FantasyPros Fantasy Football Podcast
Episode: Week 8 Buy Low + Sell High Wide Receiver Targets (Ep. 1789)
Date: October 22, 2025
Hosts: Ryan Wormley, Andrew Erickson
Overview
This episode dives deep into Week 8’s top buy low and sell high wide receiver targets, plus quick-hitting advice on quarterbacks and tight ends. Ryan Wormley and Andrew Erickson leverage stats, game analysis, and real-life team context to help listeners identify undervalued and overvalued fantasy assets as trade deadlines approach. The show maintains an engaging, analytical tone with plenty of banter and actionable trade strategies.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Top Wide Receiver Buy Lows
Stefon Diggs (New England Patriots)
- Why Buy: Diggs has elite efficiency and volume with a high target share (over 30% last three games, 7th per PFF), but has yet to find the end zone this season—he is a glaring candidate for positive TD regression.
- Set-up: Drake May has been prolific, but his touchdowns have gone to supporting receivers via big plays, not Diggs.
- Red Zone Trends: Patriots may be forced to throw more—especially in tough run defense matchups like the Browns.
- Schedule Outlook: Good matchups coming late-season, notably Buffalo (week 15), where Diggs previously posted 146 yards.
- Rankings Talk:
- Wormley [05:39]: “24 feels too low... I think you can make a very compelling argument for every name I just read that Diggs should be higher.”
- Erickson [05:59]: “I got Brian Thomas Jr. I’m sending him to get Stefan Diggs... that’s what I would do.”
- Verdict: Strongest buy of the week for both hosts.
Rome Odunze (Chicago Bears)
- Why Buy: Quiet recent weeks hide the underlying role. Still leads the team in targets (23% share) and air yards, runs route on 100% of dropbacks, and has huge upside rest of season, especially as tougher matchups force the Bears to pass.
- Usage Metrics: Top 15 in expected fantasy points per game.
- Schedule Note: Bears have tough playoff schedule for RBs—could benefit WRs in passing scripts.
- Consensus Rank Concern:
- Wormley [13:41]: “11 is too high... he’s only been a WR1 once this year. But I do agree he’s a buy low.”
- Alpha Role: Clear WR1 in the Bears’ offense.
- Summary: Buy low more on upside than redraft floor.
2. Wide Receiver Sell Highs
Jordan Addison (Minnesota Vikings)
- Context: He's excelled with Carson Wentz (top 8 fantasy WR ppg last three weeks), but Wentz likely replaced by rookie J.J. McCarthy soon.
- Key Issue: Rookie QBs rarely support two strong WRs; Jefferson is the clear alpha.
- Trade Strategy:
- Erickson [22:18]: “Could you get Diggs or no? Could you get McMillan?... I’d trade Addison plus for McMillan.”
- **Consider packaging as part of a trade up, not for another WR straight up unless target is clear upgrade.
- Redraft vs Depth: Addison likely a depth piece—use to fill needs at RB (“flip him for Chase Brown if you’re desperate”).
Brian Thomas Jr. (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Why Sell: Consistently underperforming—production hampered by injuries, drops, lack of chemistry with Trevor Lawrence (“Doesn’t look 100% healthy...[27:41]). Heavy fantasy playoff schedule: Jets and Broncos—two shutdown defenses.
- Recent Output: 3 for 31 on 8 targets, more drops, trending downward.
- Dynasty Angle: If pairing with Trevor Lawrence is broken (similar to “Kyler Murray–Marvin Harrison Jr. vibes”), consider moving him there too.
- Strategy [28:22]: “If he’s not going to help you win your fantasy championship, sayonara.”
- Erickson [30:25]: “Laundry list of reasons why you should be off Brian Thomas Jr.”
3. Other Notable WR Trade Strategies
- Garrett Wilson (NYJ): Question marks due to injury, QB instability, garbage-time production.
- Erickson [08:27]: Lean Diggs over Wilson for stability (“I just feel confident in Diggs”).
- Wormley [09:24]: Notes Wilson’s production better in box scores than on the field.
- Package Approach: Don’t sell Addison or Thomas Jr. alone—look for creative 2-for-1s to consolidate value into more reliable starters.
4. Rapid Wide Receiver Buy/Sell/Hold
DK Metcalf, Lad McConkey, Zay Flowers (Buy/Sell/Hold segment)
- Metcalf: Hold. Elite target share, strong schedule, clear alpha.
- McConkey: Buy aggressively (potential for huge second half breakout, checks all “JSN breakout” boxes per Erickson [41:35]).
- Flowers: Sell (“If you can get Metcalf or McConkey for Zay, do it.”—Wormley [42:50]).
Marvin Harrison Jr., Terry McLaurin, T. Higgins
- Higgins: Hold, ride high weekly ceiling (especially if Burrow returns).
- Harrison Jr.: Sell—lack of chemistry with Kyler, QB instability.
- McLaurin: Buy low stash; could be a league-winner if Daniels returns and McLaurin is healthy.
5. Quarterback Buy/Sell/Hold
Bo Nix, Jared Goff, Matthew Stafford, Jackson Dart
- Jackson Dart: Buy (dual-threat, hot streak, excels despite bad WR corps).
- Goff/Stafford: Hold both, lean Stafford if you must sell one (more consistent, underrated).
- Bo Nix: Sell high after career game (“It was all fourth quarter driven, the ups and downs with him”—Erickson [47:39]).
6. Tight End Buy/Sell/Hold
George Kittle (Buy)
- Week 7 dud not worrying: Expect strong bounce back—positive regression, “National Tight End Day” narrative, favorable matchup ahead.
- Wormley [35:06]: “If there is one guy who’s going to have a big day on National Tight End Day, it’s George Kittle.”
Travis Kelce (Sell)
- Rashee Rice Alpha Now: In games with Rice, Kittle outperformed Kelce; Kelce finishes: TE20, TE14, TE46, TE19 in those.
- Erickson [36:58]: “If you can flip Kelce for Kittle, do it in a heartbeat.”
- Touchdown-or-bust profile emerging.
Dallas Goedert, Dalton Kincaid, Irande Gadsden II
- Kincaid: Buy (high usage when healthy, no other Bills WR stepping up).
- Gadsden: Hold (worth a speculative add, rookie TEs rarely break out but situation is prime; could also be a sell high if trade market is hot).
- Goedert: Sell (profile is back-end TE1, low ceiling).
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
- On Stefon Diggs’ Lack of TDs:
- Erickson [01:44]: “He’s overdue for major positive touchdown regression and that’s attached to a supernova quarterback. … Eventually things are going to break in favor of the veteran.”
- On Addison’s Value:
- Wormley [22:18]: “Rookie quarterbacks almost never support two like high level fantasy pass catchers. … By all that accounting, it makes a lot of sense to say maybe sell Addison.”
- On Brian Thomas Jr.:
- Erickson [28:22]: “If he’s not going to help you win your fantasy championship, then I’m sorry, sayonara.”
- On tight end strategies:
- Erickson [33:10]: “Next week is National Tight End Day. Do you think that George Kittle is going to be held down without a catch on National Tight End Day? I think not.”
- On Zay Flowers (as a sell):
- Wormley [42:50]: “If you can get those types of players for Zay, like, I would do that... I think selling Zay on the idea of Lamar coming back is very smart right now.”
Timestamps for Key Segments
- Stefon Diggs Buy Low Deep Dive: [01:44]–[06:45]
- Garrett Wilson vs. Diggs Discussion: [07:47]–[11:21]
- Rome Odunze Upside Case: [11:41]–[16:38]
- WR Rest-of-Season Ranks Debate: [16:38]–[17:51]
- WR Sell High - Jordan Addison: [17:51]–[23:09]
- Packaging Trades & RB Moves: [23:09]–[26:13]
- Brian Thomas Jr. Sell Low: [26:45]–[30:25]
- Dynasty Angle on Thomas Jr.: [30:25]–[32:44]
- Rapid Buy/Sell/Hold (McConkey/Metcalf/Flowers): [39:39]–[42:50]
- QB Buy/Sell/Hold (Nix/Dart/etc.): [47:17]–[49:39]
- TE Buy/Sell/Hold (Kittle/Kelce/etc.): [33:10]–[39:39], [51:25]–[55:17]
Tone & Final Takeaways
- The hosts balance data-driven analysis with candid, often self-deprecating insights (Erickson’s “I am not the backup quarterback whisperer” at [11:12]).
- There’s emphasis on thinking two steps ahead—packaging trades, anticipating role/usage shifts, and exploiting fantasy playoff schedules.
- Buyer beware on overvalued “name” players (Thomas Jr., Addison, Zay Flowers).
- Aggressively target overlooked, volume-heavy breakouts (Diggs, Odunze, McConkey).
Overall: This episode arms listeners with shrewd redraft and dynasty WR/TE/QB trade strategies as deadlines approach, delivered with statistical depth, banter, and real-time trade hypotheticals.