Week 8 Buy Low, Sell High: Trading is one of the best parts of the fantasy football season as it can make or break your success in a given year. Every league is different with roster makeup and which players fantasy managers value more than others, so the trade market may be different from league to league. With that being said, here are some players that should be bought low and others that should be sold high heading into this week. 

Fantasy Football Buy Low Candidates

Keenan Allen (WR, LAC)

Drafted as an expected WR1 for most fantasy rosters, Keenan Allen has disappointed this season with his point totals. His lack of production can be mostly attributed to Mike Williams emerging as a stud in this offense while Allen draws the tougher cornerback matchup week to week. Despite the slow start to the season, Allen should still be widely viewed as the number 1 option in this Chargers offense.

Allen owners in most leagues are likely frustrated with his lack of production and that frustration should grow even more as the Chargers head into a matchup against the Patriots. Bill Belichick has a knack for shutting down top receivers in most games so Allen could put up another dud performance here in Week 8. That would present fantasy managers with the perfect buy-low situation as 4 straight mediocre performances would annoy anybody with shares of Keenan Allen. 

David Montgomery (RB, CHI)

David Montgomery is currently on IR with a knee sprain but he should be returning to the field in the next couple of weeks. That return spells the end to a great buy-low opportunity while he is still unusable in fantasy, so it would be wise to take advantage of that opportunity soon. 

The Bears have an anemic passing attack as was seen in their latest performance against Tampa Bay. With that being the case, they should continue to rely heavily on their run game when Montgomery returns to action. Chicago also has one of the more favorable RB schedules for the rest of the season as it is currently ranked 7th easiest. Use this week as an opportunity to steal Montgomery before his value shoots back up during the second half of this season. 

Darren Waller (TE, LV)

Darren Waller has been pretty disappointing after an insane Week 1 performance. He’s failed to have 10 targets in a game since then while putting up pedestrian numbers for a tight end that was expected to be on the same level as Travis Kelce heading into this season. He is also battling an ankle injury as of late so that should lower his value even more than where it was beforehand. 

These factors spell a perfect buy-low opportunity for Waller as he should be better once he gets healthy and he is still undoubtedly a top-3 tight end in fantasy football. Derek Carr has been performing better than he has in years and Waller should return to the security blanket Carr favored heavily last season after the Raiders Week 8 bye.

Tee Higgins (WR, CIN)

Tee Higgins is currently on a stretch of mediocre performances as Ja’Maar Chase has taken over the Cincinnati Bengals offense. His performances have left a bad taste in fantasy owners’ mouths as Joe Burrow continues to excel in this passing attack without major production from Higgins. 

With 3 straight disappointing weeks, now is a perfect time to buy-low on Higgins. He is currently only 8 targets behind Chase on the season despite being M.I.A. during weeks 3 and 4. He also managed to get targeted 15 times during the Bengals matchup against the Ravens in Week 7. That sort of usage should work itself out in the second half of the season. Buy-low on Higgins now and expect better days ahead. 

Fantasy Football Sell High Candidates

DeAndre Hopkins (WR, ARI)

The Arizona Cardinals have one of the best offenses in the NFL as they move the ball down the field with tremendous efficiency. You’d expect the top receiver in that offense to be someone you’d want to hold onto for the remainder of the season but it might not be that simple. Hopkins is currently the WR10 in Half-PPR scoring but he hasn’t managed to even reach 90 receiving yards in a single game this season. 

The Cardinals have also tended to spread the ball around to other receivers like A.J. Green, Christian Kirk, and Rondale Moore who eat into the usage that Hopkins is allotted. A decent portion of Hopkins’ points have also come on his touchdown numbers and that isn’t a very sustainable form of fantasy production. You can easily sell Hopkins for another top-tier wide receiver right now just on his name value alone. Doing that would save you the headaches for when his touchdown numbers inevitably dip later on. 

Robert Woods (WR, LAR)

After a pretty disappointing start to his season, Robert Woods has put together some decent fantasy outings as of late. He’s managed to put up double-digit fantasy points in 4 straight weeks which looks nice on paper. In reality, Robert Woods is an afterthought in this offense while Cooper Kupp maintains the stranglehold he has on the receiving work. 

Now is a great time to part ways with Woods because he is clearly not the focal point of this offense that he was in past seasons. His value has worked its way back up to a respectable area so you might be able to get some decent players for him in return. It might look fine now, but sticking around for when Woods’ weeks go bad could spell disaster for fantasy rosters. 

Myles Gaskin (RB, MIA)

The case of Myles Gaskin is an interesting one as the potential for success is there with the recent injury to Malcolm Brown. The Dolphins have been a frustrating team to watch this season as there is no pattern to how they use their running backs. For much of the season, the touches have been a 3 way split out of the backfield. Now with the injury to Brown and Gaskin coming off of a decent game, Gaskin might fall back into his lead role in Miami. 

That mentality is exactly why you should sell Gaskin right now. The season has been incredibly up and down for him as one week will have you believing that he’s a stud and the next week will have you contemplating dropping him. Save yourself the headache of owning Gaskin and sell him now while his value is back up. Malcolm Brown won’t be out forever so this headache of a backfield should return after his absence is up.

Josh Jacobs (RB, LV)

Josh Jacobs has been having an incredible stretch of fantasy luck this season. He hasn’t really impressed in any of his rushing totals as he’s only topped 50 yards once. He’s had some decent receiving totals for a running back but a significant portion of his fantasy production has come from his touchdowns. 

If you owned Jacobs in 2020, you’d know that this is where most of his fantasy value comes from. He had an unsustainable touchdown total early in the season, then when it dipped off, he was unable to produce effectively for fantasy rosters. Trade Jacobs now while his value is still there before his touchdowns inevitably drop off.