Fantasy Football Week 6: Updated Trade Value for Top 100 Players

Filling out a fantasy football lineup can be a daunting task by Week 6 of the NFL season.

After all, bye weeks start with the Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers. That will surely limit some rosters, and injuries are starting to pile up across the league as well.

Fantasy difference-makers such as Christian McCaffrey, Russell Wilson, Dalvin Cook, Saquon Barkley, George Kittle, Rob Gronkowski, Julio Jones, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Calvin Ridley, David Montgomery, Michael Thomas, Jarvis Landry, Michael Gallup, Jerry Jeudy, Quintez Cephus, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, T.Y. Hilton, Tua Tagovailoa, Kenny Golladay, Sterling Shepard, Kadarius Toney, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Raheem Mostert, Chris Carson and Ryan Fitzpatrick are all dealing with various injuries with different timelines.

Between bye weeks and physical setbacks, there could be some desperate managers in your fantasy league looking to make a move and shake up their team for the season's middle portion.

Enter the trade value chart.

The below chart ranks the top 100 fantasy players based on their potential trade value. The ranking system is fairly straightforward, as an even trade for a player valued at 15 should include players who combine for 15 points as a return package.

For example, a trade where one team sends a player valued at nine and one at six to another team for a player valued at 15 would be considered even.

It should be noted, though, that everyone's situation is slightly different when it comes to fantasy football. If your team has been decimated by injuries at the running back position, an emergency fill-in becomes far more valuable than adding another quarterback or wide receiver, even if said quarterback or wide receiver is higher on this chart.

With that in mind, here is the chart that is based on half-point-per-reception scoring for standard non-keeper leagues.

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Trade Value: 15

1. Derrick Henry, RB, TEN

Trade Value: 14

2. Christian McCaffrey, RB, CAR

3. Alvin Kamara, RB, NO

4. Dalvin Cook, RB, MIN

5. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, DAL

Trade Value: 13

6. Austin Ekeler, RB, LAC

7. Davante Adams, WR, GB

8. Najee Harris, RB, PIT

9. Nick Chubb, RB, CLE

10. Tyreek Hill, WR, KC

11. Travis Kelce, TE, KC

Trade Value: 12

12. Darrell Henderson Jr., RB, LAR

13. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, ARI

14. Jonathan Taylor, RB, IND

15. Aaron Jones, RB, GB

16. Antonio Gibson, RB, WAS

17. Cooper Kupp, WR, LAR

Trade Value: 11

18. Joe Mixon, RB, CIN

19. Stefon Diggs, WR, BUF

20. D.K. Metcalf, WR, SEA

21. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, CIN

22. Terry McLaurin, WR, WAS

23. Justin Jefferson, WR, MIN

24. Patrick Mahomes, QB, KC

Trade Value: 10

25. James Robinson, RB, JAC

26. Calvin Ridley, WR, ATL

27. Antonio Brown, WR, TB

Trade Value: 9

28. Josh Allen, QB, BUF

29. CeeDee Lamb, WR, DAL

30. D.J. Moore, WR, CAR

31. Tom Brady, QB, TB

32. Saquon Barkley, RB, NYG

33. Michael Thomas, WR, NO

34. Keenan Allen, WR, LAC

35. Diontae Johnson, WR, PIT

Trade Value: 8

36. Mike Evans, WR, TB

37. Lamar Jackson, QB, BAL

38. David Montgomery, RB, CHI

39. Mike Williams, WR, LAC

40. Kyler Murray, QB, ARI

41. Darren Waller, TE, LV

Trade Value: 7

42. D'Andre Swift, RB, DET

43. Leonard Fournette, TB, TB

44. Cordarrelle Patterson, RB, ATL

45. Zack Moss, RB, BUF

46. Chris Godwin, WR, TB

47. Marquise Brown, WR, BAL

48. Elijah Mitchell, RB, SF

49. Mark Andrews, TE, BAL

50. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, KC

51. Adam Thielen, WR, MIN

52. Chase Edmonds, RB, ARI

53. Justin Herbert, QB, LAC

Trade Value: 6

54. Javonte Williams, RB, DEN

55. Amari Cooper, WR, DAL

56. Deebo Samuel, WR, SF

57. Tyler Lockett, WR, SEA

58. Robert Woods, WR, LAR

59. Julio Jones, WR, TEN

60. Josh Jacobs, RB, LV

61. Dak Prescott, QB, DAL

62. Aaron Rodgers, QB, GB

63. Kyle Pitts, TE, ATL

64. A.J. Brown, WR, TEN

Trade Value: 5

65. Kadarius Toney, WR, NYG

66. Rob Gronkowski, TE, TB

67. Brandin Cooks, WR, HOU

68. Chase Claypool, WR, PIT

69. Chris Carson, RB, SEA

70. George Kittle, TE, SF

71. Courtland Sutton, WR, DEN

72. A.J. Dillon, RB, GB

73. Allen Robinson, WR, CHI

Trade Value: 4

74. Noah Fant, TE, DEN

75. Matthew Stafford, QB, LAR

76. Damien Harris, RB, NE

77. James Conner, RB, ARI

78. DeVonta Smith, WR, PHI

79. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, IND

Trade Value: 3

80. Melvin Gordon, RB, DEN

81. Darrel Williams, RB, KC

82. Tee Higgins, WR, CIN

83. T.J. Hockenson, TE, DET

84. Michael Carter, RB, NYJ

85. Miles Sanders, RB, PHI

86. Damien Williams, RB, CHI

87. Emmanuel Sanders, WR, BUF

88. Mike Davis, RB, ATL

89. Dalton Schultz, TE, DAL

90. Odell Beckham Jr., WR, CLE

Trade Value: 2

91. Tony Pollard, RB, DAL

92. Kenny Golladay, WR, NYG

93. Joe Burrow, QB, CIN 

94. Tyler Boyd, WR, CIN

95. Dawson Knox, TE, BUF

96. Kirk Cousins, QB, MIN

97. Darnell Mooney, WR, CHI

98. Tyler Higbee, TE, LAR

99. Jerry Jeudy, WR, DEN

100. Ryan Tannehill, QB, TEN

*Anyone not listed has a trade value of one.

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King Henry Sits Alone on His Throne

Coming into the season, there was some debate about who should be the No. 1 pick in fantasy drafts.

Christian McCaffrey was the no-doubt choice last year after his spectacular 2019 campaign, but he played just three games in 2020 and came with injury risk. Dalvin Cook also has his own history of injuries, while there were quarterback questions for Alvin Kamara in the New Orleans Saints offense and Ezekiel Elliott took something of a step back last year.

Turns out, Derrick Henry should have been the choice.

The two-time Pro Bowler and 2020 Offensive Player of the Year hasn't shown signs of wear and tear after tallying more than 300 carries in each of the last two seasons. He already has 640 rushing yards, 125 receiving yards and seven touchdowns through five games in the early going of the 2021 campaign.

At this point, his durability should be taken as a given.

Henry has never played fewer than 15 games in a season since the Tennessee Titans selected him in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft. Considering McCaffrey and Cook have already dealt with injury concerns again this year, that alone gives him an advantage in the running back comparisons.

He also doesn't have to worry about splitting carries like Elliott does with Tony Pollard, as he has 142 compared to seven for Jeremy McNichols.

The durability and heavy workload has resulted in four straight games with more than 100 rushing yards, including Sunday's performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars when he finished with 130 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

Tennessee figures to be even more reliant on its rushing attack as the weather changes in the second half of the season, which will only increase Henry's value.

The manager in your league who has the star running back likely won't want to part with him, but it's worth offering a monster trade package. After all, there is nobody more valuable when it comes to fantasy football.