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

The upcoming weeks in fantasy football make or break seasons. The byes are starting to hit, injuries are piling up and your league mates are taking stock of their rosters, just like you are (or should be).

If ever there was a moment to swing a trade, it's in the next month.

Allow us to help. The fantasy trade value chart is compiled each week as a resource to ensure you don't get ripped off in any deals. While player value is hardly an exact science—your individual team needs and particular league settings should always be factored in—consider this a way to gauge the value of your players and any potential targets.

The trade chart is compiled with PPR scoring in mind. Players not listed below have a trade value of one. And as always, may the fantasy points be with you!

Trade Value: 20

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1. Puka Nacua, WR, Los Angeles Rams

There is a new king in on the fantasy trade chart. Look, when you are averaging 27.4 fantasy points per week in PPR formats—2.8 more points per week than the top quarterback, Josh Allen, and 3.4 points more than Christian McCaffrey—you sit on a throne by yourself.

Nacua leads the NFL in targets (50), receptions (42) and receiving yards (503). He's the top fantasy scorer despite having just two total touchdowns on the season. And the important thing here is that Nacua has always been a targets monster, so this level of production is sustainable.

If he's on your team you aren't trading him unless someone offers you an absolute treasure chest. Even then it might be best to just keep him and profit. Consider his trade value of 20 on this chart as the absolute floor of the value you should be getting in any trade scenarios (but seriously, just keep him).

Trade Value: 19

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2. Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

Trade Value: 18

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3. Bijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons

4. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

5. James Cook, RB, Buffalo Bills

6. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit Lions

Trade Value: 17

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

8. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings

Trade Value: 16

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9. Saquon Barkley, RB, Philadelphia Eagles

10. De'Von Achane, RB, Miami Dolphins

11. Bucky Irving, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

12. Omarion Hampton, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

Trade Value: 15

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13. Josh Jacobs, RB, Green Bay Packers

14. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

Trade Value: 14

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15. Rome Odunze, WR, Chicago Bears

16. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Seattle Seahawks

17. Garrett Wilson, WR, New York Jets

Trade Value: 13

18. Javonte Williams, RB, Dallas Cowboys

19. Derrick Henry, RB, Baltimore Ravens

20. Ashton Jeanty, RB, Las Vegas Raiders

21. Kenneth Walker III, RB, Seattle Seahawks

22. Kyren Williams, RB, Los Angeles Rams

23. Travis Etienne Jr., RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

24. Quinshon Judkins, RB, Cleveland Browns

Trade Value: 12

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25. Drake London, WR, Atlanta Falcons

26. Nico Collins, WR, Houston Texans

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

28. Courtland Sutton, WR, Denver Broncos

Trade Value: 11

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29. Trey McBride, TE, Arizona Cardinals

30. Brock Bowers, TE, Las Vegas Raiders

Trade Value: 10

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31. Chuba Hubbard, RB, Carolina Panthers

32. Chase Brown, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

Trade Value: 9

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33. Davante Adams, WR, Los Angeles Rams

34. Zay Flowers, WR, Baltimore Ravens

35. George Pickens, WR, Dallas Cowboys

36. Emeka Egbuka, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

37. DK Metcalf, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

38. Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Arizona Cardinals

39. Brian Thomas Jr., WR, Jacksonville Jaguars

Pickens is a sneaky trade-high option right now. Yes, he's cooking of late and probably will continue to do so until CeeDee Lamb returns. But Lamb will be back at some point, and in the two full games the pair played together, Pickens finished with eight catches for 98 yards and a touchdown on 13 targets.

In two games without Lamb, Pickens has 13 catches for 202 yards and three scores on 20 targets. In essence, Pickens is playing at a WR1 level without Lamb and is more in the WR2/flex range when Lamb is on the field (with the caveat that this is a small sample size, of course).

So you might not be inclined to trade Pickens until Lamb returns, and that's understandable. But your window for dealing him for WR1 prices also has a limited shelf life. It's something to consider.

(Keep in mind that Pickens' placement on this week's trade chart is a reflection of his expected trade value for the rest of the season, and not the sort of value you could probably get from him at the moment in sell-high scenarios. So think of this as the absolute floor of the value you should be getting in return right now, and a more accurate reflection of what he'll be worth later in the season when Lamb returns.)

Trade Value: 8

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40. Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

41. Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens

42. Breece Hall, RB, New York Jets

43. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints

44. Jaylen Warren, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

Trade Value: 7

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45. Quentin Johnston, WR, Los Angeles Rams

46. Deebo Samuel, WR, Washington Commanders

47. Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints

48. Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington Commanders

49. Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

There are a lot of reasons to believe that McLaurin is a really nice buy-low option. Your league mate is probably fed up with his slow start and worried that Samuel's addition to the team will continue to limit McLaurin's upside.

But the two play very different roles, Jayden Daniels has only played two games this season and McLaurin didn't even practice with the team until late August after his contract stand-off this summer. He also hasn't been fully healthy himself, so when you factor it all in, a slow start isn't exactly the biggest shock.

McLaurin's career arc would suggest that he was never going to match last year's 13-touchdown effort, but his five straight seasons with at least 77 catches and 1,000 receiving yards would suggest that he still has a very realistic WR2 ceiling.

Trade Value: 6

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50. Jake Ferguson, TE, Dallas Cowboys

51. Tyler Warren, TE, Indianapolis Colts

52. Jalen Hurts, QB, Philadelphia Eagles

53. Jayden Daniels, QB, Washington Commanders

54. Michael Pittman Jr., WR, Indianapolis Colts

55. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Miami Dolphins

56. Xavier Worthy, WR, Kansas City Chiefs

57. DJ Moore, WR, Chicago Bears

58. Chris Godwin, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Trade Value: 5

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59. J.K. Dobbins, RB, Denver Broncos

60. Cam Skattebo, RB, New York Giants

61. D'Andre Swift, RB, Chicago Bears

62. Jordan Mason, RB, Minnesota Vikings

63. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs

64. Baker Mayfield, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

65. Drake Maye, QB, New England Patriots

66. Caleb Williams, QB, Chicago Bears

67. Juwan Johnson, TE, New Orleans Saints

Trade Value: 4

68. Kyle Pitts, TE, Atlanta Falcons

69. Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Carolina Panthers

70. Ladd McConkey, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

71. Ricky Pearsall, WR, San Francisco 49ers

72. Stefon Diggs, WR, New England Patriots

73. David Montgomery, RB, Detroit Lions

74. Woody Marks, RB, Houston Texans

75. Justin Fields, QB, New York Jets

Trade Value: 3

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76. Dallas Goedert, TE, Philadelphia Eagles

77. Hunter Henry, TE, New England Patriots

78. Tucker Kraft, TE, Green Bay Packers

79. DeVonta Smith, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

80. Jameson Williams, WR, Detroit Lions

81. Jordan Addison, WR, Minnesota Vikings

82. Khalil Shakir, WR, Buffalo Bills

83. Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

84. Tony Pollard, RB, Tennessee Titans

85. Jacory Croskey-Merritt, RB, Washington Commanders

86. TreVeyon Henderson, RB, New England Patriots

Trade Value: 2

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87. Nick Chubb, RB, Houston Texans

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

89. Jakobi Meyers, WR, Las Vegas Raiders

90. Emari Demercado, RB, Arizona Cardinals

91. Jauan Jennings, WR, San Francisco 49ers

92. Jerry Jeudy, WR, Cleveland Browns

93. RJ Harvey, RB, Denver Broncos

94. Justin Herbert, QB, Los Angeles Chargers

95. Jordan Love, QB, Green Bay Packers

96. Daniel Jones, QB, Indianapolis Colts

97. Dalton Kincaid, TE, Buffalo Bills

98. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs

99. Sam LaPorta, TE, Detroit Lions

100. Hollywood Brown, WR, Kansas City Chiefs

Notable Injured/Suspended Players

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Malik Nabers, WR, New York Giants

Tyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins

Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

Trey Benson, RB, Arizona Cardinals

James Conner, RB, Arizona Cardinals

Najee Harris, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

Joe Burrow, QB, Cincinnati Bengals

Aaron Jones Sr., RB, Minnesota Vikings

George Kittle, TE, San Francisco 49ers

Brandon Aiyuk, WR, San Francisco 49ers

Rashee Rice, WR, Kansas City Chiefs