The NFL Trade Deadline is in the books and your fantasy football trade deadline is quickly approaching. For many, every matchup is a must-win in order to make the playoffs. However, others are blessed with a solid record and can start looking towards the fantasy football strength of schedule for playoff matchups.
If you are in this position, you may start thinking about trading away players who have impossible matchups during your fantasy playoffs. On the flip side, you may be able to buy low on players who end the season with easier matchups. Below, we will take a look at the quarterbacks who either have a great or terrible fantasy football strength of schedule during the playoffs.
For this article, we are considering the fantasy football playoffs to be Weeks 15-17. Hopefully, you are not in a league that plays during Week 18 (sounds like a nightmare).
If you like this article, check out my breakdown for other positions:
Fantasy Football QB Playoff Strength of Schedules
Before we jump into players you can target or trade away, whether as buy-low or sell-high trade opportunities, let’s take a look at the fantasy football strength of schedules for fantasy QBs in the playoffs (Weeks 15-17).
Hardest Fantasy Schedules
- Detroit Lions
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Minnesota Vikings
Easiest Fantasy Schedules
- Carolina Panthers
- Tennessee Titans
- Dallas Cowboys
Oofta.
We have the fantasy football strength of schedules broken down by position for all 32 teams. You can gain access to these stats at Buy Me A Coffee here! Additionally, you can gain access to other stats and perks there as well, so check it out!
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These QBs Will WIN or LOSE Your Fantasy Football League
Gaining access to the full group of stats at the link above will help to position you to win a league championship. A big part of that is identifying the buy-low or sell-high players, if we’re treating fantasy like economics. The stats above help with this, and I will be listing some players that fit this below as well.
To assist in creating trades, I also publish my fantasy football trade value chart here every Friday (but I will try to get it up on Thursday this week). My rest-of-season rankings are published on Thursdays as well.
Buy-Low Targets | Fantasy Football Trades
Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
We have seen Baker Mayfield crush for fantasy this season, ranking as QB2 for the year. But after losing both Chris Godwin and Mike Evans, he has had two let-down weeks in a row. Use this as a chance to buy low on Mayfield, who will have something to play for down the stretch. Mike Evans also returns soon, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play the Chargers, Cowboys and Panthers in the fantasy playoffs.
Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons
Again, this is another quarterback that is coming off of a bad week, but he will have plenty to play for down the stretch of the season. Kirk Cousins also has weapons all over to utilize, and the Atlanta Falcons play the Raiders, Giants and Commanders in the fantasy playoffs. To put it lightly, the fantasy football strength of schedule is in their favor.
Sell-High Targets | Fantasy Football Trades
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
The good part about those who purchased this data here last week is that they had the opportunity to sell Jared Goff before his last performance. It’s tough to sell him for top dollar after five interceptions, but there are still believers out there. And if your trade deadline is over a week away, you can wait until after he plays the Jacksonville Jaguars this week. Simply, Goff has a tough schedule and you won’t want to play him during the fantasy playoffs. So, if you can use him in a package trade to upgrade somewhere, you should do that.
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
This is a more natural sell-high situation with Joe Burrow. We just saw Burrow explode on Thursday Night Football, resulting in him being the top-scoring quarterback of the week. Along with the health concern that is always there for him, the Cincinnati Bengals play the Titans, Browns and Broncos in the fantasy playoffs. Use his inflated value to see what you get trade him for, since his finishes during those weeks won’t be the reason you win a championship.
