Fantasy Football Week 5: Tips, Trade Value Rankings for Top 100 Players

We all expected D'Andre Swift to score more fantasy points in Week 4 than he did the three weeks prior, right? Chase Brown and Jeremy McNichols scoring two touchdowns apiece was an obvious outcome, right? How about 11 receptions for Wan'Dale Robinson?

The point, of course, is that fantasy football remains excruciatingly unpredictable. Enough to pull your hair out at times.

But nothing feels better than identifying a player without breakout potential and landing them, either via your draft, the waiver wire or a savvy trade. If you have the latter in mind this week, let the weekly fantasy trade value chart guide you in your quest to maximize your return.

We are entering the meat of the season, when bye weeks and injuries can leave your roster looking rough. Now is the time to reinforce your squad through savvy trading.

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Trade Value: 20

1. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints

2. Saquon Barkley, RB, Philadelphia Eagles

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Trade Value: 19

3. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings

4. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

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Trade Value: 18

5. Derrick Henry, RB, Baltimore Ravens

6. Kyren Williams, RB, Los Angeles Rams

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

8. Malik Nabers, WR, New York Giants

9. Nico Collins, WR, Houston Texans

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Trade Value: 17

10. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

11. Bijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons

12. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit Lions

13. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

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

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Trade Value: 16

15. Breece Hall, RB, New York Jets

16. Kenneth Walker II, RB, Seattle Seahawks

17. De'Von Achane, RB, Miami Dolphins

18. James Cook, RB, Buffalo Bills

19. Brian Robinson Jr., RB, Washington Commanders

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Trade Value: 15

20. DK Metcalf, WR, Seattle Seahawks

21. Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders

22. Stefon Diggs, WR, Houston Texans

23. Chris Godwin, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

24. Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Trade Value: 14

25. Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

26. Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens

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Trade Value: 13

27. Joe Mixon, RB, Houston Texans

28. Josh Jacobs, RB, Green Bay Packers

29. David Montgomery, RB, Detroit Lions

30. Aaron Jones, RB, Minnesota Vikings

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Trade Value: 12

31. Jayden Reed, WR, Green Bay Packers

32. Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints

33. Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Arizona Cardinals

34. Garrett Wilson, WR, New York Jets

35. Deebo Samuel, WR, San Francisco 49ers

36. Drake London, WR, Atlanta Falcons

37. Tyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins

38. D.J. Moore, WR, Chicago Bears

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Trade Value: 11

39. George Kittle, TE, San Francisco 49ers

40. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs

41. Jayden Daniels, QB, Washington Commanders

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Trade Value: 10

42. James Conner, RB, Arizona Cardinals

43. Tony Pollard, RB, Tennessee Titans

44. J.K. Dobbins, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

45. Travis Etienne Jr., RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

46. Jordan Mason, RB, San Francisco 49ers

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Trade Value: 9

47. DeVonta Smith, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

48. Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington Commanders

49. Jameson Williams, WR, Detroit Lions

50. Diontae Johnson, WR, Carolina Panthers

51. Brian Thomas Jr., WR, Jacksonville Jaguars

52. Allen Lazard, WR, New York Jets

53. Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

54. Brandon Aiyuk, WR, San Francisco 49ers

55. George Pickens, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

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Trade Value: 8

56. Brock Bowers, TE, Las Vegas Raiders

57. Trey McBride, TE, Arizona Cardinals

58. Sam LaPorta, TE, Detroit Lions

59. Joe Burrow, QB, Cincinnati Bengals

60. C.J. Stroud, QB, Houston Texans

61. Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia Eagles

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Trade Value: 7

62. Raheem Mostert, RB, Miami Dolphins

63. Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Browns

64. Khalil Shakir, WR, Buffalo Bills

65. Rashid Shaheed, WR, New Orleans Saints

66. Wan'Dale Robinson, WR, New York Giants

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Trade Value: 6

67. Dallas Goedert, TE, Philadelphia Eagles

68. Jake Ferguson, TE, Dallas Cowboys

69. Kyle Pitts, TE, Atlanta Falcons

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Trade Value: 5

70. Dak Prescott, QB, Dallas Cowboys

71. Jordan Love, QB, Green Bay Packers

72. Kyler Murray, QB, Arizona Cardinals

73. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs

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Trade Value: 4

74. Chuba Hubbard, RB, Carolina Panthers

75. Rhamondre Stevenson, RB, New England Patriots

76. D'Andre Swift, RB, Chicago Bears

77. Alexander Mattison, RB, Las Vegas Raiders

78. Jerome Ford, RB, Cleveland Browns

79. Zack Moss, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

80. Devin Singletary, RB, New York Giants

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Trade Value: 3

81. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Miami Dolphins

82. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Seattle Seahawks

83. Jakobi Meyers, WR, Las Vegas Raiders

84. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, Indianapolis Colts

85. Amari Cooper, WR, Cleveland Browns

86. Zay Flowers, WR, Baltimore Ravens

87. Dalton Kincaid, TE, Buffalo Bills

88. Evan Engram, TE, Jacksonville Jaguars

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Trade Value: 2

89. Baker Mayfield, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

90. Sam Darnold, QB, Minnesota Vikings

91. Justin Fields, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers

92. Brock Purdy, QB, San Francisco 49ers

93. Najee Harris, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

94. Zach Charbonnet, RB, Seattle Seahawks

95. Cole Kmet, TE, Chicago Bears

96. Pat Freiermuth, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers

97. T.J. Hockenson, TE, Minnesota Vikings

98. Quentin Johnson, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

99. Bucky Irving, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

100. Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams

Any players not listed have a trade value of one.

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Players on Injured Reserve Who Would Otherwise Merit Trade Consideration

Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

Puka Nacua, WR, Los Angeles Rams

Isiah Pacheco, RB, Kansas City Chiefs

Marquise Brown, WR, Kansas City Chiefs

Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Miami Dolphins

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Target Jayden Reed in Trade Talks

In two games with Jordan Love under center this season, Reed has posted 11 catches for 277 yards and two touchdowns on 14 targets, adding two carries for 35 yards and another score.

In two games without him, he notched six catches for 59 yards on eight targets, four carries for 56 yards and zero touchdowns.

Two things are pretty clear: He's Love's top target, and in Green Bay's passing game, that makes him a breakout contender. But the fact that he also has six carries through four games is an indication that the Packers are going to find unique ways to get him the ball.

You may have lost your chance to buy low on Reed, but you should inquire about him anyway. He's a high-end WR2 in all formats going forward.

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Grab Diontae Johnson While You Can

Like Reed, quarterback play has been the storyline of Johnson's season. With Andy Dalton under center the past two weeks, he's caught 15 passes for 205 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 27 targets.

With Bryce Young, meanwhile, he caught just five passes for 34 yards on 12 targets.

"We have a starting point, and it starts with Diontae Johnson and trying to figure out ways to formation him, to give him good looks that way," head coach Dave Canales told reporters on Wednesday, a huge indication that his current production is the plan in Carolina, not an outlier.

Sometimes, fantasy football is simple. If a trend has an obvious cause, trust that trend. Johnson could well end up being a WR2 on the season if this usage continues, so your chances of getting him on the cheap are lowering by the week. Pounce now.

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Is it Time to Sell on Garrett Wilson?

This is a tough one, especially because selling on him now is undoubtedly selling low. Wilson currently ranks 38th among wideouts in PPR leagues, which is hardly the production fantasy players were expecting when drafting him early on.

In this case, a bit of patience may be in order.

Wilson has played just four full games with Aaron Rodgers under center, for one, far less than the Rodgers and Allen Lazard pair. He also hasn't been completely absent from the offense, 34 targets through four games, or 8.5 per contest.

Rodgers knows the best weapon he has in the passing game is Wilson—the pair will get on the same page.

Now, of course, there are coaching concerns given Nathaniel Hackett's stale offense, which Wilson lamented this week. The Jets have a pair of excellent running backs too. But Wilson's talent and Rodgers' pedigree suggests these two will figure things out, at least enough to reward your patience.

Unless somebody is willing to give you high-end WR2 prices for Wilson, ride out this rough stretch. It should get better.