Chase Brown to Keaton Mitchell: Top Buy-Low RB Trade Targets — SkimNews
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- Chase Brown is the most expensive buy-low at the position but worth pursuing; he's the unquestioned lead back in a strong Cincinnati offense and should benefit from favorable game scripts as the Bengals defense improves, though acquiring him costs at least a second-round pick.
- Saquon Barkley remains productive per touch but is capped by Jalen Hurts' presence at the goal line; his workload should grow as Philadelphia's offense sputters, with second-round value the going price.
- Aaron Jones and Jordan Mason form a backfield duo in Minnesota that Richard says can be acquired for less than a sixth-round value each, with Mason the priority once he returns from a Week 1 thumb injury.
- Breece Hall has already delivered two strong games for the Jets and projects to average 15+ PPR points for the season, making him worth a second-round value despite tough upcoming matchups, while Braelon Allen costs roughly a seventh-round value as a short-term fill-in.
- Alvin Kamara has logged zero snaps inside the 10-yard line and just one third-down snap all season, making Travis Etienne (injured discount, ~fifth-round value) and Kendre Miller viable cheaper alternatives to acquire his role.
- Quinshon Judkins is logging 17+ touches per game for a competitive Cleveland team, with fifth-round value at most; Richard expects touchdowns to follow the workload and push him into the 15-PPR range.
- Keaton Mitchell is Richard's top buy-low of the cycle: more explosive than Omarion Hampton, already seeing work inside the 5-yard line, and potentially available for a bench player on a Chargers offense that needs a spark.
- The broader context: backfields are already shifting in Miami, New Orleans, and New York (Jets), while Cleveland, Seattle, and Tennessee have all disappointed — pressuring managers to trade rather than rely on the wire.
Why it matters: With top-end RB scoring down roughly 24% versus last year (35 vs. 46 instances of 15+ PPR games through Week 3) and three NFL backfields already in flux, fantasy managers can't wait out the position on waivers — the trade market is the only path to replaceable RB1 production, and Richard's tiered list shows exactly what each tier costs to land.
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