Brian Thomas Jr. to the Patriots, Jonathan Taylor to the Vikings and more trades we'd love to see for fantasy football
Yahoo Sports ran a column from analyst Chris Allen imagining trades he'd like to see before the 2026 deadline, including Brian Thomas Jr. to New England and Jonathan Taylor to Minnesota. None of it is reported, and none of it has happened.
Fantasy football analyst Chris Allen plays armchair GM ahead of the 2026 NFL Trade Deadline.
Sharp take
Sharp SixNo actionThis is a hypothetical, not a transaction. Taylor is the RB6 by sharp rank with 136.2 points of value over replacement and he is in your lineup regardless of which uniform a columnist pictures him in. Thomas is rostered in 100% of leagues and faces Baltimore in a 39.5-total game as a double-digit favourite, which is the actual decision in front of you. Start both. Revisit if someone with sources writes it.
Speculative — this reads ahead of what the source reported.
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Our read on Yahoo Sports’s reporting. Not a fact beyond the source.
Players: Brian Thomas Jr., Jonathan Taylor, Josh Allen
Teams: New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Commanders