Fantasy Football Week 9: Tips, Trade Value Rankings for Top 100 Players

I feel your pain, fantasy owners.

As mounting injuries continue to end the seasons of superstar after superstar, Week 9 will also see six teams head on bye, meaning quite a few fantasy lineups are going to be hit pretty hard. If ever there was a week to swing a big trade, well, this might be it.

To make sure you're getting the best possible value for any deals you make, I've compiled my weekly trade value chart. 

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	Todd Gurley, STL	RB	11
3	Matt Forte, CHI	RB	11
4	Mark Ingram, NO	RB	11
5	Adrian Peterson, MIN	RB	11
6	Rob Gronkowski, NE	TE	10
7	Aaron Rodgers, GB	QB	10
8	Tom Brady, NE	QB	10
9	Julio Jones, ATL	WR	9
10	DeAndre Hopkins, HOU	WR	9
11	Odell Beckham Jr., NYG	WR	9
12	Brandon Marshall, NYJ	WR	9
13	Antonio Brown, PIT	WR	9
14	Alshon Jeffery, CHI	WR	9
15	Allen Robinson, JAC	WR	9
16	Larry Fitzgerald, ARI	WR	9
17	Dez Bryant, DAL	WR	9
18	Andy Dalton, CIN	QB	8
19	Doug Martin, TB	RB	8
20	Marshawn Lynch, SEA	RB	8
21	Lamar Miller, MIA	RB	8
22	Giovani Bernard, CIN	RB	8
23	Chris Ivory, NYJ	RB	8
24	DeAngelo Williams, PIT	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	Philip Rivers, SD	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	Demaryius Thomas, DEN	WR	7
40	Chris Johnson, ARI	RB	6
41	Latavius Murray, OAK	RB	6
42	Gary Barnidge, CLE	TE	6
43	Travis Kelce, KC	TE	6
44	Danny Woodhead, SD	RB	6
45	T.J. Yeldon, JAC	RB	6
46	Frank Gore, IND	RB	6
47	Dion Lewis, NE	RB	6
48	Jonathan Stewart, CAR	RB	6
49	Calvin Johnson, DET	WR	5
50	Amari Cooper, OAK	WR	5
51	Jeremy Maclin, KC	WR	5
52	Allen Hurns, JAC	WR	5
53	Mike Evans, TB	WR	5
54	T.Y. Hilton, IND	WR	5
55	Martavis Bryant, PIT	WR	5
56	Isaiah Crowell, CLE	RB	5
57	LeGarrette Blount, NE	RB	5
58	Carson Palmer, ARI	QB	5
59	Matt Ryan, ATL	QB	5
60	Russell Wilson, SEA	QB	5
61	Carlos Hyde, SF	RB	5
62	Eddie Lacy, GB	RB	5
63	Stefon Diggs, MIN	WR	4
64	Travis Benjamin, CLE	WR	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	Michael Floyd, ARI	WR	4
72	Charles Clay, BUF	TE	3
73	Jason Witten, DAL	TE	3
74	Andrew Luck, IND	QB	3
75	Ben Roethlisberger, PIT	QB	3
76	Eli Manning, NYG	QB	3
77	Darren McFadden, DAL	RB	3
78	Rashad Jennings, NYG	RB	3
79	Alfred Blue, HOU	RB	3
80	Antonio Gates, SD	TE	3
81	Brandin Cooks, NO	WR	2
82	DeSean Jackson, WAS	WR	2
83	Donte Moncrief, IND	WR	2
84	Kendall Wright, TEN	WR	2
85	Terrance Williams, DAL	WR	2
86	Ronnie Hillman, DEN	RB	2
87	Drew Brees, NO	QB	2
88	Joe Flacco, BAL	QB	2
89	Charcandrick West, KC	RB	2
90	Knile Davis, KC	RB	2
91	Martellus Bennett, CHI	TE	2
92	Pierre Garcon, WAS	WR	2
93	Eric Ebron, DET	TE	2
94	Ryan Mathews, PHI	RB	2
95	Jordan Reed, WAS	TE	2
96	Denver Broncos	D/ST	2
97	Alex Smith, KC	QB	2
98	Antonio Andrews, TEN	RB	2
99	Matt Jones, WAS	RB	2
100	Alfred Morris, WAS	RB	2

Matt Camp's Fantasy Trade Advice

Analysis

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What are we to make of Drew Brees?

He was drafted to be a QB1, he promptly scored 20 fantasy points just once in the first seven weeks of the season and then, bam, he threw for 505 yards and seven touchdowns against the New York Giants last week.

Let's be honest—last week is a pretty obvious outlier. Nobody could sustain that level of production. That's obvious enough. But will his explosion fuel a more productive Brees down the stretch, or will he continue to be the player who posted 16 or fewer fantasy points six times?

It's probably right smack in the middle. Brees doesn't have Jimmy Graham to rely on anymore. While Brandin Cooks has started to come on, the team's receiving corps is pretty weak. The New Orleans Saints would be wise to lean heavily on running back Mark Ingram, who is having an excellent season.

But this is Brees we are talking about. He's an excellent quarterback who has proved, time and again, that he has the ability to carve any defense apart. He's going to have these big weeks. You're just going to have to get used to those big weeks being separated by a fair share of middling performances. 

Of course, with players like Jamaal Charles, Arian Foster, Le'Veon Bell, Jordy Nelson and Keenan Allen lost for the season, fantasy owners are getting pretty accustomed to relying on mediocre players at this point. One replacement who won't be mediocre, however, is Pittsburgh running back DeAngelo Williams.

In the first two games of the season, with Bell suspended, Williams tallied 204 rushing yards, three touchdowns and 38 total fantasy points in standard leagues. That essentially makes him an RB2 at worst going forward, and should have made him the top priority on waivers in every single league this week. 

He's also a player you might be able to buy low on, however. Folks tend to undervalue handcuffs once they become the starter, and for good reason. Alfred Blue isn't about to make anyone forget about Foster, you know?

But Williams is the exception to that rule. He's a former starter in this league on an excellent offense and has already proved he will produce when given the chance. While he won't be as consistent as Bell, there's no reason to believe he won't produce solid numbers for his fantasy owners. If you managed to snag him, well, congrats—you just landed a weekly starter.

If you didn't, very seriously consider making a trade for him now. His value is only going to rise.

Speaking of Blue, he's worth owning but don't overpay for him. He's pretty mediocre. Antonio Andrews, on the other hand, might be a steal. Interim head coach Mike Mularkey indicated the Titans would be relying on him pretty heavily going forward, per Jim Wyatt of TitansOnline.com:

"

I think Antonio (Andrews) is the workhorse as we speak right now. As you’ve seen, Dexter (McCluster) has had his carries as a changeup for us. Bishop (Sankey), again, I know he hasn’t had carries in the last couple of weeks, but we’re trying. Based on the run scheme that we’ve had in these last couple of weeks, it hasn’t called upon his ability. But if we were going to force it, it would be to Antonio right now.

"

The Titans don't exactly have a ferocious offense, so Andrews' upside is fairly low. Still, for a player you can get dirt-cheap at the moment, the possibility of him getting 20 or more touches a game gives him a lot of value in a trade, especially if you are thin at running back. 

See if you can slyly toss him into a deal for a different player as an "add on," then sit back and laugh as you add quality depth to your running back reserves.

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