SELL HIGH
Michael Penix Jr. (QB-ATL), Drake London (WR-ATL) - Penix is coming off his best fantasy game of the season in the comeback win over the 49ers, which means it is good to get out if you can in superflex/2QB dynasty leagues. Penix is not built to hold up in the NFL, and he faces a Bucs pass rush that brutalized Bryce Young last week. The Falcons also face the Chiefs in Week 10 and tour Vikings defensive house of horrors in Week 12. If Penix gets hurt, London is going to be catching passes from the ghost of Tua Tagovailoa or Andy Dalton. The outlook in dynasty leagues isn't any better.
Jonathan Taylor (RB-IND) - The worst-case scenario - that Taylor is the lead back for a team that is having a fire sale - is the most likely. Perhaps all of the news items about the price for Taylor being high (a first-round pick?) and the team really, really liking him as a leader are just to drive up the price, but if the Colts were interested in driving up the price of their assets, why did they trade Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner with two more weeks left until the trade deadline? If Taylor gets dealt, Seattle, Denver, the Giants, Minnesota, and Green Bay have been mentioned as possibilities, and they all have a back that complicates his outlook, even if most have better offenses than Indianapolis (sorry, Minnesota). Uncertainty lies ahead, and Taylor isn't getting any younger, turning 28 in January. Unless you think he's Derrick Henry, it's time to sell in dynasty.
SELL LOW
Tyler Warren (TE-IND) - In redraft, this is easy; Warren is practicing this week and should be back for the game against the Jaguars. He's a big part of their long-term plan, and if he injures his groin for a third time this season, there's no reason for them to ask him to play through it. The offense - really, the team - is deteriorating, and we shouldn't expect there to be any overachievers for fantasy here. In dynasty, you might want to hold him as a tight end who could be load-bearing to a Trey McBride extent with Alec Pierce and a bare cupboard at wide receiver.
Kenyon Sadiq (TE-NYJ) - Sadiq's breakout game against Detroit feels like a distant memory, but it is fresh enough in the minds of dynasty players that you can probably still get a great return for the first-round pick in the NFL and dynasty rookie drafts. Omar Cooper Jr. looks like a star in the making, Mason Taylor is improving in his second year, and Adonai Mitchell was playing at the level of an NFL starter before he got hurt. Oh, and there's still Garrett Wilson, and this team wants to run with their strong running back duo. It's just hard to picture Sadiq getting consistent enough targets to matter in fantasy leagues for at least two more years, and that doesn't even address the uncertainty around the future of this team at head coach and quarterback.
Breece Hall (RB-NYJ) - The Jets paid Hall like a true lead back, but since he missed time with a groin injury and Braelon Allen proved that he is a starting-quality running back too, it's going to be difficult for Hall to get more than 65% of the backfield, which is a problem when you play for a losing team. Allen is under contract for another year, so the waiting game continues if you have Hall in dynasty leagues. If you are getting tired of it in dynasty leagues, now is a good time to get off of the merry-go-round
Bryce Young (QB-CAR), Chuba Hubbard (RB-CAR) - The Panthers had the good luck of starting the season against the Bears, Falcons, Browns, and Lions defenses. They were able to beat the Eagles in Philadelphia, but in hindsight, we can see that their defense was starting to break down. Last week against the Bucs, the first legit defense they have faced this season, the offense fell apart. Carolina will face Denver, New Orleans, Baltimore, Tampa Bay, and Minnesota after a road game against the Packers. Unless Young is very impressive where he struggled in high winds last year, he and Hubbard could be in for a rough stretch as the degree of difficulty goes up defensively.
George Pickens (WR-DAL) - The Cowboys really like what they are getting from Ryan Flournoy, who they signed through next season last month under the radar. He is contributing as a run blocker and now playing over Pickens on run plays, in part because Pickens is nursing a sore shoulder. Marcus Mosher covers the Cowboys, and he suggested that if they lose to the Cardinals and Colts (ok, maybe that's a stretch), they could be sellers at the deadline. The bottom line is that Pickens won't be with the team next year in any event, and who knows what kind of reception he'll get in free agency? We may look back at 2025 as an anomalous career year for Pickens.