Fantasy football crystal ball: Players whose value could shift at the NFL trade deadline - ESPN

Change could well be the name of the game in fantasy football over these next 20 days.

The NFL trade deadline arrives at 4 p.m. ET on Nov. 4, and it represents one of those rare opportunities in fantasy football for the seasonal outlooks of players to instantaneously shift, often dramatically.

The past three seasons alone have brought us the fantasy-relevant, in-season trades of Christian McCaffrey, Joshua Dobbs and DeAndre Hopkins, moves that affected both teams involved. Besides the impact on the players who were traded, their departures created opportunities or cleared the decks for D'Onta Foreman, Kyler Murray and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, all of whom had their moments in fantasy in those years.

Managers should be preparing for similar possibilities, however remote the chance. Bear in mind that many of the most prominent names rumored on the trading block in those years were ultimately not moved. Evaluate the prospective impact on trade candidates' outlooks, and stash players further down the depth chart who might benefit from an expanded opportunity.

Examining Adam Schefter's list of top candidates to move, here are six of the players whose potential trades would have the biggest ripple effects across fantasy football. For each, a dream destination is proposed, as is a fantasy stash candidate in advance of any deal.

Dream destination for fantasy: Los Angeles Chargers. Jim Harbaugh's (and offensive coordinator Greg Roman's) offense prefers focusing on a strong running game, and Hall is one of the league's better and more underappreciated backs. He has gained 10-plus yards on 16% of his carries, second best among running backs (minimum 40 attempts). Hall could reclaim top-10 positional status with such a move.

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