Welcome back for another installment of Dynasty Buys and Sells, ladies and gentlemen. This edition is a little different from the first: instead of two buys and two sells, I’ve got three buys and just one sell. I’ll generally keep this article short and sweet with around four total players, but I’m not going to force two of each when the moves aren’t there to make. This is the last of this series before the NFL Draft, but keep an eye out all offseason long, as Dynasty Buys and Sells will be a regular part of your scheduled programming here at QB List.
BUY: Rome Odunze, WR, Chicago
It’s not often there’s a buying opportunity for a receiver in his early 20s on an offense that seems to be fulfilling its elite potential. Rome Odunze was en fuego to start the 2025 season, scoring five touchdowns in the first four games and tying Quentin Johnston for WR3 overall in PPR leagues. But after Chicago’s Week 5 bye, Odunze’s production dropped off drastically. We eventually found out he had been dealing with foot issues since October, the exact timeframe when his production dropped. A stress fracture would limit him to just 12 games. But despite all that, Odunze tied for the team lead with now-former Bear DJ Moore in end zone targets (11), led the team in deep targets (22) and first-read targets (65), while being the only Bears receiver or tight end that ran over 200 routes to play in less than 15 games. He’s healthy. Moore is out the door. His acquisition cost has never been lower. The late-season breakouts of Luther Burden III and Colston Loveland have led to their stocks skyrocketing, leaving the door to acquire Odunze slightly ajar. It’s a door that was rather recently double dead-bolted and slammed shut. Kick it open and make the move. The dude’s a stud.
Rome Odunze with the best catch the #Bears have had all year 🔥 pic.twitter.com/b9BFVD1Rr8
— Jacob Infante (@jacobinfante24) December 8, 2024
SELL: Josh Jacobs, RB, Green Bay
With a heavy reliance on touchdowns and slipping efficiency metrics, the time to get out from under your Josh Jacobs shares is right meow. Some may try to blame the late-season knee injury for his failure to crack 1,000 yards for the second time in three seasons. And yes, it was just the third time in his career that Jacobs finished the season averaging under 4.0 yards per carry. The problem is that two of those three seasons have come since 2023. He’s been a value for fantasy these past two seasons in Green Bay, but there’s been a heavy reliance on touchdowns that is unsustainable, especially heading into his age-28 season. Since 1990, there have been only nine running backs who put up 10+ TD seasons at age 28 or older: Emmitt Smith, LaDainian Tomlinson, Priest Holmes, Shaun Alexander, Tiki Barber, Adrian Peterson, Derrick Henry, John Riggins, and Marshall Faulk. That’s a list of hall-of-fame caliber talents and/or guys whose efficiency wasn’t taking a nosedive. Jacobs failed to have a single 100-yard rushing game in 2025, and among the 49 running backs with at least 100 carries, he ranked 22nd in explosive run rate and 35th in yards per carry. Use the smokescreen of back-to-back double-digit touchdown seasons to sell Jacobs before it’s too late.
Before the McDaniel hire, I was out on Ladd as a fantasy WR1. But with Mikey M calling plays and Allen’s 112 targets freed up, I’m all in on McConkey bouncing back in a big way.
BUY: Sam LaPorta, TE, Detroit
Possibly the single biggest winner in fantasy from the offseason coaching changes is Lions TE Sam LaPorta. Mike McDaniel in LA gets all the headlines, but LaPorta’s new OC, Drew Petzing, might be the bigger deal as the guy who curated three consecutive 100-reception, 1,000-yard, 3+ touchdown seasons for Trey McBride in Arizona. McBride led the Cardinals in targets in 2024 with 147, and set the single-season record for tight end receptions in 2025 with 126. LaPorta and his beautiful mustache finished as the TE7 in points per game last season despite the “down year” and should feast in a Petzing system that lined up McBride all over the formation to exploit mismatches against linebackers and safeties. There are a lot of talented pass catchers in Detroit. Use that as leverage to acquire LaPorta, a dark horse to finish as the TE1 as early as this season. I’m not saying I’m expecting a McBride level of production from LaPorta. I’m also not NOT saying it. Ya dig?
That’s it for this go round, but keep an eye out all offseason. On top of all the incredible work you’ll see from the team at football.pitcherlist.com, I’ll be doing this series periodically throughout the offseason, giving you the dynasty moves to make to help you bring home that ‘chip.
See ya on another time.
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