Scott Engel is in his 10th season as the official Fantasy writer and analyst for Seahawks.com. Scott is an inaugural member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association's Hall of Fame. He is a four-time FSWA award winner and 10-time nominee, including being named a finalist for the 2020 Fantasy Football Writer of the Year award. You can also find more of his Fantasy analysis on RotoBaller.com, SportsLine.com, the Athletic and SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio. Scott won two Fantasy Football dynasty league titles in 2020, including one in the prestigious Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) and he previously pulled off a three-peat in a highly competitive New York City league.
After two weeks, Tyler Lockett is the second-highest scoring wide receiver in Fantasy Football, with 57.80 points on NFL.com. He is well ahead of superstars such as Tyreek Hill and DeAndre Hopkins. When any player is performing so well, Fantasy leaguers naturally start to think if they should trade him, as the player's value may be at a peak level for the season, even if it is very early in the schedule.
You likely drafted Lockett as a No. 2 Fantasy WR, though, and when he produces at such elite levels, which we have seen before, you are getting a better Fantasy return than projected. Such levels of performance can surely boost your team to victories. So you should also consider not messing with success. Getting higher output than you may have expected is what we all want on draft day.
Ideally, you should keep Lockett on your roster and continue to enjoy the output. The same approach can applied to players such as Cooper Kupp and Deebo Samuel. But if you do have some pressing needs to fill, those type of players who are producing so well early do have to be considered as parts of potential deals. If your team is deep at wide receiver, and there is a significant need at running back, it must be pondered whether to part with such players in a trade. Just make sure you are getting the proper return. Many times, a possible trade partner will offer two lesser producing players for your one standout. "Quantity for quality" offers will frequently not meet our needs.
Regardless of whether you keep players such as Lockett, Kupp and Samuel, or move them, your current position is advantageous. If those guys remain on the roster, there is a very good chance that strong production will continue to roll in and those players will be locked into lineups every week. If they are moved, your team will fill an important need or make a notable upgrade. The goals of a trade should always be to fill a need or make an upgrade. Trading similarly valued players at the same position(s) often does not accomplish much.
We are always looking to improve our Fantasy teams no matter what the record may be, and there are also some good opportunities to trade for certain players before they start to deliver their best outings. Some of your league mates will overreact if some of their top drafted players have not quite busted out just yet, and it is a good time to see if they are open to trading away proven stars such as DK Metcalf.
Metcalf has posted Fantasy lines of 16.00 and 11.30 Fantasy points in the first two weeks, and those are certainly respectable outings. Yet we know there are even better performances to come, so now is the best time to swoop in and make an offer to the team that currently rosters him in your league. As Lockett continues to threaten defenses with his explosive play potential, he will demand that the Seahawks' opponents will have to devote heavy attention to him as a downfield threat. Yet such adjustments can naturally open up more opportunities for Metcalf to come through with his signature big plays. The excellent start to the season for Lockett can only benefit Metcalf in the near future. Trade for him now if you can.
Other players to target in trades before they start to provide bigger Fantasy returns include Robert Woods, A.J. Brown, Jonathan Taylor, Antonio Gibson and George Kittle.
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