With NFL training camps in full swing across the league, the start of fantasy football season finally lies on the horizon.
The dynasty season never truly ends as the sharpest players are always scouring their leagues for potential trade opportunities. As the 2025 campaign approaches, we’re looking at some players to move on from for a variety of reasons — injury history, offensive quality and age are just a handful of factors. Regardless, each of these assets looks like a potential sell-high candidate that prudent managers can ship out at their peak value to keep their dynasty rosters’ windows open for the future.
With that said, let’s dive in with these five players to trade away and sell high on before the 2025 fantasy football season gets rolling.
Five dynasty fantasy football players to move on from
Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles (RB4)
There’s no better sell-high candidate at running back in all of dynasty than Saquon Barkley. The Eagles just won a Super Bowl on the back of their superstar rusher as he put up one of the most impressive seasons ever over the course of his first season in Philly — Barkley rushed for 2,005 yards and 13 touchdowns in the regular season while tacking on an additional 33 catches for 278 yards and two scores. He averaged a position-best 22.2 FPPG and was the No. 8 scorer in all of fantasy football at RB2 overall.
Barkley sits at RB4 in KeepTradeCut’s crowdsourced dynasty rankings and is a notable exception to the adage about running back being a young man’s position. At 28.4 years old, he’s the only player inside the top 12 backs older than 26.5. His value has likely peaked, which feels like reason enough to sell high and capitalize on the fond memories of an elite campaign. Barkley could put up some great numbers again in 2025, but he comes off a season with over 400 touches and historic data suggests the Eagles star will experience some regression after such a heavy workload as most halfbacks before him have.
Since he could command a first-round pick plus a young and proven running back, trading him away makes sense and provides a way to re-tool a roster while remaining competitive, getting younger and adding a valuable asset.
Josh Jacobs, Green Bay Packers (RB13)
The argument for trading away Josh Jacobs feels quite similar to the Barkley blurb above. The Packers’ lead back saw extensive work in his first season with the team last year and finished as the overall RB6 and per-game RB8 with 17.2 FPPG. Jacobs averaged just 4.4 yards per carry but that feels like solid efficiency since he took 301 carries (sixth-most of any player) which he turned into 1,329 yards and 15 rushing touchdowns (fourth-best among halfbacks). He also added 36 receptions for 342 receiving yards and another touchdown.
Jacobs produced well in terms of raw numbers and forced the fourth-most missed tackles of all running backs. Yes, he remains the featured back for a potent Green Bay offense, but the team may not run as much as they did last season since Jordan Love should be much healthier this time around. Plus, Jacobs is 27.4 years old and has a ton of tread on his tires already with over 1,600 rush attempts over his six-year career. It’s better to move on a year sooner than a year too late if you’re not a true contender and he can still fetch a quality return via trade of at least a middle first-rounder.
Tee Higgins (WR15)
Let me preface this by clearly stating this selection is a fantastic wide receiver and genuinely one of the NFL’s top talents at the position. There’s no doubt he can provide a ton of value for fantasy when healthy and contenders with some tolerance for risk honestly might want to look at adding him rather than trading him away. However, Tee Higgins remains an ever-frustrating asset for many managers thanks to a history of soft-tissue injuries that held him to 12 games in each of the last two seasons.
Higgins finished as the overall WR17 but was actually the per-game WR6 with an average of 18.5 PPR points last year. His numbers were undeniable with 73 receptions for 911 yards and 10 touchdowns while logging the seventh-best PFF receiving grade. After posting such an impressive campaign — albeit one shortened by injury — Higgins’ value has reached its highest point in almost two years as the dynasty WR15 and a borderline top-30 asset in the format. Since the Bengals should still air the ball out plenty and the defense doesn’t seem significantly improved, he’ll continue to put up good numbers with Joe Burrow, but his touchdown tally will likely regress and drop his scoring a bit. This looks like the best chance to get off the Higgins train in some time though, so try to move him now if you’re frustrated by his health. Someone will bite.
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions (QB22)
This quarterback won’t fetch the most hefty return, but depending on your situation at the position, he’s still a sell candidate heading into 2025. Jared Goff finished last season second in passing yards and third in passing touchdowns, so he delivered some great performances at the helm of the Lions’ high-scoring offense. His 19.4 FPPG finish was the second-best of his career and slotted him in at QB6 overall and QB9 on a per-game basis, however, there’s reason for concern heading into the new year.
Goff’s touchdown rate of 6.9% feels due for an inevitable regression for two reasons which are closely related to each other. The first is that the Lions’ 70 offensive touchdowns were the most of any team since the NFL moved to the 17-game season, so they’re due for a decline there to begin with. The second reason is the departure of former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who was replaced by a somewhat uninspiring candidate in John Morton. Detroit’s offense won’t fall off a cliff thanks to their talent level, but another league-best season looks unlikely — that’s a problem for Goff since he doesn’t provide fantasy points via rushing yards or scores.
Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions (WR22)
A former college standout at Alabama, Jameson Williams looked like a future superstar in college but took multiple years to even get on the field at the pro level due to injury and a suspension. He finally earned the trust of the coaching staff and saw the field in a full-time capacity last season as he caught 58 of 91 targets for 1,001 yards and seven touchdowns while scoring one more time on the ground. He averaged a career-best 14.1 FPPG and finished as the overall WR22 and per-game WR26 while missing two contests, and with a top-four ranking among wideouts in yards per reception (17.3) and yards after catch per reception (8.4), it’s easy to see a pathway to Williams continuing to produce despite ranking 40th in targets.
However, the above points about Goff also apply to his WR2. The Lions’ offense probably won’t see as many scoring opportunities next year and the team’s defense should be much healthier and keep opponents’ scoring down, which in turn means Detroit could see lower passing volume as they run the ball more with a comfortable lead. The impending touchdown regression already hurts Williams’ outlook, but a drop in team pass volume would certainly hurt the young wideout as well. He saw an uptick in opportunities with six or more targets in seven of his last nine games last season, but there’s no guarantee that continues under Morton. The 24-year-old could boom in value, but he could also drop pretty far — Williams is a player dynasty managers should seek to upgrade for more consistent production.
