Fantasy Football Trade Analyzer: Players must be dealt/targeted before week 6

Take advantage of the fantasy football trade market in your leagues with these players to target or trade before Week 6.

Buy low on Khalil Shakir

Shakir missed Week 5 with an ankle injury. He hasn’t been able to train all week, which could mean he’s at risk of missing Week 6 as well. This has created a buy-low situation for arguably the Bills’ No. 1 pass catcher. In Week 5, without Shakir, Josh Allen completed just 30% of his passes for just 131 yards.

Shakir’s absence wasn’t the only reason Allen struggled, but it was certainly part of it. Shakir has been Allen’s favorite target against pressure this season. In Week 5, Allen didn’t have that safety net, completing zero of 13 attempts while under pressure, according to PFF. That is extremely worrying.

Shakir leads the Bills with a 20% target share this season and 95% of his goals are attainable. He is the perfect buy-low candidate. Try to trade Tank Bigsby or Kareem Hunt for Shakir if you can.

Trade for De’Von Achane

Achane is at an all-time low right now for his fantasy value. He left in week 5 with a concussion and did not return. Achane has now failed to crack the top 10 in fantasy points in three straight games and has seen his production dip each year over the last four weeks. To make matters worse, both Raheem Mostert and Jaylen Wright saw success in Week 5 with Achane out.

It’s a frustrating time to be a De’Von Achane fantasy manager, which makes it a good time to send in a buy-low offer. Achane is entering his bye week, so he should be good to return from his concussion in Week 7. During his retirement, you might be able to get him at a discount because he won’t be useful to his current managers.

The real reason you want to buy low on Achane is because Tua Tagovailoa is trending toward a potential return in Week 8. In the two games Tagovailoa started this season, Achane averaged 22.8 fantasy points per game. He ranks fourth in yards created and sixth in yards per route run this year.

Buy low on Achane as he enters his bye week. Try to trade Mike Evans or DJ Moore for Achane if you can.

Trade away Nick Chubb

Chubb started practicing for the Browns last week. He was able to practice on a limited basis all three days, which is an encouraging sign. Chubb is returning from a serious knee injury that could take up to two years to recover from. But he’s already back on the practice field, just 13 months after suffering the injury in Week 2 of 2023.

This is great to see and according to Deepak Chona, Chubb could be close to returning this week or in Week 7. However, a return for Chubb would not mean that he is immediately back to his old self; it could take weeks for the Browns to get him back on a fantasy-relevant workload. Even if he reaches this point, there is still a big question as to how the injury will have affected his efficiency.

We’re also concerned about this Browns offense and their messed-up offensive line that currently ranks 31st in run-blocking, according to PFF. Try trading Chubb for someone like Rashid Shaheed or George Pickens if you can.

Submit an offer for Kenneth Walker III

Walker might be a top-three running back for the rest of the fantasy season. He’s coming off a week in which he only ran 19 yards five times. Not great. But it was his new receiving game role that saved his week. The Seahawks trailed for most of the second half in Week 5. In previous seasons, this could have meant fewer snaps for Walker, but not under new play-caller Ryan Grubb.

Walker ran 30 routes for the second straight game. This is important because prior to this season, Walker had only run 30 routes in a game once in 30 games. This use of receiving games has led to strong production. Walker has 13 targets over the past two weeks – including this past week when he converted eight targets into seven catches for 57 yards; again, this saved his fantasy day.

Since returning from injury, Walker has handled 64% of the backfield snaps and 17 of 21 carries. There are no signs of his injury holding him back. Trade for Walker if you can; I’d be willing to part ways with Chris Godwin or Garrett Wilson for him.

Buy low on Dontayvion Wicks

Wicks was a popular waiver ad last week that many fantasy managers started. Christian Watson was out and Romeo Doubs was suspended one game by the Packers. It was the perfect setup for Wicks to have a big day.

But he didn’t.

Wicks posted just two catches for 20 yards on seven targets. Once again he had two drops in this match and was just missed by Love deep on two more targets. The box score looks bad, but we were inches away from a big day here. Most importantly, Wicks was open often in this match. In Week 6, Wicks will have another strong game against the Cardinals. Arizona is allowing the fifth-most receiving yards per game this season.

Buy low on Wicks before week 6 starts. Trade someone like Kareem Hunt or Wan’Dale Robinson for him.