Dynasty deals

By: Josh Frey-Sam

The fantasy football season is over, which makes now the perfect time to set yourself up for next season — especially in dynasty leagues.

Many players will wait until the Super Bowl is over to look at moves. They want to see who fills the head coaching vacancies and subsequently who fills their co-ordinator positions.

While that can be a smart thing to do at times, my advice is this:

Strike while the iron is hot, and take advantage of the recency bias that permeates around players across the football landscape.

Here are my top buy-low players that you need trade for now before it’s too late:

Wide receivers

Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

He started on a rocket ship, but quickly ran out of fuel and crashed back down to earth. Yes, Egbuka’s season — one double-digit finish (half-ppr) since Week 6 — ended on an extremely disappointing note, but don’t forget what he showed early in his rookie campaign.

Also don’t forget why the Bucs drafted him in the first round: Mike Evans is a free agent and Chris Godwin will be 30 next season. Baker Mayfield will be back next season, and he showed a clear connection with Egbuka before things went south.

Here’s a selling point for you to use: once Jalen McMillian returned from injury, Egbuka’s route participation dropped significantly. Over the last three games, Egbuka participated in just 39.39% of routes - McMillan was 46.46%.

This is an easy buy low. If Evans is out, Egbuka can return to an alpha role, even with Godwin and McMillan in the picture.

Matthew Golden, Green Bay Packers

While Egbuka’s rocket crashed, Golden’s never got off the ground.

After the hype on draft night, Golden was pretty much irrelevant in both real life and fantasy the rest of the season.

It was perplexing solely because of his draft capital, but as a fully invested Packers fan, believe me when I tell you it was always going to be tough for Golden to make a major impact in this offence immediately. There were simply too many mouths to feed.

The final gut punch came recently when offensive co-ordinator Adam Stenavich said he doesn’t foresee Golden being used much in the playoffs — a damming statement for where the rookie stands with the coaching staff.

The only thing I can think of is that the staff doesn’t trust that Golden knows what to do when he’s on the field, because the skillset has been evident whenever he’s gotten a chance.

Believe in the draft capital and the skillset.

Golden still has a borderline elite quarterback throwing him the ball, and the path to playing time should clear up for him heading into next season, with Romeo Doubs set to hit free agency.

DJ Moore, Chicago Bears

I don’t think DJ Moore is going to be a Chicago Bear next season — not with a $28M cap hit, the presence of Rome Rodunze and the obvious impending breakout of Luther Burden and Colston Loveland.

It’s unlikely that Moore will be cut. He’s more likely to stay. But I' expect him to be traded to a WR-needy team with cap space — think the Titans and Raiders.

No, those options aren’t sexy, but you would then be looking at a similar situation to a receiver like Garrett Wilson, where there’s an extreme consolidation of targets.

Moore is a good player, and there will be teams interested in his services.

I don’t think he would cost much, and the upside could be significant.

Tre’ Harris, Los Angeles Chargers

Another rookie receiver who never took off this season, but don’t get it twisted, there’s a reason the Chargers took this kid in the second round of the 2025 draft.

Harris is a big, tall receiver with juice, and I already know Jim Harbaugh and Greg Roman have a long-term plan for how they want to use him.

This year was a speed bump with the addition of Keenan Allen, but he shouldn’t be back, leaving a great camp battle for the Chargers' WR2 behind Ladd McConkey this summer between Harris, Quentin Johnston and K’Andre Lambert-Smith.

I won’t be shocked to see Johnston claim the role out of camp, but this is a job Harris can win as the season moves on.

He’s being forgotten about right now and isn’t viewed in the same light he was on draft night — go get him.

 Running Backs

Breece Hall, New York Jets

A big piece of me is shocked that Hall wasn’t moved at the deadline, but maybe that’s better for us.

Hall looked like the player from two years ago, this season, the only problem was that he played for the New York Jets. I expect Hall to go to a much better situation in free agency, setting the 24-year-old up for a potential bell cow role for the rest of his prime.

Hall was the RB18, so you can’t get him for peanuts, but the uncertainty around his future will leave plenty of managers open to dealing him.

Bhayshul Tuten, Jacksonville Jaguars

Don’t say I didn’t warn you — in two months, the fantasy world will be giddy over Tuten.

Travis Etienne made a legitimate case to be brought back with the Jags next season, but he could also look elsewhere in free agency. Plus, it was pretty clear that the Jags already thought of his replacement when they drafted Tuten last year.

Once ETN is out, Tuten becomes the clear RB1 in Jacksonville and is poised to see big usage. Many thought he would take over at some point this year, but that simply never happened, which could leave some owners a bit sour about his future in Duval County.

Go get Tuten now before he’s one of the most talked about names in fantasy.

Jonathan Brooks, Carolina Panthers

Remember this guy?

Yes, Brooks is coming off a second ACL tear, but he’s still just 22 years old and has the draft capital (second round) to suggest the Panthers are far from giving up on this kid.

He will have to earn it, and more importantly, prove he’s still the same player as before this off-season. But there is potentially an opportunity for him, as Rico Dowdle is set to become a free agent (the Panthers could legitimately bring him back).

He will also have to compete with Chuba Hubbard and Trevor Etienne for snaps, but Brooks can be had for peanuts right now and still has several factors to suggest he could be a fantasy asset worth owning.

Tight end

Terrance Ferguson, Los Angeles Rams

But what about Tyler Higbee and Colby Parkinson?

Terrance Ferguson is already one of my favourite TE sleepers for next season. Sean McVay drafted this kid in the second round for a reason — his breakout is coming.

Ferguson was buried this year and never really got a chance to make an impact. That should change next year. I like the way McVay went to heavier personnel this season, incorporating his tight ends more. We could see that continue, except Ferguson can be a more versatile piece used to create mismatches, as he’s an excellent receiving option.

Thanks for reading and, as always, have a great day.

Josh