Properly valuing a trade in fantasy football is difficult. That is particularly the case when it involves multiple players and different positions. Is trading away your running back worth adding two solid wide receivers and a depth piece?

As always, there’s no one right answer. League size, format, replacement value, and the strengths and weaknesses of your roster all have a drastic impact on the merits of any potential trade.

But that doesn’t mean you have to foray into the trade wilderness without any guidance at all. Having a baseline set of values offers a way to evaluate the overall fairness of any deal before you consider the specifics of your league and situation.

The trade chart is fairly straightforward: just add the value of each player involved in a trade on both sides to see who wins. To be clear, these are not auction or FAAB dollars. They are merely trade values calibrated to help you evaluate a deal.

If you’ve been reading these articles for the past several seasons, you’ll notice a change this year. Previously, the chart would contain a single trade value for standard leagues, along with the players’ values from the previous week and a column to show the change in value from one week to the next. But standard leagues are, well, no longer the standard. Nearly as many fantasy owners play in PPR and half-PPR formats at this point. So each week, we’ll provide trade values for all three formats. In addition, with the rise of two-quarterback leagues, we’ll provide values for both one-quarterback and two-quarterback formats.

Because of all the different formats, I’ve recalibrated the overall trade values somewhat from the last few seasons. Whereas in previous years, the top running back may have been worth 70 in the trade chart, this year, he’s worth a little more than half that (with corresponding changes in all values). So try not to go back and compare one player’s value this year to last year, because they simply won’t match up. Also, why are you doing that? Do you have that much time on your hands? Weird.

Beginning next week, as in prior years, we’ll examine the changes in value and the reasons behind them. For this week, simply relax, examine the values, and get ready for Week 1.

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