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Best NFL Fantasy Football Buy-Low, Sell-High Trade Candidates After 2024 Draft

Alex Kay

The 2024 NFL draft brought a slew of exciting skill-position talent into the league. These talented prospects have already begun altering the fantasy football landscape before even playing a single down.

Certain rookies could negatively affect some veterans, as they may be in line for a dip in fantasy output due to increased competition for touches or playing time. Others won't be nearly as impacted.

With that in mind, here are some players to buy low on and sell high on during the leadup to the 2024 fantasy football season.

Stats and rankings courtesy of FantasyPros PPR data.

Buy Low: QB Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

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The Buffalo Bills will be entering the 2024 NFL season with plenty of questions on offense. They traded No. 1 wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans and let fellow wideout Gabe Davis walk in free agency, which created huge voids in the receiving corps.

The Bills began to fill those holes in free agency by signing Curtis Samuel to a three-year, $24 million contract. During the draft, they traded down twice to the No. 33 overall pick, which they spent on Florida State wideout Keon Coleman.

Coleman was the No. 22 overall prospect and No. 5 receiver on the Bleacher Report Scouting Department's final big board. He has ideal size, strength and athleticism for the position and will round out a receiving corps that also features a potential up-and-coming star in Khalil Shakir.

The Bills also boast a pair of talented tight ends in Dawson Knox and Dalton Kincaid, both of whom can shoulder a good chunk of the receiving load. The latter looks poised to take a massive leap in 2024 following a promising rookie debut.

This pass-catching unit may not have much depth, but it is brimming with upside. It needs to show the world that it can deliver, but that shouldn't be an issue with Allen's elite arm under center.

The star signal-caller should unlock the potential of Buffalo's receivers and tight ends, lifting the Bills to another top-five offensive season while Allen finishes as one of the best quarterbacks in fantasy football. Try to buy low on him if his manager fears a regression following the vastly overstated losses of Diggs and Davis.

Sell High: RB Kyren Williams, Los Angeles Rams

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Last year, Kyren Williams became the first Los Angeles Rams running back to run for 1,000-plus yards and score double-digit touchdowns since Todd Gurley in 2018. He finished as the RB7 in PPR leagues despite playing in only 12 games.

However, dynasty managers should be concerned about his ability to continue thriving in the coming years. The biggest red flag is Williams' injury history, as he has already missed 12 games over his first two NFL seasons.

If Williams gets hurt again, the Rams gave themselves some backfield insurance by spending a third-round pick on Michigan tailback Blake Corum. He should be a great fit with the Rams not only because of his elite balance, cutting abilities and knack for finding even the smallest holes, but also his football IQ, toughness, mentality, competitive drive and winning pedigree.

While neither Corum nor Williams have played big roles as pass-catchers, Corum has flashed in that area. He did most of his damage at Michigan on the ground—he racked up 2,708 yards and 27 touchdowns over the last two seasons alone—but he did finish his collegiate career with 56 receptions for 411 yards and three scores.

Considering that Williams had only 32 catches for 206 yards and three scores last year, his pass-catching role could be further reduced if Corum shows skill and growth in that area during training camp. Managers who receive a strong offer for Williams—one in line with his production last year—shouldn't hesitate to take it.

Buy Low: WR Keenan Allen, Chicago Bears

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The Chicago Bears are poised to make a huge leap on offense with No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams now under center. However, their suddenly crowded receiving depth chart raises some doubts about their pass-catchers' individual ability to shine in fantasy.

DJ Moore caught a career-high 96 passes for 1,364 yards and eight touchdowns during his first year with the Bears last season, while tight end Cole Kmet took another step forward by posting a 73-catch, 719-yard, six-touchdown campaign. Those two now must contend for targets with a pair of prized offseason additions: veteran Keenan Allen and No. 9 overall pick Rome Odunze.

Chicago will have to spread the ball around more than it did last year with Justin Fields running the show. The departure of Darnell Mooney—who had the third-most targets on the team last season (61)—does open some looks for the new arrivals, but the pecking order will still be shuffled in Williams' rookie season.

Expect Allen to come out ahead and lead this group as the most proven and experienced of the bunch. The 32-year-old hauled in a career-high 108 catches for 1,243 yards and seven touchdowns last season during his final year with the Los Angeles Chargers. That was the sixth time in the last seven years that he had at least 97 catches, 992 yards and six touchdowns.

While Allen will have to integrate himself into a new system after spending his entire career with the Chargers, he's one of the savviest pass-catchers of this generation. He's also entering the final season of a four-year, $80.1 million contract, giving him extra incentive to show out before hitting the open market for potentially be the final time.

Take advantage of fantasy managers who feel Allen is too old or in too crowded of a receiver's room to continue putting up huge numbers. He's set to prove his doubters wrong and lead an explosive Bears offense in every major receiving category this season.

Sell High: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs

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Travis Kelce has helped revolutionize the tight end position, set a myriad of records and been a driving force behind each of the Kansas City Chiefs' three Super Bowl championships in the last five years. However, the 34-year-old may finally be starting to slow down.

Kelce caught a career-high 110 passes for 1,338 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2022, but his output plunged last season. He finished with 93 catches for 984 yards and five touchdowns, snapping his record-setting string of seven consecutive 1,000-yard receiving campaigns.

Kelce easily could have hit that mark had he not missed the season-opener with a knee injury or rested in the regular-season finale. The more telling figures were his 354-yard year-over-year dip in receiving production and his snap share, which dropped to 77 percent. That was his lowest mark since his sophomore campaign with the Chiefs in 2014.

The Chiefs figure to continue limiting Kelce's playing time during the regular season to preserve him for their attempt to three-peat. Although he's still playing at a high enough level to warrant a two-year contract extension that made him the NFL's highest paid tight end, he might continue to slip during his age-35 campaign.

Despite his down year, Kelce still finished as the TE3 in PPR leagues last year. This season, it would hardly be shocking to see him drop out of the top three for the first time in a decade.

The future Hall of Famer's fantasy value remains high. But with several young tight ends rising up in the ranks, fantasy managers should be open to moving on from Kelce before his production plummets.

Buy Low: RB Devin Singletary, New York Giants

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After losing Saquon Barkley to to the rival Philadelphia Eagles in free agency, the New York Giants signed former Houston Texans running back Devin Singletary to replace him. The veteran journeyman should fare well for the Giants and has a high fantasy floor.

During each of his four seasons with the Buffalo Bills from 2019 through 2022, Singletary had at least 775 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. He also reeled in 145 receptions for 971 yards and four scores across that span.

Singletary has never finished better than RB18 in PPR leagues, but he's also never been below RB32. He now has a great chance to put together his best season yet following a breakout run in the back half of the 2023 campaign.

Singletary already has experience in the Giants' system, as head coach Brian Daboll was Buffalo's offensive coordinator during his first three seasons in the league. The Giants don't have much backfield competition for him, either.

The Giants did spend a fifth-round pick on Purdue's Tyrone Tracy Jr. He'll likely battle 2023 fifth-rounder Eric Gray in training camp for backup duties, but neither represents a real threat to usurp Singletary atop the depth chart.

Big Blue's uncertainty under center could lead to Singletary seeing heavy usage. With projected starter Daniel Jones rehabbing from a torn ACL and backup Drew Lock hardly a franchise-caliber alternative, Singletary figures to see immense volume as the team's clear-cut RB1.

Shrewd managers should try to get Singletary on their roster now before he has a career-best campaign.

   

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