PlayerProfiler is home to award-winning dynasty rankings and tools. Our Dynasty Deluxe package includes complete Dynasty Rankings, Rookie Rankings, Trade Analyzer, Draft Planner, Mock Drafts, and more. Check it out. Below, Joel Ybarra highlights some wide receivers and tight ends to buy low in dynasty fantasy football.
With free agency in full swing and the NFL Draft looming, NFL rosters are shifting and teams are getting pieces in place for the coming season. As big-name free agents are signed, the team needs become clear going into the draft. It’s a perfect time to evaluate dynasty fantasy football rosters, and make moves to shape championship rosters for the season(s) to come. NFL roster moves create changes in perception of player value, promoting a dynamic dynasty trade market.
Dynasty is a value game. Prior-year production and value perceptions differentiate between perceived player value and actual scoring potential. To maximize our dynasty championship windows, we should exploit these differentials and attack players who have wanted in value for varying reasons. Below, we take a look at some wide receivers and tight ends who are buy-lows this 2025 offseason.
Dynasty Wide Receivers to Buy
Rome Odunze | Chicago Bears
Rome Odunze is still worth a first-round pick in Dynasty. The former Washington Husky is one pass catcher who could easily enter the top 10 at his position in one year’s time. He is currently the WR16 on KTC and WR18 in PlayerProfiler’s dynasty ranks. Chicago is all in on offense with the hire of Ben Johnson as head coach. Caleb Williams is in year two under center, and the team has a bolstered offensive line (Joe Thuney, Jonah Jackson, and Drew Dalman).
Chris Olave | New Orleans Saints
Chris Olave‘s stock is down after suffering two concussions during the 2024 season. Dynasty gamers prefer to move away from players they deem injury risks. Olave’s Yards Per Route Run numbers, however, have been above 2.00 in each of his three seasons in the NFL. He recorded 2.57 YPRR (No. 10) his rookie season, 2.08 YPRR (No. 21) in 2023, and 2.23 YPRR (No. 20) last season (albeit only playing a full complement of snaps in six games). The Saints signed 31-year-old free agent Brandin Cooks this offseason, but Olave is still the Alpha of the team’s pass-catching unit.
Josh Downs | Indianapolis Colts
Playing primarily out of the slot (72.9 percent of snaps), Josh Downs was only on the field for 65.9 percent (No. 69) of snaps in 2024. Yet the second-year wide receiver excelled in efficiency. He recorded a 29.6-percent (No. 6) Target Rate, a 2.22 (No. 22) YPRR number, and 396 (No. 17) Yards After Catch.
“Alpha” Michael Pittman, by contrast, recorded a 23.4-percent (No. 40) Target Rate, 1.70 (No. 58) YPRR and 259 (No. 40) Yards After Catch. Pittman played 89.1 percent of snaps. Downs is WR41 in dynasty according to Keep Trade Cut. As the Colts’ offense comes together, Downs will be an integral piece. He has two years left on his rookie contract: 2025 and 2026.
Tight End
Jonnu Smith | Miami Dolphins
Jonnu Smith is coming off a career year. He wouldn’t typically be a buy-low candidate, but he is still down at TE19 on KTC and TE16 on PlayerProfiler’s dynasty ranks. That’s after finishing 2024 with 884 yards receiving, eight touchdowns, and coming in at TE5 in PPG. On an offense with Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle and De’Von Achane, Smith commanded a 20.0 percent (No. 9) Target Share. He turned 111 targets into 558 Yards After Catch and 2.38 (No. 6) YPRR.
Theo Johnson | New York Giants
Drafted in the fourth round in 2024, Theo Johnson is an otherworldly athlete. He is No. 7 all-time athletically ranked TE on PlayerProfiler. The 6-6, 259-pound specimen out of Penn State earned 23 targets in his final four games of 2024 before going out for the season with a broken foot.
Johnson started ahead of Daniel Bellinger. The rookie played at least 70 percent of snaps in all active games and doubled up Bellinger in routes. Keep in mind the Giants are picking third in the upcoming Draft and are in the market for a QB. The offense will improve in Johnson’s second year after enduring Daniel Jones, Drew Lock, and Tommy DeVito in 2024.
Brenton Strange | Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars let Evan Engram go and signed free-agent tight end Johnny Mundt. Those moves indicate the team is moving toward Brenton Strange as their primary tight end in 2024. Strange took advantage of Engram’s hamstring injury early in the season to increase his snaps and usage. He outdid Engram in YPRR (1.93 to 1.89) on the season, also earning a decent 24.9 percent (No. 15) Target Rate. Dyami Brown and Parker Washington are the pass catchers behind Brian Thomas Jr. on the Jags’ depth chart. That opens the door for Strange to take on a prominent role in the team’s pass-catching unit.
