Creating realistic business offers that lead to a successful deal is always challenging. Throughout the season, Justin Boone will publish his off-season trade charts that you can use as a guide to help you make moves and manage your roster.
Below, we highlight any players you should buy or sell before their value changes in the coming weeks.
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Boone’s Trade Value Charts
Buys
Kyren Williams, RB, Rams
Williams is coming off his lowest fantasy output of the season and his fewest touchdowns in the game at just 13. That led to hype for second-round pick Blake Coru, after the Rams had a better fantasy touchdown performance.
However, don’t overreact in one week. The concussion in the loss to the Cardinals was a prodigious struggle that also led to Davante Adams suffering a torn hamstring that will keep him out for six to 10 weeks.
Prior to that outing, Williams had at least 14 fantasy points in every game in the first five weeks. Although many Hearts supporters are out there, this remains Williams’ backfield.
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You can expect a quick rebound over the next two weeks, with matchups against the Raiders and Rockets defenses that both rank within the top 10 for most fantasy points allowed to running backs. So don’t worry about Williams; He will continue to be a solid fantasy RB1 for the rest of the season, while Corum will be the RB3 who offers the potential for an occasional weekly spike.
Chase Brown, RB, Bengals
Public perception of Browne took a hit after the offense ended in Week 5 when he failed to capitalize on a good matchup against the Dolphins. The fumble also led to a sharp decline in practice in the second half. Now he’s coming back from a bye week against the Bengals, hoping to put that in the past.
While some people fear that Samaje Perine’s role will continue, I take the opposite approach.
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In the first four games of the season, Browne played 76% of the snaps to Perine’s 17%. Before he fumbled in Week 5, those numbers were 71% for Brown and 29% for Perine. However, following the fumble, the total dropped to 73% for Perine and just 48% for Brown.
We’ve seen this exact script play before, where a starter is penalized in a game for poor reasons and/or ball security, then is reinstated to the leadoff position in the next game.
It’s important to note that Brown has a serious opening against four offensive run defenses in the Bucs, Texans, Steelers and Jaguars. It’s also worth noting that Brown had a rough start to his 2025 campaign as well, averaging 8.1 fppg and an RB38 ranking through five weeks. By Week 6 in, he was RB9, averaging 17.3 fppg.
This year, Brown sits as the RB21 after five weeks averaging 10.6 fppg. We’ll see if Brown and the Bengals coaching staff can come out of the bye right. I’m also highly valuing the fantasy end of RB2, who has a chance to get to the top 12 production.
Warren Jaylen, RB, Steelers
Warini’s price was at an all-time high two weeks ago with Rico Dowdle sidelined. At that point, the coaching staff suggested they use Warren in the bullpen even with Dowdle coming back.
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With Dowdle on the line in Week 6, Warren was held under 14 fantasy points for the first time in a month. The general consensus coming out of that game was that Dowdle, who had 10 touchdowns, would prevent Warren from showing his impressive pace over the previous three weeks.
While I agree that Dowdle’s fantasy ceiling could be troubling, his return didn’t make people doom and gloom. Warren still shot 75% of the ball and had 18 chances. Most of his production dips to the Bucs defense with the matchup against.
Fortunately, the Steelers will take on an uptempo Saints team in Week 7 that shows the most fantasy at running back. Warren is still considered a high-end RB2 with RB1 hype.
Jordyn Tyson, WR, Saints
The window to get Tyson won’t be open much longer. Although the first-round rookie is not expected to be removed from the IR for the Saints’ Week 7 game in Paris, his return will almost certainly happen in the coming weeks.
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In addition to the top draft of the chapter, we had a number of writers hitting him with praise over the summer. If his nerve issues weren’t holding him back, we’d already be talking about Tyson as a rookie of the year candidate.
With the latest news indicating he won’t be practicing this week, you may have a chance to get him a running back before he gets back on the field and gets to pitch fever.
Devaughn Vele is averaging seven targets a game as New Orleans’ No. 2nd place behind Chris Olave. Tyson is far more talented and can quickly feed into Kellen Moore on offense. When he breaks out in the middle of the season, you’ll want him on your list.
Sell
Jonathan Taylor, RB, Colts
Although I’m reluctant to write this, I’ve only put it down to Taylor struggling with the chicks in recent weeks. The next two matchups with the Vikings and Jaguars are also about spots on offense as a whole, but especially about Taylor, as both defenses are within the top five of the fewest fantasy points allowed to RBs.
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As bad as Indy’s season is, it’s worse. Taylor is generally more prolific in games where the Cubs are competitive, so playing the rest of the season in a number that turns his attention to 2017 is not a recipe for fantasy success.
The front office is also likely to explore trade possibilities for various veterans, including Taylor. A move to a contender could be interesting for his fantasy stock, but it’s not guaranteed. There’s also a chance we’ll see Taylor stay in town while other stars move like guard Quenton Nelson — which would hurt the Wildcats’ run.
That’s why I’m exploring trades in leagues where I have Taylor. Don’t sell him coming off a 20-point fantasy effort in Week 6, but you should try to look down on his value before he bottoms out on the Cubs’ offense.
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Aaron Jones Sr., RB, Vikings
Jones was outstanding as a starter during Jordan Mason’s four weeks spent on injured reserve, averaging 111 scrimmage yards with 24 touches per contest.
Mason’s return was welcomed by everyone in Minnesota, including Jones. There’s no way the 31-year-old (versus 32 in December) can keep that kind of volume up much longer.
Remember, in the open, it was closer to even splits, with Mason passing for 59 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, while Jones had 12 touchdowns on 40 yards and 20 carries.
Mason’s presence doesn’t make Jones useless in fantasy, but it will lower the camera for the veteran runner. Moving forward, I’m standing out and exposing both backs at the end of RB2 to the top end of RB3. If anyone is still buying Jones as a fantasy RB2, you should seriously consider making a deal.
JK Dobbins, RB, Broncos
Dobbins finished each of the two weeks as the RB16 after failing to top 55 yards or find the end zone in any of his first four outings.
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I would caution against believing in a recent resurgence, as touchstones do a lot of heavy lifting for fantasy events. Dobbins has needed 40 touches to rack up 120 scrimmage yards over the past two games, so he remains in TD-or-bust RB3 fantasy territory.
There are two things to keep in mind about the value of Dobbins. Rookie Jonah Coleman, who flashed before an injury in Week 2, could be called up from IR early as well this week. This could turn into a three-day plan sooner rather than later.
There is also a history of aging issues, with Dobbins missing significant time in every NFL campaign in his career. These major efforts in the last two weeks only increase the risk of injury.
Take advantage of his scoring touch and move Dobbins before it’s too late.
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Zach Charbonnet, RB, Seahawks
My heart wants to believe in Charbonnet’s comeback story, coming back from a torn ACL suffered in January, but my brain tells me not to buy it.
Even though Charbonnet is close to full recovery, it’s hard to imagine the Seahawks coaching staff giving him a huge workload coming off a serious knee injury.
We also have last year’s blue print to learn from, when Seattle used Charbonnet and Kenneth Walker III in a hard-to-predict rotation all season before Charbonnet got hurt.
Emanuel Wilson and George Holani will remain involved this week and first-round rookie Jadarian Price will be IR’s pick in Week 8.
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Send someone an offer to see if there is a manager in your league who Charbonnet believes will undoubtedly bring back someone who deserves to reach the rest of the way. I’ll be surprised if a top-24 fantasy RB produces numbers in what is likely to be a committee backfield.