Dynasty Fantasy Football Sell-High Candidates: Michael Wilson and More Players to Trade Away

Whenever I suggest “selling high” on a player (aka trading them away after a significant increase to their value), I tend to get some pushback. It usually sounds something like “You want me to get rid of them NOW? While they’re PRODUCING?? Hey bozo, isn’t the point of fantasy football to actually score points!?”

And first of all … great use of the word “bozo.” I don’t hear that enough these days. But also, moving on from players who recently scored fantasy points is not the same as abandoning the desire to score fantasy points altogether. I’m not rushing out to trade Ja’Marr Chase for no good reason. I’m not a psychopath—just a garden-variety bozo, as we’ve established.

The players listed below have likely reached the height of their fantasy powers and could come crashing down to earth very soon. They present a good opportunity to get out while the getting is good. If it helps, don’t think of it as selling The Hulk. Think of it as selling The Hulk right before he turns back into Bruce Banner.

Players To Sell High In Dynasty Fantasy Football

Michael Wilson, WR - Cardinals

Wilson had an uncharacteristically stellar stretch of games to close out 2025. No, wait, that’s putting it mildly. Let me try again: Wilson went absolutely f*cking bonkers, and no one in the world saw it coming. But … how? And why can’t he do it again?

First, Wilson’s breakout perfectly synced up with Marvin Harrison Jr. getting hurt and missing games (I’m talking Dark Side of the Moon played over top Wizard of Oz levels of synchronicity). Behold, his average splits from the last two seasons with and without Marv on the field:

With (28 games): 4.6 targets, 2.8 catches, 34 yards, seven total TDs
Without (four games): 15 targets, 10.3 catches, 125 yards, three total TDs

Then there’s the Cardinals’ obliterated backfield. I’ve seen more consistency in my stools the morning after eating week-old bean dip. So naturally, Arizona was going to rely more heavily on its receivers.

Which brings me to my most salient point: Jacoby Brissett. From Week 6 on, when Brissett took over as the starter for an injured (and definitely not benched) Kyler Murray, no quarterback threw more passes per game. We really have no idea what the QB room will look like next year, especially if a new coaching staff and/or GM comes to town.

There’s just too much evidence to suggest that this was a one-off for Wilson. But hey, don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened and reap the rewards.

Jonathan Taylor, RB - Colts

Please don’t freak out on me. I know reading a name like that on a list like this suddenly makes me have a very punchable face. I get it.

But this is nothing personal. Trading away aging running backs who just cleared 350 touches simply makes good business sense. Ask anyone who moved on from Saquon Barkley last offseason.

Going back to 2020, here’s the list of running backs who hit that 350+ touch threshold and turned at least 25 years old the following season (young guys typically handle extreme workloads a little better). Let’s see how these players compared in PPR points in both seasons:

2020: Dalvin Cook (RB2; RB16); Derrick Henry (RB3; RB22)
2021: Najee Harris (RB3; RB14)
2022: Josh Jacobs (RB4; RB28); Henry (RB4; RB8); Barkley (RB5; RB13)
2023: Christian McCaffrey (RB1; RB69)
2024 (after Week 17): Barkley (RB2; RB14); Kyren Williams (RB7; RB9)

That list doesn’t include Taylor himself, who hit the threshold once before in 2021, then fell to RB33 the following season after missing six games. He was only 23 years old then.

Williams has been an anomaly, though he’s a couple of years younger than Taylor is now. And although some of these guys obviously bounced back, you probably didn’t love having them on your roster during that gap period.

Even if there’s a resurgence for JT down the road, it makes sense to let someone else shoulder the potential drop in production next year. And heck, maybe you send an offer for him next offseason …

Woody Marks, RB - Texans

You’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger cheerleader for Marks this past offseason than yours truly. I lauded him as a late-round pick in redraft and a cheap pickup in dynasty. And he was … fine. Completely and totally … fine.

Everything was set up perfectly for him. Joe Mixon’s highly mysterious foot injury kept him sidelined the whole year. Nick Chubb ran like he had balloons for feet and shoes made of thumbtacks. The Texans lacked a true difference-making WR2 for much of the season. There was nothing between Marks and a fantasy explosion except air and opportunity. But the rookie never caught fire as I’d hoped.

He was inefficient as a runner and, most bizarrely, rarely utilized in the receiving game. THIS WAS HIS WHOLE THING IN COLLEGE. Marks led all FBS running backs in receptions two years in a row! But after three games early in the season with at least 35 receiving yards and 10 yards per target, C.J. Stroud just … stopped throwing him the ball.

Marks is old for a rookie (he just turned 25), which gives him a smaller window to hit in dynasty. And there will probably be some fresh faces in Houston’s backfield next year, fighting for snaps. At this point, the odds are greater that he’s more Dameon Pierce than Lamar Miller.

Kyle Pitts, TE - Falcons

I appreciate that Pitts managers just want to have nice things. Finally. And although I don’t want to take those good feelings away, it’s my duty to let you in on a hard truth: If Drake London had stayed healthy, there’s a decent chance we’re still talking about Pitts in terms of “what could’ve been.”

His career game in literally every category (targets, catches, yards and touchdowns) came with London watching from the sidelines. Don’t get me wrong, the statline he pulled off in Week 15 (12-11-166-3) is still an amazing feat! He should be very proud! But it’s also a great big red flag whipping in the wind for fantasy.

Pitts was a fine enough tight end playing alongside London. But his 9.4 PPR average in those games put him closer to Hunter Henry than Brock Bowers. And that’s how I’m going to view the Atlanta tight end heading into his sixth season.

… Even though I would desperately like his upward touchdown trend to continue. Because that sh*t is HILARIOUS:

Troy Franklin, WR - Broncos

I’ll make this one quick, but consider it the companion piece to Sam Wallace’s excellent buy-low list, which features Pat Bryant.

When it comes to Denver’s receiving corps, I see two paths:

Go after the proven asset with a massive contract. That’s Courtland Sutton.
Throw a dart at the cheapest ascending option. That’s the rookie, Bryant.

Franklin had some explosive weeks, but it’s probably no coincidence that his production tapered off once Bryant started to become more involved. From Week 13 on, his targets per route run dropped significantly, and his overall target share was cut by more than half.

It’s not that Franklin can’t get better. He’s still very young and has a collegiate connection with Bo Nix to fall back on. It’s simply about capitalizing on this year’s spike weeks and his overall WR29 finish while you can.