Dynasty Sells: 6 Fantasy Football Players to Trade Away for 2026

February 12, 2026

Matt Donnelly identifies six NFL players to sell in fantasy football dynasty leagues for 2026. His potentially overvalued assets to avoid in keeper formats.

It’s that time of the year, the dead space between the end of the fantasy football season and the NFL Draft, when fantasy managers' inner thoughts begin to eat away at them. Between now and the kickoff of the 2026 season, many things will change, and players' values will fluctuate with each draft selection and each free-agent signing.

What doesn’t change is that as we navigate our fantasy rosters throughout the offseason, fantasy managers need to know which players have reached their peaks in fantasy value and how best to take advantage of the market. Social media has changed the way the game is played, often hyping a player more than they deserve, creating opportunistic selling opportunities for overrated assets.

With that said, here are six overrated fantasy football players to trade away today. But first, for a deeper dive into dynasty strategy, rankings, and trade tactics, you can check out our complete Dynasty Fantasy Football Guide.

Six Fantasy Football Dynasty Sells in 2026

Travis Hunter, Jacksonville Jaguars

In seven contests last season, Travis Hunter had 28 receptions for 298 receiving yards and a touchdown on offense while adding 15 tackles and three pass breakups on the defensive side of the ball. If you project this offensive output over the full course of the season, Hunter could have finished with 724 receiving yards as a rookie.

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When opportunistic fantasy managers look to sell, use that final game in which Hunter suited up, in which he finished with eight catches for 101 yards and a touchdown. There is no denying the talent.

It’s that talent, not the injury that shortened his rookie season, that makes Hunter a sell. For one, 11 different Jaguars caught touchdown passes a season ago, with Travis Etienne Jr. leading the way with six; that should be a cautionary tale in itself.

However, the real concern is that Jacksonville will continue to use Hunter's talents on both sides of the ball. With Jakobi Meyers, Brian Thomas Jr., and the emergence of Parker Washington, Hunter is expected to see an increase in playing time on defense.

Now, if your league rewards Hunter for those defensive points, by all means, you are holding onto him and never letting go. But if you are only allotted production on the offensive side of the ball, it may be time to make a move this offseason.

Michael Wilson, Arizona Cardinals

Before the start of the 2025 season, Michael Wilson had accumulated 85 receptions for 1,113 receiving yards and seven touchdowns over 29 contests.

In 2025 alone, Wilson nearly doubled his career production, hauling in 78 passes for 1,006 yards and seven touchdowns, with 56 of those receptions, 775 receiving yards, and six touchdowns occurring from Week 11 on. That propelled the third-year receiver into WR1 territory for fantasy.

Michael Wilson secures his 2nd TD of the day

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This offseason, fantasy managers need to ask themselves, was this an outlier season, or was this a wide receiver experiencing a third-year breakout?

It is important to note that since Marvin Harrison Jr. underwent appendix surgery, Wilson truly ascended. However, the expectation is that Harrison will be a significant factor entering the 2026 season and that the newly hired Mike LaFleur will want to get Harrison back on track after a couple of disappointing seasons to start his NFL career.

As great an offensive coach as LaFleur is, he may have a better grasp of the Shanahan system than anyone. The signing of Nathaniel Hackett as the offensive coordinator and his being entrusted with play-calling duties raise serious red flags.

Sure, Hackett was Matt LeFleur’s offensive coordinator in Green Bay, so familiarity is there, but Hackett has been hired and relieved of his offensive coordinator duties by six teams over 14 seasons and never secured employment for longer than three seasons.

Take away Hackett’s three seasons in Green Bay, in which the Aaron Rodgers-led offense finished top-10 in EPA per play. Hackett's offenses finished 17th or worse in EPA per play call in seven of the eight seasons.

Woody Marks, Houston Texans

Let’s give credit where credit is due. Woody Marks was a serviceable running back during his rookie season. However, let’s not pretend that 703 rushing yards and a 3.6 yards per carry average isn’t something a team can easily replace. Marks’ number could have been much better if he had visited the end zone as often, and he visited the blue tent.

Last season, Marks ranked 28th out of 28 qualified backs in yards after contact per attempt (2.48) and missed tackles forced per attempt (0.13), which lines up with what we saw in college, where his missed tackles per attempt were 0.22 and yards after contact per attempt were 2.76.

For those selling, Marks’ fantasy production was based on volume, not efficiency, especially in the passing game, where he caught 24 passes for 208 yards and scored three touchdowns. While Marks produced 82.6 fantasy points via the run game on 196 carries, those 24 receptions led to 62.8 fantasy points, suggesting he is more of a flex option moving forward than an RB2.

Houston will most certainly address the running back position this offseason, whether it’s via free agency, the draft, or the potential return of Joe Mixon. It’s hard to imagine Marks returning as anything more than the third-down back in this Texans offense.

Even though Marks was a rookie, he turned 25 in December, which makes him older than Jahmyr Gibbs, Breece Hall, De'Von Achane, Bijan Robinson, and Bucky Irving, and the same age as Kenneth Walker III and Javonte Williams.

Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars

If you can’t beat out Shedeur Sanders for a spot in the Pro Bowl or his 175 passing yards per game, 6.6 passing yards per attempt, or 7:10 touchdown-to-interception ratio, you probably should just quit football.

All kidding aside, Lawrence had an impressive 2025 season, throwing for 4,007 yards (235.7 per game), 7.2 yards per attempt, completing 60.9% of those attempts, and tossing 29 touchdowns as opposed to 12 interceptions. Lawrence’s production on the field helped lead the Jaguars to a 13-4 record, an AFC South title, and earned him a spot as a finalist for the league’s MVP, but not a Pro Bowl invite.

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Focusing on the positive, there are a lot of selling points fantasy managers could look to exploit in a deal to capitalize on Lawrence's 2025 season and get the best return on their investment after some lean seasons.

Looking at some splits, Lawrence saw an increase in deep-ball passing, improving to 44.4% over the final 11 weeks, connecting on 20 such passes (most) compared to 23.5% during the first nine weeks of the season.

The Liam Coen effect is on full display in Duvul County, and it’s very real.

There is a lot to like, but fantasy football has created deep trust issues. At the end of the day, Lawrence is still Lawrence, and that’s something that can’t be changed. I want to believe Lawrence is becoming that generational prospect that draft propaganda once led us to believe, but I can’t do that again; it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

Kyle Pitts Sr., Atlanta Falcons

When you are given a gift in fantasy, don’t ask questions. After three frustrating seasons, last season, Kyle Pitts Sr. set a career high in receptions (88), targets (118), and touchdowns (five), while being one of two tight ends in fantasy to average more than 12 fantasy points per game (12.4) who played in at least 13 games, along with Trey McBride.

Pitts picked the right time to have a resurgence as the 25-year-old tight end enters free agency and is about to be paid. Atlanta would love to re-sign him, but he will have plenty of suitors looking to throw the bag at him this offseason, which should also raise some concerns. Money has a way of changing a man, and that should be taken into consideration.

That said, let’s work on those selling points. Pitts turns 26 in October, and his 3,579 receiving yards are the fifth most by a tight end under the age of 26. Ahead of him are Rob Gronkowski, Jason Witten, Tony Gonzalez, and Mike Ditka. If Pitts can produce 404 receiving yards before October 6, 2026, he could move up to second on that list.

With Pitts, fantasy managers should look to capitalize while the iron is hot. In 2025, Pitts ranked ninth in yards per route run, sixth in yards per team pass attempt, fifth in first downs per route run, fourth in target share, and second in air yards among tight ends. If Pitts returns to Atlanta, HC Kevin Stefanski has a history of using his tight ends in significant roles in his offenses.

Sometimes you need to know when to hold them and when to fold them, and this may be the best time to bluff your way into some serious draft capital in 2026 and 2027.

Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers

Speaking of knowing when to hold them and when to fold them, in dynasty, it is better to get out a year early than a year too late. Christian McCaffrey will be entering his 10th NFL season at 30 years old, coming off a career-high 311 carries and 413 total touches in 2025. For running backs, the age curve/cliff is a real thing, and while McCaffrey is likely an outlier, Father Time is undefeated.

Considering last season's workload and the injuries he has suffered throughout his career, the chances of carrying a heavier workload while maintaining his expected production do not seem viable. We have some data on McCaffrey in this same situation: in 2019 and 2023, he came off seasons in which he surpassed 400 touches.

In each of the subsequent seasons, McCaffrey would suffer injuries that would cost him 14 games and 13 games, respectively. The data and history suggest that McCaffrey has a higher probability than most of missing significant time in 2026, which would bring down the value of the asset this time next year.

It doesn’t take much to convince other managers to be interested in McCaffrey; after all, he finished as a top-10 fantasy RB in PPR scoring in 13 of 17 contests last season.

With McCaffrey, fantasy managers are getting two players inserted into one roster spot, a top-5 running back and a WR2 each week. If your roster is poised to make a championship push, holding McCaffrey for another season supports those short-term championship aspirations. However, wait too long, and you could find yourself at the dance with no dance partner.

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