This may be one of the worst waiver-wire weeks of all time. If you were looking to improve your team due to injury or ineffectiveness, Jon Hilliman was probably your top choice, and that is saying something.
But there’s never a bad week when it comes to trading. When you’re looking in the trade landscape, the cupboard is always full.
To help you make any deal, consult the FantasyPros trade value chart. Covering every format, simply add up the values of all players involved on both sides of any transaction to see which side comes out on top.
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Quarterbacks
1-QB | 2-QB | |||||
Player | Current Value | Previous Value | +/- | Current Value | Previous Value | +/- |
Patrick Mahomes | 20 | 24 | -4 | 38 | 44 | -6 |
Deshaun Watson | 13 | 12 | +1 | 26 | 24 | +2 |
Lamar Jackson | 13 | 14 | -1 | 26 | 28 | -2 |
Russell Wilson | 12 | 11 | +1 | 24 | 22 | +2 |
Dak Prescott | 10 | 10 | – | 20 | 20 | – |
Aaron Rodgers | 10 | 9 | +1 | 20 | 18 | +2 |
Matt Ryan | 10 | 9 | +1 | 20 | 18 | +2 |
Tom Brady | 8 | 7 | +1 | 16 | 14 | +2 |
Kyler Murray | 8 | 5 | +3 | 16 | 10 | +6 |
Carson Wentz | 7 | 9 | -2 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
Jameis Winston | 5 | 5 | – | 10 | 10 | – |
For the first time this year, there are no additions to (or subtractions from) the quarterback trade chart from the previous week. And although there’s some movement, it’s largely incidental. Patrick Mahomes’ ankle injury and depleted offensive line bring him down to mere quasi-immortal status, while Kyler Murray’s emphasis on running (189 yards and two rushing touchdowns over his last three games) continue to move him up in trade value. But, as always, remember that trading for quarterbacks is generally an unwise move, as there are usually more than enough options available on the waiver wire in one-quarterback leagues.
Running Backs
STANDARD | 1/2 PPR | FULL PPR | |||||||
Player | Current Value | Previous Value | +/- | Current Value | Previous Value | +/- | Current Value | Previous Value | +/- |
Christian McCaffrey | 44 | 43 | +1 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 47 | 45 | +2 |
Ezekiel Elliott | 42 | 43 | -1 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 42 | 43 | -1 |
Dalvin Cook | 42 | 42 | – | 43 | 43 | – | 44 | 44 | – |
Alvin Kamara | 38 | 42 | -4 | 41 | 43 | -2 | 43 | 44 | -1 |
Nick Chubb | 32 | 32 | – | 33 | 33 | – | 34 | 34 | – |
Saquon Barkley | 32 | 19 | +13 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 36 | 22 | +14 |
Aaron Jones | 30 | 25 | +5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 33 | 27 | +6 |
David Johnson | 27 | 31 | -4 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 31 | 35 | -4 |
Leonard Fournette | 27 | 27 | – | 29 | 29 | – | 31 | 31 | – |
Le’Veon Bell | 27 | 31 | -4 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 32 | 35 | -3 |
Chris Carson | 25 | 21 | +4 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 27 | 24 | +3 |
Derrick Henry | 24 | 27 | -3 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 25 | 28 | -3 |
Todd Gurley | 21 | 20 | +1 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 24 | 23 | +1 |
Melvin Gordon | 21 | 21 | – | 22 | 23 | -1 | 23 | 24 | -1 |
James Conner | 21 | 25 | -4 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 24 | 28 | -4 |
Kerryon Johnson | 21 | 21 | – | 23 | 23 | – | 24 | 24 | – |
Marlon Mack | 20 | 19 | +1 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 22 | 21 | +1 |
Mark Ingram | 19 | 21 | -2 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 21 | 23 | -2 |
Joe Mixon | 17 | 17 | – | 19 | 19 | – | 20 | 20 | – |
Josh Jacobs | 17 | 16 | +1 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 18 | 17 | +1 |
Austin Ekeler | 14 | 12 | +2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 20 | 17 | +3 |
Phillip Lindsay | 12 | 10 | +2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 15 | 13 | +2 |
Devonta Freeman | 12 | 16 | -4 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
David Montgomery | 12 | 15 | -3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 | 17 | -3 |
Damien Williams | 9 | 9 | – | 11 | 11 | – | 12 | 12 | – |
Jordan Howard | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
Sony Michel | 9 | 9 | – | 9 | 9 | – | 9 | 9 | – |
Matt Breida | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
James White | 8 | 8 | – | 11 | 11 | – | 13 | 13 | – |
Carlos Hyde | 8 | 8 | – | 8 | 8 | – | 8 | 8 | – |
Tevin Coleman | 8 | N/A | +8 | 9 | N/A | +9 | 10 | N/A | +10 |
Devin Singletary | 7 | 9 | -2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
Ronald Jones II | 6 | 7 | -1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
LeSean McCoy | 6 | 9 | -3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
Royce Freeman | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | 6 | – |
Chris Thompson | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 8 | 8 | – |
Miles Sanders | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | 6 | – |
Tarik Cohen | 4 | 4 | +4 | 6 | N/A | +6 | 8 | N/A | +8 |
Duke Johnson | 4 | 4 | +4 | 6 | N/A | +6 | 7 | N/A | +7 |
Saquon Barkley won’t return in time to face the Patriots on Thursday night, but all signs point to him being ready for Week 7 in an excellent matchup against the Cardinals. At this point, there seems like little reason to doubt that Barkley will return and be his usual dominant self soon.
Aaron Jones has a preposterous eight touchdowns this season after his four-touchdown game against the Cowboys on Sunday. Jamaal Williams is recovering, but goodness, if Matt LaFleur goes back to talking about splitting carries, there may be a revolt among both Packers players and fantasy owners. Williams will receive touches, though, and the Packers are justifiably concerned about Jones wearing down. Those minor doubts keep Jones from reaching truly elite status in terms of trade value.
Concerns about Chris Carson should be long gone by now, as the Seattle running back has not only avoided fumbles in his last two games but has run incredibly well. Even with Rashaad Penny back healthy, Carson has earned himself a longer leash and should be in no danger of losing his job the next time he turns the ball over. Nor should Tevin Coleman, who looked dynamic in his return from injury on Monday night against the Browns. Unlike Carson, however, Coleman has to contend with Matt Breida, who saw nearly equal touches in the game. Coleman certainly holds value, as does Breida, but no one running back in San Francisco will ever be higher than a low-end RB2.
Fallers include David Johnson, who is battling a back injury, Devonta Freeman, who has gained more than 30 yards on the ground once this season, and James Conner because pretty much everyone in Pittsburgh should be gradually sliding down in trade value.
Wide Receivers
STANDARD | 1/2 PPR | FULL PPR | |||||||
Player | Current Value | Previous Value | +/- | Current Value | Previous Value | +/- | Current Value | Previous Value | +/- |
DeAndre Hopkins | 31 | 33 | -2 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 35 | 37 | -2 |
Julio Jones | 31 | 33 | -2 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 35 | 37 | -2 |
Michael Thomas | 31 | 30 | +1 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 36 | 35 | +1 |
Keenan Allen | 31 | 31 | – | 33 | 34 | -1 | 35 | 36 | -1 |
Amari Cooper | 30 | 28 | +2 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 34 | 32 | +2 |
Chris Godwin | 30 | 28 | +2 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 34 | 32 | +2 |
Cooper Kupp | 29 | 25 | +4 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 33 | 29 | +4 |
Davante Adams | 29 | 29 | – | 31 | 31 | – | 33 | 33 | – |
Tyler Lockett | 27 | 21 | +6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 30 | 24 | +6 |
Tyreek Hill | 27 | 18 | +9 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 30 | 20 | +10 |
Odell Beckham Jr. | 22 | 30 | -8 | 24 | 32 | -8 | 26 | 34 | -8 |
Mike Evans | 21 | 28 | -7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 24 | 31 | -7 |
Kenny Golladay | 20 | 20 | – | 22 | 22 | – | 23 | 23 | – |
Adam Thielen | 19 | 16 | +3 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 22 | 19 | +3 |
T.Y. Hilton | 18 | 16 | +2 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 21 | 19 | +2 |
Julian Edelman | 17 | 16 | +1 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 22 | 20 | +2 |
Robert Woods | 17 | 17 | – | 19 | 19 | – | 20 | 20 | – |
Tyler Boyd | 17 | 16 | +1 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 20 | 19 | +1 |
Allen Robinson | 17 | 15 | +2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 20 | 18 | +2 |
Larry Fitzgerald | 16 | 16 | – | 18 | 18 | – | 19 | 19 | – |
JuJu Smith-Schuster | 16 | 17 | -1 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
D.J. Chark | 15 | 11 | +4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 18 | 14 | +4 |
Josh Gordon | 14 | 15 | -1 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 17 | 18 | -1 |
Courtland Sutton | 14 | 8 | +6 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 17 | 10 | +7 |
Brandin Cooks | 14 | 17 | -3 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 17 | 20 | -3 |
Will Fuller | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 15 | 8 | +7 |
Alshon Jeffery | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
Sammy Watkins | 11 | 15 | -4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 13 | 18 | -5 |
D.J. Moore | 11 | 12 | -1 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
Marquise Brown | 11 | 11 | – | 12 | 12 | – | 13 | 13 | – |
Tyrell Williams | 11 | 15 | -4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
John Brown | 11 | 12 | -1 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
Calvin Ridley | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 12 | 10 | +2 |
Curtis Samuel | 10 | 10 | – | 11 | 12 | -1 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
Michael Gallup | 10 | N/A | +10 | 12 | N/A | +12 | 13 | N/A | +13 |
Stefon Diggs | 9 | 12 | -3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 12 | 15 | -3 |
Terry McLaurin | 9 | 12 | -3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 12 | 14 | -2 |
Marvin Jones | 7 | 7 | – | 8 | 8 | – | 9 | 9 | – |
Emmanuel Sanders | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
Mike Williams | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | 7 | – | 8 | 8 | – |
A.J. Green | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | 7 | – | 8 | 8 | – |
Jarvis Landry | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 | 8 | – | 9 | 9 | – |
Sterling Shepard | 5 | 12 | -7 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
Christian Kirk | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
DeSean Jackson | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
DeAndre Hopkins and Julio Jones are no longer in their own tier, though no one should hit the panic button on either. They remain the most valuable wide receivers in standard formats. As for PPR, however, all should come below Michael Thomas in a trade, as the Saints receiver is on pace for 144 catches and 1,738 yards. If you’re offered Thomas for any other receiver in a one-for-one trade in that format, pull the trigger.
Tyler Lockett, by virtue of being the top receiving option for Russell Wilson, Tyreek Hill, whose return is imminent, Courtland Sutton, who is certainly the receiver to own in Denver, Will Fuller, thanks to him reminding everyone what he can do when he sees targets, and Michael Gallup, who showed he is healthy, all make significant leaps in value. All are no worse than solid WR3s, with Lockett and Hill being far better. Trade for any with confidence.
Have significantly less confidence in trading for Odell Beckham Jr. and Mike Evans. Beckham is on pace for a 74-catch, 1,072-yard, three-touchdown season, and is basically relying on a late 89-yard touchdown against a beaten-down Jets team to save any value this season. Evans has essentially had one great game and one good catch through five weeks. Both receivers have massive potential and should still be valued as low-end WR1s. But, admittedly, if you own them, it’s difficult to sell low. If you do, however, you know how they should be valued.
And Sterling Shepard went from being in a fantastic situation to losing his slot role to being back in the concussion protocol. There are no good signs for Shepard at this point. There’s no reason to target him in a trade.
Tight Ends
STANDARD | 1/2 PPR | FULL PPR | |||||||
Player | Current Value | Previous Value | +/- | Current Value | Previous Value | +/- | Current Value | Previous Value | +/- |
Travis Kelce | 27 | 27 | – | 29 | 29 | – | 30 | 30 | – |
George Kittle | 21 | 19 | +2 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 24 | 22 | +2 |
Zach Ertz | 14 | 14 | – | 16 | 16 | – | 17 | 17 | – |
Mark Andrews | 12 | 12 | – | 14 | 14 | – | 15 | 15 | – |
Evan Engram | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
Darren Waller | 12 | 12 | – | 13 | 13 | – | 15 | 15 | – |
Austin Hooper | 10 | 10 | – | 12 | 12 | – | 13 | 13 | – |
Will Dissly | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | 9 | +1 |
The only major thing of note with tight ends is the reduction of the number of players who even register on the chart. At this point, these eight players represent the only players who you should currently start each week, regardless of the matchup. Other than that, stream away.
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