As your fantasy football league closes in on its trade deadline, many of you are looking for those last-minute moves to help you make the playoffs or win your league championship. Many of us have also seen some disappointments during our season, whether it be a devastating injury or an underperforming star. Here are some players that you may own and are considering a roster move with.

QB:

Carson Wentz (Keep)

Carson Wentz has not had fantasy success in 2019 as he has had in previous years. His receivers have dropped more passes than most teams in the league and have failed to stay healthy. However, Alshon Jeffery has had 2 weeks to let his ankle heal and the Eagles have a very fantasy-friendly schedule going forward. In their next 5 games, Philadelphia will face 3 teams in the bottom third of the league in fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks and the Washington Redskins. Positive game script for opposing teams has allowed them to run the clock out in the 2nd half and because of it, Washington hasn’t allowed their weak secondary to get carved up for 4 quarters every week.

Dak Prescott (Trade)

Dak Prescott is a franchise quarterback and he’s proving that in hopes of signing a big contract in the offseason. Four of the Cowboys’ next five games are against good pass defenses. Those 4 teams are in the bottom 9 in the league in fantasy points allowed to QB’s. The Patriots, Bills, and Bears are the 2nd, 4th, and 6th best defenses in the NFL in terms of stopping fantasy quarterbacks. Capitalize on Prescott’s nice fantasy numbers and trade him before his season takes a turn for the worst.

Jared Goff (Cut)

After signing a massive contract extension earlier in the season, Jared Goff has shown flashes of brilliance and moments of complete confusion as to how he got that big deal in the first place. Goff has been awful on the road and in cold weather. The Rams signal-caller is a complete liability out there on the field and in your fantasy lineup. In a year where 16 of the 32 teams have started more than 1 quarterback, Goff still isn’t a solid starter.

RB:

Le’Veon Bell (Keep)

The Jets offense has not taken a step forward in a year where many thought they would with the addition of Pro Bowl running back Le’Veon Bell. Sam Darnold received a lot of hype heading into his 2nd season in the league and so far, he has not delivered. With that being said, the Jets have a very easy schedule going forward and their offense is focused around their star RB. In their next 4 games, the Jets face the Redskins (14th most fantasy points allowed to opposing RBs), the Raiders (9th most), the Bengals (4th most), and the Dolphins (5th most).

David Johnson (Trade)

In an offense that has had 2 unexpected running backs shine in Chase Edmonds and Kenyan Drake, David Johnson has been a real disappointment. On Sunday against the Buccaneers, Johnson ran the ball 5 times for a total of 2 yards and caught his only target for 8 yards while also losing a fumble, despite playing 30 snaps. Kenyan Drake out-targeted Johnson 7 to 1 and received 10 carries for 35 yards while also playing one and a half times the amount of snaps. With Chase Edmonds soon to come back and playing one of the toughest schedules for the rest of the year, the Cardinals backfield is becoming a committee where Johnson is being out-snapped and out-played. The best move for Johnson owners is trading him and hoping his name will net you something good in return.

Frank Gore (Cut)

Frank Gore is currently owned in 45% in ESPN leagues and in my opinion, that is too much Gore ownership. He has clearly taken a backseat to rookie Devin Singletary, rushing for just 12 yards on 5 carries and catching his only target for 4 yards against the Browns on Sunday. Singletary has been too efficient to justify Gore’s usage in games. The Bills also face a very tough schedule going forward and there are better options out there to handcuff than Gore.

WR:

Odell Beckham Jr (Keep)

The Browns offense has had their struggles this year. Kareem Hunt came back and had a good game coming off his suspension and near year-long absence from playing in an NFL game. With the added weapon of Hunt, things should open up a little bit more for Beckham. It was nice to see Cleveland look his way (12 targets) but they can’t force it to him (only 5 catches). Although Baker Mayfield was inefficient throwing at OBJ, he was at least trying to get him the ball. Volume is king in fantasy and the star receiver should continue to get him and help rebound his season. After all, every single one of their remaining opponents are allowing opposing WRs to score more points than the league average.

JuJu Smith-Schuster (Trade)

One of the bigger disappointments in fantasy this season is JuJu Smith-Schuster. With Ben Roethlisberger getting hurt in week 2 and missing almost the entire season, it has really hurt the young receiver’s season. Juju was drafted to be a top 10 WR and he currently sits at WR36 for the year. Over half of his games without Big Ben have seen him score single-digit fantasy points and the Steelers defense has been good enough to keep their offense from having to throw the ball a lot.

Mike Williams (Cut)

There wasn’t much to doubt in Mike William’s talent when he came out of Clemson. He was a first-round pick and he was almost a lock for future success. That has not been the case as the Chargers promising young receiver has not been able to capitalize early in his career. In 2018, Williams caught 10 touchdowns, despite only having 43 catches for 663 yards. In 2019, Williams is on pace for a new career-high in targets, receptions, and yards but has yet to score a single touchdown. The Chargers have other guys they like to go to in the red zone, such as Hunter Henry and Melvin Gordon, making Williams their 3rd guy at best. Williams should see more touchdowns but he does not see the ball enough to make him a top WR, as he is currently the 49th best WR for the season.

TE:

Darren Waller (Keep)

Despite coming out of the gate strong, Darren Waller has been a bit of a letdown as of late. After averaging more than 17 points per game in his first 6 games, Waller has only scored 23.3 total in his last 3 games, less than 8 per game. With that being said, the tight end position is a very thin group in fantasy football and Waller is still one of the few elites at the position. Even if you wanted to trade him, you wouldn’t be able to get production like his from many other TEs.

Mark Andrews (Trade)

Like Waller, Mark Andrews was shot out of a cannon to start off the 2019 season. That hot start had cooled off for a while. That is, until a week 10 matchup against the winless Bengals, when Andrews caught 6 passes for 53 yards and 2 touchdowns. Andrews has been a streaky play this season and he faces the toughest schedule among all tight ends during the fantasy playoffs. In weeks 13-15, Andrews will have to go up against the Patriots, Bills, and Jets, who are all in the top 5 in fewest points allowed to tight ends this season. Look for Andrews to have some quiet games late in the season.

Jimmy Graham (Cut)

Historically, Aaron Rodgers has not thrown the ball as often to his tight end as many of the other top-tier quarterbacks. Before coming to Green Bay in 2018, Jimmy Graham had been a top 6 TE in 6 of his last 7 seasons in the league (I am excluding his rookie year) and since then, Graham finished TE12 in 2018 and is currently TE13 in 2019. The former basketball star is averaging 2.7 catches a game on 4 targets for 31 yards. He has scored 3 touchdowns in 10 games but those are not numbers that you look for in your starting TE. Chicago is the only defense not ranked in the top 20 in opposing TE fantasy points that Graham will face for the rest of the season. I think it’s safe to say that either Graham and Green Bay are not a good fit or Graham is on a steep decline.