Week 3 Fantasy Football Trades: 15 Players to BUY & SELL RIGHT NOW!

This week-three trade special from Theo Gremminger runs through a rapid-fire list of buy-low and sell-high candidates as fantasy managers navigate an injury-heavy, tilt-inducing start to the season. Gremminger's central argument is that roster construction right now should be driven by opportunity cost — identifying players whose perceived value has diverged sharply from their actual role, and acting on those gaps before the broader market catches up.

The arguments

Chuba Hubbard is a workhorse buy despite name-value skepticism. Gremminger points to back-to-back RB10 finishes on 60-plus percent snap shares, and argues Jonathan Brooks' trip to IR removes the last threat to Hubbard's role, with A.J. Dillon a non-factor by comparison. He leans on Dave Canales' track record of elevating backfield touches (citing Hubbard's own prior big year, plus Rachaad White and Bucky Irving) as reason to expect a "fourth straight year" of a Canales back paying off, even against Cleveland this week.

Josh Downs is underpriced given his route and target share. Gremminger says Downs is running 90% of routes with a 22%-plus target share, numbers he calls historically strong for Downs specifically, and expects the share to climb past 25% with Alec Pierce out and Tyler Warren not yet commanding the expected target volume. He frames Downs, averaging just 10 PPR points per game, as an easy buy who could deliver high-end WR2 numbers.

De'Von Achane is a buy despite Miami's collapse, on usage alone. Gremminger acknowledges widespread frustration with the Dolphins offense but stresses Achane's 80%-plus snap share and 20%-plus target share as running-back numbers that rarely hold that value at that price. He flags Malik Washington's weak receiver competition and an easier stretch (Bengals, Jets) after this week's Chiefs test as reasons the 11.5 PPG average will rise.

Dalton Kincaid and Travis Kelce are both undervalued tight ends worth chasing. On Kincaid, Gremminger argues the market hasn't caught up to Buffalo's passing-game shift and says he'd trade any tight end not named McBride or Bowers to get him, citing a real high-stakes league trade of Kincaid plus a running back for Bhayshul Tuten. On Kelce, he pushes back on the sell-high framing after Week 2's 9-101-1 line, arguing Kansas City's offense "has its swagger back" and that Kelce, viewed around TE10, should be treated as a top-six weekly scorer with a soft Miami matchup ahead.

Bhayshul Tuten and Chase Brown are backs whose bell-cow roles outrun public perception. Gremminger cites Tuten's 28-12-7 carry advantage over Chris Rodriguez and Amir Abdullah, plus a strong miles-per-hour explosiveness reading, as evidence the Chris Rodriguez timeshare narrative is dead. On Brown, he argues Cincinnati's stout defense (shutdowns of Houston and Tampa Bay) will let the Bengals protect leads and lean run rather than air it out, making Brown's 15 PPG the floor, not the ceiling — worth a two-for-one package including a back like Javonte Williams.

Zay Flowers and George Pickens are buy-low windows created by injury and slow starts. Gremminger expects Flowers, banged up for the Brazil game against Dallas, to be available at a discount before a soft midseason slate (Titans, Falcons, Browns) with no bye until Week 13. He makes a similar case for Pickens, whose 8 PPG average masks a target count (14) nearly matching CeeDee Lamb's (17), and predicts multiple 20-point weeks are coming against Baltimore, Houston, and Tampa Bay.

Travis Etienne and Malik Nabors are sell-low chips, though Gremminger flags real disagreement risk on both. He likens Etienne's diminished role (2-7 catches, 25-46 rushing yards across two weeks, losing touches to Kamara and CJ Donaldson) to Miles Sanders' Carolina collapse, but suggests holding one more week since Saints matchups against Vegas and Atlanta could offer a better exit price. On Nabors, he rejects the idea that a QB change helps him, arguing Jameis Winston's ugly tape and the broader Giants downgrade make Nabors a name worth flipping for a receiver with a cleaner situation, even one drafted behind him.

What it means for your roster

• Trade for: Chuba Hubbard, Josh Downs, Dalton Kincaid (offer any TE besides McBride/Bowers), Zay Flowers, George Pickens, Bhayshul Tuten, and Chase Brown (via a two-for-one package built around a back like Javonte Williams or Omarion Hampton).
• Buy-low, stash, don't start yet: Luther Burden — cheap to acquire, but bench him this week regardless of who starts at QB.
• Trade away while value is high: David Montgomery (already actioned last week) and consider shopping DeVante Adams off his 8-catch, 195-yard, two-touchdown outlier game.
• Trade away as a fading asset: Rashee Rice (usage trending down two straight weeks) and Malik Nabors (Giants offense downgraded post-Dart injury; move him for a receiver in a cleaner setup).
• Sell-low candidate to consider moving, with a caveat: Travis Etienne — package him with another piece in a two-for-one, but Gremminger would hold one more week given upcoming Saints matchups against Vegas and Atlanta.
• Hold and start with confidence: Achane as a buy-low RB2, and Kelce as a top-six-tight-end play against Miami this week, not a sell-high after his Week 2 line.