Have you ever had an offer sent to you that included a total of six different players including draft picks and you had no idea how to break it down? Do you match up player vs. player and compare them that way? That doesn’t work when you have a stud being traded away for depth. I’ve done the articles on what a dynasty draft pick is actually worth (read it here), but again, what if there are multiple picks/players involved?
This is one of my favorite articles to write, simply because it requires actual league involvement in order to complete. That’s right, I went out in my own leagues and started offering trades to see what I could get in return, as well as looking at some of my other league-mates’ trades. I did this to make your life easier.
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What you’ll find below is the only dynasty trade value chart that you’ll need. Putting a trade together for Julio Jones? Once you throw in Robby Anderson, who else needs to be added? What about picks, how many picks would I have to include? Every player/pick has a value and you’re now going to know what it should take to acquire any of them. Understand that some owners will not part for ‘just’ market value, that they want more. How much more? Well, that’s up to you, but this should tell you if you’re on the better end of the deal.
The way the chart works is pretty simple, where you’re just adding up each side of the trade in order to see which side wins. For Example: If you’re offered a late first-round pick and JuJu Smith-Schuster in exchange for Michael Thomas, you’d add the value of a late first-round rookie pick (22) and Smith-Schuster (48) together, giving them a value of 70. Thomas himself has a value of 82, so you’d be losing that trade. That’s just a small sample of what the chart can do. It should also be noted that the more players that are added in on one side, the more they’re devalued.
Another thing to keep in mind is that league-size is important. Don’t trade away three players for one, unless you have the depth to do so. This trade chart was built with a 12-team, full-PPR setting in mind. It also has my rankings, so if yours are different, just move your players up or down the scale. It should remain extremely close. Understand that if you can get a player for cheaper, attempt it. After all, that’s the whole idea, right? Win as many trades as possible.
DRAFT PICKS*
Potential Draft Pick | Value |
TOP-3 PICK | 42 |
TOP-6 PICK | 34 |
TOP-12 PICK | 22 |
EARLY 2ND ROUND | 18 |
LATE 2ND ROUND | 12 |
EARLY 3RD ROUND | 7 |
LATE 3RD ROUND | 3 |
*If you’d like to know how the values for rookie draft picks were generated, the research was done in this article right here. Understand that when it says top-three pick, it’s because when trading for a future draft pick, you don’t know what exact pick it will be. Draft pick value does vary year-to-year, but this is how you should value them on average.
QUARTERBACKS
Quarterback | Value | Quarterback | Value |
Patrick Mahomes | 38 | Andy Dalton | 13 |
Lamar Jackson | 37 | Drew Lock | 13 |
Deshaun Watson | 35 | Jacoby Brissett | 12 |
Russell Wilson | 32 | Derek Carr | 12 |
Aaron Rodgers | 30 | Ben Roethlisberger | 11 |
Dak Prescott | 26 | Drew Brees | 9 |
Baker Mayfield | 26 | Dwayne Haskins | 9 |
Kyler Murray | 24 | Marcus Mariota | 7 |
Josh Allen | 24 | Teddy Bridgewater | 7 |
Carson Wentz | 22 | Philip Rivers | 6 |
Matt Ryan | 22 | Josh Rosen | 5 |
Kirk Cousins | 20 | Tom Brady | 5 |
Jared Goff | 20 | Nick Foles | 4 |
Jimmy Garoppolo | 18 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 3 |
Jameis Winston | 17 | Jarrett Stidham | 3 |
Mitch Trubisky | 16 | Nick Mullens | 3 |
Matthew Stafford | 15 | Eli Manning | 3 |
Cam Newton | 15 | Tyrod Taylor | 2 |
Gardner Minshew | 15 | Case Keenum | 2 |
Daniel Jones | 15 | Kyle Allen | 2 |
Sam Darnold | 13 | Will Grier | 2 |
Ryan Tannehill | 13 | All Others | 1 |
RUNNING BACKS
WIDE RECEIVERS
TIGHT ENDS
Tight End | Value | Tight End | Value |
George Kittle | 48 | Tyler Higbee | 8 |
Travis Kelce | 48 | Chris Herndon IV | 8 |
Zach Ertz | 38 | Kyle Rudolph | 7 |
Austin Hooper | 37 | Hayden Hurst | 7 |
Hunter Henry | 36 | Blake Jarwin | 6 |
Mark Andrews | 34 | Greg Olsen | 6 |
Evan Engram | 34 | Jonnu Smith | 6 |
Darren Waller | 34 | Jordan Reed | 5 |
O.J. Howard | 26 | Trey Burton | 4 |
T.J. Hockenson | 25 | Cameron Brate | 4 |
David Njoku | 24 | Vance McDonald | 4 |
Dallas Goedert | 22 | Drew Sample | 3 |
Noah Fant | 18 | Jordan Akins | 3 |
Gerald Everett | 17 | Darren Fells | 2 |
Ian Thomas | 16 | Josh Oliver | 2 |
Irv Smith Jr. | 16 | Delanie Walker | 2 |
Will Dissly | 15 | Ryan Griffin | 2 |
Dawson Knox | 15 | Jason Witten | 2 |
Mike Gesicki | 11 | Jimmy Graham | 2 |
Jared Cook | 11 | Tyler Eifert | 2 |
Jack Doyle | 11 | Caleb Wilson | 2 |
Jacob Hollister | 11 | Foster Moreau | 2 |
Eric Ebron | 10 | Kahale Warring | 2 |
Jace Sternberger | 9 | All Others | 1 |
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