Tue Jan 20th 2026

Grading My 2025 Dynasty Trades

 

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Competing Team Trades

Diehard League

Travis Etienne and Tucker Kraft <=======> R.J. Harvey and Romeo Doubs

• Early in the season, before Kraft completely broke out, an impulsive manager put Kraft and Etienne on the trading block. I immediately sent this offer, and he accepted.  Kraft helped me rack up wins early in the season before he was injured, and he and Tyler Warren were both in my lineups.  Etienne was in my starting lineup for the rest of the season and helped me advance into the semi-finals. The trade certainly helped me this season, and I believe it will help me in the future, too.  Harvey came on strong at the end of the season and looks like he could be a solid RB-2 for years to come. I would regret losing him, but my running back depth is solid and young with Jeanty, Judkins, and Skattebo. If Etienne re-signs with the Jaguars, I’ll love this trade even more. Having Kraft as a top-scoring tight end for years to come is well worth the loss of a running back I would have to make start-sit decisions about in the future with this team.  As for Doubs, he’ll come up a bit later because I actually bought him back.

Jakobi Meyers <=======> Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Chris Rodriguez

• My first round picks for the last two seasons in this league were Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Malik Nabers. JSN’s breakout made my team hard to beat this season, especially right out of the gates. When Nabers was lost for the season, I was desperate for wide receiver help to keep my team in the fight. I knew another manager in our league loved Croskey-Merrit, so I offered him the Commanders' backs for Meyers, and he accepted. I made this trade while Meyers was still with the Raiders. His trade to the Jaguars and subsequent new contract make this trade a smashing success for this season and for the future. Meyers was in my lineup every week after this trade, and he helped me get to the semifinals. Although Parker Washington has seemingly passed him by to be the Jag’s WR-1, Meyers will continue to be a flex-worthy starter in my team for years. Croskey-Merritt never lived up to his hype and failed to capitalise on the opportunity he had this season. The Commanders could add a running back in the draft or free agency to compete with him. Even if they don’t, my running back depth is too strong to need him on my roster.

Deebo Samuel and Wan'Dale Robinson <=======> Matthew Golden and Isaiah Likely

• After acquiring Meyers, I made one more trade for wide receiver depth. I targeted a rebuilding team and offered younger players with breakout opportunities in exchange for older players on a hot streak. Sadly, Deebo’s hot streak ended after Jayden Daniels was injured, but Wan’Dale stayed hot throughout the rest of the season and helped my team win games. From a long-term perspective, this trade needs time to grade. Samuel may be over the hill, or he may bounce back when Daniels is back. Robinson could build on his career-best season if he stays with the Giants, but if he signs with another team, I will be disappointed. Golden never broke out this season, but at least scored his first touchdown in the playoff game, so he still has a lot to prove. He certainly did not shine when he had every opportunity to do so this year, when Green Bay’s receivers were injured.  Like Robinson, Likely is a free agent, so his future value will depend greatly upon which team signs him. I was pleased with how this trade helped me this season, but now I have to take a wait-and-see approach.

Drake London <=======> 2026 1st round pick and 2027 1st round pick

• I made at least a half dozen trade offers for London, but they were all rejected until I paid this hefty price. Sadly, this season, the trade did not help me, since London missed many games down the stretch. Still, from a dynasty perspective, I was pleased with this trade for my team. My roster is young and one of the best in the league when healthy, so I was willing to give up two first-round picks to ensure my starting wide receivers in this league will be JSN, Nabers, and London, with all the depth I traded for above. Those three with Dart, Kraft, and Warren at quarterback and tight end, and all of my rookie running backs, will make me a competitor for years to come.

Romeo Doubs <=======> Luke Musgrave and a 2026 3rd round pick

• The last trade of the season was a modest one. A manager posted that he’d trade Doubs for any third-round pick. I immediately sent him one, and he accepted. That’s pick number 34 in this league. I’m happy to have a proven wide receiver instead of a dart-throw with the 34th pick. Doubs is also a free agent, so it will be interesting to see where he lands next year. No matter where he signs, I will be glad to have a known player over the third-round unknown.

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Freek League

Michael Pittman <=======> 2026 1st round pick

• Early in the season, while Daniel Jones was healthy, Pittman was a top-twelve scoring receiver. He scored a touchdown almost every week. That’s when I made this trade with the rebuilding team that put him on the trading block.  Pittman was in my starting lineups as my WR-3 or flex for several weeks, until Daniel Jones got injured and Pittman’s production sank.  Still, he helped me win a few games and finish the regular season 11-3. This is a 10-team league, so I gave up pick 10 for Pittman. I’m sure during the rookie draft, I will wish I had the pick back, but if the Colts keep Daniel Jones or sign a competent bridge quarterback, Pittman still has some productive years ahead of him, especially if they let Alec Pierce go.

Travis Kelce <=======> 2026 2nd round pick

• A rebuilding team offered me Kelce for a second-round pick after I lost Tucker Kraft for the season. I accepted the trade so I could fill a weakness and stay atop the league. Kelce was productive for many weeks until Patrick Mahomes was injured at the end of the season, so he helped me win games. He, however, did not help me in the playoffs. Instead, I turned to Brenton Strange, who helped me win a Super Bowl.  I turned to him because Colston Loveland seemed unreliable at the time. Then, Loveland went nuts the last two weeks of the season. All of that to say, having Kraft, Loveland, and Strange as my tight end depth chart is pretty sweet. If Kelce retires, it won’t hurt me at all.

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Keeper League

Alvin Kamara and Kendre Miller <=======> Chris Olave

• This is the worst trade I have made in years.  Early in the season, desperate for running back help after Omarion Hampton got injured, I offered one Saint for two Saints. Olave went on to become the 6th highest scoring receiver. Kamara and Miller promptly got injured and did nothing for me the rest of the season. What a disastrous trade for this year and for the years to come! As I said, this is one of the worst trades I’ve made in years.

Josh Jacobs, Emanuel Wilson, Kimani Vidal, <=======> Chase Brown, Marvin Harrison, Dallas Goedert, and Tahj Brooks

• This multi-player trade helped me immediately this season, but by the end of the season, it hurt me. It’s also a very questionable trade from a dynasty perspective. At the time of the trade, Jacobs was hot and scoring a touchdown every week. I wanted that safe floor in my lineup and got it for many weeks in a row after the trade, but Jacobs faded terribly down the stretch. The opposite is true for Brown, who was playing terribly at the point in the season when I made this trade, then caught fire down the stretch. I’d still rather have Jacobs than Brown from a dynasty perspective, but it’s a lot closer than I thought when I made this trade. Wilson’s addition just gave me a handcuff to Jacobs, and Vidal gave me the handcuff to Hampton and helped me win some games when Hampton was injured. I was so sick of Marvin Harrison that I was just eager to get him off my team and have no regrets there. As for Goedert, he had the best season of his career, but I have Trey McBride and Colston Loveland, so I am not sad to lose Goedert either.  Given my team’s makeup and needs, I still like this trade from a dynasty perspective, though it appears questionable, and I be the other managers, I'm also happy with his side of the deal.

Wan'Dale Robinson <=======> 2026 2nd round pick

• My final trade was another for Robinson. My starting wide receivers in this league were Puka Nacua, George Pickens, and Drake London. I scrambled to find a London replacement to help me in the playoffs, and Robinson fit the bill. In this ten-team league, this pick is now the 19th pick in the rookie draft. If Robinson re-signs with the Giants, I’d still prefer Robinson to the 19th pick, but if he signs with another team, I may regret this trade. It helped me reach the championship, but it didn't help me bring home the trophy. Still, I am back as a top-tier team after just two rebuilding years.

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Good Times Legue

Jordan Addison, Derrick Henry <=======> Troy Franklin, Tez Johnson, and a 2026 1st round pick

• A rebuilding team put Henry and Addison on the trading block. At the time, Fraknlin and Johnson were on fire, so I offered two young receivers and a first-round pick for Henry and Addison.  What a steal of a deal! Henry has one more year on his contract, and I believe he will be a starter for me again next year. Addison will get better quarterback play, too, if he can stay out of trouble off the field, that is. I think I won this trade this year and for the future, and it’s not close.

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Leftovers

Bo Nix, Courtland Sutton <=======> Caleb Williams, DeMario Douglas, and a 2026 1st round pick

• A rebuilding team was looking for picks, and I knew that the manager was a Bears fan, so I offered him Williams, Pop, and a first-round pick for the Nix-Sutton stack.  Sutton finished as a top-twelve receiver, and Nix, while up and down in his production, paired well with Brock Purdy in my playoff run in this superflex league. Williams improved down the stretch, but I still have Nix ranked two spots ahead of Williams in my dynasty rankings. I’d rather have Sutton than the 11th pick in this year's rookie draft, too, so I like this trade for how it helped me get to the championship this season and for how it sets me up for the future. In this PPR and TE-premium league, you only have to start one running back, so I make wide receiver and tight end the strength of my team. Pairing Purdy and Nix with Puka Nacua, CeeDee Lamb, Courtland Sutton, Emeka Egbuka, Parker Washington, Jordan Addison, and Tucker Kraft will keep me competitive for years.

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Finish The Fight

Derrick Henry and Keenan Allen <=======> 2026 4th round pick and 2027 1st round pick

• Midway through the season, when I was still fighting for a playoff spot, I regrettably traded away another first-round pick for Derrick Henry and a fourth for Kennan Allen. Allen’s production promptly sank, and Henry did not do enough to help me reach the playoffs. He did help me win the Toilet Bowl, which in this league awards me an extra pick at the end of the second round, so there’s that at least. I am confident that I can compete again in this league next year, and Henry will be my starting running back, which is the only weak spot on my roster. Jaylen Warren is the best running back I have, so I made this next trade to give me more help.

Cam Skattebo <=======> Davante Adams

• Once the writing was on the wall for my team, I traded Adams for Skattebo. In my eyes, it’s essentially like getting my first-round pick back.  Adams ' injuries in the fantasy playoffs hurt the manager who traded for him, so I know he’d like the trade back. For me, it was a big win.  A starting lineup of Lamar Jackson, Cam Skattebo, Derrick Henry, Puka Nacua, Justin Jefferson, Terry McLaurin, and Colston Loveland gives me a fighting chance next season. I need to nail my second-round picks over the next two years, though, or I could be in decline fast.

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Rebuilding Team Trades

14 Ways To Hell League

Trevor Lawrence <=======> 2027 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th round picks

• A competitive team lost one of its starting quarterbacks, so he came hard after Lawrence. In the end, I was able to acquire all of his 2027 draft picks for Lawrence.  I’m in a two-year rebuilding plan and have acquired a ton of 2026 and 2027 picks. This trade let me add to my stockpile of picks (auction money). Last year, I bought Jaxson Dart and Tyler Shough in the rookie auction, so I have two young starters. Plus, I have Malik Willis, who I believe will be a starter for a team next year. I already have the most 2027 rookie picks. My plan is to save at least half my 2026 auction money and then go all in on the 2027 rookie auction to rebuild my team.

Davante Adams, Chris Godwin, and Cooper Rush <=======> Malik Washington, Olamide Zaccheaus, and 2026 1st round pick

• This was another trade that was mostly about the first-round pick (auction money). I have a mild interest and hope in Malik Washington’s future, especially in this 14-team league with 11 starting roster spots. He could see my starting lineups in the future.  Still, this was all about the money. I now have three first-round picks and 2 picks in each of the second, third, fourth, and fifth rounds in 2026. That will give me money to play with in the auction and to hold for the 2027 auction, where I have even more picks.

Andy Dalton, Keenan Allen, Zach Ertz <=======> Bhayshul Tuten and 2027 2nd and 3rd round picks

• My final veteran dump was this one. At least I got a young prospect in this trade in Tuten. The rest, like the others, was all about the money. Now I have 2 first-round picks, 3 second-round picks, 3 third-round picks, and 2 fourth and fifth-round picks in 2027. Plus, I'm certain to be one of the worst teams in the league next year. I’m still unsure whether I like this league format, but I am willing to go all-in on a two-year rebuild to see if I will enjoy it.

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