3 Buys and 3 Sells in Dynasty Leagues at Current Value
Late July is a perfect time to buy and sell players before we start to receive news out of training camp that will heavily affect player values heading into the season. As dynasty managers become sharper and sharper with every offseason that passes, it becomes more difficult to find value in the trade market. Today we will discuss the best buys and sells at their current market values according to KeepTradeCut.com’s Dynasty Rankings.
Buy: Panthers WR Jalen Coker
KTC Ranking: WR57
Jalen Coker signed with the Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2024 and has immediately become one of the best former UDFAs in the entire league, posting 872 yards and 5 TDs over his first two seasons while missing significant time in both. He broke out in a big way in Carolina’s Wild Card loss to the Rams, posting 9 receptions for 134 yards and a touchdown as the Panthers’ offense gave the Rams everything they could handle. Coker’s extraordinary performance for a UDFA landed him a 3-year, $41 million extension this offseason that cemented him as the clear number 2 receiver in this offense. You can reasonably expect Carolina to increase their pass volume, as they were bottom-half of the league in pass attempts last season and come into 2026 with one of the most unproven runningback rooms in the league. Coker is a big receiver with some of the best hands in the league and a diverse route tree for his size, and is building a strong rapport with Bryce Young. Send over a trade for him while he is in a different stratosphere price wise from Tetairoa McMillan.
Sell: Ravens QB Lamar Jackson
KTC Ranking: QB5
There is no denying the unicorn of a talent that Lamar Jackson is at the quarterback position, and trading a guy like this can always come back to bite you in dynasty. Fantasy gamers are being a bit too blissfully ignorant of the signs of regression that Lamar showed last year when he did play for him to be nearing 30 years old and to still be the consensus QB5. The track record past the age of 30 for freakishly athletic quarterbacks who rely on their legs for a good chunk of their production is not pretty to say the least, a list that includes Michael Vick, Russell Wilson, Cam Newton, and Randall Cunningham. The thing that helps Lamar’s case is that he is a much more polished passer than most of those guys, putting up one of the most efficient seasons we’ve ever seen in 2024, but he followed that up with an injury-riddled and otherwise middling 2025 campaign which saw him put up a pedestrian 16.5 fantasy points per game. Lamar’s price is still pretty high as he is going in the late first/early second round of superflex dynasty startups as the QB5, and owners can get an absolute haul for the star QB. Even if you expect a bounceback year from Lamar and the Baltimore offense, the price makes selling worth looking into.
Buy: Vikings WR Jordan Addison
KTC Ranking: WR33
Jordan Addison finished as a top 24 receiver in fantasy in each of his first two seasons in the league, and now sits as a back-end WR3 in dynasty value after a down year with JJ McCarthy, Max Brosmer, and Carson Wentz taking snaps for the Vikings at QB. It is very rare that you can get a young, dynamic receiver as talented as Addison at this price tag. Kevin O’Connell’s offense has historically been able to produce at least two premier starting fantasy receivers, and we’ve seen how Addison’s big play ability, technical route running, and elite body control have been the perfect complement opposite Jefferson so far in their careers in Minnesota, and you can reasonably expect a bounceback year from newly signed QB Kyler Murray in this system. The Vikings offense overall is one worth investing in and Jordan Addison’s price will never be this low again. If you can get him plus a later pick for a late first in 2028, don’t hesitate.
Sell: Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving
KTC Ranking: RB19
Bucky Irving is coming off of an injury-plagued sophomore season that puts him on a pretty scary trajectory for day 3 running backs historically. His yards per carry dropped by a full two yards from his rookie season to last year, which can be partially attributed to his injury woes, but fantasy gamers forget just how inefficient he was on the ground before he was injured last year, averaging 3.3 yards per carry in his first four games. Bucky made up for this in the passing game early in the year, but never really got that role back after he recovered from his injury and the team brought in Kenneth Gainwell this offseason who was one of the most prolific backs in the league last year as a receiver. His profile is eerily similar to other recent day 3/undrafted RBs who had productive first years and then were slowly ousted from their teams’ RB rotations. When you look at Bucky’s profile, names like James Robinson, Dameon Pierce, and Zac Stacy come to mind as names that you’d just hate to see him shake out like, but as narrow-minded as it may sound, late round RBs just have a much shorter leash with their jobs, and now Tampa Bay has brought in some competition much fiercer than he has seen in his career.
Buy: Saints QB Tyler Shough
KTC Ranking: QB18
Tyler Shough is coming off of an impressive rookie season where he took over a sinking ship in New Orleans and went 5-4 as a starter, finishing second in AP Rookie of the Year voting despite only playing 9 games. Shough heads into 2026 with 2 premier new weapons added to the fold in star RB Travis Etienne and number 8 overall pick WR Jordyn Tyson out of Arizona State. Shough is a bit of an unconventional sophomore, as he will turn 27 a few weeks into this upcoming season, but he looked like a seasoned pro right away last season. Shough finished as a top 12 QB in 5 of his 9 starts last season with an extremely pedestrian weapons group outside of Chris Olave. He now heads into 2026 with a real chance to burst onto the scene and lead the Saints to a playoff berth behind an elite offense. He has all the weapons around him to do it and there is no reason he is going amongst mid-30s QBs like Dak Prescott and Jared Goff in dynasty startups when he has just as high of a ceiling as those guys right now and is still 5-6 years younger than them. Shough’s price will only go up as dynasty gamers begin to realize that this Saints offense will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come. Expect a top 10 offense in the league in Baton Rouge and expect Shough to be a big reason why.
Sell: Browns TE Harold Fannin Jr.
KTC Ranking: TE6
Speaking of sinking ships, the Cleveland Browns. Harold Fannin is coming off of a magical rookie season where he finished as the TE6 in tight end premium formats, almost purely driven off of volume in an awful Browns offense that was plagued by injuries and subpar QB play. This offseason, Cleveland departed with veteran TE David Njoku, a talented player whose story so far in the NFL can be mostly attributed to his inability to stay on the field. This leaves Fannin with the keys to the tight end room in Cleveland, but just how valuable of a spot is that to be in? The Browns hired a new head coach this offseason in Todd Monken, who instantly came in and spent 2 top 40 picks on wide receivers, something that has not yet really affected the way dynasty players value Harold Fannin to this point. There is no question that Fannin is a talented player, but there is certainly reason to question how likely he is to ever repeat the 107 targets he received as a rookie with all of the draft capital that Cleveland just spent on pass catchers. Additionally, the offense does not project well at all for this year and the Browns are far from being a well-run organization. I would much rather put my stock in a Tucker Kraft, Sam Laporta, or Kyle Pitts, or even a Brenton Strange and get additional pieces back for Fannin to get out of owning a high-profile Cleveland Brown on my dynasty team. The upside case for Fannin is certainly there, with Njoku gone he will certainly be a focal point of Cleveland’s offense, but I’d just rather have a tight end that could score 12 touchdowns than one who might get 10-15 more targets but all between the 20s. With Fannin being as young and talented as he is, now is the time to capitalize on that value.
