One week of fantasy football is enough to make people lose their minds.
A player scores twice and suddenly he is untouchable. An early-round pick disappoints and managers start wondering whether they completely missed.
That is exactly when trades get interesting.
The goal after Week 1 is not to buy bad box scores or sell good ones. It is to find where fantasy points and opportunity do not match.
Targets, routes, snaps, touches and role changes matter more than one Sunday.
Here are five players to buy and five to sell before Week 2 changes the market.
Week 2 Trade Board
| Buy Low | Sell High |
|---|---|
| DeVonta Smith | Rashee Rice |
| DK Metcalf | David Montgomery |
| Jameson Williams | Isaiah Likely |
| Drake London | Chuba Hubbard |
| Colston Loveland | Jalen Coker |
Buy Low
DeVonta Smith, WR, Eagles
Three catches for 53 yards was not what managers wanted from Philadelphia’s new No. 1 receiver.
But Smith still led the Eagles with six targets in a game where Jalen Hurts completed only 14 passes.
The fantasy score disappointed.
The role did not.
Trade move: Buy at WR2 pricing before the target volume produces a bigger game.
DK Metcalf, WR, Steelers
Metcalf finished with only four catches for 40 yards.
Underneath that ugly score were 10 targets and 171 air yards.
That is exactly the type of usage we want to buy. Pittsburgh was willing to throw, Metcalf was heavily involved, and the production simply did not follow yet.
Trade move: Buy if his manager sees the 40 yards instead of the opportunity.
Jameson Williams, WR, Lions
Jamo caught four passes for 45 yards.
He also saw nine targets.
That is the important part.
Williams has spent much of his career relying on big plays. Week 1 showed a potentially different role with consistent involvement.
We do not need his role to improve.
We need the catches to arrive.
Trade move: Target him as a high-upside WR2 before the bigger games come.
Drake London, WR, Falcons
Two catches for 29 yards looks terrible.
So did Atlanta’s quarterback play.
London still ran a route on virtually every passing play. His role did not disappear; the offense simply could not function around him.
The real reason to buy is Michael Penix Jr. London produced elite numbers with Penix last season, and that upside returns when the quarterback situation improves.
Trade move: Buy if the manager who drafted him early is already frustrated.
Colston Loveland, TE, Bears
Zero catches.
Zero yards.
Zero fantasy points.
In a game where Chicago scored 59.
Perfect.
Loveland led Week 1 tight ends with an 89% route rate. He was on the field running routes almost every time Chicago threw.
The targets just did not arrive.
That is one of the easiest bets to make at tight end.
Trade move: Find the manager who started him and is still staring angrily at the zero.
Sell High
Rashee Rice, WR, Chiefs
Rice scored a touchdown.
He also saw only two targets.
The touchdown saved what otherwise would have been a two-catch, 19-yard disaster.
Rice will have better games, but Kansas City showed it may be more comfortable leaning on the run than fantasy managers expected.
Trade move: If someone still values Rice as a locked-in WR1/2, test the market.
David Montgomery, RB, Texans
Three touchdowns will get everyone’s attention.
The snap count should get yours.
Woody Marks actually slightly out-snapped Montgomery, while Montgomery turned 79 scrimmage yards into three scores.
The role is useful.
The touchdowns are not repeatable.
Trade move: Use the monster Week 1 score to tier up at running back or another position.
Isaiah Likely, TE, Giants
Likely caught all eight targets for 78 yards and two touchdowns.
The role looked legitimately good.
That is exactly why this is a sell-high instead of a “get rid of him.”
If your league now values Likely like an elite tight end after one game, see what you can get.
Trade move: Hold unless someone is willing to pay top-five TE prices.
Chuba Hubbard, RB, Panthers
Hubbard scored twice and finished with 87 yards from scrimmage.
He also handled only 13 touches in a 96-point shootout.
Jonathon Brooks barely played, but his role should grow as the season goes on.
Hubbard can remain useful without repeating this fantasy score.
Trade move: Sell only if Week 1 lets you upgrade into a more secure long-term starter.
Jalen Coker, WR, Panthers
Coker might actually be breaking out.
That is what makes this one interesting.
He caught eight passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns while earning strong target volume and playing more than 80% of the snaps.
The role is real.
But Carolina is also not scoring 37 points in a 96-point shootout every week.
Trade move: Do not sell cheaply. If someone is willing to value him like a locked-in top-20 receiver, cash in. Otherwise, hold.
Bottom Line
Week 1 finally gave us real data.
Just do not confuse one week of fantasy points with a new reality.
DK Metcalf had 40 yards but 10 targets and 171 air yards.
Jameson Williams had 45 yards but nine targets.
Colston Loveland scored zero but ran routes at an elite rate.
On the other side, Montgomery scored three times. Hubbard scored twice. Coker scored twice. Likely scored twice. Rice scored on one of only two targets.
Those points count.
They just might not happen again.
Buy the panic. Sell the points.
And make the trade before Week 2 changes everyone’s mind.
