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Yesterday, Footballguys staffers shared high-priced players to target in your dynasty leagues, and today, we continue the roundtable series by looking at lower-priced players. 

Today's question: Name a cheaper player you'd want to trade for in dynasty. What's a fair price for this player? 

Running Back Targets

RB Blake Corum, Los Angeles Rams  

Jeff Blaylock: Players who disappointed their dynasty managers last season are among the best candidates to buy low. Blake Corum epitomized disappointment for those managers who used a late first- or early second-round pick to select him in last year's rookie drafts. Corum converted 65 touches into 265 yards from scrimmage and failed to score any touchdowns while serving as the backup to bell-cow Kyren Williams. Corum's snap share exceeded 20 percent only once and fell below 10 percent seven times. To add injury to insult, Corum ended the year on injured reserve after fracturing his right forearm in the regular-season finale against Seattle. He dealt with several leg injuries in college, playing through some while missing games due to others. To date, he has bounced back effectively each time. Williams likely cannot continue to touch the ball 350 times and remain healthy, which opens up the playing time Corum's drafters expected him to receive last year. Our Dynasty Trade Value Chart equates Corum to tight ends such as  Cade Otton, Pat Freiermuth, and Isaiah Likely, all of whom I'd be willing to trade for Corum. Alternatively, I would consider sending a 2025 third-round rookie draft pick or a 2026 second-rounder if I project it would be 2.10 or later.

RB Will Shipley, Philadelphia Eagles

Corey Spala: If you are looking to buy an asset cheaply, you will need to focus on an aging asset with immediate production or a second-year player who did not live up to expectations during their rookie year. Jeff Blaylock noted Blake Corum, I will note Will Shipley; who had 34 opportunities (carries/targets) playing behind  Kenneth Gainwell. Notably, Shipley had a 57-yard run in the NFC Championship game. This set him up to convert his first career touchdown a couple of plays later.

He looks to compete for the Eagles' RB2 role, one for which Gainwell had 97 opportunities - combining to be 131 opportunities. Shipley is a capable receiving option, he will need to polish his skillset as a runner. You are looking to acquire Shipley for the potential of a spot-start game if Saquon Barkley misses time.

I would look to have Shipley as an add-on in a trade package. As far as draft pick compensation, I would want to give up a fourth-round pick. His value is low, given his rookie season and the recent signing of AJ Dillon. I would rather acquire Shipley in a package. I would like to have a roster spot available to acquire Shipley, with the understanding he would only play if Barkley misses time.

Wide Receiver Targets

WR Troy Franklin, Denver Broncos

Jason Wood: Franklin is an afterthought in dynasty leagues; he currently ranks as WR70 in our consensus dynasty rankings and sits outside the top 150 overall picks. There's a very good chance he deserves to be an afterthought, as he struggled to get on the field as a rookie despite the Broncos' offense blossoming.

The good news is Denver did nothing in free agency to bolster the WR room behind Courtland Sutton. And Franklin is essentially free right now—he's routinely being traded for 4th-round rookie draft picks or packaged as a throw-in to even out a 2-for-1 trade. If I can grab Franklin for a 4th-round 2025 rookie pick, I'd do it, particularly if I was planning on taking a rookie receiver with that pick anyway.

WR Parker Washington, Jacksonville Jaguars

David Zacharias: Parker Washington may be available as a free-agent pickup in your leagues. Our consensus dynasty and re-draft rankings have the 23-year-old projected starting slot receiver as a WR8 in 12-team leagues.

Three Jacksonville wide receivers have departed the roster in the last two weeks: Christian Kirk was traded to the Texans, while Devin Duvernay and Josh Reynolds were released outright. The lone replacement has been Dyami Brown, acquired from the Commanders.

Our dynasty rankings have Washington situated between rookie wide receivers Konata Mumpfield and Andrew Armstrong, who are ranked 43rd and 44th overall (12-team 4th-rounders) in the rookie class.

Washington demonstrated flex starter capability at the end of last season.  He was PPR WR36 from weeks 12-17, albeit with Mac Jones at quarterback.

Acquiring this upside for a 5th-round rookie pick (or, better, off the waiver wire) seems like a low-risk move. 

WR Jalen McMillan, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tipp Major: I understand that McMillan will have to compete for targets with future Hall of Famer Mike Evans and one of the best slot wide receivers in the league, Chris Godwin. However, it's worth noting that these two players missed a combined 13 games last season due to injuries, and neither is getting any younger.

In Week 1, McMillan made an impressive 32-yard play, but we didn't hear much from him again until Week 14. During the final five weeks of the season, he averaged 19.82 points per game as a rookie, providing significant help to many fantasy football managers during the playoffs. For comparison, Amon-Ra St. Brown averaged 20.06 points per game during the same stretch. McMillan's performance reminded us of Amon-Ra's rookie season when he aided fantasy managers through the playoffs.

McMillan is only rostered in 12% of leagues, which is surprising. If you don't have McMillan on your team, you should consider adding him. The recent re-signing of Chris Godwin might make acquiring McMillan at a lower cost easier. If you're making a trade, see if the McMillan manager will include him; that would be smart. Just be cautious not to give up too much, as targets may be hard to come by.

Jalen Coker, WR Carolina Panthers

Jeff Haseley: Jalen Coker, the latest and greatest undrafted rookie free agent to make a splash as an NFL wide receiver, finished with 32 receptions for 478 yards and two touchdowns in his 2024 rookie season. Those aren't bad numbers for a rookie, but when we look deeper, he didn't play in the first three games, and he missed four games from Week 11-14. He played ten games total, eleven if you count his seven snaps from Week 4. He finished with four games of four receptions or more on an offense that was just starting to find its passing game in the last quarter of the season. Coker, who stands 6-foot-3, 213 pounds, showed he can be a player on the rise for Bryce Young and the Panthers offense. Young, who had three straight games of a 100+ quarterback rating and 10 total touchdowns in his last three games of the season, figures to pick up where he left off in 2024. The wide receiver room in Carolina could use another piece, but their 8th overall pick in the draft may be targeted toward a defensive player, and they don't pick again until pick 57. Coker may be a key member of the Panthers receiving corps in 2025, with the potential for an increased role and the production that comes from it.  

Tight End Targets

TE Brenton Strange, Jacksonville Jaguars

Jeff Haseley: The news of Evan Engram signing with Denver in the offseason brings a fresh expectation that the former second-round pick from Penn State, Brenton Strange, will get the first look as the Jaguars primary tight end threat. Strange will enter his third year in 2025 and has shown glimpses of being a player Jacksonville can count on and someone who can be productive when targeted. Often, we see players elevating to a new level when they are "the next man up" in a position that will see increased volume. Strange finished with more snaps than Evan Engram in 2024, mainly due to Engram missing time with injuries. In the final four games of the season that did not feature Engram, Strange totaled 17 receptions for 155 yards. A full-time role as the team's tight-end option should yield similar, if not better, numbers that could place him as a top-10 finish in 2025, with the potential for more in the years to come. 

TE Cade Otton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rachel Tootsiepop: Following Tipp's lead in looking at Buccaneers players, I have my eyes set on tight end Cade Otton as a lower-priced player to target. Last year, Otton averaged over 92 percent of snap counts per game and had 15 red zone looks. For a point of reference, Mike Evans had 16 in the red zone. With the highly charged Bucs offense under Baker Mayfield, the opportunity is there for Otton to make significant plays.

After the top tier of tight ends, the middle tier of players consists of guys who could be viable tight-end spot starters.  If I don't have an elite option, Otton is a solid player to roster, providing valuable depth at a volatile position. Heading into his fourth NFL season, Otton is only 25, and when rostering depth pieces, I want someone who I expect to have multiple years of production ahead.  Considering trade value, a 2026 late-second or a 2027 mid-second are both fair prices.

TE Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons

Hutchinson Brown: My cheap, buy-low target is Kyle Pitts. The frustration with Pitts from the fantasy football community is extensive. He had a great rookie season with over 1,000 receiving yards, and since then, he has had to deal with injuries and pretty poor quarterback play. In 2024, while inconsistent with production, he still flashed great athleticism on film with some monstrous plays. The ability still seems to be there.

He's just 24 years of age and is on a contract year with Atlanta in 2025. We have seen plenty of tight ends take a longer time to fully reach their potential, and Pitts could absolutely be one of those players. 

While he is a huge risk, you can likely get him for a mid- to late-second in most dynasty formats. I was personally just able to acquire him in the double-digit rounds of a dynasty start-up. His athleticism combined with his age at a very difficult position to get right for fantasy makes his potential quite high considering such a low cost.