Trade For These Players! | Week 4 | 2026 Fantasy Football Advice
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George PickensMarvin Harrison Jr.Michael WilsonParker WashingtonTrevor LawrenceTucker Kraft
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George Pickens
PositiveValue0:11
Trade target with strong volume trajectory and touchdown upside. After early-season concerns about Dallas play volume (53 plays per game), the Cowboys ran 71 plays last week and Pickens responded with 11 targets, 7 catches, 82 yards (15.2 PPR points). The source projects Dallas will average 67-68 plays per game this season. Despite ranking 40th in half-PPR points per game due to zero touchdowns through three weeks, the source emphasizes Pickens will score multiple times this season and projects weeks with 100+ yards and a touchdown or four touchdowns over five-game stretches. Additional tailwinds: Dallas plays indoors in 8 of final 9 games including all three playoff weeks, which historically improves their performance. CeeDee Lamb has dominated targets recently (15 of 17 over two weeks, 265 yards, 2 TDs), but the source expects Pickens' turn soon and maintains he's a high-end WR2 with top-five upside if Lamb is injured.
Insight pageMarvin Harrison Jr.
PositiveRole6:12
Role in the Cardinals offense is diminishing. The source describes him as 'cooked' and 'terrible,' noting he looks completely uninterested. Coordinators have identified this decline and are reducing his target volume; he is no longer receiving early-down targets and is being used only occasionally for deep balls. His reduced role is clearing opportunities for Trey McBride and Michael Wilson.
Insight pageMichael Wilson
PositiveRole6:12
Clear WR1 on the Cardinals with WR2 rest-of-season projection available at flex value. The source cites Wilson's 7th-place ranking in first-read percentage, 5th in routes, and 5th in targets as evidence of his elevated role. The Cardinals offense is performing better than expected; Jacobe Cissoko is serviceable and willing to pepper playmakers with targets. The source identifies Wilson as the guy the Cardinals want to heavily involve and projects he will have double-digit target weeks regularly. The source recommends playing him at WR2 and considers him a good trade target at flex value. Wilson is a talented player with favorable scheme design.
Insight pageParker Washington
PositiveProjection14:09
Projected as WR1 rest of season. He's been great despite game script headwinds (blowouts limiting volume, tough Denver matchup, Patriots selling out to stop him). Specific performances: 3 rec/40 yards/1 TD vs Patriots despite defensive focus, 7 rec/98 yards vs Denver, strong day vs Cleveland despite run-heavy script. The source expects upcoming high-scoring games when Jacksonville faces competitive offenses and wins decisively. The source recommends trading for him if available cheaper.
Insight pageTrevor Lawrence
PositiveProjection14:09
Top QB upgrade target rest of season. The source identifies Jacksonville's offense as clearly very good this season with a deep wide receiver room and high touchdown-throwing rate. While acknowledging his history of inconsistency, the source believes watching the offense shows sustained quality and projects strong rest-of-season performance. The source recommends trading for him as the primary QB upgrade option, noting you will be very pleased starting Trevor Lawrence rest of season.
Insight pageTucker Kraft
PositiveValue1:43
Trade target with strong route progression and top-five tight end rest-of-season projection. Routes are ramping significantly: 22 routes in week one, 24 in week two, 37 last week (ranked approximately top seven among tight ends). The source emphasizes Green Bay's offensive line is "horrific" and the Packers throw at the highest rate in the NFL. Kraft faces minimal receiver competition—only Christian Watson and Matthew Golden—compared to typical 11-personnel packages with five rotating receivers. With the Packers dropping back 70-75% of the time, the source maintains Kraft is a top-five tight end rest of season. The source also projects a favorable four-week schedule (at Buccaneers, vs. Bears, vs. Cowboys, at Lions) offering high-end ceiling matchups. The source emphasizes that tight end valuation is vibe-based and that Kraft's trade value is currently depressed; once he has a strong performance (e.g., 7 rec, 120 yards, 1 TD), his value will spike and he will become difficult to acquire. The source recommends trading for him now while his perceived value is low, before the schedule advantage becomes obvious to the broader market.
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Episode Transcript
0:00What's going on guys? It's Nick here, back with another video. It's Wednesday, time to go over my favorite trade targets for week four. We'll start
0:06things off with the two players that remain on the list from last week, and then we'll go over some new names. First
0:12up, George Pickens. Um talked about him last week. One of the big issues last week was play volume. That's not an
0:18issue anymore. So, they only had 53 plays per game. We talked about this is Dallas. They're always top five, top eight in plays per game. It's not
0:26something we have to worry about long-term. They go out there and then run 71 plays last week. Probably a little more than they actually run on
0:32average, but that's how these things work. Two game samples, three game samples, it's still very small in the scope of the entire season. We had 53
0:41plays per game to start, underperforming, then we overperform, and we average around what? 67, 68 plays per game for them this season. Um
0:51So, they finally got that volume, and Pickens responded. He gets 11 targets.
0:54Weird how that happens, right? There's more plays, more total targets to go around. And he had a solid day, seven for 82. If you started him, you're
1:01you're like more than pleased with that production, right? I mean, that's 15.2 full PPR points. It's maybe not anything crazy, but he's 40th in half PPR points
1:10per game on the season, um just really because he hasn't scored yet. But, there are going to be weeks where Pickens has
1:16multiple touchdowns. There are going to be weeks where he has 100 and a score.
1:19He's going to have, you know, four touchdowns over a five-game stretch.
1:22Like, he's going to score this season.
1:24Dallas is a great offense. He's obviously their number two. Uh Jake Ferguson right now is soaking up a ton of the touchdowns. That's not always
1:33going to happen. Um Dallas always plays better indoors, as well. Eight of their final nine games this season are indoors, including all three of the
1:43fantasy playoff matchups. We talk about that a lot, and again, like I say early in the year, it doesn't matter as much
1:48right now. You know, you have New England, you have some of these spots where weather can be really bad, but right now it's not that bad. I think
1:54this coming weekend is actually been really good weather across the country.
1:57And so, it's not an issue right now, but it is an issue once we get into late November, into December, when the
2:03fantasy playoffs and championships are happening. It's just nice knowing that Dallas is just going to be playing indoors all the time, all the playoff
2:10weeks, even if they have a difficult match-up at times. Indoor games, they always play better. So, that's nice to see. Uh it's also just been Lamb
2:17hitting. So, Pickens and Lamb don't really ever hit at the same time. Over the last 2 weeks, Lamb has caught 15 of
2:24his 17 targets, 265 yards, two touchdowns. It will be George Pickens' turn soon. He's a great wide receiver, awesome play at wide receiver two, a
2:35very high-end wide receiver two, I think this season. Uh remains a player that has you know, a week-winning ceiling even when CeeDee Lamb is healthy, and then
2:44he's a top-five wide receiver if CeeDee Lamb got injured. You just buy players like George Pickens when they go long stretches without touchdowns, because
2:51he's going to be fine with big plays and touchdowns this season. Just because they haven't hit through 3 weeks, does not mean it's not going to hit
2:57long-term. So, great play to go after if you're looking for like, you know, a high-end wide receiver two.
3:02Uh I'd also continue to try and trade for Tucker Kraft. Can't do Matthew Golden anymore, cuz he had a great day
3:08last week. But, Kraft only has 41 receiving yards over the last 2 weeks.
3:12So, I know the people who drafted him are not happy with that. Uh but, the routes are ramping up. 22 routes in week
3:18one, 24 routes in week two, 37 routes last week. I don't remember where that rates among tight ends, but I believe it
3:24was like top seven or so. I don't think it was top five, but about top seven.
3:29But, that's a ton of routes. He's out there playing a ton. Um the offensive line in Green Bay is horrific. It's
3:35really, really bad. And so, no team is throwing the ball at a higher rate than the Packers. And when you think about
3:42that before, it's like, "Oh, you have like five wide receivers rotating in here. You know, they're always running um you know, 11 personnel, and he's
3:50competing with three wide receivers."
3:51That's not really the case this season.
3:53It's really only Christian Watson and Golden. So, he's only got two receivers he's competing with. If they're going to drop back 70 75% of the time in games,
4:04my goodness, the upside here is incredible. I maintain he's still a top five tight end rest of season. I bet you
4:11right now you can get him for a flex player. Like it's sometimes difficult trading for tight end, but it's like, you know, a lot of people might only
4:16have Tucker Kraft. And so, you kind of have to give them someone. But hey, you know what? It's maybe um you know, not
4:23for many of you this is the case, but what if the Tucker Kraft team was the person who got Seddik this week? Well,
4:28all of a sudden, they might be totally fine rolling with Seddik. Maybe they drafted Juwan Johnson and they're like, I'm not even going to start Tucker Kraft
4:36because Juwan, Seddik, like they they've they're kind of breaking out of the tight end position. I can just play them. And so, try to I see if the team,
4:43you know, has that you know, is their case.
4:46And maybe you're able to get him for like really cheap. Maybe they're struggling at their flex spot. Maybe they just want a little bit more flex
4:53depth and you're able to give them kind of a lower end player that's producing decently, but not that amazing for Tucker Kraft. Or you're the team that
5:00got Seddik. Maybe you drafted Juwan Johnson. Maybe you have Isaiah Likely.
5:03You have some of these tight ends where you're able to offer them to um the team for Tucker Kraft. I don't know if I
5:10would do like Juwan's just playing so well right now that I don't know that I'd really risk it with that one. But
5:15the point would be if you have extra tight ends or if they have extra tight ends, Tucker Kraft is a player that I
5:19think is going to ascend, be top five rest of season, and so I want him on my teams. Also, next four weeks at Bucks,
5:25versus the Bears, versus the Cowboys, at the Lions. Really high end ceiling in those matchups. And if he goes out there
5:33and has a seven for 120 and one, you're not going to get him. Like for tight ends, they're very um I'll say vibe based honestly. And when
5:43the vibes are low for tight end and they're dropping, you know, one for 22 for 15, you're like, "Yikes, there's absolutely nothing happening here." It's
5:52much easier to trade for them, but as soon as they have that really good day, people going to be like, "Oh, yeah,
5:57Taysom Kraft, he was like the tight end one before getting injured last year.
6:00He's coming off the injury. Oh, the schedule looks great and he just dropped a nuke. I'm good with him moving forward." And it's like as soon as that
6:05happens, you can't get him. So, this could be the last week you can get him.
6:09Uh but if he does again, he'll be in the video again next week. Uh some new names. Michael Wilson, so Marv is cooked. I mean, Marv is just
6:17terrible. He's got his role in the offense and it is sometimes you're going to get a deep ball, but he looks
6:22completely uninterested. Uh coordinators seem to know this finally and so they're like, "All right, don't give him the first three targets. Use
6:30him occasionally, uh but really he's clearing things out for uh Trey McBride, for Michael Wilson, and Michael Wilson looks awesome. Seventh among all players
6:41in first read percentage, fifth in routes, fifth in targets. I think last week was a big turning point. Obviously, they threw the ball what was it, like 53
6:50times? That is not going to happen every week. Even the highest pass attempt teams do not throw the ball over 50
6:55times every week, but they clearly do trust Jacoby Brissett to drop back at a super high rate. Um this offense is
7:03playing much better than we expected.
7:05Maybe we should have probably seen this coming. I mean, we talked about this a lot being like, you know, the ADPs are
7:10very high for a team that has a four and a half win total, you know, and it was like tough to balance that with the fact
7:16that it's like we know that Michael Wilson is good. Obviously, McBride is good. We know Jeremiah Love is a great talent. And it's like if all these
7:23players can stay healthy, Jacoby Brissett isn't like a good quarterback, but he's perfectly serviceable and he can get the ball into the hands of his
7:31playmakers. And he's totally fine peppering players with targets. And it seems like they have finally identified Michael Wilson as the guy they want to
7:39heavily involve. Honestly, he's a clear wide receiver one on this team. He could be a wide receiver two for you rest of
7:46season fantasy. I'm pretty sure it won't take you that value. I think you can get him for like flex value. So,
7:53tough cuz you don't necessarily love trading a running back for wide receiver ever cuz there's only like 25 running backs. We'll talk about that in a second
8:00with our next guy. Uh there's only like 25 running backs that are even like good right now and even if you like want to
8:05be playing at all. So, trading one of them for a receiver at times can feel tough. Uh but just identify uh the part
8:13of the team that uh that Michael Wilson is on, right? That is weak.
8:17There's going to be a weak spot for every team and just try and help them in that area. Uh but yeah, I just really
8:23think Michael Wilson, long-term this season, if he's now going to clearly be that one, there are going to be a lot of
8:30weeks where he has double-digit targets.
8:32He's a talented player. They're scheming him design looks. It's not all coming downfield. It's a good mixture of like, you know, um
8:39not as many like screen passes, but like quick passes, just getting the ball into his hands, usually moving across the field. Uh but just designing a lot more
8:46plays specifically with him. Again, seventh among all players in first read percentage. I think he's going to be great rest of season. I'd be totally
8:53fine playing him at wide receiver two.
8:54I'm going to be playing him at wide receiver two in one of my leagues. Uh I just think he's a really good player to
8:58trade for if you can get him for flex value. Uh after him, a little bit of a more risky one. But it's tough trading
9:03for running backs at times because like I said, there's only like 25 that you actually trust right now. And among them, probably like seven to 10 of them,
9:12you don't even really fully trust every week. There's probably like 15 running backs that you actually trust each week.
9:19And outside the top 25, it's a complete wasteland of guys who have absolutely no ceiling unless the starter gets injured.
9:27And so, when you have someone who does have a ceiling and is super low in value, you trade for them. And I think
9:33that's Keidarian Price right now. Sixth among all running backs in missed forced per attempt, sixth in explosive run rate. He looked fantastic in week one.
9:42There was just limited play volume because of how that game played out and because of he was a rookie playing in
9:47his first game. He was then the lead back in week two, but he suffers the injury, has to leave for the fourth
9:51quarter, and then you see Holani, uh, Manuel Wilson just soak up a ton of touches in the fourth quarter of a
9:57blowout. Uh, comes back in week three, but fumbles. And unfortunately, I hate when teams do this cuz it just doesn't feel like the correct move, uh, but
10:04Seattle benches him for fumbling, doesn't come back until super late in the game. Um, he's 50th right now in points per game.
10:12And you got to think after that performance, I think it was like five carries for 15 yards, um, not scoring a touchdown yet
10:21on the season, not performing at all.
10:24Uh, people drafted and probably to be their like running back three, but he's not even close to starting lineups right now. And I think either today or
10:31tomorrow we're going to get the news on Charbonnet that he's either going to return to practice this week or next week. And when they do that, they have
10:37to open up a three-week window. So, you know, as soon as he returns to practice, he will be like playing in a couple of
10:43weeks. And I think if you couple that news with how he's performed, getting benched, not really having any fantasy production, people are going to
10:51completely panic. So, I would wait for this news. Again, I'm expecting it today, tomorrow.
10:56Honestly, um, it'd be easier to trade for him if they open the practice window today. And as soon as that happens,
11:02I don't know, I think like you start trade discussions and be like, "Listen, cuz cuz Charbonnet is going to have a
11:07huge role in this team. He's going to be used in pass protection, at the goal line. They're going to use him a decent
11:11amount." So, I'm not saying Zach Charbonnet is going to be like a running back one. We were not drafting him this
11:16summer. I believe he was on the fade list, but we were not drafting him at all this summer because of this
11:21potential. He was just going too early in drafts for someone who's going to be a committee to start the season, and
11:26then Charbonnet would return. Like, you could just kind of see this all coming.
11:29But that's we were fading him at his draft day cost, which is nowhere near what he cost right now. The price is
11:35way, way, way down.
11:37And honestly, he's better than I thought. Like he's just a better running back than I expected him to be as a
11:42prospect. He's very explosive. He can make people miss. And I just feel like there is a role for him on this team. I
11:48think down the stretch it's going to be like pretty similar to what it was between Ken Walker and Charbonnet. And if this offense is going to continue
11:55being pretty solid, um again, there's only like 25 running backs that are even like decent right now in fantasy. He's got a chance to be in that. And so,
12:05there's also a chance that, you know, Charbonnet returns and he averages like 3.7, 3.8 yards per carry because it's quick return from a torn ACL. It's not
12:14like he's going to go out there and be explosive. And what if they consolidate around these two and it is price
12:19getting, you know, 60% of the workload. That's like still a possibility for an explosive player, a young I thought of player to break out
12:26in the second half. If it doesn't cost you that much, then I'd go after him. Uh but comes down to cost, right? I'm not
12:31paying running back two price tag. I'm not even really playing uh paying flex value, but if it's just like swapping a
12:36bench player to get a high upside running back, I feel like you just got to do that. Getting a first-round talent
12:41on a team that does still need talent and explosiveness at the running back position. Capitalize on the news if it comes out.
12:48And then we have uh two, a duo in Jacksonville, uh Trevor Lawrence and Parker Washington. It's really been like game script as to why these two like
12:57Parker's been great. And Lawrence has had two really good days. But these two haven't really like fully ascended to what they can be this season cuz you've
13:04got a complete blowout in week one where they don't throw the ball at all in the second half. Then you have, you know, a
13:09really tough match up at Denver. That's one of the toughest places to play, not only overall, but especially early in the season. It's like
13:16Denver just covers at a crazy high rate when they have home match ups early in the year. It's just a tough place to
13:21play. Um and then they have another blowout in the the week in a game that also the Patriots were completely selling out to
13:29stop Parker Washington. They did everything in their power to make sure you had to beat them without Parker Washington, and they did because
13:36Jacksonville is a very very good team.
13:38The Patriots are awful right now, but when they sold out completely to stop him, he still has three for 40 and a
13:45touchdown. Still in that Denver game, has seven for 98. In that Cleveland game where they ran the ball the entire first
13:52half, he also had a great day. Like, he's just a very good wide receiver.
13:56He's a wide receiver one in fantasy rest of season, and soon they're going to be facing some really good offenses, some
14:04teams that can absolutely push them, and they're going to have a high-scoring day where the other team doesn't score six.
14:09Like, it's just happened the weeks one and three where they've done really well on offense and the other team can't do
14:15anything against them, and sandwiched in between that is at Denver.
14:20And yet still Parker Washington is awesome. So, he's going to have some amazing games upcoming. He again is a wide receiver one rest of season.
14:27Definitely trade for him if you can get him cheaper than that. And then Trevor Lawrence, it's really really tough to trade for quarterback. Whenever a
14:34quarterback starts to hit and it becomes clear they're going to be valuable, it's tough to acquire them because like the quarterback position isn't an easy
14:41one to identify long term and in the draft. And so, when you've got guys breaking out and having great seasons, no one wants to trade them away cuz
14:49they're like, "Oh, what? I have to trade them away and then stream quarterback and lose like five or six points in a
14:54projection every week? I don't want to be doing that." But Trevor Lawrence, it's like kind of up and down. People don't really know how to approach it.
15:01He's had a kind of a history of doing well and then doing nothing. But I just feel like if you watch this offense,
15:06they're just clearly very very good this season. He's got a very deep wide receiver room around him. They're going to be throwing for touchdowns at a
15:14pretty high rate. I just really believe rest of season, you're going to be very pleased starting Trevor Lawrence. So, he is the one quarterback I'd be going
15:20after if you're trying to upgrade quarterback right now. So, uh you can see a larger list on my website thefantasyfootballadvice.com.
15:28I want you guys to keep testing out LeagueSync as well if you're on ESPN or Sleeper league and I added a new feature
15:34in the trade suggestions that it's going to populate with these trade targets along with the list that's on the website so you can very easily say, "Oh,
15:40here are like 10 players that Nick is suggesting trading for." Click one of the players and it will suggest specific trades for your league that makes sense
15:49for both sides. I'm still fine-tuning it so send me some that you don't think make any sense. Uh but yeah, I think
15:54it's a really, really cool feature that like once we nail it long-term is going to be really impactful for all of you.
16:00So, that's it for this one. Thank you all for watching. Please subscribe if you are new here. We've got the full
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