Most league trade deadlines are fast approaching and whether you are 7-0 or 0-7 you need to continue to continue working to improve your team for the second half of the season. My number one advice for the stretch run is to handcuff your stud running backs. Yesterday was a prime example of the importance of this with C.J. Anderson heading to Injured Reserve and Devontae Booker now stepping into the starting role and will see a workhorse amount of carries. If you are looking for players to add to prepare you for the stretch run then look no further; below are three wide outs and three running backs who can be bought low and still have the ceiling to be fantasy superstars if you can afford to acquire them and not need to rely on them.
Odell Beckham Jr. - WR New York Giants
Currently WR8
Season total: 76 points
Beckham has been very disappointing so far this season. He scored 32 of his points in Week 6. Last week in London he managed just 4 points and now will spend Week 8 on bye. His owners are surely reeling as their expected anchor has spent most of the season as a WR2. If you are sitting atop the standings with the depth to play him in your WR2 spot or even down in your flex the go out and try to trade for him. His value is about as low as possible right now and as we bear down on both the trade deadline for most leagues and the mathematical eliminations from the playoffs owners are going to need to make some moves for the second half of the season.
Allen Robinson- WR Jacksonville Jaguars
Currently WR42
Season total: 44 points
Robinson has been rough to put it mildly. He has not been over 60 yards receiving since Week 1. He has not found the endzone in four of six games this season. This week he dropped a goose egg on his owners Through six games last season Robinson had 488 yards and 5 touchdowns. This season he has 296 yards and 3 touchdowns. The problem has not been lack of targets; he has at least 5 targets every game this season and has had double digit targets in three games this season as well. He should be targeted by those that can afford to play him as their WR3 or Flex or better yet stash him on their bench.
Alshon Jeffery- WR Chicago Bears
Currently WR35
Two words: Jay Cutler. After Brian Hoyer broke his arm on Thursday night the Bears are being forced to go back to Jay Cutler which is great news for Alshon Jeffery owners. Cutler is much more willing to just throw the ball up to Jeffery and let him win the fight for it so I expect him to average double digit targets for the rest of the season. Jeffery owners are probably about as excited about the QB change as you are which means the price isn’t going to be as cheap as you would like, but if you can get a deal his stock should rise.
Doug Martin- RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Currently RB73
If the Buccaneers are willing to ride Jacquizz Rodgers for 56 carries in two weeks then imagine what we will see Martin get if he can return to full health. But, that is the issue; will he get healthy in time to be effective? He was expected to return to the field after the bye, but suffered a setback and now we don’t have a timetable for his return. Owners who can get him on the cheap and especially those Rodgers owners who don’t already own Martin should pursue him to insulate their acquisition.
Todd Gurley- RB Los Angeles Rams
Currently RB19
Gurley is now 7 weeks removed from being the first round value that he was selected as and his owners should have realized by now that he isn’t what they planned on on draft day. Gurley has been ineffective on the ground averaging just 3 YPC after 4.8 YPC last season. He has yet to exceed 85 yards rushing or 50 yards receiving in a game. In comparison he ran for 128 yards or more in four of his first seven games as a rookie. Gurley is a prime buy low candidate; he has been terrible, is on bye this week, and has a very tough two games following the bye. If his owner is in trouble and in danger of being eliminated from the playoffs and you can afford to play him as your RB2 or better yet your FLEX and can get him on the cheap then grab Gurley and hopefully by the time that the fantasy playoffs roll around the stud everyone was expecting will have resurfaced.
Terrance West- RB Baltimore Ravens
Currently RB20
West came alive once he was given the reigns to the Ravens’ backfield and ran for 295 yards and 3 touchdowns in three weeks. In Week 7 he threw down a stinker with 8 carries for 10 yards and now in Week 8 he is on bye. If the West owner is in need of wins and in need of a running back to cover the bye then make an offer on West and see if you can steal him away for next to nothing. Additionally, with the complete lack of usage that Kenneth Dixon has seen so far you can easily handcuff West with Dixon and lockdown that backfield for the rest of the season.
Ezekiel Elliott- RB Dallas Cowboys
Currently RB5
The rest of the guys on here are buy low candidates, but Elliott I think is worth what he is going to cost you. As we move closer and closer to the playoffs it is very important to insulate your roster. Step one in insulating your roster owning your handcuffs and Elliott has an elite handcuff in Alfred Morris. This makes Elliott more appealing to me right now than David Johnson or LeVeon Bell (DeAngelo Williams is banged up). Elliott is through his bye and if you can afford him them go after him. Tip: if Morris is not owned; pick him up.
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