans' red zone all game
Managed just 2.5 yards per carry through five weeks of 2025, then averaged 5+ YPC and 71 rushing yards per game from Week 6 on with Burrow/Flacco
Burrow is healthy, Zac Taylor and OC Dan Pitcher are still running the offense, and the Bengals own one of the league’s more favorable schedules, so Brown is a prime candidate to rebound as this offense heats up.
WR: George Pickens (DAL)
Dallas just put up 37 points on Washington, and while Jake Ferguson is getting all the touchdown love, that trend is likely to swing back Pickens' way.
Averaging 7.0 targets through two weeks, including 6-of-8 for 40 yards in Week 2 as Prescott threw for 279 yards and four TDs with just five incompletions
Finished 2025 as the WR5 in points per game (17.2) with career highs in catches (93), yards (1,429) and TDs (9), plus 23 red-zone targets (3rd)
Posted a 78.9% success rate vs. press and 75.8% vs. man, per Reception Perception
Prescott is the fantasy QB8 and the offense is humming, so Pickens' box score is running behind his role. Buy before the end-zone trips arrive.
RB: Omarion Hampton (LAC)
The Chargers' start has been disastrous, but Hampton is already producing: a touchdown in both games and a workhorse load in Week 2.
Rushed 23 times for 94 yards and a TD in Week 2 and caught both of his targets for 21 yards
Posted a 69.7% opportunity share (11th) and 28 red-zone touches in just nine games last season, establishing himself as the goal-line hammer
Runs in Mike McDaniel's outside-zone scheme behind a line Establish the Run ranks #5 in the NFL
A late fumble could send a few more touches to Keaton Mitchell, but with a workhorse role intact and a Bills defense that just got scorched by Jahmyr Gibbs, Hampton is the one to buy before this offense finds its footing.
That’s the list. 5 guys you could get the better deal for in trades if you play your cards right.
-Joe
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