The off-season for dynasty is what separates the men from the boys. Key trades, key movements can set someone’s fantasy football team up for a dynasty run.
Dynasty Fantasy Football is active all year long and the best part has reached like the long night in Game Of Thrones. Trades and key movements must be made to keep up with league mates and create a dynasty.
With that being said, there were a ton of stars this year with mediocre 2021 seasons. High hopes from week one came crumbling down to potential buy-low candidates now.
Dynasty Fantasy Football Buy low candidate #1: Terry McLaurin
Scary Terry and it isn’t Rozier from the New Orleans Hornets. Terry McLaurin is a star receiver in the NFL. Questionable quarterback play has halted what could be an amazing career.
Not all are quarterback-proof like DeAndre Hopkins. Terry McLaurin finished as the WR25 on the season after an off-season ADP of WR10. Being drafted as a WR1 to finish on the outside of WR2 range is extremely underwhelming.
Terry and the other receiver that will be mentioned both have one thing in common. They both started out on fire which made them sell high candidates. After the first month of the season, Terry was the WR6. Then, after another month, Terry was the WR15 which is five spots under his ADP but still a starter in leagues.
The second half of the season was where the underwhelming play started. From week 8 till the end of the season, Terry was the WR42. It sounds bad, but it is a blessing in disguise.
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This ending to the season makes Terry a prime buy-low candidate and this is his floor. With still in question who the quarterback for the WFT will be in 2022, acquiring Terry at a low cost can be a great risk/reward situation. A WR1 just waiting to explode with a star quarterback.
Dynasty Fantasy Football Buy low candidate #2: DJ Moore
DJ Moore is a top-five dynasty fantasy football WR. The consensus will think that is absurd, but with a good quarterback, it can come true. Sam Darnold after one month was QB5 and DJ Moore was WR4.
That is with Sam Darnold who seems to just not be able to gather wins as a starting quarterback but was putting up decent numbers before his injury.
For starters, DJ Moore just put his third straight season of over 1,000 receiving yards. This season was the best of his young career so far. Moore saw a massive 163 targets on a 27.4% target share. That target share had him tied fifth this season with Diontae Johnson.
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Moore is a guy who is one of the best one on one receivers who sees volume. In any type of fantasy format, volume is always key. DJ Moore has exactly that and has not played with a top quarterback in his four seasons making him a fantastic buy-low candidate in dynasty fantasy football.
Dynasty Fantasy Football Buy low candidate #3: Saquon Barkley
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Saquon Barkley was once a top three dynasty fantasy football RB. From his RB1 finish in 2018, Barkley has dropped every year since that. RB10 in 2019, RB115 in 2020 (torn ACL), and RB32 this season but he also suffered a high ankle sprain in week 5 vs the Cowboys.
With one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL, it is hard to stay healthy as a New York Giant. Also, no disrespect but Daniel Jones is not a good quarterback. All that factors in how good Saquon can truly be if the Giants are always playing from behind.
Barkley was once looked at as the top running back in the NFL. Now, he sits as the RB9 in dynasty. Still being ranked as an RB1 shows the talent Barkley possesses even on a mediocre team.
The value is not as high as it was once was, therefore making him a great buy-low candidate. Saquon can still catapult to the top of the RB rankings with upgrades to the quarterback position but most importantly, the offensive lines.