As trade deadlines rapidly approach in most fantasy leagues, now is the time to strike with that league-winning trade. Here are the top targets for a championship run as well as guys that should be on their way out ahead of Week 12. Let’s make some fantasy football trades!
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Fantasy Football Week 12 Buy Trade Targets
Bucky Irving (RB, TB)
Over his last five games, Irving is averaging 14 opportunities and 14.9 fantasy points. This is a running back by committee backfield, with Bucky getting most of the carries while Rachaad White is getting most of the running back targets. Bucky has been a stud so far in the NFL, ranking second in Pro Football Focus’s elusive rating and sixth in yards per carry at a respectable 5.12. Irving also ranks fifth in yards created per touch and sixth in breakaway run rate. He’s getting the work and producing, and the prospect of league-winning upside gets even more exciting when you look at the schedule. The Buccaneers have the easiest strength of schedule remaining for running backs according to FantasyPros, with five of their last six games against teams that rank in the bottom nine of schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed to running backs (per Fantasy Points).
Bo Nix (QB, DEN)
Nix has been playing lights out since Week 5. He’s been the QB5 in that span, averaging 21.4 PPG. Sean Payton’s offense and Bo Nix are a perfect match, and it’s creating a fantasy stud at the quarterback position. He has 16 total touchdowns to just two turnovers in this span and has shown serious rushing upside with games of 75, 61, and 36 rushing yards.
The Broncos also have the fourth easiest remaining schedule for quarterbacks according to FantasyPros, with three of Nix’s last five games coming against bottom-nine defenses in schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed to QBs and four of five being bottom-14. The run game in Denver has also struggled to get much going, allowing the short passing game to take over, and that means more points for Nix. It’s easy to see a path for Nix to finish the season as a top-six quarterback and a fantasy league-winner.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. (RB, NYG)
Tracy has everything you look for in a trade target at running back: volume, efficiency, and a juicy schedule. He’s averaging 18.7 opportunities and 99 yards per game since taking over the starting role. Tracy is averaging 5.1 yards per carry, a very respectable mark that’s good for ninth among RBs. The Giants have a top-10 remaining schedule for running backs with matchups against the Bucs, Cowboys, and Saints, who have all ranked bottom six in fantasy points allowed to running backs this season. Tracy also ranks 12th in breakaway runs with seven, despite playing just 23-percent of the Giants’ snaps through the first month of the season. He’s set to continue this run and be a potential league-winner down the stretch.
Fantasy Football Week 12 Sell Trade Targets
J.K. Dobbins (RB, LAC)
Dobbins’ twelve touches on Sunday night were a season-low as Gus Edwards is getting reintegrated back into the offense and Hassan Haskins enters the picture. In Week 11, Haskins got back-to-back goal-line carries for the Chargers from the one before Dobbins came in on fourth down to punch it in. According to FantasyPros, the Chargers have the hardest remaining schedule for running backs.
The explosive plays also haven’t been there since Week 3 for Dobbins. He has just three explosive runs (15+ yards) in Weeks 3-11. He’s averaging just 3.68 yards per carry in that span and has been largely TD-dependent, with five touchdowns in the last four games. With Haskins coming in for three goal-line carries in the previous two games and Gus Edwards coming back, that’s not something you want to rely on. Move Dobbins for Bucky Irving or Tyrone Tracy Jr., who are both trending upward with favorable schedules.
D’Andre Swift (RB, CHI)
Swift saw his second-lowest snap share on the season in Week 11, while Roschon Johnson played a season-high 44-percent of snaps in the Bears’ first game under new offensive coordinator Thomas Brown. Johnson also got the goal line carries, which has been a theme this season. Each running back has seven carries inside the five-yard line on the season. Johnson has gained eight yards on his seven carries while Swift has lost four yards on his attempts.
Swift has been trending down, with efficiency struggles on the ground and his target totals dropping. He’s seen over two targets in a game just once in the last month. The schedule is also brutal for Swift as he has to face the Vikings and the Lions twice each in the next five weeks, who rank second and fourth in fantasy points allowed to running backs. Now is the time to move off of Swift after an explosive 39-yard touchdown saved an otherwise dreadful day in Week 11.
Deebo Samuel (WR, SF)
It’s been tough sledding for Deebo since he returned from injury in Week 4. He has just a 17-percent target share and has yet to catch more than five passes in that span. Deebo has been a letdown as Jauan Jennings has taken over the WR1 role for this offense since Brandon Aiyuk has gone down. It won’t help that Christian McCaffrey is back healthy, and George Kittle is playing at an All-Pro level when healthy this season. The Niners also have a bottom-10 remaining schedule for wide receivers according to FantasyPros, so it may be worth exploring what you can get for Deebo to help bolster your roster for a playoff run.
With trade deadlines rapidly approaching, now is the time to cash in your expiring assets for fresh ones, even if that means you’re seemingly losing the trade based on past production and name value. Don’t get too caught up on those factors, otherwise you’ll be left with a good-looking roster without the production to match. Have the guts and take risks, because, at the end of the day, only one team is walking away victorious.
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