Fantasy Football Trader's Alley Week 6: Players to Buy, Hold, or Sell

Oct 08, 2025

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Welcome to the Week 6 edition of Trader's Alley! I'm your weekly tour guide on the bumpy ride that is trading in fantasy football leagues, here to highlight the most notable Buys, Holds, and Sells each week, powered by 4for4's powerful Trade Evaluator tool.

Remember, trading is more of a league- and leaguemates-dependent exercise than anything else in fantasy. What makes a trade "fair" or "feasible" is heavily determined by your league settings, roster constructions, available players, and leaguemate dispositions. So take everything you read here with a grain of salt, and do your best to adjust accordingly! (Or become a 4for4 subscriber of any tier and join the Discord to ask me directly in the weekly Trade Talk AMA on Wednesday evenings!)

This column assumes half-PPR, four-point passing touchdowns, and starting rosters with 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, and 1 FLEX — but you can also change the configurations on the Trade Evaluator tool to fit your league exactly.

Let's get into it.

Buy Jordan Mason

Trade Evaluator: RB27 / 54th overall / 53 Trade Value points

Anytime that a borderline RB2 is coming off a meeting with the Browns, you can expect me to consider them for the Buy section of this column. Jordan Mason was lucky enough to score a goal-line touchdown against Cleveland in London, but otherwise, he ended up with just 56 scrimmage yards and a fumble on the day. That’s after coming off a similarly middling week against the Steelers, which means he’s only been “great” in one of three games as the starter following Aaron Jones’ injury. Not only that, he’s now headed into an early Week 6 bye. Buy low. In those three games as the starter,

Mason has not seen fewer than 16 opportunities, and he’s averaging 5.0 yards per carry and scored three times in that span. In fact, his 5.2 yards per carry mark on his career is sixth-best among the hundreds of running backs with 300+ carries since 1990. Since becoming the Vikings’ lead back, Mason is the RB13, ahead of De'Von Achane, Saquon Barkley, and Breece Hall, among others. Buy him during or just after his bye for a reduced price, and I believe you’ll lock down a solid RB2 rest of season.