Fantasy Football Trade Targets For Week 7: Jalen Coker & More Fantasy Trades To Make

Whether you’re 6-0 or 0-6, I really don’t think there should be any time during the fantasy football season when you shouldn't at least be entertaining trades.

You can always upgrade somewhere, and getting a gauge on how your leaguemates feel about certain players can go a long way, so let's look at some fantasy football trade targets for Week 7.

Week 7 Fantasy Football Trade Targets

Jalen Coker | WR | Carolina Panthers

You know, Coker deserves a lot more love, whether it be among the real football world or fantasy. In his first game back from a quadriceps injury, Coker hauled in six of a team-high 13 targets for 97 yards against the Eagles. Coker quietly continues to operate as the 1A in this Carolina passing attack, despite how awesome Tetairoa McMillan is.

Over their last eight full games together, Coker is averaging 7.6 targets, 5.7 receptions, 75.6 receiving yards, and 16.8 PPR PPG. And in four games alongside each other so far this season, Coker has been targeted on 27% of his routes, compared to 21% for McMillan. And if you remove Week 3, where he ran just 33% of the routes, Coker has a target share north of 30%. Since Carolina’s Week 15 bye last season, Coker has flat-out been more productive when sharing the field with McMillan. And the even better news?

Contrary to Sheriff Woody’s beliefs, this town is, in fact, big enough for the two of them.

Brad Izik and the Panthers are giving us a very fantasy-friendly offense right now. Through six weeks, Carolina ranks top-five in dropback rate over expected (5%) and dropback rate from inside the 10-yard line (65%). Meanwhile, only the Cowboys are sporting a higher dropback rate when within three points than the Panthers (68%). They are throwing the ball quite a bit, and when they do, the ball is going to McMillan or Coker more often than not. This passing attack is super concentrated, and Bryce Young continues to play well, making this a very enticing situation for Coker. But because he’s still far from a household name, there are so many fantasy teams out there that truly don’t realize what they have.

Go out and trade for Coker.

Jordan Mason | RB | Minnesota Vikings

I’ll be honest. Trading for running backs is difficult because, well, no one really wants to move off the top-tier players getting 20 touches per game. So I’ll give you a more overlooked player to target that can give your running back room some depth, FLEX options, and potential upside.

Mason hasn’t played since Week 1 as he’s been recovering from a thumb injury. But the Vikings have opened his 21-day practice window, making it very possible he returns for Week 7’s contest against the Colts. In his absence, Minnesota fully committed to Aaron Jones, who saw a massive workload. Since Week 2, Jones is averaging 24.2 touches per game, the second-most in all of football. During that stretch, Jones has played 80% of the snaps and handled a league-high 86% of his team’s rush attempts. I really don’t think the Vikings wanted to give the 32-year-old that much work, and Jones was banged up multiple times over the last few weeks.

With Mason set to return, I’d expect him to handle more of the early-down work and goal line touches, with Jones taking the passing downs. Use Week 1 for reference. In that game, Mason handled 54% of the rush attempts (15 carries), with Jones seeing 12 carries. That usage is worthy of FLEX consideration each week, and if Jones, who has battled through small injuries this year, ever misses time, Mason would be a weekly top-15 option.

A.J. Brown | WR | New England Patriots

Anyone with A.J. Brown on their fantasy team has been waiting weeks to plug him back into their starting lineup. And after weeks of anticipation, they were very disappointed in the final results. But this is an opportunity to potentially buy low, especially if anyone out there strictly box-score watches.

Because it rarely tells the full story.

Sure, Brown’s return wasn’t anything special. He caught three passes for 27 yards, but the usage and involvement are what’s important. Brown was targeted 10 times and in his first game back from the ankle sprain, he wasn’t limited at all, running a whopping 97% of the routes. The issue was something that can easily be corrected – drops. Brown dropped four passes on Sunday, one of which could have been a 60-yard touchdown. Whether it’s rust or not, it was clearly an outlier game for Brown. And at the end of the day, the volume is what we’re chasing, and Brown is very obviously the WR1 in this offense, especially with Romeo Doubs out for the next four weeks. The upcoming schedule for the Patriots is elite for pass-catchers, facing the Bears, Dolphins, Packers, and Lions before a Week 11 bye.

DJ Moore | WR | Buffalo Bills

He’s missed the last two games with a shoulder injury, and now he’s on bye. I guarantee you a ton of fantasy teams would be happy to move off DJ Moore this week, especially if they really need a win.

Take advantage.

This is an ideal player to target if you are 4-2, 5-1, or 6-0. Because when Moore has played fully healthy games, he’s been the focal point of a Josh Allen-led passing attack. In the two games Moore ran at least 70% of the routes, he posted target-per-route-run rates of 27% and 43%. During those two contests, Moore has seen target shares of 38% and 27%, averaging nine targets per contest. Unfortunately, Moore aggravated his shoulder injury, but with a Week 7 bye, I’m glad the Bills sat him the last two weeks, allowing him to fully heal. Assuming Moore is good to go after the bye, he’ll have top-15 fantasy upside the rest of the way, but can likely be acquired at a discount.