Dynasty Fantasy Football Buy/Sells for Week 5: Where to Go with Jeremiyah Love

Quick question for the dynasty managers with healthy rosters: What’s it like to feel joy?

As star player after star player gets wrecked by injuries, many are left scrambling to fill the voids (if you’re contending) while others are collecting IR stashes like Pokemon (if you’re rebuilding).

But this is no time to panic. Shake it off! Don’t stop believing! Eye of the tiger! Other motivational song titles! (Something by Imagine Dragons, probably?)

No matter how close to a 2026 championship you are, here are three trades you should consider making in your dynasty leagues…

Buys & Sells For Dynasty Fantasy Football Week 5

BUY - Antonio Williams | WR | WAS

Shhhhhh. Let’s keep this one between us.

The box score watchers don’t need to know that Williams had an 87-yard catch-and-run (thrown by a seventh-round rookie QB in his first start) called back. They don’t need to know he had the same target share as Stefon Diggs. And they certainly don’t need to be reminded that Washington’s top two receivers are both in their 30s, with only one of them under contract next year.

Let them think the rookie’s fantasy points tell the whole story. Let them assume Williams is off to a slow start and that he might become just another underwhelming skill-position player drafted by the Commanders.

Because what I’ve seen through four weeks is a future big-time contributor on the cusp of a breakout. Williams’ 26% targets per route run mark (tied for 13th in the league) is a sign that whenever he sees the field more, he’ll be a major factor in the offense.

SELL - Jeremiyah Love | RB | ARI

I get no pleasure in doing this. Before the NFL draft, I was pumping up Love as the solidified rookie 1.01, in a tier entirely of his own. But holding onto your priors is what kills ya in this game.

You might think this is an overreaction with a rookie running back. But I think it might just save your team.

After a massive workload in Week 3 that seemed to imply the Cardinals were confident in Love’s health, there were some big, flashing warning signs this week that suggest maybe Love himself is less confident. Love’s snap share dropped (from 63% to 46%). His route participation fell off a mountain (41% to 26%). And his target share smashed through the bottom of the earth (23% to 10%). Love saw no goal-line work and no work in the two-minute drill.

Oof.

It’s not just the rookie’s usage in one game that’s concerning. It’s the way he’s talking about it. After the game, Love told beat reporters his body is tired, that a heavier workload would probably “hinder the team,” and that this could be the longest year of his life.

I’m not a doctor. I’m certainly not a psychologist. I just know that my belly has a bad feeling about all of this.

I wish the best for Love, and hope this was just a brutally honest man feeling deflated in the midst of injury rehab. But I’m also worried there could be lasting implications here.

Now to be clear, YOU ARE NOT TRADING THIS MAN AWAY FOR PENNIES. This isn’t a “get whatever you can get as quickly as possible” situation. I would only make this move if you’re getting fair value, which is that of a top-five player at his position. But I’m ready to pivot over to a safer option in my dynasty leagues.

See how much sweetener you need to add to get Ashton Jeanty. Check in with the Zay Flowers manager. And by the way, this doesn’t have to be goodbye forever. It might just be “see ya later.” Until we get more evidence that he’ll be all right

SELL - Brian Thomas | WR | JAX

Be honest. You’ve been looking for an opportunity to break up with Brian Thomas for a long time now. You’ve felt the rift growing between you for months. You just don’t look at him with that same sparkle in your eye anymore. Your heart belongs to other, more productive and involved wide receivers.

And that’s OK. You deserve better.

Last week against New England, Thomas played the same number of snaps as sixth-round rookie Josh Cameron. Over the last two weeks, Cameron has more targets, receptions and yards than his third-year counterpart.

BUT… Thomas scored a touchdown against the Bengals last week. That, along with rumors that he could be traded before the deadline, might’ve cracked the window open just enough for managers to move on. Although BTJ’s value is low, don’t make the mistake of assuming it’s as low as it can go.

Oh, and concurrently, Cameron should not be on waivers.