Week 3 Fantasy Football Trade Targets

After two weeks of games, teams’ offensive plans are becoming much clearer. While we did our best in the offseason to predict how players would perform, there were plenty of misses. Now is a great time to try and right the ship and make the trades that will benefit you in the long haul. Heading into Week 3, let’s take a look at the players you want to target in trades and the ones you want to ship off to lead your team to fantasy greatness.

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Week 3 Trade For Targets

Garrett Wilson, New York Jets WR

Week 3 is a great time to try and trade for Wilson. He’s coming off a sluggish Week 2, where everyone on the Jets struggled. He also benefits from the Justin Fields narrative, as owners are going to be a bit squeamish about Jets players while the QB is out.

Wilson has 17 targets and a touchdown through two games, which leads the team by a long shot. He’s also played on 97% of the team’s offensive snaps, so he is always available for a reception. Fields is out with a concussion, which isn’t a super predictable injury, but until we hear otherwise, we shouldn’t expect him to miss more than this week. Tyrod Taylor is a perfectly serviceable backup with plenty of starting experience, and should keep feeding Wilson as long as he’s out there under center.

I’d be willing to take a big swing to try and acquire Wilson in a trade with someone like DK Metcalf or Tyreek Hill, who both might have more name value than fantasy value at this point. You can also try bundling a mid-range receiver like Tee Higgins or Terry McLaurin with another piece to make a 2-for-1.

Jakobi Meyers, Las Vegas Raiders WR

Jakobi is one of the most underrated receivers in both Fantasy and the NFL. Never forget that the Patriots decided to let him walk in free agency just to pay JuJu Smith-Schuster the same amount of money. How’d that work out for them?

In the first two weeks, he’s already amassed 22 targets on a 26% target share. His QB, Geno Smith, looked awful last week, but the typically accurate signal caller excels in the short and mid-range throws that are Meyer’s bread and butter. Managers will always find reasons to knock Meyers: he doesn’t play downfield enough, Brock Bowers is the first read, not a big touchdown threat… yeah, whatever, let them keep doubting.

Jakobi has averaged double-digit fantasy points in PPR every season since 2020, and that average has increased every single year so far. In 2024, he hit a career high in receptions and yards, finally eclipsing the 1000-yard mark. The Raiders also refused to trade him over the offseason, clearly intent on utilizing him.

Don’t fool yourself into believing he can be your WR1, but he’s firmly in the WR2-3 range. His name carries almost no weight, so send the lowball trade offers and see what they say in response. A name like Stefon Diggs or Hollywood Brown (an expiring asset anyway) might just be enough to get it done. I’d try selling a player I’m nervous about, like DeVonta Smith, and probably get something extra on top of Meyers in return.

Omarion Hampton, Los Angeles Chargers RB

The early season is the best time to try and trade for rookies. They generally start slow and frustrate managers who drafted them high, with false hopes of superstardom from the jump. In reality, the newbies take some time to get acclimated and usually pick up steam in the latter half of the season.

Through two weeks, Omarion has less than 100 TOTAL yards. Hampton also benefits (at least from a trading standpoint) from a nightmare fumble in prime time on his last touch of Week 2. There are managers out there freaking out because they drafted him to be their RB1. If you have enough depth to allow Hampton to sit on your bench for the next few weeks, use that to your advantage.

I would try to trade a steady mid-range RB2 like James Connor or D’Andre Swift, with the intention of getting Hampton and another usable piece. I’d be willing to bet that many Hampton owners are currently 0-2, so test the waters and see just how low on him they are.

Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons TE

Fantasy managers have been burned by Kyle Pitts for so long that it’s almost impossible to believe he’s still only 24 years old. He’s gone from someone who was supposed to redefine the Tight End position to someone I took with my last positional pick in redraft this year. That’s to say, the public sentiment on him is at an all-time low.

Through two weeks, however, Pitts has been a perfectly serviceable tight end. He has 13 total targets, which puts him second for the Falcons, and he has caught 11 of them. He’s also on the field for nearly 80% of the snaps, unlike many other “receiving” tight ends who have to split time with the blockers. There’s not much depth in Atlanta for pass catchers, so the offseason narrative of needing to get him more involved seems like it might ring true this year. I don’t think he’ll crack the Top-5, but he should be a TE1 on the season.

Tight End is a tricky position to trade for because there are so few decent ones out there, and teams are unlikely to roster more than one. If you need one, I’d recommend shooting your shot now before managers start seeing Pitts in a new light. If you need Pitts, you likely don’t have someone better, so you’ll need to sweeten the deal. Bundle your current TE with a player from a position where you have depth, and try to make the upgrade.

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