Fantasy Football Trade Targets: Top Buy-Low Options at Every Position, Including Coker

By this point in the season, it's tough to find fantasy players on the waiver wire who will truly make a difference between winning and losing. Injuries bring some of those guys along, but most pickups are one-week streaming fill-ins or churn along the bottom of your roster as you hope to strike gold. Pulling off a trade is the only way to make a real improvement in your chances of winning each week.

Let's look at one player at each offensive fantasy position who could be worth targeting in a trade. Most stats are from NFL.com, and fantasy points and rankings are from FantasyPros.

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Quarterback

Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears

Our trade value chart here at FantasySP grades the remaining schedule of each player based on fantasy matchups, and Williams is one of only three starting QBs to currently have an A+ rated schedule (along with Kyler Murray and Jameis Winston). The next few games are a little tougher, with the Falcons, Patriots, and Seahawks all looking average or better against the pass, but things will open up after that, including the Saints, Dolphins, Bills, and two against the Lions remaining.

Williams has been out since leaving the Week 2 game with a hamstring injury, but he could be back as early as this week. His owners are surely getting restless, and if Williams comes back and has a few rough performances against these tougher teams, he could be had in a trade, especially if his owner picked up another guy who has found success, such as Bryce Young (who virtually went undrafted in most fantasy leagues).

If you can make a move for him now at a discount, it might be worth keeping him on your bench for a few weeks before the matchups turn in his favor. If his owner is still holding out hope, things might change if the tougher defenses give him trouble, especially the Seahawks in Week 8.

Williams had a huge Week 1 before struggling in bad weather in the second game prior to getting hurt (which was a tough matchup against Minnesota), and there will surely be more big games coming. Don't overpay, but if you can get Williams for a flex-level running back or WR3 type and trade from depth, it could be worth it as the season goes on.

Running Back

Rhamondre Stevenson, New England Patriots

You won't be buying low on Stevenson, as TreVeyon Henderson suffered a high-ankle sprain on Sunday and is set to miss multiple weeks. Stevenson will be leading the way without heavy competition for carries, and his owners are probably celebrating, not looking to trade him away.

Henderson isn't going on IR right now and could be back after a few weeks, but there have been studies that show that skill players don't bounce back from high-ankle sprains quickly, generally failing to meet their previous level of production for multiple weeks after returning. That means that Stevenson could continue getting more work than Henderson even after the younger player returns, giving Stevenson more benefit than the few weeks missed will provide.

Again, this probably won't be a situation in which you can steal Stevenson at a cheap price. If you're willing to part with a good player, though, you will likely be adding a guy who will be a true RB1 for a month or more, maybe even most of the season. He also has a B+ remaining schedule according to our trade value chart, with games against the Bears, Lions, Bills, and Dolphins (twice) presenting chances for big performances.

Wide Receiver

Jalen Coker, Carolina Panthers

Coker missed Carolina's Week 4 game before they had their bye last week, so his owners haven't seen him on the field for a while. He also wasn't heavily drafted, so Coker owners likely snatched him up off the waiver wire; that can sometimes feel like found money and make owners more open to a trade.

There were signs of Coker's emergence last season. He didn't make his debut until October 19 while recovering from an injury and was quiet until after Thanksgiving. In six games from November 30 through Carolina's playoff loss in the first round, though, Coker averaged 4.7 receptions and 63 yards while scoring four touchdowns. He was at his best when it mattered most, catching nine passes for 134 yards and a score in that playoff game.

That success carried over to 2026: Coker combined for 16 receptions, 204 yards, and two touchdowns in the first two weeks, looking like maybe the best receiver on the Panthers. Tetairoa McMillan is going to get the most fanfare (and for good reason), and that's what makes Coker an interesting trade target, as he could be just as good as the presumed WR1 with less perceived value from his fantasy owners.

The schedule the rest of the way is only middling, as the Panthers still have tougher defenses like the Eagles, Broncos, Vikings, Seahawks, and Falcons remaining, but there are a few positive matchups as well, including playing the division-rival Saints twice. Carolina hasn't been shy about throwing the ball either: Young averaged 40.5 pass attempts over the first month.

I like Coker as a guy who could approach WR2 status some weeks while not having the same big name as his highly drafted teammate. You might be able to steal him at a discount, especially coming off the injury, before he really jumps back on the page and proves that the production wasn't a fluke.

Tight End

Tyler Warren, Indianapolis Colts

It's tough to pick out tight end trade targets because there are a limited number of guys who are truly worth putting in your lineup every week. Owners who have those guys aren't keen on trading them, and other players at the position aren't worth giving up a real asset for. You can generally stream players with just as much success if you don't have a weekly starter.

Warren's numbers aren't great this season, but he has found the end zone, which has helped him reach top-10 fantasy status. That makes it even tougher to pry Warren away; his fantasy scoring is in line with where he was drafted.

This would be more about trying to convince a fellow owner that the touchdowns won't continue, and that would make his six receptions and 42.6 yards per game seem less untouchable. He is coming off his best game, with seven catches, 83 yards, and a rushing touchdown, so it might be the wrong time to make a move, but it's possible to make an argument that Warren hasn't been great.

This is more of a dart throw with hope that you can get a weekly starter at a position that's tough to fill. Warren won't be cheap, and you'll have to give up a real asset to secure him, but doing so might earn you his best games of the season based on his somewhat middling work so far.