Fantasy Football RB & QB Trade Advice: Players to Buy, Sell & Hold Before Week 5 (Ep. 2243)
October 6, 2026
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5 min readThe Falcons' backfield has become a confusing but productive problem. On Monday Night Football, Brian Robinson Jr. scored three touchdowns and finished as a top-eight running back, all while Bijan Robinson watched from the sideline wanting to go back in. The broadcast even showed Bijan asking coaches why he wasn't playing. "It's not because they don't believe in Bijan or anything like that," Andrew Erickson explained. "It's because they're trying to keep Bijan healthy for the entire season." The result is a situation where Brian Robinson Jr. has become the most valuable handcuff in fantasy football — a player who is startable as a flex on his own merit, not just an insurance policy.
That was the lead-in to a broader episode focused on which running backs and quarterbacks to buy, sell, or hold heading into Week 5. The throughline: the first month of the season has created clear market inefficiencies. Some elite backs have underperformed due to bad touchdown luck or inefficient rushing, making them buy-low targets. Others have outperformed their underlying metrics or are propped up by unsustainable workloads, making them sell-high candidates. And a few sit in between — too volatile to trust but too talented to dump for nothing.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:20) **Intro & Monday Night Football Recap** - Hosts Ryan Warmly and Andrew Erickson preview the episode's format (QB/RB buys & sells) and recap Falcons-Saints.
- 2 (04:56) **Saints Concerns & Falcons-Ravens Preview** - Injury updates on Olave, Shaheed, and an early look at the Week 5 Falcons-Ravens line movement.
- 3 (12:52) **Running Back to Buy: Ashton Genty** - Erickson recommends buying the Raiders' RB1, betting on positive touchdown regression and elite usage.
- 4 (20:02) **Running Back to Buy: DeAndre Swift** - Warmly targets the Bears' lead back after a fumble and potential soft bench in Week 4.
- 5 (28:28) **Running Back to Sell: J.K. Dobbins** - Erickson argues the Broncos' back has lost explosiveness and is a sell-low candidate.
- 6 (34:14) **Running Back to Sell: Bucky Irving** - Warmly sells the Buccaneers' RB, citing a broken offense and a capped ceiling.
- 7 (40:45) **Quarterback to Buy: Jordan Love** - Erickson buys the Packers QB based on a soft upcoming schedule and a pass-heavy game script.
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Show Notes
Ryan Wormeli and Andrew Erickson break down the fantasy football trade market at running back and quarterback, starting with the biggest buy-low opportunities heading into Week 5.
Ashton Jeanty and DeAndre Swift headline the RBs worth targeting, while J.K. Dobbins and Bucky Irving come with enough concerns to consider selling before their value drops further.
The guys also make the case for buying Jordan Love and finish with Buy/Sell/Hold debates on TreVeyon Henderson, Aaron Jones, Blake Corum and several other intriguing backfield situations.
Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)
Intro - 0:00:00
MNF Recap - 0:00:25
RBs to Buy - 0:12:34
Ashton Jeanty - 0:12:41
D’Andre Swift - 0:20:03
Polymarket - 0:24:35
RBs to Sell - 0:25:09
JK Dobbins - 0:25:32
Bucky Irving - 0:30:55
Whatnot - 0:36:03
QB to Buy: Jordan Love - 0:37:28
Buy, Sell, or Hold - 0:40:34
Outro - 0:47:35
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