Fantasy Football Week 4: Top 100 Players' Updated Trade Value and Advice

So many things can turn a fantasy season sour.

A bad draft is never a promising start. Having one of those rosters where you always have enough points to win but often leave them on the bench because you can't figure out an inconsistent group of options. Injuries. And the list goes on.

But you might also be one good trade away from salvaging a troubled campaign. And that is probably why you've found yourself on the weekly trade chart.

Remember, this is meant to give you a general idea of how to value your own players in a trade. It was made using standard points-per-reception scoring in mind, so always consider your own league rules and roster needs when evaluating deals. Any player not listed below has a trade value of one.

And as always, may the fantasy points be with you!

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Trade Value: 15

1. Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams

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Trade Value: 14

2. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

3. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants

4. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers

5. Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Browns

6. Stefon Diggs, WR, Buffalo Bills

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Trade Value: 13

7. Austin Ekeler, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

8. Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans

9. Najee Harris, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

10. Tyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins

11. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings

12. Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders

13. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

14. Deebo Samuel, WR, San Francisco 49ers

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Trade Value: 12

15. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs

16. Mark Andrews, TE, Baltimore Ravens

17. Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens

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Trade Value: 11

18. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Detroit Lions

19. A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

20. James Robinson, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

21. Joe Mixon, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

22. Dalvin Cook, RB, Minnesota Vikings

23. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints

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Trade Value: 10

24. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

25. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, Indianapolis Colts

26. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Miami Dolphins

27. Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

28. Cordarrelle Patterson, RB, Atlanta Falcons

29. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, Kansas City Chiefs

30. D'Andre Swift, RB, Detroit Lions

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Trade Value: 9

31. Aaron Jones, RB, Green Bay Packers

32. Leonard Fournette, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

33. David Montgomery, RB, Chicago Bears

34. Christian Kirk, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars

35. Marquise Brown, WR, Arizona Cardinals

36. Amari Cooper, WR, Cleveland Browns

37. Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington Commanders

38. Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

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Trade Value: 8

39. Darren Waller, TE, Las Vegas Raiders

40. Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

41. Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia Eagles

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Trade Value: 7

42. Diontae Johnson, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

43. Michael Thomas, WR, New Orleans Saints

44. Courtland Sutton, WR, Denver Broncos

45. Rashon Bateman, WR, Baltimore Ravens

46. DeVonta Smith, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

47. Drake London, WR, Atlanta Falcons

48. Chris Godwin, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Trade Value: 6

49. Kareem Hunt, RB, Cleveland Browns

50. Jamaal Williams, RB, Detroit Lions

51. Miles Sanders, RB, Philadelphia Eagles

52. Dameon Pierce, RB, Houston Texans

53. Jeff Wilson Jr., RB, San Francisco 49ers

54. Antonio Gibson, RB, Washington Commanders

55. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs

56. George Kittle, TE, San Francisco 49ers

57. Dallas Goedert, TE, Philadelphia Eagles

58. Kyle Pitts, TE, Atlanta Falcons

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Trade Value: 5

59. D.K. Metcalf, WR, Seattle Seahawks

60. Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

61. Mike Williams, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

62. Curtis Samuel, WR, Washington Commanders

63. Gabriel Davis, WR, Buffalo Bills

64. Garrett Wilson, WR, New York Jets

65. Tyler Lockett, WR, Seattle Seahawks

66. Javonte Williams, RB, Denver Broncos

67. Damien Harris, RB, New England Patriots

68. Devin Singletary, RB, Buffalo Bills

69. James Conner, RB, Arizona Cardinals

70. Josh Jacobs, RB, Las Vegas Raiders

71. Rashaad Penny, RB, Seattle Seahawks

72. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys

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Trade Value: 4

73. Kyler Murray, QB, Arizona Cardinals

74. Justin Herbert, QB, Los Angeles Chargers

75. Joe Burrow, QB, Cincinnati Bengals

76. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers

77. Tyler Conklin, TE, New York Jets

78. Zach Ertz, TE, Arizona Cardinals

79. T.J. Hockenson, TE, Detroit Lions

80. Dalton Schultz, TE, Dallas Cowboys

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Trade Value: 3

81. Tony Pollard, RB, Dallas Cowboys

82. Breece Hall, RB, New York Jets

83. A.J. Dillon, RB, Green Bay Packers

84. Michael Carter, RB, New York Jets

85. Chase Edmonds, RB, Miami Dolphins

86. Trevor Lawrence, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars

87. Tom Brady, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Trade Value: 2

88. Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints

89. Tyler Boyd, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

90. Corey Davis, WR, New York Jets

91. Jerry Jeudy, WR, Denver Broncos

92. D.J. Moore, WR, Carolina Panthers

93. Adam Thielen, WR, Minnesota Vikings

94. Tyler Higbee, TE, Los Angeles Rams

95. Pat Freiermuth, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers

96. J.K. Dobbins, RB, Baltimore Ravens

97. Dak Prescott, QB, Dallas Cowboys

98. Carson Wentz, QB, Washington Commanders

99. Brandin Cooks, WR, Houston Texans

100. J.D. McKissic, RB, Washington Commanders

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Jamaal Williams is going to be all the rage this week, and for good reason. D'Andre Swift may miss time due to injury, and Williams has already been a top-10 fantasy back in a timeshare.

Without Swift in the lineup, the 27-year-old is going to soar. Obviously, he's the darling of waivers this week.

But chances are he isn't even available on your waiver wire, and if you were savvy enough to nab him previously and have solid running backs in place, you might entertain trading him this week for a king's ransom.

There are plenty of reasons to believe he won't put up RB1 numbers for the rest of the season. For one, Swift has been banged up for a good chunk of the campaign already, increasing Williams' workload to the tune of 43 carries. And much of his fantasy relevance has come from his four touchdowns, which accounts for just over half of his fantasy value thus far.

That level of touchdown production likely isn't sustainable, with or without Swift in the lineup.

On the chart above, Williams is only considered to have a trade value of six, taking everything from above into account. But if there is a halfback-needy fantasy player in your league, you might be able to extract far more value out of someone who might be a RB1 for the next two weeks but likely will fall more into the flex range after Swift's return.

Especially if the player in your league who has Swift is hurting at running back.

If you have Williams and aren't loaded at running back, you shouldn't be rushing to trade him, of course. You don't even need to part ways with him if a market-value deal comes your way. He still is going to have flex value this year, and having a stash of solid running backs—especially come the bye weeks—is always valuable.

If somebody comes offering Deebo Samuel, Lamar Jackson or Travis Kelce, though, why wouldn't you take that deal? In a month, you'll be reaping the benefits of taking the long view.

That's how you should always approach trades. If you are solid in the present, take a shot on a deal that will pay dividends in the long run. If your season is on the ropes, you don't have much of a choice but to take bigger swings that will immediately turn the tide.