Players To Sell In Dynasty Fantasy Football: Offload Jacoby Brissett While You Still Can
Jake Trowbridge highlights four players with unfriendly schedules that are worth selling ASAP in dynasty leagues.
We no longer have to beg for scraps and leaks; the NFL finally released the full schedule.
We can now use it to suss out any rough patches that our fantasy players might be up against and plan accordingly.
To be clear, not every player with a concerning early-season schedule should be traded. We’re still talking about dynasty here. We don’t jettison players based on one (fairly nebulous) data point. BUT, there’s a small subset of players that already had an uphill battle to meet their current dynasty values, and this was the straw that could break the dynasty manager’s back.
Here are some players you may want to trade away before the season gets underway ...
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Players To Sell In Dynasty Fantasy Football
Jacoby Brissett | QB | ARI
Get what you can while you can, folks. Brissett is coming off a season where he averaged an outrageous 40 pass attempts per game, which allowed him to post a gaggle of top-10 fantasy performances and make him a bit of a Superflex darling.
We already expected Brissett’s pass attempts to decrease drastically, in no small part because the team heavily invested in Jeremiyah Love. Then, of course, we have to factor in his ongoing contract dispute.
And now, even if the 33-year-old QB gets paid and is ready to suit up in Week 1, he has to face the Seahawks, Rams and Broncos within the first seven weeks. All of those teams are in the Top 4 of our D/ST rankings, by the way. So yes, “yikes” is the appropriate reaction. The Cardinals will also contend with the Chargers, Lions and 49ers in that stretch, and none of those defenses are slouches. In fact, the only drop of water in this barren desert of a fantasy schedule will come from the Giants in Week 4.
If things go as poorly for Brissett and company as I expect them to, we might see a healthy dose of third-round rookie Carson Beck to close out the season. In Superflex, see if any QB-needy teams would be willing to part with a 2027 second-round rookie pick.
J.K. Dobbins, RJ Harvey | RBs | DEN
You heard me. Both of ‘em. Although we expected Denver to lean on their ground game while Bo Nix recuperates from his reconstructed ankle, that might not be so feasible against the Chiefs, Jaguars, Rams, Chargers and Seahawks. That’s right, the Broncos face FIVE of last year’s stingiest run defenses out of the gate.
And sure, we can talk about year-to-year variance for defenses. Just because they were among the 10 least favorable for opposing running backs way back then, doesn’t mean they’re guaranteed to be that dominant again this year. I get that. But … have you also considered that they VERY WELL COULD BE??
By the time their schedule eases up against the Cardinals in Week 7, every running back on the roster might feel like they’ve been beaten with a sack of baseball bats. Which brings up another point: This is a super murky backfield that will probably become even more frustrating as Sean Payton desperately tries to keep his guys from getting obliterated on the field.
I could envision RJ Harvey, J.K. Dobbins and rookie Jonah Coleman all rotating their way to single-digit touches. I’m staying away in redraft, and I’m trading these guys in dynasty, especially once we hit peak training camp hype season.
Chris Rodriguez Jr | RB | JAX
Just as I was starting to come around to Rodriguez as a cheap-ish veteran addition to my contending dynasty rosters, the schedule-makers started throwing haymakers at him. Jacksonville will see the Browns, Broncos, Patriots, Eagles and Texans all before their Week 7 bye. Every one of those defenses is ranked inside our Top 10 for fantasy. Those last two will be London games, by the way, which adds a layer of jet lag and potential pain.
Liam Coen can gush about Rodriguez all he likes, but results are likely to be lackluster in the early going. It’s a good thing Rodriguez is so good at picking up yards after contact, because he’s going to be contacted a lot.
You might ask why I’m not advocating for Bhayshul Tuten as a trade candidate, since he’s in the exact same situation as Rodriguez. And that’s simply because I’m still very comfortable with Tuten’s long-term value. Again, we’re not trying to overreact to the early schedule woes for prominent/ascending players; we’re just trying to avoid the floor dropping out on some of these fringe players.
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