Players To Trade For In Week 3 Fantasy Football: Tucker Kraft Is A Buy-Low Target

It’s always time to find players to trade for in fantasy football.

We’re somehow already onto Week 3 and there are some desperate fantasy rosters out there that need to shake things up. Understanding when to target and move off players can be the difference between having a good fantasy roster and a great one.

Here are some of my favorite trade targets ahead of Week 3.

Target These Players In Fantasy Football Trades For Week 3

Zay Flowers | WR | Ravens

We’ve only seen a half of football from Flowers so far this season, but believe me.

It was all we needed to see.

Flowers has missed the last six quarters with a hamstring injury, but when we last saw him, he was showcasing the makings of a fantasy WR1. 11 routes, six targets, 150 yards and a touchdown seems pretty good. The way he was utilized in Declan Doyle’s offense was incredibly exciting, as the Ravens dialed up schemed looks for Flowers out in space. His long touchdown started with him running an angle route out of the backfield, making it so difficult for defenses to defend.

If you can use his injury and missed game as an avenue to add Flowers to your team, you should absolutely do it. In this offense, especially with Ja’Kobi Lane sidelined, a 30% target share seems likely for Flowers. And the upcoming schedule is absolutely beautiful.

Week 3: vs DAL (Brazil)
Week 4: vs TEN
Week 5: @ ATL
Week 6: @ CLE
Week 7: vs CIN

Josh Downs | WR | Colts

Downs is coming off a very strong primetime showing against the Chiefs, catching 7 of 9 targets for 72 yards. He consistently moved the chains for the Colts, which was much needed following the injury to Alec Pierce, who will now miss time after aggravating his heel injury. Always good at getting targets, Downs should lead the Colts in that department the rest of the way, giving him low-end WR2 upside in PPR formats.

Since entering the league in 2023, Downs has been targeted on 30% of his routes with both Pierce and former Colts receiver Michael Pittman Jr. off the field. The departure of Pittman and injury to Pierce will obviously lead to a lot more playing time for Downs in two-wide sets, but even in 13 personnel. Last season, Downs ran just 17 routes out of 12 personnel, which ranked outside the top-100 wideouts in football. But in that very small sample size, Downs was targeted seven times. No matter what the personnel or situation, Downs simply earns targets. And while I truly believe Downs' route-running and release allow him to make plays against press man coverage (11th in TPRR vs man last year at 29%), it does help that the Colts are moving him around. His 15 routes run from motion are tied for the fifth-most in all of football.

Bhayshul Tuten | RB | Jaguars

The takeover has to happen, right?

Right?

Bhayshul Tuten comfortably led the Jaguars in carries once again on Sunday, rushing 13 times for 65 yards and a touchdown. He handled 15 of the team’s 25 RB touches in the game. That's the good news. The bad news, however, is that both his snap share (49%) and rush share (54%) were identical to Week 1, as the Jaguars played four running backs throughout the game.

LeQuint Allen was active this week, playing 18% of the snaps, including 100% of the two-minute work. Chris Rodriguez logged 24% of the snaps and carried the ball six times. But the most absurd development? A team that has plenty of running backs already, the Jaguars gave 33-year old Ameer Abdullah four touches on four snaps because, well, you just have to get him involved.

It was very encouraging to see Tuten convert a Wildcat carry from the goal line into a touchdown. And when you watch him play, it’s pretty obvious he’s the best player in this backfield. The only running back with a higher avoided tackle rate through two weeks than Tuten (39.3%) is Kenneth Walker, who currently looks like prime Barry Sanders. Head coach Liam Coen continues to speak very highly of Tuten, and it feels like only a matter of time before he’s at 60% of the snaps and 17 touches per game.

Tucker Kraft | TE | Packers

This is why you need to stay locked into Fantasy Life all season long. The utilization report alone can help paint a much, much clearer picture than any traditional box score will. And guess what?

Your leaguemates are only checking those box scores.

Kraft was held to just two catches for 15 yards on Sunday, but if you dive deeper, you’ll actually find some encouraging signs. After running just 48% of the routes in Week 1, Kraft skyrocketed to an 84% route rate this past weekend. Meanwhile, Jonnu Smith’s playing time decreased. Given the state of Green Bay’s offensive line, there might be some games where Kraft is asked to stay in and block more than we’d like. But given how efficient of a player he is, Kraft only needs six or seven targets to be a strong TE1. After all, let’s not forget how damn good he was before tearing his ACL last season.

Kraft Weeks 1-8 of 2025

2.49 YPRR (2nd)
13 screen routes (1st)
469 receiving yards (3rd)
11.2 YAC/REC (1st)
15.6 YPC (1st)
16.2 PPR PPG (1st)

Kraft’s insane efficiency and propensity for explosive plays made up for him ranking just 18th among tight ends in routes per game during that span (27.3). He’s easily the best yards after the catch tight end in football, leading that category since 2023 (9.1), which is why Matt LaFleur designs so many screens for him. This is also a different LaFleur offense than we’ve seen, one that’s more fantasy-friendly. The Packers have zero run game to speak of, resulting in a 6% dropback rate over expected (4th) and an overall dropback rate of 69% (2nd). They are also playing faster, ranking fourth in the NFL in no-huddle rate (11%).

Kraft is my favorite buy-low in all of fantasy football right now.