Week 4 Fantasy Football Trade Strategy: WRs & TEs to Buy, Sell and Hold (Ep. 2229)

September 30, 2026

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Week 4 Fantasy Football Trade Strategy: WRs & TEs to Buy, Sell and Hold (Ep. 2229)

If you are 0-3, "it's time to make a move." That is the blunt starting point for this episode. Andrew Erickson and Ryan Wormeli argue that sitting on your hands when you are winless is a losing strategy. The goal is not to build the perfect December roster; it is to "make the dance"—get into the playoffs, where any team can catch fire. They point to data showing that last year's top regular-season seeds rarely won the championship; the five and six seeds often did. So the mandate is clear: be aggressive, target high-upside players, and prioritize stacking wins over long-term schedule analysis.

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What you'll learn

1 (01:10) **Overarching Trade Strategy for Week 4** - Andrew Erickson gives high-level advice for managers, especially those sitting at 0-3.
2 (04:13) **Wide Receiver to Buy: Tetairoa McMillan** - Erickson explains why the Panthers' WR1 is a screaming positive regression candidate.
3 (09:33) **Wide Receiver to Buy (High): Parker Washington** - Ryan Warmly makes the case for buying the Jaguars' rising star, arguing his value is still below his ceiling.
4 (18:53) **Wide Receiver to Sell: Jalen McMillan** - Erickson argues the Buccaneers' offense is a sinking ship and wants no part of McMillan.
5 (28:10) **Wide Receiver to Sell: Jordan Addison** - Warmly explains why he's using Addison's big Week 3 game as a selling opportunity.
6 (30:55) **Tight End to Sell: Travis Kelce** - Erickson argues Kelce's production is unsustainable and it's time to cash out.
7 (33:03) **Tight End to Buy: Kyle Pitts** - Erickson makes a contrarian case for buying the Falcons' tight end at a dirt-cheap price.

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Guests on this episode

Andrew Erickson Ryan Wormeli

Show Notes

If your fantasy team is already sitting at 0-3, waiting around isn't much of a strategy. Ryan Wormeli and Andrew Erickson look at the moves that could help turn an early-season hole around.

They dig into the trade markets for Tetairoa McMillan, Parker Washington and Emeka Egbuka, including which situations could create a buying window and which players may still carry more value than their production suggests.

Plus, Travis Kelce and Kyle Pitts take center stage at tight end before a rapid-fire Buy, Sell or Hold segment closes out the show.

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Trade Strategy & Advice - 0:00:22

Trophy Smack Giveaway - 0:02:58

WRs to Buys - 0:03:31

Tetairoa McMillan - 0:03:36

Parker Washington - 0:08:56

FantasyPros Trade Analyzer - 0:16:27

WRs to Sell - 0:16:45

Emeka Egbuka - 0:16:59

Jordan Addison - 0:26:01

TE Buys and Sells - 0:28:42

Travis Kelce - 0:28:48

Kyle Pitts - 0:30:57

Buy, Sell, or Hold? - 0:37:10

Outro - 0:43:11

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