The offseason continues to fly by and it’s wild that we are just around the corner from the 2026 NFL Draft!
This means that the dynasty landscape is going to get a major shake up with numerous rookies making their way into the league, so there’s a small window that’s currently open to improve your team while you still can.
With that in mind, here are the top RBs I’m considering selling if I have them currently in dynasty fantasy football!
Interested in reading about the RBs that I’m currently trying to acquire? Click here.
Sell High RB Dynasty Trade Targets
De’Von Achane (RB – Miami Dolphins)
Sheath your knives and pitchforks and hear me out for a minute.
De’Von Achane is one of the best RBs in all of football. He’s electric with the ball in his hands, is a blur on the field, and he’s one of the best receiving options in the game.
There’s really no statistic that’s uniquely his that I can point to that would help build the argument for selling him.
This is a conversation of his environment right now, combined with the peak of his value as it currently sits.
Malik Willis is coming in as the QB here for a Miami team that is in a dramatic rebuild. Their entire roster has essentially been gutted, which includes the exits of both Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.
This will certainly play a role in the offense’s overall productivity in 2026. A bad defense, combined with few receiving weapons, is going to mean that Achane’s touchdown totals could come tumbling down a bit this season.
Yes, he could see an uptick in targets, but that’s not truly where the fantasy upside is held. It’s in touchdown totals.
Additionally, let’s not pretend that there won’t be an impact going from Tua Tagovailoa, who had 20 rush attempts all of last season, to Willis – who had 17 in games where he played in the majority of the action in 2025.
What this all boils down to is that there’s a lot of unpredictability with Achane’s role and fantasy projection going into this next season.
There’s a chance that his situation holds him back from reaching the type of production he’s hit the past couple of seasons, which means that his value could tumble a bit.
If you’re nervous at all about the uncertainty with Willis, a new coaching staff and GM, the lack of receiving weapons in this offense, and more…you can get a massive return for him right now.
Multiple first-round picks, plus a proven RB, could be your trade package back for Achane. At this time next year, that might not be the case.
Bucky Irving (RB – Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Did you know that Emanuel Wilson finished with five more red zone rush attempts last season than Bucky Irving? And that Zonovan Knight finished with the same amount of attempts as Irving?
In fact, Irving did not record a single rush attempt inside the five-yard line at all in 2025. Meanwhile, Sean Tucker recorded 11!
Irving was fantastic in 2024, but his disappointing 2025 campaign was built on the back of a lack of rush attempts in the area that matters the most on the field.
Now, there’s a possibility that Zac Robinson’s addition to this coaching staff as the Offensive Coordinator can get Irving back to being heavily utilized as a red zone threat, but there’s a chance that this is what awaits the young RB in the NFL now.
Irving is just 195 pounds, which doesn’t profile as an elite option when size and power are necessary, and Tucker is back with the club this next season again.
Additionally, Kenneth Gainwell, who is one of the league’s better pass protection and pass catching RBs is also in town now on a free agent deal.
All the signs are starting to point to the fact that Irving may not have as sizable of a workload as he had in 2024…maybe ever again. He’ll still be involved as the lead option, and he’s ridiculously talented, but volume is king in fantasy football.
And if you’re seceding work to Gainwell on passing downs and sacrificing red zone looks to Tucker, where’s the upside for fantasy football?
Before your league starts connecting the dots, I’d see if you can potentially get Irving off your dynasty roster before his value really craters.
Christian McCaffrey (RB – San Francisco 49ers)
I hate to say it, but now might be just the time to go sell Christian McCaffrey in dynasty, even if you’re a contending roster.
The veteran RB was a monster last year for fantasy football. He handled 311 carries and also saw a jaw-dropping 129 targets at 29 years old. He’ll be 30 by the time the 2026 NFL season starts and there are questions as to how much longer he’ll be able to handle this type of workload.
It may not even be a matter of “how much longer” versus will “will he get this type of workload again?”
Kyle Shanahan has already come out and said this year that he doesn’t want to give CMC as sizable of a workload in 2026.
This would mean that CMC could see a much more manageable workload, which would be good for his durability, but his previous volume may be making an impact on his efficiency.
McCaffrey has just a 4.0 and 3.9 yards per carry average the past two seasons and the offensive line in San Francisco isn’t what it used to be clearing lanes for him. There’s a chance that he moves primarily to a pass-catching role as he moves into the latter years of his NFL career.
The nice part currently for CMC dynasty managers is that there isn’t much competition on the 49ers’ roster right now to push him into that type of role just yet. But it seems like it’s more of a matter of when, not if…
If you’re not a team that just won the championship in 2025 and you think you have a very good chance of winning it again in 2026, I’d look to move McCaffrey coming off of a dominant season versus waiting too much longer.
Quinshon Judkins (RB – Cleveland Browns)
Quinshon Judkins played in 14 games in his rookie campaign. Did you know that he totaled more than 4.0 yards per carry in just three of them?
In Half PPR Scoring formats, he was just the RB22 in points per game from Weeks 2-16.
Yes, the offensive line plays a big part in that lack of production. And the QB play was abysmal for much of the year…
But ask yourself, do you really see that changing much in 2026?
Shedeur Sanders or Deshaun Watson will be the starting QB for this franchise. The offensive line is being pieced together, but it’s not going to gel together overnight.
Where is the upside for Judkins from a fantasy football standpoint? If that’s the case, bust conversations are going to start to surround the young RB as early as the end of this year.
He’s currently RB17 in my dynasty rankings. And it really has nothing to do with his talent. But I wouldn’t be shocked if he winds up much lower than that by this time next offseason due to the rise of other players at the position.
RJ Harvey (RB – Denver Broncos)
I liked RJ Harvey coming out of college last year, but I did not think that he was a full-time RB workhorse option at his size.
He had his fans though and Harvey’s value was pushed up by numerous other analysts claiming that Harvey was going to take over this backfield in Denver sooner than later.
That never wound up happening though. Even when JK Dobbins went down with an injury towards the end of the season, Sean Payton and the Broncos coaching staff rotated in other RBs to help carry the load instead of feeding Harvey 20+ times each game.
When NFL coaches tell us what they think of a player through their usage, we have to listen.
And now, Dobbins has been re-signed to a multi-year deal in Denver.
Yes, Harvey will continue to be heavily involved – and Dobbins’ injury propensity is real – but there’s a possibility that the former second-round RB never sees enough volume to be a weekly Top 12 play.
Right now, there are still managers in your league who believe in upside for Harvey that may or may not exist. As his positional dynasty ranking has continued to move down for me over the course of this offseason, I’d look to get out now before it continues to tick down.
D’Andre Swift (RB – Chicago Bears)
D’Andre Swift is a good football player.
He’s not a refined three-down, workhorse RB…but in his role as a change-of-pace option or someone you can get out in space, he’s one of the better backs in the league.
He thrived last season in Chicago with Ben Johnson, finishing as the RB15 in Half PPR scoring formats, but rumors were already swirling around him this offseason that he could possibly be a cut candidate.
He managed to make it through free agency untouched, and I think he’ll make it through the NFL Draft as well, but his contract with Chicago is up at the end of the 2026 NFL season.
There’s a very strong chance that Chicago decides to let him walk versus bringing him back at the pay range he’d be looking for, which means he could be a 28-year-old free agent heading to a much worse offense.
He’ll be solid this season in Chicago again. But if you’re not a contending roster in 2026, I’d be looking to sell Swift for what you can get right now – or even a few weeks into the season – before his value potentially craters next offseason.
Kyle Monangai (RB – Chicago Bears)
Yes, let’s go back to Chicago and sell another RB.
Kyle Monangai was one of the best values in fantasy football this past season. After being a 7th round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Monangai finished as the RB29 in Half PPR scoring formats across the entire season.
However, it wasn’t until Week 7 that he became an integral part of the offense and, from that point on, he was the RB20 through the end of the season.
Yet, there are signs that we should be worried about Monangai’s long-term outlook for fantasy football.
First, the track record for late-round RBs that pop up for a year or two and then vanish is lengthy. The lack of draft capital investment is something that will hang over their heads the entire time that they have a significant role in their offense.
Really, Austin Ekeler and Arian Foster are the only major outliers in this category.
Second, Monangai’s skillset limits him to a specific role as a 1st-and-2nd-down grinder. He saw just 30 total targets all of last year and there were times on film where you could tell he was not entirely comfortable with a pass-catching role.
This will mean that Chicago – who will be pushing for a Super Bowl in the next couple of years with their QB on a rookie deal – would need to work around Monangai’s limitations versus going out and drafting or signing a RB that can do it all.
With all that in mind, you can “stair step” value right now in your dynasty league by sending Monangai – who you spent a 4th round pick on or scooped up off of waivers – away for a 2nd round rookie pick. Or maybe more.
He’s good. And it’s hard to let go of a player that performed as well as he did in his role last season, especially given expectations, but there’s enough working against him to signal that now could be the peak of his value.
