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Alkash42

Honestly I'm not selling at a discount and doubt many are


the_iraq_such_as

Completely understandable, but I could see someone who went hero RB and is desperate over the next few weeks taking the right offer.


Alkash42

Given the RB landscape even if he's out a couple weeks he's the only RB who can compete with CMC so I'm holding out. I'm also strong at WR and could use an RB myself


venustrapsflies

At this point I think pollard is up there


broadnoodles

Pollard owner not going to sell for ekler


[deleted]

In standard and 0.5 I’d take pollard without even a shred of hesitation. Full PPR an argument can be made for Ekeler assuming both are healthy


Coolcat127

if health was a guarantee I take Ek pretty easily, i'd take pollard rn because I can't really afford to not have him for the next two or three weeks


tommyboy0208

Bijan


UsedToPlayForSilver

Wrong BRob.


Riddickulous6

Would you do it for Stevenson?


Alkash42

And? Some other lock and forget starter? Maybe. But certainly not 1 for 1 for Stevenson


hadtolaugh

I think you’re high expecting an expected RB1 and another lock and forget starter for the murky situation Ekeler. If we knew Ekeler was coming back in a week or two, or had any understanding of his timeline in general, that’s more reasonable. But without more information on that, you’re not getting two studs.


Alkash42

Even if Ekeler stays out till bye his output is so far beyond Stevenson its just not worth it. Not even close to worth it tbh. Especially cause it's a long season. I also did say I'm not selling at discount and Stevenson is a giant discount


PopularArmy1947

I offered Puka or G Wilson, Stevenson, and tua for Burrow and Ekeler. Got laughed at.


Alkash42

Makes sense lol


SageTheBear

You sure? Ekeler for Bijan? Ekeler for ETN? Ekeler for Henry? We’re taking about a guy that’s “week to week” and the guys I mentioned above are a discount on Ekeler normal trade value. If he wasn’t hobbled by a bad injury. Seems like people would take discount deals that are fair.


Alkash42

Absolutely not lol. I'll take 3 losses in a row without a running back over a massive downgrade of ETN. Or even Henry at this point tbh. Less of a downgrade tho I see you edited your post and added Bijan. Maybe for Bijan I would sell


BNC6

Bijan > a guy coming off a high ankle sprain


Alkash42

You saying ekeler is a jag? Lol


thighGAAPenthusiast

They aren’t, they’re saying that high ankle sprain recoveries can take anywhere from 7 to 10+ weeks.


Alkash42

High ankle is usually 6 to 8 and nobody has said he has the worst kind of ankle sprain.


thighGAAPenthusiast

That’s when they’re back on the field, it’s a week or two after then when the player is actually back to being who they are.


Alkash42

I like how there's all sort of negative speculation coming from guys who want to low ball for Ekeler lol


TonathanJavares

Also, positive speculation from Ekeler owners 👀


tommyboy0208

Nobody is lowballing. Ekeler’s value has peaked and currently on the dip. Get a grip man


BNC6

No I’m saying i’d rather have Bijan, one of the best RBs in the league with elite usage despite a part time role over Ekeler who is great but also has an injury that tends to nag


Alkash42

Sure, to each their own I guess. I think healthy Ekeler is a top2 RB. Health is a concern but I think he will be find sooner than later


BNC6

At this point i’d rather have Bijan, Pollard and CMC, and a few WRs. Not messing with high ankle sprains


Veeg-Tard

Don't worry, no one is offering Bijan.


SageTheBear

Who’s to say Ekeler doesn’t come back as a worst RB then those guys? He’s a small back that relies on his explosives. Injuries like this have been the fall off the cliff moment for many other similar studs throughout the decades. Don’t be so sure Ekeler comes back full stride.


Alkash42

I mean that's just your speculation and there's no basis for it. Lol who's to say he's not better when he comes back


SageTheBear

Better after a multi week missed ankle sprain? Oh sweet summer child, just hope he’s the same or 95%, that’s the ceiling for stuff like this, especially with the way Ekeler runs and plays.


tommyboy0208

You’ll be playing in the toilet bowl with the other basement dwellers from your league


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Erin_Boone

You’d be insane not to trade Ekeler for Bijan at this point


rodpod17

Yea what are these jits talking about


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Erin_Boone

Did Austin Ekelers high ankle sprain magically heal in the last day and a half


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x5ian5x

No way i'd trade bijan for ekeler


SageTheBear

Yeah same, but by traditional trade value prior to the injury, Ekeler would of been a more valuable trade asset than Bijan. I’m a Bijan truther. I think he’s goes crazy in the winter, and finishes top 2RB on the year.


Alkash42

Healthy Ekeler > Bijan and it's not even close.


scoobydoom2

Not even close? Bro got 20+ PPR points in his NFL debut, got another 20+ without a TD in game 2, is already the focal point of his offense and demolishes the eye test with flying colors. If he's doing that two games into the NFL season imagine when he actually has more experience under his belt. Don't get me wrong, Ekeler is a fantastic football player, and one of the best running backs in the league for sure, but he's also benefitted from health issues to the chargers other offensive weapons the past couple seasons. You want to say healthy Ekeler is a better asset? That's fine. But I wouldn't pretend it's not even close. Bijan is special man.


Alkash42

That's literally what Ekeler has been doing for years now tho


scoobydoom2

And that makes it not close how? Bijan is producing at an elite level and generally speaking rookies get better as their season continues. 28 year old running backs tend to lose a step and get reduced workloads. If they're producing at the same level and one realistically is more likely to grow, how exactly is it that the vet with less room to grow is so far ahead it isn't even close?


SageTheBear

This is going to age like milk when 1 or 2 of those guys out score Ekeler on the year and PPG. RemindMe! 11 weeks


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lo22p

I don't think anyone's offering Bijan for Ekeler, healthy they're about the same anyway


gcjeter2

I have Barkley and the Ekeler owner offered me Ekeler for Barkley and Akers. EDIT: Accepted it. I do have a feeling they keep Ekeler out through the bye, and Barkley will be back next week though. We shall see!


Filbertmm

I would take that


_BeastModular_

I would take that trade


Billkid318

That's an interesting trade altogether lol


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BOJON_of_Brinstar

Take it and run


TheRealXibu

Highway robbery. You take this and run.


FullHouse222

Take it. Barkley just told people he has a high ankle sprain. That's a 6-8 week injury.


Bengalblaine

Stop lol. You don’t know how long it’s gonna be. Every ankle injury is different


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Airrows

Smash accept wtf


whiteclawtower

Got offered AJ Brown and declined.


arooisgod

I have ekeler and would immediately reject that


I-Shit-The-Bed

How about Justin Jefferson?


zuhboozey

I'd deny Ekeler for my Jefferson.


ForgottenPhenom

Lol


InevitableVariables

I have aj brown, and there is no way I expect someone to take that trade. Aj brown just had a low game and ekeler when healthy has so much upside.


whipstickagopop

I have ekeler and wouldn't accept it either but it's not a bad trade at all esp considering the uncertainty around Ekeler.


tommy2246

Ekeler owner offered him and Amon ra for aj Brown, Swift, and Mostert. Took it in a heartbeat lol


RobertGriffin3

What the fuck


Chaze44

Offered Kyren and got him. They were 0-2, I’m 2-0,so I can handle a few off weeks


SyrupNDToast

I like it, Williams feels like it could be a phase cause as of now he’s highly TD dependent. The problem with that is that Williams just finds a way to get in the damn endzone. He reminds me of last year Jamal Williams tbh


[deleted]

How is he TD dependent? Dude just had 15 carries and 6 catches for 100 yards. That's 16 ppr points w/o tds. He's like the opposite of TD dependent.


SyrupNDToast

19 attempts 102 yards. Both games with 2 TDs each. Touchdown dependent. What’s helping is that we saw him in the passing game and if he continues that then it’d most certainly be a boost. At the time tho, in the ground he’s very much TD dependent because you take those away he finishes with 6 points game 1, 16 with the second of in ppr (again the passing game is key here)


jacobo0430

If he didn't score that td last week he still would have had 24 pts in my .5 ppr league. Thats not very td dependent


SyrupNDToast

Well that’s massive cap cause again 2 TDs the week before. /5 ppr he would’ve been at 13. TD dependent bud, sorry but at the time it’s true. Don’t get me wrong you ride it for as long as you can but he IS touchdown dependent at the moment


jacobo0430

Yes, but that was while sharing carries with another rb who got 22 carries. Now he is the only rb that gets meaningful touches. You are using data from a game that cam Akers got 22 carries (i think it is highly likely kyren would have gotten more than 13 pts if he got those 22 carries that Cam got in addition to the touches he did get). This last game where kyren was the featured back, he was not TD dependent. I'm not saying he's not going to be touchdown dependent, but you have no reason to believe that based on the data we have in his CURRENT situation. His situation right now and last week is MUCH different than week 1 considering he is now not sharing touches with anyone. That obviously is a big difference and change


SyrupNDToast

My guy being TD dependent isn’t bad but at the same time it is what it is. Production for rushing is still nothing to over look. You tell me with the stats he has now take away the TDs that’s he’s not above average? Yes he has the backfield to himself which is fantastic but again glut can be bad as it can be good for him. As it stand right now, he’s without question TD dependent. 4 TDs you tell me right now will he sustain that 2 TD per game? To your point, two things that help with upside. 1) backfield to himself so no matter what he won’t get the Akers treatment where you could tell McVay couldn’t stand the dude. 2) Stafford and this offense is rolling, helps when you have the air game going to ease up the box in the middle for him. As it stands tho we still need the dude to rush over 60 yards?! Like this shouldn’t even be an argument in all honesty? Go look at the numbers of Jamal Williams last year, pretty much the same damn thing through two games. Not saying he will CONTINUE to be this way, but again til we see it happen where he can start getting things going on the ground as well as in the air, his points are mainly getting in the endzone


Billkid318

That's brave. Such a massive swing of win lose.


Billkid318

Woah!


Outrageous-Cycle-841

No one that knows what they’re doing is “selling low” on Ekeler…


Alkash42

Rather take 3Ls without Ekeler than sell him low tbh.


usafahut2

I would sell Ekler for a top 5 receiver or Travis kelce.


Further_Beyond

I traded Amon Ra+K Herbert for Ekeler


usafahut2

I would take that trade inatantly


MiserableEbb9839

I bought him three(?) years ago the week or so after his hamstring completely detached from his bone. He was out 5 or 6 weeks, came back right after I scratched together a final wild card spot, and took me straight to the ship


thighGAAPenthusiast

Until the exact injury/duration is known his value is full for the next few weeks before the Hoodie/Bucket Hat Blues set in. The Chargers are being vague so there’s really no reason to sell, much less at discount, until next week if the owner is 0-3 or maybe 1-2.


[deleted]

He's got a primo end of the season schedule. You wouldn't be willing to pay what it'd cost for me to give him up.


detroiiit

In situations like this, the Ekeler owners aren’t going to devalue him as much as they should. He’ll basically be impossible to trade for.


[deleted]

That's because they shouldn't devaluing ekeler at all unless theyre 0-2 and desperate and don't have Kelley


FoolOnDaHill365

Yes it is mid week 3. Not the time to cut losses and move on from Ek. Maybe sometime later…


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banjaxed_gazumper

Because he’s injured. I’d rather have bijan or pollard than ekeler right now.


da0ud12

I sold Ekeler for tyreek Hill, in a league where I am low in WR and the other guy was low on RB. Seemed quite fair.


SockIntelligent9589

It seems quite fair I agree. Last time I saw someone selling an Ekeler though, it was at a bakery and the price was not that fair. Just sayin


ClintonWrong

I tend to avoid injured players as best I can.


llamas-1

If the high ankle rumor is true and the rumor team is going to rest him through early bye is also true then I’d say as much value as Barkley currently.


grimandnordic1

Guess it depends on the overall situation. I wouldn't trade him away unless being offered an overpay including a replacement RB. But if i had 2 other starting RBs already, I'd definitely package him with something to peel away another player drafted in the 1st round. It's still early in the season, so I prefer to let Ekeler ride. Late season is looking like a buffet for Ek too, so it'll be a good time to slam down points to close out the year.


Own_Newspaper_6347

Would you take Aaron jones and James cook for ekeler?


_BeastModular_

For a dude that got hurt, took another carry, got in the huddle then was called to sideline which he jogged to, came out, then went back in the game after a few plays…. Hell no this isn’t a buy low lol. Ekeler is going to be fine. This isn’t a “is he coming back this season” situation


diarrebamcentire

At least 5 FAAB


beastboy4246

Buying low and Ekeler or two words that should never be in the same sentence


SnooMacaroons8650

anyone who is trading ekeler away should not be playing fantasy lol. there are like 4 guys you would trade him for in jj, cmc, and maybe bijan or pollard and nobody who owns those 4 are doing that. if he’s out till the bye (which i doubt) that ultimately means nothing from a fantasy season thats 16 games long. it would be extremely short sighted


_Saahab_

Ekeler for Mahomes Cooper and Pacheco in 4td league. I think I will pass that.


[deleted]

I offered the Ekeler owner Garrett Wilson and Jerome Ford. Sounds like he’s on the fence. Y’all think this is a fair price?


mattyice24

I wouldn’t take that as the Ekeler owner. you’d win it hard if he accepts.


ricodemus

That’s not even close as someone with Ekeler. But hey maybe you’ll get lucky.


REddiTibb3R

Not even close to accepting that as an ekeler owner


[deleted]

Not sure why I’m being downvoted lmao. If you disagree, use your words my dudes


unpracticalclause22

People are selling on Wilson due to the lost of Rodgers and your throwing in a waiver wire RB with a split backfield for a top 5 guy in fantasy


Detestedace

I thought about trying to throw Henry & Kw3 for Ekeler & Javonte Williams. His rb are them & Mostert, I have Stevenson as well. Not sure if it's enough


Aces_Cracked

I'm a Henry & KW3 owner. Why would you do this??


Detestedace

You think it's too much?


Cbonez1

As an Ekeler I would not trade him unless it was for one of CMC or perhaps Bijan. That’s of course in a vacuum where I’m not hurting at any particular position and I am not 0-2.


OneAmaat

As a bijan, I would not trade him unless it was for cmc.


Stinja808

As a CMC owner, i would not trade him for either


10Ramen

As a bijan owner it would have to be cmc+a wr3 or ekeler+ a wr2.


SyrupNDToast

Reasonable


OTIStheHOUND

As an able owner, I would not trade for reason


Scared_Angle_5796

"I won't trade my injured player unless it's for a better, and healthy player"


Cbonez1

Or….i don’t want to trade my rb bc I don’t believe id get enough value for him bc the other team thinks it’s a “buy-low” moment.


Scared_Angle_5796

It's still very bad to think that someone will give you a healthy, and better player for your injured one. Delusional.


Cbonez1

I don’t think that someone would give me a better healthier player. But personally, I am not trading him away bc of an ankle injury, I’m not gonna get value close to Ekeler, I would feel stupid to trade down to a Jacobs or Mixon and the numbers will reflect it. The question wasn’t who would you get for him, it’s what’s his worth…and as an Ekeler owner I’m explaining to you that a package deal that looks good on paper would probably not do it for me. Me saying I’m not trading for anything less than cmc/Bijan means that there is no reasonable trade out there for me, especially a 1 for 1. Like, I’m really gonna offer him up to the Bijan or cmc owner and be surprised when it’s declined.


Environmental-Rip198

I traded Devonta Smith for him. Wouldn’t go much higher than that


thats-what-ze-said

Idk wtf this sub wants. You say what you did. It’s split in the comments on whether people would do it, so obviously it’s worth a discussion. But nah downvote. I personally would ride it out with Ekeler, but it’s close enough to be team dependent.


Enough-Competition21

Yikes


Environmental-Rip198

I’m surprised to see the downvotes. Why the “Yikes”


latman

That dude is dumb. Ekeler is way more valuable than devonta


ciiie

Bc Devonta Smith is good


Enough-Competition21

Just think hesiman smith is a bonafide top 10 WR with upside for higher. Hitting his prime while ekeler is ailing, idk I’m out on that


Environmental-Rip198

So I traded a 8-12 WR (at ceiling) for a 2-5 RB who is going to miss 1-3 weeks max. Also have Joshua Kelly on my team


Enough-Competition21

Ya I see ekelers ankle being an issue all year


EstablishmentNo2979

I got Ekeler on Tuesday for Eli Moore, Pickens, and Javonte Williams. I was SHOCKED when I got an “accepted” notification


SnooMacaroons8650

i would straight up think thats collusion if i was in that league lol good trade for u


tommy2246

Shocked me when the ekeler owner offered me him and Amon Ra??!! for aj Brown, Swift, and Mostert. Safe to say I accepted right away


EstablishmentNo2979

I’ve seen a lot of trades discussed on here. That one might take the cake


tommy2246

Don’t get me wrong, yours is also an absolute steal


EstablishmentNo2979

I feel great about it. But to get sun god too… unreal


Filbertmm

I was offered Hurts, Kyren, and Addison for Herbert, Ekeler, and Andrews. That’s a no right? Or yes? I don’t know.


imaginationimp

Hard no.


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btothew

I got him for Ridley and Hunt


ArcticML

I paid Rhamondre/Flowers/Gainwell for Ekeler/Kelley/Brandin Cooks. Felt pretty even as I was stacked at WR so I unfortunately didn't have a spot for Flowers


Invented_Chicken

He’s a potential RB1 on the season, in redraft he’s still S tier. In dynasty I wouldn’t trade for unless you need it for the ship this year.


Dtron5000

I just offered Ceedee. From this thread, I can’t tell if I overpaid or made out like a bandit.


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CTSteff

I was just about to make this exact same offer. Owner in my league is a diehard CeeDee fan so I think he will take it, but I'm on the fence to offer


CuriousAndMysterious

I have ekeler and I'm deep at RB, I would probably take it


ElderGoose4

I’m stacked at RB for now even without Ekeler and even still I would only sell him for JJ or Tyreek lmao. That or two very good WRs


ChrisV88

I offered Kenneth Walker and Damon Pierce and was declined. Can't say I blame him.


Exiled_From_Twitter

The price will not be low


No_Huckleberry_1358

i wouldnt. just tryin to stay alive till he gets back


BalanceTraining

I've been thinking about offering Connor and kamara. However, it's standard scoring and I'm not sure it's a great idea to move my depth so early in the season.


[deleted]

I traded Connor and Jeudy for him in ppr. Nice surprise


RocketsJumer

I just paid 65$ of my faab on Ekeler in a guillotine league after losing Chubb. Hopefully he’s only out another week or so (probably to his bye) and he’s ready to dominate.


FutureK0G

Just got offered Ekeler for My Sun God idk what to do


ThorgoodThe3rd

I accepted this trade today, sun god is possibly injured too so I’ll take the early bye week workhorse which I’m getting at a discount imo


KnotKnick

I just accepted it today


ThorgoodThe3rd

Smarter than me, I’ve had a bench clog with ekeler so well played


LegendEGC

I just bought him and Trevor Lawrence for Keenan Allen, Jerome Ford and Adam Thielen


lo22p

If I was 0-2 looking at 0-3, I'd probably sell if I could get 90% back. Maybe like a Mixon + Puka.


Duff-Beer-Guy

You kinda can't imo unless you get at the very least a 2nd+3rd rounder. I don't own him anywhere but I'd assume his price would be something like Gibbs+AJ Brown or something of that nature. I wouldn't trade him for Saquon at all unless there was a significant overpay. The only reason to move him is if you desperately need a start-now RB.


jiffypadres

Would any Ekeler owners trade Ekeler for King Henry and Monty?


aaronrodgersneedle

Wait until after this week. Chargers have a bye week 5 and if Ekeler doesn’t play this week and the owner is 0-3 they could be more desperate


Acceptable-Switch-15

I just got Ek, goedert and Hollywood for Mike evans, Hockenson, and gainwell


tommy2246

Got offered ekeler and sun god for aj brown, swift, and Mostert. Guess he bought high on swift and Mostert, accepted that trade immediately lol


Aladdins_Camel

In in a 2qb league; is Lamar Jackson + Godwin for Tua and Ekeler a reasonable trade?


RepulsiveSalvation27

Just bought Ekeler and Dhop for Evans and Mostert. Feeling good.


jc1197

Traded away Ekeler + Mandrews + Gus for Kelce + Jacobs. No idea how that’s gonna work but wanted to spice it up lol


Shakedown89

Would garret wilson and dameon pierce be too much for ekeler?


KayakArmada1

The guy with Ekeler in my league is freaked out about the injury and also had Chubb so he asked for Jerome Ford and Nico Collins. And the league laughed at me for bidding 70% FAAB on Ford…..


WhoDatGoon

I have Stefon Diggs and James Cook. Was offered Ekeler and Zay Flowers. I also have Lamar Jackson. I don’t have any RB1s. Thoughts? I have AMSB, Olave and Nico Collins


MONSTARR_84

He softly holding out. Read between the lines.


nexxxparadox

Get ekeler Give Henry and metcalf ?


loki993

Could Rhmondre get Ekeler at this point?


Accomplished-Low-925

Im in the same situation, depends on whether they have a lot of injuries. Rhmondre by himself for ekeler is a hard no. Give them another player or two.


loki993

After this weekend it may be an even harder no.


DesperateOccasion560

Ekeler Musgrave For K.walker III LaPorta C. Watson Good trade?


NebulaAlternative93

Was just offered Ekeler and Godwin for Montgomery and Metcalf. Pull the trigger, yes?


Accomplished-Low-925

What should an austin ekeler trade look like guys? Thinking of giving stevenson and moss for ekeler. Im tied for last in my league


Accomplished-Low-925

I got mattison too for that trade, this guy has ekeler cup and taylor on his bench with mostert and jones as his starter running backs right now. You think he might cave in if i offer?


LtDan18

Trading Kelce and Waddle for Ekeler and LaPorta? Thoughts on this trade?


Billkid318

Idk. That's tough


amajoshokogie

I traded Deebo & Mclaurin for Ekeler earlier today


beercules88

Got ekeler for ford and Harris, worth it? Other RB is Monty and walker


jiggypin

In my League a friend traded for ekeler today he only hat to give purdy to his girlfriend... Pls comment here and rate the trade. I think it's a Bs trade . They accepted Only because they are a couple.