Fantasy Football Week 8: Top 100 Players' Updated Trade Value and Advice

By this point you probably know.

You probably know if your team has the playoffs written all over it or your season in already headed for the garbage bin. Even if you have a solid record, maybe you've seen your total points hovering at the bottom of the league and your depth become basically nonexistent due to injuries. Or you are 3-4, sure, but you have the most points in the league and have just been unlucky to this point.

So you probably know. But maybe, just maybe, your team is in that murky place. You know, that murky place where you have a lot of depth, but all at one position, or your team has had a ton of injuries that you've survived and everyone is healthy now. 

For those teams, one trade can be the difference between making the playoffs and a year of mockery from your league mates. Let's make sure you don't get ripped off in any deals using my handy trade value chart below.

Trade Values

Rank	Player	Position	Trade Value
Rank	Player	Position	Trade Value
Rank	Player	Position	Trade Value
Rank	Player	Position	Trade Value
Rank	Player	Position	Trade Value
Rank	Player	Position	Trade Value
Rank	Player	Position	Trade Value
Rank	Player	Position	Trade Value
Rank	Player	Position	Trade Value
Rank	Player	Position	Trade Value
1	Devonta Freeman, ATL	RB	11
2	Le'Veon Bell, PIT	RB	11
3	Matt Forte, CHI	RB	11
4	Mark Ingram, NO	RB	11
5	Todd Gurley, STL	RB	11
6	Adrian Peterson, MIN	RB	11
7	Marshawn Lynch, SEA	RB	11
8	Rob Gronkowski, NE	TE	10
9	Aaron Rodgers, GB	QB	10
10	Tom Brady, NE	QB	10
11	Julio Jones, ATL	WR	9
12	DeAndre Hopkins, HOU	WR	9
13	Odell Beckham Jr., NYG	WR	9
14	Brandon Marshall, NYJ	WR	9
15	Antonio Brown, PIT	WR	9
16	Alshon Jeffery, CHI	WR	9
17	Allen Robinson, JAC	WR	9
18	Larry Fitzgerald, ARI	WR	9
19	Keenan Allen, SD	WR	9
20	Andy Dalton, CIN	QB	8
21	Doug Martin, TB	RB	8
22	Lamar Miller, MIA	RB	8
23	Giovani Bernard, CIN	RB	8
24	Chris Ivory, NYJ	RB	8
25	A.J. Green, CIN	WR	8
26	Emmanuel Sanders, DEN	WR	8
27	Randall Cobb, GB	WR	8
28	Julian Edelman, NE	WR	8
29	James Jones, GB	WR	8
30	LeSean McCoy, BUF	RB	7
31	DeMarco Murray, PHI	RB	7
32	Justin Forsett, BAL	RB	7
33	Cam Newton, CAR	QB	7
34	Andrew Luck, IND	QB	7
35	Tyler Eifert, CIN	TE	7
36	Greg Olsen, CAR	TE	7
37	Jimmy Graham, SEA	TE	7
38	Jeremy Hill, CIN	RB	7
39	Philip Rivers, SD	QB	6
40	Travis Benjamin, CLE	WR	6
41	Demaryius Thomas, DEN	WR	6
42	Steve Smith Sr., BAL	WR	6
43	Chris Johnson, ARI	RB	6
44	Latavius Murray, OAK	RB	6
45	Gary Barnidge, CLE	TE	6
46	Travis Kelce, KC	TE	6
47	Danny Woodhead, SD	RB	6
48	T.J. Yeldon, JAC	RB	6
49	Frank Gore, IND	RB	6
50	Dion Lewis, NE	RB	6
51	Calvin Johnson, DET	WR	5
52	Amari Cooper, OAK	WR	5
53	Jeremy Maclin, WR	KC	5
54	Allen Hurns, JAC	WR	5
55	Mike Evans, TB	WR	5
56	T.Y. Hilton, IND	WR	5
57	Martavis Bryant, PIT	WR	5
58	Isaiah Crowell, CLE	RB	5
59	LeGarrette Blount, NE	RB	5
60	Carson Palmer, ARI	QB	4
61	Matt Ryan, ATL	QB	4
62	Russell Wilson, SEA	QB	4
63	Carlos Hyde, SF	RB	4
64	Eddie Lacy, GB	RB	4
65	Sammy Watkins, BUF	WR	4
66	Vincent Jackson, TB	WR	4
67	John Brown, ARI	WR	4
68	Jarvis Landry, MIA	WR	4
69	Eric Decker, NYJ	WR	4
70	Rishard Matthews, MIA	WR	4
71	Charles Clay, BUF	TE	3
72	Jason Witten, DAL	TE	3
73	Joseph Randle, DAL	RB	3
74	Ben Roethlisberger, PIT	QB	3
75	Eli Manning, NYG	QB	3
76	Jonathan Stewart, CAR	RB	3
77	Jordan Matthews, PHI	WR	3
78	Rashad Jennings, NYG	RB	3
79	Andre Ellington, ARI	RB	3
80	Alfred Blue, HOU	RB	3
81	Antonio Gates, SD	TE	3
82	Brandin Cooks, NO	WR	2
83	DeSean Jackson, WAS	WR	2
84	Donte Moncrief, IND	WR	2
85	Kendall Wright, TEN	WR	2
86	Terrance Williams, DAL	WR	2
87	Ronnie Hillman, DEN	RB	2
88	Matt Jones, WAS	RB	2
89	Alfred Morris, WAS	RB	2
90	Drew Brees, NO	QB	2
91	Joe Flacco, BAL	QB	2
92	Charcandrick West, KC	RB	2
93	Knile Davis, KC	RB	2
94	Martellus Bennett, CHI	TE	2
95	Pierre Garcon, WAS	WR	2
96	Eric Ebron, DET	TE	2
97	Ryan Mathews, PHI	RB	2
98	Stefon Diggs, MIN	WR	2
99	Jordan Reed, WAS	TE	2
100	Denver Broncos	D/ST	2

Matt Camp's Trade Advice

Analysis

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While Devonta Freeman continues to run away with the fantasy MVP award this season, a few other running backs have begun to emerge in the RB1 category.

Mark Ingram continues to produce for fantasy owners despite New Orleans' poor season. Doug Martin has been as good as any player at the position over the past three weeks. Todd Gurley is the next superstar at the position. Lamar Miller has exploded for 52 combined fantasy points over the past two weeks in the new Dan Campbell regime. 

Yes, injuries to Jamaal Charles and Arian Foster hurt the position. But running back is suddenly developing some consistency and depth, something it has lacked for the past 1.5 seasons. 

So let's say you lost one of those players and you need to add depth. You notice one of the guys in your league has a glut of running backs and you decide to go after a player like Miller or Chris Ivory. What are you going to have to give up to land one of them?

• Andy Dalton
• Emmanuel Sanders
• Demaryius Thomas and Eric Ebron
• Amari Cooper and Charles Clay
• Matt Ryan and Jarvis Landry

While the usual suspects are strong at quarterback—Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Cam Newton, etc.—a group of new contenders has emerged in the QB1 ranks, led by Carson Palmer, Andy Dalton and Blake Bortles. 

Of the three, Dalton's production seems the most sustainable. He's more talented than Bortles and less injury-prone than Palmer, and has the most dangerous set of weapons in the passing game led by A.J. Green, Tyler Eifert and Giovani Bernard out of the backfield. 

He's the real deal, and his trade value should remain sustainable.

Speaking of Bortles, however, there are likely some questions about just how sustainable the production of Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns will continue to be in the second half of the season. So long as Bortles remains healthy and the Jacksonville Jaguars continue to throw the ball with regularity, both should continue to get targets.

Of the two, however, it's Robinson's production that seems to be sustainable. While he only has three more receptions than Hurns, he has 20 more targets, and his 71 targets on the year are sixth among all wide receivers. 

The one concern for Robinson is that, to this point, 39.5 percent of his fantasy production has come from his six touchdown receptions. Let's compare that to the other players in the top five at the position this year:

Rank	Player	Catches	Yards	TD	Targets	Points	% of Fantasy Points from TD
1	Julio Jones, ATL	58	730	5	90	106	28.3
2	DeAndre Hopkins, HOU	58	776	5	102	106	28.3
3	Larry Fitzgerald, ARI	46	622	6	59	92	39.1
4	Allen Robinson, JAX	34	586	6	71	91	39.5
5	Keenan Allen, SD	62	690	3	84	81	22.2

Because touchdown production can be so fickle, the best way to measure a wide receiver's sustainable production is by looking at both his usage and how much fantasy production he gets from receiving yards. Players like Julio Jones and DeAndre Hopkins are in the sweet spot, while Keenan Allen's reception, yardage and target totals are a huge indicator that he's a major part of San Diego's offense and won't need touchdowns to remain in the WR1 conversation.

Robinson's targets negate the fact that he's getting a high percentage of fantasy points from touchdowns. He's Bortles' favorite target and is a dangerous weapon in the red zone, so his touchdown totals don't seem like an outlier. You should consider Robinson the real deal and value him very highly in any trade going forward.

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Also, Larry Fitzgerald's numbers suggest his fantasy value might not be sustainable. While his target numbers aren't terrible, they aren't as high as you might expect from fantasy's No. 3 receiver. And the fact that he's failed to catch just 13 of those targets is a little ridiculous. 

Fitzgerald has a new role playing out of the slot for the Cardinals, and he's known for his excellent hands. Plus, the Cardinals have a bevy of weapons and Palmer is free to spread the ball around, so some of the irregularities in Fitzgerald's production aren't shocking. But he's a player worth monitoring, as his production could take a slight dip going forward, even if he only drops into the high-end WR2 range.

But back to the Jags.

Hurns' production is less stable than that of Robinson. Yes, the 38.9 percent of his fantasy production from touchdowns is actually less than Robinson's mark, but he has 20 less targets. And while Robinson has five games with 70 or more receiving yards, Hurns is at just three games hitting that mark.

I think both players have a lot of value going forward, and you shouldn't hesitate to start them or try to land one in a trade. But if you are picking between the two, I would absolutely recommend going after Robinson.

All fantasy stats and points-against totals via ESPN standard leagues.