Week 6 Trades

Here are 5 players that look like great buys going into Week 6 … in two minutes or less.

QB: Drake Maye (NE)

Drake Maye’s box score didn’t pop in Week 5 (273 pass yards and no touchdowns),  but if you actually watched that Bills game, you saw something good. He was poised, precise, and totally in command against one of the best defenses in football, completing nearly 74 percent of his passes without a turnover. The Patriots offense stalled in the red zone, not because of Maye, and the team still found a way to win. So when the box-score watchers panic, that’s your window. He’s quietly led New England to 3-2 while facing tough early matchups, and his rest-of-season schedule lightens up big time. Buy him now before people realize he’s playing like a steady fantasy starter in the making.

RB: James Cook (BUF)

Cook just had his worst game of the season… 15 carries for only 49 yards and no catches in a sloppy loss to New England. But that’s exactly why he’s a buy-low right now. Through the first four weeks, Cook averaged over 100 rushing yards per game and scored in every matchup, handling clear lead-back volume while averaging 5.4 yards per carry. So while one off-week against an underrated Patriots defense might scare managers, his workload hasn’t changed. So he’s set up to bounce back in a big way.

RB: Derrick Henry (BAL)

Tough to think Henry could ever be a buy- low candidate, but he’s been in a bit of a rough patch (for him). He’s coming off two quiet games: 33 yards and a touchdown against Houston after just 42 yards the week before. But those struggles lined up perfectly with Lamar Jackson’s hamstring injury and Baltimore’s offense falling apart. So when this unit gets back on track, Henry’s role as the finisher in scoring range immediately regains value. Even through the slump, he’s still commanding goal-line work and has scored in three of five games. The panic window is open. Buy him before the Ravens offense gets healthy and he reminds everyone he’s still built differently.

WR: Chris Godwin (TB)

Godwin is the perfect buy-low right now; he’s been quiet, but that’s exactly the point. He missed the first three games while recovering from last year’s ankle injury and has been shaking off rust since, catching just 3 passes in each of his first two outings. But Tampa Bay’s offense has quietly stayed hot, winning four of its first five and putting up 38 points last week. So once Godwin’s legs fully return, and with Mike Evans still dealing with a hamstring issue, he’s primed to slide right back into his old high-volume role in one of the league’s more productive passing attacks.

WR: A.J. Brown (PHI)

A.J. Brown’s start looks bad on paper. He has only one touchdown and just one game over 43 yards. But the volume is quietly there. He’s seen 27 targets across his last three games, and his frustration over usage has less to do with talent than play-calling balance in Philly’s run-first approach. But that kind of volume plus his proven ability to explode when game script forces Hurts to throw makes him a classic buy-low. So if managers are panicking after the Broncos loss, take advantage before the offense inevitably swings back his way against a softer stretch starting with the Giants.

So that’s the list. 5 players to pitch a deal for in the Week 6 trade market… as promised, in two minutes or less.

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See you tomorrow,

-Joe