Buy Low, Sell High: Week 13

Buy Low

Anthony Richardson (QB-IND), Jonathan Taylor (RB-IND), Josh Downs (WR-IND) - We're sounding like a broken record and Richardson apologists, but he played better than his unimpressive numbers again in Week 12. Penalties robbed him (and Josh Downs) of some of the best passing plays of the game against a continuously improving Lions defense. Richardson is a buy low in dynasty and redraft, closing out the fantasy playoffs with Tennessee and the Giants in Weeks 16 and 17. Lest we forget, Taylor looked like a player who had recaptured the form that had him going #1 in fantasy drafts two years ago. Richardson will only make his job easier if he develops even incremental improvements going forward. Taylor has had ankle issues, which is becoming a theme in this disappointing stretch of his career, but that could be why a player who has the potential to have a Henry/Barkley kind of impact in fantasy leagues next year just might be available in a trade if you go strong to the hole. Downs should be back for those playoff weeks, but it's not a guarantee. This could be the last chance to get him in a dynasty league before his value blows up.

Sam LaPorta (QB-DET) - If you faded LaPorta this year because of "too many mouths to feed" with Jameson Williams coming on, you were basically right. It very well may end up that playing Taysom Hill, among others, over LaPorta is the right move in the fantasy playoffs. LaPorta's dynasty value has to be down from his #1 overall tight end price tag before the season. Savvy dynasty fantasy players won't be trading LaPorta for much less than that price because he is still a very talented player who is only turning 24 next year tied to the best offense in the league. If a dynasty contender has another good tight end, they just might deal LaPorta to upgrade elsewhere for a title run.

Sell Low

Deebo Samuel Sr. (WR-SF) - We'll keep beating the drum here to deal Samuel before the bottom drops out of his dynasty value. He'll only be 29 in January, which is not exactly ancient, but he seems to absorb a lot of nicks and bumps. The 49ers could try to move on from him next year, which is no surprise as they were already open to trading him during the draft, according to reports. Samuel isn't a traditional wide receiver, and his not fitting cleanly in other offenses could dampen enthusiasm in the market for his services. Brock Purdy may not play again this year, and even if he does, Samuel hasn't been doing anything of note in fantasy leagues for the past month.