Over the past week, fantasy football content producers around the world have united around a simple but powerful message: Patrick Mahomes is no help and can be ousted without regret.

After Wednesday’s trade sends DeAndre Hopkins to Kansas City, you may reevaluate the rest of the season projection for the game’s best quarterback.

It was always likely that Mahomes would be given a lifeline before the trade deadline, and this week that finally happened. Kansas City may not have finished improvements to the reception area just yet. Mahomes was an undeniable disappointment with his draft pick, but let’s not pretend he isn’t still a true magician playing quarterback. He has been severely outmatched this year by force-feeding targets to a rogue gallery of receivers, yet the Chiefs are 6-0.

Whatever you think of Hopkins at this stage of his career, he is clearly a major upgrade for KC’s offense. The team was in dire need of a reliable play receiver capable of winning at multiple levels and in contested situations; the Chiefs just addressed that need at a reasonable price. Mahomes gets a value boost.

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Hopkins is of course 32 years old and came into this season with a knee injury sidelined late in week 7 due to leg sorenessso it’s not like there aren’t any warning signs. But his separation data actually looks great, in line with other brand receivers, and he’s caught over 70% of his targets this season from a few not-so-accurate passers, so it’s hard to prove he’s complete. washed.

Let’s not forget that Hopkins caught 75 balls for over 1,000 yards in a terrible offensive environment last year. He’s a winner in this deal, although it might be a bit much to expect him to make an immediate fantasy play against the Raiders on Sunday. Consider him a WR4/5 for now, on track to weekly WR3 status in the second half of the season, assuming he’s in good health.

We shouldn’t panic about the fantasy potential of other Chiefs receiving draftees, because A) it’s not like any of them are crushing anyway, and B) this is the kind of much-needed move that could boost the potential of the crime as a whole. Xavier Worthy remains a low-volume, high-variance player who is unlikely to help unless he scores touchdowns, and Travis Kelce remains an aging chain-mover focused on reaching the playoffs at full health.

As for Tennessee, um…yeah. The quality of quarterback play has undermined everything and everyone so far. Removing Hopkins from the mix obviously doesn’t help any player in fantasy terms. If you’re really excited about a few extra uncatchable targets for Calvin Ridley, Tyler Boyd or Chig Okonkwo, then we hope you’re playing in a league with 16 or more teams.

In fantasy football leagues of typical size and configuration, don’t bother getting involved with the Titans right now.