Third keeper…suggestions?

[makindollaz]

12 team league, 3 keepers, full point PPR.

Keeping Gibbs & Lamb.  For the 3rd, picking between Chase Brown, AJ Brown & Olave.  Right now I’m probably 45% C. Brown, 45% Olave, 10% AJB, but could bump him up if traded to a better situation than Philly.

Suggestions?  

[Super Cubs]

I would start with putting all 3 Brown, Brown, and Olave on the trade block and see what I could get? and keep whoever is left over.  

 

 

[jrokh]

Id keep Chase Brown over the other two... GL...

[Maximum Overkill]

I'd go for need really. 

All things equal i'd probably take Chase Brown but I also think Olave has a monster season. 

I'd have no problem with either. 

[weepaws]

If you can wait to see what happens to AJ that's what I would do, and then decide.  

[makindollaz]

4 hours ago, weepaws said:

If you can wait to see what happens to AJ that's what I would do, and then decide.  

That’s what I was thinking…especially with the news this morning that the Pats are likely to trade for him after June 1.

All things being even, I like Olave over C. Brown by a little bit, but also like the idea of having 2 top 10 RB’s in a 12 team league.

[weepaws]

If AJ goes to the Patriots, he's the other keeper

[makindollaz]

On 4/19/2026 at 12:32 PM, Super Cubs said:

I would start with putting all 3 Brown, Brown, and Olave on the trade block and see what I could get? and keep whoever is left over.  

 

 

Yeah, I’ve shopped them around but no takers yet.  I’ve won this league 3 out of the last 4 years, and people are hesitant to trade with me now.

[Ray_T]

olave put up an 1100 yard season with Rattler and Shough at QB.   I think hes a pretty safe keep if he can remain healthy.   If NO makes a move to improve the QB room I think he will be even better.

I think hes the guy to hold if you cannot make a good trade.

[Maximum Overkill]

2 hours ago, Ray_T said:

olave put up an 1100 yard season with Rattler and Shough at QB.   I think hes a pretty safe keep if he can remain healthy

This 

[weepaws]

AJ goes to Pats that's the one you keep.  

[Ray_T]

On 4/21/2026 at 3:39 PM, weepaws said:

AJ goes to Pats that's the one you keep.  

I dunno he showed signs of being a bit of a diva/headcase last year.

while hes probably gonna be fine there for one year if he does land in New England....  after that I think its dicey.   and in a keeper league, Olave at only 25 years old feels like a less risky keep.

Though I get why you are leaning toward AJ.  I drafted him heavily last year and got burned a bit.  so I am not as keen as I was in years prior.   but I do agree its close enough to merit a discussion.

when its close like this I tend to go with the younger player.   in this case its Olave.   

[Bier Meister]

when do you need to declare? where will you draft?

at this moment i think it is chase due to his rec as a rb. 

i am not sold on NOS yet (olave has a lot of talent)

we need to see where AJ lands

 

i think you will be more likely to draft a comparable wr to aj/olave, than a rb to chase.

and i like the idea of trading one of the wrs

[Ray_T]

52 minutes ago, Bier Meister said:

when do you need to declare? where will you draft?

at this moment i think it is chase due to his rec as a rb. 

i am not sold on NOS yet (olave has a lot of talent)

we need to see where AJ lands

 

i think you will be more likely to draft a comparable wr to aj/olave, than a rb to chase.

and i like the idea of trading one of the wrs

I think Chase is kinda Meh.

I also would take into consideration the cost to re acquire (if you felt the need) in the event you do not keep.

of all these guys, Chase is likely the cheapest to re acquire.    the name just doesnt get people excited.   I think if all 3 are in a draft, Olave and probably AJ both likley go ahead of him.

He was top 10 in PPR last year and was the best season of his career.

Olave has had 3 - 1000 yard seasons and one where he was injured and missed half the year.   he was a top 10 WR in PPR formats and didnt even have what I consider a legitimate starting QB tossing him the ball.    in the long run, I think there is considerably more upside to this guy if they get a legitimate starter in there (or a QB on the roster steps up and becomes better)

AJ is AJ but I fear his relationship with his QB may have been damaged some.   There is a lot of risk there.   at this point I rank him the lowest.  if he gets traded I'd expect there would be a honeymoon phase and he might be good for another year or two.   but hes 28.  so not a ton of tread left on the tires.  in 2 years he will be 30.   the other players you are considering are younger and do have more upside still in their young careers.   AJ is likely headed the other direction.   if not now, then soon.

 

[Bier Meister]

19 minutes ago, Ray_T said:

I think Chase is kinda Meh.

I also would take into consideration the cost to re acquire (if you felt the need) in the event you do not keep.

of all these guys, Chase is likely the cheapest to re acquire.    the name just doesnt get people excited.   I think if all 3 are in a draft, Olave and probably AJ both likley go ahead of him.

He was top 10 in PPR last year and was the best season of his career.

Olave has had 3 - 1000 yard seasons and one where he was injured and missed half the year.   he was a top 10 WR in PPR formats and didnt even have what I consider a legitimate starting QB tossing him the ball.    in the long run, I think there is considerably more upside to this guy if they get a legitimate starter in there (or a QB on the roster steps up and becomes better)

AJ is AJ but I fear his relationship with his QB may have been damaged some.   There is a lot of risk there.   at this point I rank him the lowest.  if he gets traded I'd expect there would be a honeymoon phase and he might be good for another year or two.   but hes 28.  so not a ton of tread left on the tires.  in 2 years he will be 30.   the other players you are considering are younger and do have more upside still in their young careers.   AJ is likely headed the other direction.   if not now, then soon.

 

chase was underutilized weeks 1-7 (averaging 10 ppg)

weeks 8-17 it more than doubled to 21 ppg- ranking as 4th best rb. (with 43 rec over that span)

he amassed 962 total yards (8-17) with a poor game (scored twice in that game)

 

he would be a great compliment to gibbs.  i think there will be other wrs available that can match aj/olave

[jrokh]

22 minutes ago, Ray_T said:

I think Chase is kinda Meh.

With Joe Burrow back in the lineup last year Chase was, I believe a top 3 fantasy RB. He was a league winner for a lot of owners... Not your best take...

[makindollaz]

Ok, made a trade today that definitely shook things up.  I gave up Gibbs for Jeanty and the #2 overall pick.  My plan is, if the Pats trade for AJB, sending him and the 2 pick to the guy who has the #1 overall…he also has Drake Maye.

That would give me Jeanty, Lamb & Olave as my keepers, and puts me in the position to take Love #1.

[weepaws]

I would have kept Gibbs, and even more so in a ppr league. Good luck

[Ray_T]

On 4/23/2026 at 3:34 PM, weepaws said:

I would have kept Gibbs, and even more so in a ppr league. Good luck

I think I agree with you on this one.

Gibbs is an awful big talent to walk away from and hes still reasonably young too.

[WhiteWonder]

On 4/23/2026 at 4:00 PM, makindollaz said:

Ok, made a trade today that definitely shook things up.  I gave up Gibbs for Jeanty and the #2 overall pick.  My plan is, if the Pats trade for AJB, sending him and the 2 pick to the guy who has the #1 overall…he also has Drake Maye.

That would give me Jeanty, Lamb & Olave as my keepers, and puts me in the position to take Love #1.

Bad trade, sorry. In a dynasty, maybe I could see the benefit of Jeanty and Jordan Tyson (or Tate) over Gibbs (Jeanty and Love IF AJB gets traded).... but this is just a 3 player keeper league where you will likely always have good options every offseason to pick from. I'd much rather have Gibbs, Lamb and Olave (or Chase Brown) than Jeanty, Lamb, Olave and Love. In fact, would Love even be the #1 pick with only 36 players kept? If you are throwing back Chase Brown, you really picking Love over him in, essentially, a redraft league? 

[makindollaz]

13 hours ago, WhiteWonder said:

Bad trade, sorry. In a dynasty, maybe I could see the benefit of Jeanty and Jordan Tyson (or Tate) over Gibbs (Jeanty and Love IF AJB gets traded).... but this is just a 3 player keeper league where you will likely always have good options every offseason to pick from. I'd much rather have Gibbs, Lamb and Olave (or Chase Brown) than Jeanty, Lamb, Olave and Love. In fact, would Love even be the #1 pick with only 36 players kept? If you are throwing back Chase Brown, you really picking Love over him in, essentially, a redraft league? 

I would, yes.  We shall see but I made the trade about 5 weeks ago, and don’t have buyers remorse.  I’m a Chase Brown fan…he’s a big reason why I won the league last year.  But Love is 5+ years younger and has RB1 overall upside.  Even in a league where we only keep 3, I’ll roll the dice on Jeanty & Love as my RB’s for the next 7-8 years.

[WhiteWonder]

7 minutes ago, makindollaz said:

I would, yes.  We shall see but I made the trade about 5 weeks ago, and don’t have buyers remorse.  I’m a Chase Brown fan…he’s a big reason why I won the league last year.  But Love is 5+ years younger and has RB1 overall upside.  Even in a league where we only keep 3, I’ll roll the dice on Jeanty & Love as my RB’s for the next 7-8 years.

I can understand but you also don't own Love yet. Have you been able to trade AJ Brown? I'm sure there will be a very good player available at #2, most likely better for this season anyway but it seems like a big part of making the trade was trying to get Love. At 24 years old, I think I'd still much rather have Gibbs who is a known stud commodity and __________ [insert player here].  there is no reason to think Gibbs won't be a top tier keeper for the next 3-4 years and theres really no reason to be looking further ahead than that in a 3 player keeper format. 

[makindollaz]

23 minutes ago, WhiteWonder said:

I can understand but you also don't own Love yet. Have you been able to trade AJ Brown? I'm sure there will be a very good player available at #2, most likely better for this season anyway but it seems like a big part of making the trade was trying to get Love. At 24 years old, I think I'd still much rather have Gibbs who is a known stud commodity and __________ [insert player here].  there is no reason to think Gibbs won't be a top tier keeper for the next 3-4 years and theres really no reason to be looking further ahead than that in a 3 player keeper format. 

Already have a deal worked out for the #1…just waiting to see what happens with AJB.  If he goes to the Pats, I’ll trade him and the #2.  If he stays in Philly (or somewhere with a less friendly QB situation) the trade becomes Chase and the #2.

I know Love is a little bit of a gamble (don’t love the crowded Arizona RB room) but I like him in Bijan/Gibbs territory this time next year.

[Maximum Overkill]

9 minutes ago, makindollaz said:

I know Love is a little bit of a gamble (don’t love the crowded Arizona RB room)

I see nothing to be concerned about. Bijan got his just fine with Algiere there. Benson is most definitely getting traded and Conner is coming off a major injury and a year older. He may be a nuisance at times but nothing to be concerned with 

I'm 100% in on Love 

[WhiteWonder]

17 minutes ago, makindollaz said:

Already have a deal worked out for the #1…just waiting to see what happens with AJB.  If he goes to the Pats, I’ll trade him and the #2.  If he stays in Philly (or somewhere with a less friendly QB situation) the trade becomes Chase and the #2.

I know Love is a little bit of a gamble (don’t love the crowded Arizona RB room) but I like him in Bijan/Gibbs territory this time next year.

Gotcha. I think the part of the deal/deals I really don't like is the Jeanty in place of Gibbs. I think if you're trying to win this year (and I think everyone should always be trying to do that) then a trio of Gibbs/Lamb/Brown is highly superior.  I also think Love will be a stud in 2027 and beyond but I think Jeanty may wind up falling into a category where you are asking who your 3rd keeper should be, like in your original post. So yeah, Love is younger than Gibbs but also Gibbs is far more proven.  I think the only reason to start thinking about 3 year age differences would be if this was a deep keeper league, like a keep 8 where you can treat it a little more with dynasty glasses on. 

[gridiron whirlwinds]

Chase Brown

[weepaws]

OP, I hope you're now keeping AJ

[makindollaz]

22 minutes ago, weepaws said:

OP, I hope you're now keeping AJ

Yeah, I’m second guessing trading for the #1 now that AJB is with the Pats.  Might just keep the #2 or see if I can get the 1 using Olave or C. Brown instead.

[Maximum Overkill]

1 hour ago, makindollaz said:

Yeah, I’m second guessing trading for the #1 now that AJB is with the Pats.  Might just keep the #2 or see if I can get the 1 using Olave or C. Brown instead.

If you can get Love then do it. He's the only sure thing in this draft IMO. 

[Ray_T]

yeah, its not a super great year for rookies in fantasy.  there is talent to be had, but there are lots of defensive players who dont really help your fantasy squad in most formats.

there are a handful of elite talents who will be first year starters, and then a lot of players that likely become players in future years.

[unclemercy]

trading gibbs is wild. 

[Ray_T]

On 6/23/2026 at 12:23 AM, unclemercy said:

trading gibbs is wild. 

trading Gibbs for Jeanty and the #2 overall pick is likely fair.    but the move only pays off if you nail the pick at #2.

so what it comes down to is how good is the guy at talent evaluation?

if you are in his shoes and you believe in yourself and that the player you get at #2 will be worth it.   Then you make the deal.

its really that simple.

[makindollaz]

8 hours ago, Ray_T said:

trading Gibbs for Jeanty and the #2 overall pick is likely fair.    but the move only pays off if you nail the pick at #2.

so what it comes down to is how good is the guy at talent evaluation?

if you are in his shoes and you believe in yourself and that the player you get at #2 will be worth it.   Then you make the deal.

its really that simple.

It’s going to end up being the #1 pick.  The guy who has the #1 has told me as soon as the Saints extend Olave (so he knows there won’t be a holdout) he’ll give me the 1 for Olave and the 2.

I’ll have Lamb, Jeanty & AJB as keepers, with the #1 pick.