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The NFL Trade Deadline is complete and fantasy football is in a whirlwind! Fantasy analyst Joel Smyth breaks down some key deals — first up, the Colts’ trade of Josh Downs to Kansas City.
Josh Downs to Kansas City
This trade is not only a win but life-saving for Josh Downs’ fantasy outlook (you can read the full trade terms here). The dynasty fantasy winner of the day, and he can finally be usable in redraft leagues!
The Colts had injuries to Alec Pierce, traded away Michael Pittman Jr. and Downs was still limited to a sub-20% target share.

There has been turmoil in Ann Arbor this past week, with fans questioning the viability of Kyle Whittingham’s tenure — his press conference sound bites not helping — and made the worse by Michigan football’s loss to Michigan State on Saturday.
After the game, Whittingham staunchly said that he would not make any decisions on offensive coordinator Jason Beck until after the season. However, Beck was summarily fired on Sunday, and Whittingham insisted on Monday that it was his decision after watching game film from Saturday’s loss.

MADISON – Wisconsin men’s basketball faces a team Nov. 10 that won 21 games last year. There’s a big catch, though.
Most of Fairfield’s wins were against Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference competition. The Stags’ 21-13 season ended with a loss to Siena, an eventual NCAA Tournament No. 16 seed, in the MAAC semifinals.
Fairfield (1-1) is visiting the Kohl Center tonight for the second all-time meeting against the Badgers (2-0). (The first meeting was in 1992, when Michael Finley’s 24 points and nine rebounds led the Badgers to a 76-55 win at the UW Field House.

Brooklyn Nets forward Julius Randle has maintained that the Nets have to work on being more connected as a team when they’re facing adversity, especially given that they’re 2-8 through their first 10 games. Brooklyn is currently 0-2 on its four-game road trip and while the Nets understand that there are 72 more games to go, Randle is giving his take on where the team stands now.
“Honestly, I’m not really sure. I gotta watch the film, to be honest.

The 49ers completed a trade with the Colts for Keenan Allen in a move that will bolster their injury-plagued WR corps.

The Chiefs have obtained needed help at wide receiver, acquiring Josh Downs in a trade with the Colts.

Vikings are trading for quarterback Kirk Cousins, sending a 2027 third-round pick to the Raiders.

Was getting Cousins a home run for the Vikings? Did the 49ers make a smart move to pick up Keenan Allen?

Which teams made the best — and worst — moves before the NFL trade deadline? We’re making sense of all the action.

If you’re unfamiliar with the Yahoo Fantasy Football Expert League, let’s fill you in a bit before we go over Week 9. Yahoo Fantasy houses some of the leading analysts in the industry, and we were fortunate enough to get all of them in a league for the 2026 NFL season. To keep you up to date on things, we’ll be providing weekly recaps on all the action. Let’s get into it.
Here’s a look at the standings at the midway point of the fantasy season:
Here’s a look at the Yahoo expert league standings after Week 9.