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Key takeaways
- Sometimes that means investing in a player coming off a frustrating season, trusting that the talent is still there even if the market has cooled.
- A rebuilding team should be more willing to move off older players or running backs whose value might not last much longer.
- Running backs usually have shorter stretches of fantasy relevance because of workload, contact and injuries.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
Tre Veyon Henderson's stock is on the rise heading into his second season. Eric Canha/Imagn Images Eric Moody Jun 22, 2026, 09:40 AM ETClose Eric Moody is a writer for fantasy football, men's and women's basketball, and sports betting at ESPN. Eric joined ESPN in 2021 after working as a senior fantasy analyst at Pro Football Network. Prior to that, he spent much of his career as a manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company.Follow on XMultiple Authors Email Print Open Extended Reactions Dynasty fantasy football leagues are won by managers who know when to move before the rest of the room catches up.
Sometimes that means investing in a player coming off a frustrating season, trusting that the talent is still there even if the market has cooled. Other times it means moving on from a productive player before decline, injury risk or role change starts showing up in the value. That is the uncomfortable part of dynasty. The goal is to spot the gap between what happened last season and what the market has not fully accounted for yet.
Roster direction matters here. A rebuilding team should be more willing to move off older players or running backs whose value might not last much longer. A contender can justify holding or even acquiring those same players if they can help win a championship now. The mistake is treating every roster the same.