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The trade deadline had tons of fireworks on both offense and defense: Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams exited the Jets for the Colts and Cowboys, respectively, while a few offensive players (and fantasy relevant names, at that) found new homes. Breaking that all down here:

Jaguars trade for former Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers in exchange for 4th and 6th-round draft picks

• After months of peaceful protest amid his trade request earlier this offseason, Meyers is finally on his way out of Vegas. He’s heading to the Jaguars, who have seen their WR depth decimated in the past few weeks – most notably with Travis Hunter landing on IR due to a non-contact injury suffered in practice late last week, and then with Brian Thomas Jr. going down late in the game this past weekend against the Raiders with what’s being described vaguely as an ankle sprain. The expectation is that Parker Washington will be the primary target for Trevor Lawrence for the next few weeks while Jakobi Meyers gets acclimated to the offense. Washington is still the #1 WR pickup this week, as he’ll be pretty usable for the next couple of weeks at the very least, and it seems like he’s the wide receiver Lawrence is capable of having a rapport with. Once BTJ returns, he’ll have even more target competition in Meyers (assuming Meyers gets acclimated to the offense by then), so this is overall not great news long term for him. This is good news for Trevor Lawrence, who quietly has been putting up some solid fantasy numbers as of late. I’d keep Meyers on the bench for now to see how things go; I wouldn’t say he’s startable this week. Back in Vegas, it was clear that Jakobi Meyers couldn’t gel in the offense this year, so he’s not vacating a ton of targets. The Raiders can go into each week with a more focused gameplan now, which should be to get Brock Bowers the ball and let Tre Tucker be the clear secondary option in the receiving game. Tucker gets an upgrade, and rookie WR Jack Bech will also get an opportunity for more snaps. He’s a pickup in deeper leagues, but I wouldn’t be racing to go pick up him in 10-12 team leagues given he hasn’t shown many flashes yet.

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Seahawks trade for former Saints WR Rashid Shaheed in exchange for future 4th and 5th-round draft picks

• And just like that, top-waiver wire option and promising WR talent Tory Horton goes from being a potential staple in fantasy lineups rest of season to a desperate dart throw over the next few weeks on a good offense. Horton put himself on the map this past Sunday night against the Commanders when he reeled in two of Sam Darnold’s four touchdown passes in the first half, but with Shaheed in town, it’s unlikely that he returns to the 80% route participation he enjoyed in what was supposed to be his breakout game. Instead, it’ll be Shaheed taking over for the Seahawks as their best deep threat on an offense that already features Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Cooper Kupp, and the aforementioned Horton. Shaheed reunites with his former OC in New Orleans Klint Kubiak, and his fantasy ceiling raises much higher in a high-flying Seattle offense compared to what it was in New Orleans. Speaking of New Orleans: without Shaheed in the lineup, expect targets to be even more consolidated in the Saints offense, with Chris Olave likely soaking up even more available volume in the passing game along with TE Juwan Johnson, who becomes more viable as a fantasy starter in all formats. This reality has been a possibility for the past few weeks leading up to the deadline, with Shaheed’s name being thrown around in trade conversations all the way up to the Bell. Without Shaheed now, life will only get harder for rookie QBs Tyler Shough and Spencer Rattler moving forward. Neither QB should be in fantasy lineups outside of the most desperate of two-QB leagues.

Chargers RB Omarion Hampton not expected to return to action until after the Chargers’ Week 12 bye as he works through ankle injury

• The Chargers currently have their entire starting backfield on IR, with Hampton, Najee Harris, and Hassan Haskins all either out for the season or the next four weeks. That leaves Kimani Vidal as the lone running back standing, and with Hampton likely to miss at least thew next two games in Weeks 10 and 11, Vidal is locked in as a fantasy RB2 with RB1 upside any given week on a potent Chargers offense. Hassan Haskins was placed on short-term IR over the weekend, which led the Chargers to turn to Jaret Patterson to spell Vidal in their win over the Titans. Vidal still played 72% of the snaps in the game and handled the majority of the team’s rushing attempts, making him the team’s clear top runner as long as Hampton is unable to take the field. For Hampton managers, this is a disappointing development: the initial timeframe that was given for his return from his ankle injury was shortly after the mandatory four week absence. That recovery timeline is set to extend all the way to Week 13 against the Raiders, which would make it a seven-week, six-game absence for the former first round pick in last April’s draft. With the potential for a ramp-up period being necessary, as well, for Hampton to acclimate and get back up to speed, he may not be back to his regular production until very late in the regular season/the beginning of the fantasy playoffs.

1. Trouble for TreVeyon again? Not so fast…

   1. TreVeyon Henderson was on the field like a workhorse, but Terrell Jennings’ goal line TD and high carry count dampened his day. Henderson’s utilization was strong; he had a 75% snap share and a whopping 73% route participation, a combination that correlates to RB1 usage. He did have 20 opportunities (14 carries, 6 targets), but Jennings got a carry on 11 of his 17 snaps, including a goal line TD on his one goal line snap (Henderson had the other). If Rhamondre Stevenson is out again, Henderson should be in lineups again as a strong RB2.

2. Kyle Monangai is the gai for the Bears backfield

   1. Without D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson, the backfield fully belonged to Kyle Monangai; 29 touches for a whopping 198 yards was the result of him being on the field for 74% of snaps. It’s possible D’Andre Swift is back next week after a week of rest, and if so, we could see Monangai earn more work as a result of his big game. We should keep in mind that this performance was against the Bengals defense, who were giving up the most rushing yards/game coming into Week 9. I don’t think he will win the backfield over Rico Dowdle-style once Swift is back, but this performance was impressive nonetheless, and Monangai has no doubt increased his value moving forward. At best, Monangai can move into the lead early down role while Swift keeps the receiving role.

3. Rico Dowdle finally gets rewarded with more opportunity

   1. Rational coaching for the win. Dave Canales didn’t let us down. He’s one of us. Rico Dowdle has shown to be one of the few bright spots on the offense with some impressive play over the last month, and as a result, Dowdle has taken over the Panthers backfield… and he delivered despite a banged up offensive line. 27 touches for 141 yards on 72% of snaps. He outsnapped Chuba Hubbard 42-13, and looks like a potential fantasy RB1 moving forward. He’s a must start once again next week at home against the Saints. Hubbard is simply a handcuff at this point.

4. The cheese spoils on Tucker Kraft’s breakout season

   1. Why can’t we have nice things? Tucker Kraft was looking like one of the most impactful and fun breakouts of the season. With Kraft potentially out for the year, Luke Musgrave is the next man up, but I wouldn’t expect him to make a real impact given all the other potential weapons on this offense. It is worth noting that Matthew Golden also left the game with a shoulder injury. Given the injuries, Romeo Doubs gets an upgrade as a result of a firmer hold on target share (8.2 targets/game over his last 5), and Christian Watson is also more startable after making several plays, looking healthy, and running a route on 75% of Jordan Love’s dropbacks on Sunday.

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