Dynasty Fantasy Football Buy/Sells for Week 9: Kick the Tires on Terrance Ferguson

The rubber is really meeting the road now, folks. And a quick look at your dynasty league standings should tell you which direction you need to start driving.

It’s time to get decisive. Are you more pretender than contender? Are you just a piece or two away from making an honest-to-goodness championship run? Or has your focus shifted to building a 2028 super team?

No matter the road ahead, here are a few transactions you should consider in your dynasty fantasy football leagues…

Buys & Sells For Dynasty Fantasy Football Week 9

BUY: Terrance Ferguson | TE | LAR

I know. Investing in a Rams tight end feels like trying to grab onto a moving carousel being propelled by a jet pack. But there’s a strong case for Terrance Ferguson.

Coming out of Oregon, Ferguson seemed perfect for Sean McVay’s offense. He might technically be a tight end, but you wouldn’t know it from his route tree. Ferguson proved he can play inline, out of the slot, or even split out wide, all with great efficiency. McVay was sure to utilize this tight end freak in fun and exciting ways, right?

…RIGHT??

OK, so far there hasn’t been much for Ferguson believers to hang their hats on. But if you look out beyond the horizon, you can see the sun coming up on Fergie Land.

A number of Rams receiving weapons are aging out of this offense, including Davante Adams, who will be a free agent after the season wraps. Fellow tight ends Colby Parkinson and Davis Allen are also in the last years of their contracts. And despite all the injuries to this tight end room, rookie Max Klare has been pretty much invisible to the point that he might honestly be a figment of our collective imagination.

This all bodes well for Ferguson, who the Rams spent significant draft capital on just a year ago. Speaking of last year, it may have been a small sample size, but Ferguson had the eighth-highest yards per target among qualifying tight ends in 2025. That’s a primo stat that can mean a lot for the position. In Week 2 of this year, with Puka Nacua sidelined, Ferguson earned a 29% target share and a spectacular 35% targets per route run mark.

The possibility of Ty Simpson starting in the near future isn’t the worst thing for Ferguson’s fantasy value, either, as Simpson is less likely to force the ball into tight windows in order to force-feed his best player. So let’s get him on our rosters while he’s still hiding in the shadows (aka IR).

SELL: Rashee Rice | WR | KC

This offseason, I was practically begging folks to transfer Rashee Rice off their rosters. Much of that had to do with his off-field decision-making, which makes his week-to-week and year-to-year availability unpredictable. But even if you’re able to compartmentalize and evaluate Rice strictly for his on-field performances, we need to acknowledge that the results are a little underwhelming.

Widely considered a top-12 receiver when the offseason started, Rice’s dynasty value has taken a major hit. But I don’t think we’ve quite reached the bottom.

In four healthy games, Rice has hit a 20% target share just once. He hasn’t taken the reins of this offense or shown himself to be a true WR1. With every passing week, that magical three-game start to the 2024 season seems more and more like an illusion.

If you can find someone in your league who believes the only thing standing in Rice’s way is bad injury luck, see if they’ll still treat him as a high-end WR2 now that he’s back and recently scored a touchdown.

BUY: Makai Lemon | WR | PHI

I mentioned Makai Lemon as someone to watch last week after he put together his first double-digit fantasy performance with backup QB Tanner Hudson. Well, he did it again.

And, yes, I’m aware that Devonta Smith didn't suit up for either of these contests. But it’s still a positive sign that Lemon led all pass-catchers in target share by a healthy margin. A player has to take advantage of his opportunities, and even the most ardent Lemon haters (let’s call them sourpusses) have to admit that he’s done that.

The situation in Philadelphia is dire, no doubt. They’re coming off a six-game losing streak, sitting in last place in the NFC East, and Jalen Hurts will spend the rest of the season on IR.

The one shred of a silver lining is that the Eagles should spend the rest of their season focusing on the development of their young players. That means plenty of opportunities for Lemon to grow and that his slow start was more about the hamstring injuries that kept him out of training camp, rather than anything to do with his talent.