Buy Low

Anthony Richardson (QB-IND), Jonathan Taylor (RB-IND), Josh Downs (WR-IND) - We're sounding like a broken record and Richardson apologists, but he played better than his unimpressive numbers again in Week 12. Penalties robbed him (and Josh Downs) of some of the best passing plays of the game against a continuously improving Lions defense. Richardson is a buy low in dynasty and redraft, closing out the fantasy playoffs with Tennessee and the Giants in Weeks 16 and 17. Lest we forget, Taylor looked like a player who had recaptured the form that had him going #1 in fantasy drafts two years ago. Richardson will only make his job easier if he develops even incremental improvements going forward. Taylor has had ankle issues, which is becoming a theme in this disappointing stretch of his career, but that could be why a player who has the potential to have a Henry/Barkley kind of impact in fantasy leagues next year just might be available in a trade if you go strong to the hole. Downs should be back for those playoff weeks, but it's not a guarantee. This could be the last chance to get him in a dynasty league before his value blows up.

Sam LaPorta (QB-DET) - If you faded LaPorta this year because of "too many mouths to feed" with Jameson Williams coming on, you were basically right. It very well may end up that playing Taysom Hill, among others, over LaPorta is the right move in the fantasy playoffs. LaPorta's dynasty value has to be down from his #1 overall tight end price tag before the season. Savvy dynasty fantasy players won't be trading LaPorta for much less than that price because he is still a very talented player who is only turning 24 next year tied to the best offense in the league. If a dynasty contender has another good tight end, they just might deal LaPorta to upgrade elsewhere for a title run.

Sell Low

Deebo Samuel Sr. (WR-SF) - We'll keep beating the drum here to deal Samuel before the bottom drops out of his dynasty value. He'll only be 29 in January, which is not exactly ancient, but he seems to absorb a lot of nicks and bumps. The 49ers could try to move on from him next year, which is no surprise as they were already open to trading him during the draft, according to reports. Samuel isn't a traditional wide receiver, and his not fitting cleanly in other offenses could dampen enthusiasm in the market for his services. Brock Purdy may not play again this year, and even if he does, Samuel hasn't been doing anything of note in fantasy leagues for the past month.

Buy High

Courtland Sutton (WR-DEN), Calvin Ridley (WR-TEN), Cooper Kupp (WR-LAR) - Here's your target list if you need a wide receiver in dynasty. All are on the back nine of their careers and should be available if they aren't on a contender's roster. Sutton is playing the best football of his career, having just turned 29. His game isn't predicated on speed, so he could stay at this level next year with Bo Nix and even get an extension, as the team will have money to spend while Nix is on a rookie contract. He has only performed like this for the last month, so his perceived dynasty value might lag behind his actual value. Ridley is turning 30 right before Christmas. There are no signs of a decline, but his quarterback situation is unstable going forward, and his game will be affected more if/when he starts to lose a step. Still, Ridley has been consistent across quarterbacks, especially since DeAndre Hopkins was dealt, and the Titans have a soft remaining schedule against the pass with no cold weather games. Kupp will probably be the most expensive because of name value, and he'll be 32 next year, so he's the most in danger of having his value evaporate in the near future. Still, he's the one who can deliver the goods in PPR leagues, so err on the side of acquiring him if a title is in sight.

Aaron Jones (RB-MIN), James Conner (RB-ARI) - Joe Mixon is probably untouchable unless he's on a rebuilding team, but teams that thought they were rebuilding this year might be contenders because of Mixon. That leaves Jones and Conner as your two best win-now targets at running back in dynasty leagues. Jones was outstanding last week, and he's healthy enough for the Vikings to trust him as a clear lead back again. He leveled off as an RB1 during his best stretch this year, but he'll turn 30 next week, so any dynasty team on the rebuild will be open to dealing him. Conner was contained easily in a terrible game for the Cardinals offense last week, so he might be cheaper than he was a few weeks ago. He'll be 30 next year and, more importantly, a free agent. 

Baker Mayfield (QB-TB) - Just another reminder to get Mayfield before the fantasy community has fully accepted him as the QB1 that he is. Mayfield was the #2 quarterback behind Lamar Jackson when Chris Godwin and Mike Evans went down, and against a weak schedule down the stretch, there's no reason he can't be a top 6-8 option. He's adding some value via scrambling ability, especially around the goal line, and he has a good, young offensive line. Mayfield is here to stay.

Bryce Young (QB-CAR), Xavier Legette (WR-CAR), Ja'Tavion Sanders (TE-CAR), Jonathon Brooks (RB-CAR)  - It was only one game, but Young finally looked like the quarterback that deserved to go #1 or #2 overall for the first time in his career. The simplest explanation is that it took a few months for him to get comfortable in Dave Canales' offense. Young was deciphering Steve Spanguolo's defense well, which is a terrific yardstick for a green quarterback's development. His fantasy ceiling isn't top 6-8, but he can level off as a QB1. Legette and Sanders appear to be ahead of schedule in their development, and it looks like they will grow with a talented, developing quarterback after all. Brooks is at an all-time low in his dynasty value after the Panthers had little interest in seeing what he could do, even though he was active last week. Brooks is still the smooth, advanced, three-down back we had as the most valuable in this rookie class. Just because Chuba Hubbard is actually good and the Panthers wanted to reward him doesn't change what Brooks is and will be.

Calvin Austin III (WR-PIT) - The Steelers just might be figuring out who their #2 receiver should be as Austin tied his highest snap share of the year while Van Jefferson had his lowest since Week 3. Mike Williams' involvement also was actually down from Week 11. Austin is the fastest player in the Steelers offense by a good margin, and he can bring the Russell Wilson moon ball that Arthur Smith compared to a 100-mph fastball into play more often. It doesn't take many of those to connect for Austin to change fantasy destinies this year. He's a perfect partner for George Pickens because the pair can keep the entire field in play in the deep passing game and stress defenses that are prepared to stop a run-first offense.

Sell High

Gus Edwards (RB-LAC) - Cash in Edwards for whatever you can at the deadline, hopefully to the dynasty team that has been relying on J.K. Dobbins as a surprise RB2 play all year. Edwards was back to being a plodder against the Ravens and could be overtaken by one or both of Hassan Haskins and Kimani Vidal if Dobbins is out for multiple weeks.