Week 3 Fantasy Football Trade Advice: Buy Low, Sell High & Live Trade Questions (Ep. 2215)

September 24, 2026

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The Art of the Fantasy Football Trade: Week 3 Buy-Low, Sell-High Strategies

The most common problem emerging across fantasy football leagues after two weeks is painfully simple: running back depth has evaporated. As the FantasyPros crew notes, "We told everybody to draft Jonathan Brooks" — a player now on injured reserve — and the result is a league-wide scramble where managers with surplus wide receivers are being forced to trade down in talent just to field a functional RB2. The episode's central tension is between the impulse to make splashy, complicated trades and the smarter, more surgical approach of identifying specific buy-low and sell-high candidates based on matchup schedules and underlying metrics.

The Hampton Problem and the Chuba Opportunity

Najee Hampton is the episode's clearest sell-high candidate. Andrew Erickson is unequivocal: "I'm concerned about rest of season, including even this matchup against Buffalo." The concern isn't just one game — it's that Hampton's workload isn't matching his draft capital, and his schedule doesn't get easier. The advice is to flip Hampton for two startable running backs like DeAndre Swift and Jalen Warren, or to package him with a receiver like Terry McLaurin to upgrade at a position of need.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:21) **Show Open & Vibe** - Chris Welsh and Andrew Erickson set the mood for a trade-centric episode, hyping the live stream and the "vibe" of the new show open.
2 (02:08) **First Trade: Hampton for Warren & Swift** - A listener asks if trading Raheem Mostert for Jalen Warren and D'Andre Swift is a good deal in PPR.
3 (03:19) **Second Trade: Javonte Williams for Scataboo, Juan, and Diggs** - The hosts analyze a trade where a manager would give up Javonte Williams for a package of lesser players.
4 (03:43) **Smart Buy-Low: Hubbard & Loveland for Mostert & Schultz** - A listener proposes trading Raheem Mostert and Dalton Schultz for Chuba Hubbard and Drake London.
5 (06:02) **Drop or Hold: MarShawn Lloyd** - A manager asks if MarShawn Lloyd is a hold or drop, given his poor performance and the options on waivers.
6 (08:00) **Trading for a QB: Kyren or Montgomery for Mahomes or Goff** - A manager in a standard league asks if he should trade Kyren Williams for Patrick Mahomes or David Montgomery for Jared Goff.
7 (08:58) **Cross-Cancelling Trade: McBride, Achane, Pollard for London, Chase Brown, Warren** - A complex trade is presented where a manager gets Trey McBride, De'Von Achane, and Tony Pollard in exchange for Drake London, Chase Brown, and Jalen Warren.

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Guests on this episode

Andrew Erickson

Show Notes

Chris Welsh and Andrew Erickson answer fantasy football trade questions heading into Week 3, with running back depth creating some of the toughest decisions. Omarion Hampton becomes a recurring topic as they weigh what he can return in a deal and when moving him actually makes a roster better.

There are also some intriguing buy-low opportunities on the board. Colston Loveland remains a target despite the slow start, while Chase Brown keeps coming up as a running back worth pursuing before his schedule opens up.

Welsh and Erickson work through the kinds of trades fantasy managers are actually seeing right now. If your roster already needs some work, this is a good place to figure out which move is worth making, and which one you’re better off leaving alone.

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Omarion Hampton for Jaylen Warren and D’Andre Swift? - 0:01:39

Javonte Williams and another multi-player trade - 0:02:46

Hampton and Schultz for Chuba Hubbard and Colston Loveland - 0:03:14

Marshawn Lloyd: Hold, drop or find a better stash? - 0:05:46

Trading running backs for quarterbacks - 0:07:34

Trey McBride, De’Von Achane and Tony Pollard blockbuster - 0:08:18

Polymarket - 0:10:39

Moving James Cook and Drake London to rebuild RB depth - 0:12:46

Building a deal around JSN, Saquon Barkley and A.J. Brown - 0:13:49

Superflex roster help and packaging Hampton with Terry McLaurin - 0:16:46

Rest-of-season WR value and a Jordan Addison dynasty deal - 0:18:58

How to turn WR depth into a better running back - 0:19:32

Ja’Marr Chase and Brock Bowers headline a massive trade - 0:22:18

FantasyPros Trade Analyzer - 0:24:19

Michael Wilson, Adonai Mitchell and BTJ rest-of-season value - 0:25:06

Would you trade CeeDee Lamb for an elite running back? - 0:26:01

Using receiver depth to fix a thin RB room - 0:27:58

Waiver claims, defenses and more trade targets - 0:30:02

Trading Travis Kelce or Tucker Kraft - 0:32:04

Hampton and Schultz for Bucky Irving and Loveland - 0:33:55

George Pickens vs. Drake London and Garrett Wilson - 0:34:05

TrophySmack Giveaway + Lightning Round Begins - 0:34:34

More Colston Loveland trade questions - 0:36:00

Lamar Jackson and Quinshon Judkins trade reaction - 0:37:21

Bucky Irving deals and moving Bijan Robinson - 0:38:17

Nico Collins’ trade value and Brock Bowers injury concerns - 0:39:32

Drake Maye vs. Kyler Murray + betting on a Bears rebound - 0:40:15

Trading for Justin Jefferson and Dalton Kincaid - 0:41:46

Omarion Hampton vs. Breece Hall rest of season - 0:42:26

Super-Hyper Lightning Round - 0:43:25

Jonathan Taylor deal + packaging waiver-wire receivers - 0:45:11

When the best trade is making no trade at all - 0:46:12

Week 3 lineup questions - 0:47:07

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