Fantasy Football Week 6: Updated Trade Value for Top 100 Players

This is a crucial time in the fantasy football season. Now is the time when you take stock of your team, identify your weaknesses and decide which positions you can bolster and which players you can dangle in trade talks to make those improvements.

Fantasy titles have been won and lost in November. Sometimes, the difference between a great owner and a good one is knowing when to keep the team you have and when you need to shake things up and improve via trade.

If you find yourself in the latter camp, I've prepared my weekly trade value chart to assist you in getting fair value. Let's take a look.

Overall Rank	Position Rank	Player	Position	Team	Trade Value
Overall Rank	Position Rank	Player	Position	Team	Trade Value
Overall Rank	Position Rank	Player	Position	Team	Trade Value
Overall Rank	Position Rank	Player	Position	Team	Trade Value
Overall Rank	Position Rank	Player	Position	Team	Trade Value
Overall Rank	Position Rank	Player	Position	Team	Trade Value
Overall Rank	Position Rank	Player	Position	Team	Trade Value
Overall Rank	Position Rank	Player	Position	Team	Trade Value
Overall Rank	Position Rank	Player	Position	Team	Trade Value
Overall Rank	Position Rank	Player	Position	Team	Trade Value
1	1	Le'Veon Bell	RB	Pittsburgh Steelers	11
2	2	David Johnson	RB	Arizona Cardinals	11
3	1	Antonio Brown	WR	Pittsburgh Steelers	11
4	2	Julio Jones	WR	Atlanta Falcons	11
5	3	DeMarco Murray	RB	Tennessee Titans	11
6	4	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Dallas Cowboys	11
7	5	Melvin Gordon	RB	San Diego Chargers	10
8	6	Carlos Hyde	RB	San Francisco 49ers	10
9	3	Mike Evans	WR	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10
10	4	Jordy Nelson	WR	Green Bay Packers	10
11	5	A.J. Green	WR	Cincinnati Bengals	10
12	7	Devonta Freeman	RB	Atlanta Falcons	9
13	8	Tevin Coleman	RB	Atlanta Falcons	9
14	9	Todd Gurley	RB	Los Angeles Rams	9
15	10	LeSean McCoy	RB	Buffalo Bills	9
16	11	Mark Ingram	RB	New Orleans Saints	9
17	12	C.J. Anderson	RB	Denver Broncos	9
18	1	Rob Gronkowski	TE	New England Patriots	8
19	6	Allen Robinson	WR	Jacksonville Jaguars	8
20	7	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	New York Giants	8
21	8	Marvin Jones	WR	Detroit Lions	8
22	9	Brandon Marshall	WR	New York Jets	8
23	10	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	Houston Texans	8
24	11	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	Arizona Cardinals	8
25	12	Michael Crabtree	WR	Oakland Raiders	8
26	1	Aaron Rodgers	QB	Green Bay Packers	8
27	2	Tom Brady	QB	New England Patriots	8
28	13	Matt Forte	RB	New York Jets	7
29	14	Lamar Miller	RB	Houston Texans	7
30	15	Isaiah Crowell	RB	Cleveland Browns	7
31	16	Frank Gore	RB	Indianapolis Colts	7
32	17	LeGarrette Blount	RB	New England Patriots	7
33	18	Christine Michael	RB	Seattle Seahawks	7
34	2	Greg Olsen	TE	Carolina Panthers	7
35	3	Jordan Reed	TE	Washington	7
36	3	Cam Newton	QB	Carolina Panthers	6
37	4	Matt Ryan	QB	Atlanta Falcons	6
38	13	T.Y. Hilton	WR	Indianapolis Colts	6
39	14	Demaryius Thomas	WR	Denver Broncos	6
40	15	Amari Cooper	WR	Oakland Raiders	6
41	16	Kelvin Benjamin	WR	Carolina Panthers	6
42	17	Doug Baldwin	WR	Seattle Seahawks	6
43	18	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	Denver Broncos	6
44	19	Dez Bryant	WR	Dallas Cowboys	6
45	20	Alshon Jeffery	WR	Chicago Bears	6
46	21	Brandin Cooks	WR	New Orleans Saints	6
47	4	Jimmy Graham	TE	Seattle Seahawks	5
48	5	Travis Kelce	TE	Kansas City Chiefs	5
49	5	Drew Brees	QB	New Orleans Saints	5
50	6	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	Pittsburgh Steelers	5
51	7	Russell Wilson	QB	Seattle Seahawks	5
52	8	Andrew Luck	QB	Indianapolis Colts	5
53	9	Derek Carr	QB	Oakland Raiders	5
54	22	Julian Edelman	WR	New England Patriots	5
55	23	Stefon Diggs	WR	Minnesota Vikings	5
56	24	Jarvis Landry	WR	Miami Dolphins	5
57	25	Jordan Matthews	WR	Philadelphia Eagles	5
58	26	Mike Wallace	WR	Baltimore Ravens	5
59	27	Will Fuller	WR	Houston Texans	5
60	19	Theo Riddick	RB	Detroit Lions	4
61	20	Matt Jones	RB	Washington	4
62	21	Jeremy Hill	RB	Cincinnati Bengals	4
63	22	Jordan Howard	RB	Chicago Bears	4
64	23	Eddie Lacy	RB	Green Bay Packers	4
65	24	Doug Martin	RB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4
66	25	Jamaal Charles	RB	Kansas City Chiefs	4
67	26	Jonathan Stewart	RB	Carolina Panthers	4
68	27	Ryan Mathews	RB	Philadelphia Eagles	4
69	28	Travis Benjamin	WR	San Diego Chargers	4
70	29	Randall Cobb	WR	Green Bay Packers	4
71	30	Terrelle Pryor	WR	Cleveland Browns	4
72	31	DeSean Jackson	WR	Washington	4
73	28	Latavius Murray	RB	Oakland Raiders	3
74	29	Terrance West	RB	Baltimore Ravens	3
75	30	Jerick McKinnon	RB	Minnesota Vikings	3
76	31	Matt Asiata	RB	Minnesota Vikings	3
77	32	Jeremy Maclin	WR	Kansas City Chiefs	3
78	33	Allen Hurns	WR	Jacksonville Jaguars	3
79	6	Kyle Rudolph	TE	Minnesota Vikings	3
80	7	Julius Thomas	TE	Jackonsville Jaguars	3
81	8	Delanie Walker	TE	Tennessee Titans	3
82	9	Martellus Bennett	TE	New England Patriots	3
83	10	Zach Miller	TE	Chicago Bears	3
84	34	Willie Snead	WR	New Orleans Saints	2
85	35	Sammie Coates	WR	Pittsburgh Steelers	2
86	36	Victor Cruz	WR	New York Giants	2
87	37	Sterling Shepard	WR	New York Giants	2
88	38	Tyrell Williams	WR	San Diego Chargers	2
89	39	DeVante Parker	WR	Miami Dolphins	2
90	32	Spencer Ware	RB	Kansas City Chiefs	2
91	33	Giovani Bernard	RB	Cincinnati Bengals	2
92	34	Arian Foster	RB	Miami Dolphins	2
93	35	Rashad Jennings	RB	New York Giants	2
94	36	T.J. Yeldon	RB	Jacksonville Jaguars	2
95	10	Philip Rivers	QB	San Diego Chargers	2
96	11	Matt Stafford	QB	Detroit Lions	2
97	40	Michael Floyd	WR	Arizona Cardinals	2
98	41	Tavon Austin	WR	Los Angeles Rams	2
99	1	Minnesota Vikings	D/ST	Minnesota Vikings	2
100	37	Thomas Rawls	RB	Seattle Seahawks	2

Generally, I would tell you to stockpile as many talented running backs as possible on your roster. With injury possibilities and running back committees, you rarely can have too many talented players at the position.

But there is one player posting elite fantasy numbers that I'm a bit wary of so far this season, and thus, you might want to entertain the notion of selling him high.

I'm talking, of course, about Melvin Gordon.

Let's break down the positives and negatives of Mr. Gordon.

The largest positive is that the San Diego Chargers lost playmakers in Danny Woodhead and Keenan Allen, meaning the team has had to rely heavily on Gordon. The result has been 103 total touches, 421 yards from scrimmage, seven touchdowns and 11 or more fantasy points in every game this season.

So why be worried?

Well, for starters, Gordon has lost a fumble in two straight games. He's also rushing for a disappointing 3.4 yards per carry. And his seven touchdowns represent 56 percent of his fantasy value. Compare that to fantasy's top running back, David Johnson, whose five touchdowns represent 38 percent of his fantasy production.

Which of those two numbers seems more sustainable?

Johnson's rate, of course. Put another way, Gordon is on pace to score 22 touchdowns this season. Only 14 players in NFL history (non-quarterbacks) have scored 22 touchdowns in a season, and just two players (LaDainian Tomlinson scored 31 in 2006, Randy Moss scored 23 in 2007) have scored that many in the past 10 years.

Suffice to say, Gordon's touchdown rate isn't sustainable. And if his fumble issues and woeful yards per carry continue, he could find himself losing touches.

For now, he's safe, as Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune tweeted: 

But of all the top running backs, Gordon is the most worrisome, which means trading him high may not be a bad idea. Here are some of the packages you might be able to get in return for Gordon:

• Rob Gronkowski and Victor Cruz
• Greg Olsen and Jeremy Maclin
• Matt Ryan and Travis Benjamin
• Ben Roethlisberger and Stefon Diggs
• Jimmy Graham and Andrew Luck

Some folks might already be wary of Gordon and won't give up that much in return. Other players might be willing to spend more on a player who has been a top-five running back to this point. Regardless, it seems unlikely that Gordon's value will get any higher this season. So if you are inclined to deal him, do so now.

Beyond that, Week 5 didn't offer too many startling revelations. But here are a few of my random thoughts for you to consider while pitching trades:

• The Atlanta Falcons' Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman are both RB1s this season. They are the rare platoon that doesn't dramatically lessen either player's fantasy impact.
• If the Los Angeles Rams don't continue to get Todd Gurley involved in the passing game, he won't finish as an RB1 this season. That running game is struggling mightily. 
• Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has four games of 21 or more fantasy points in standard leagues and two studs at wide receiver in Michael Crabtree and Amari Cooper. He's a legitimate QB1 moving forward.
• Chicago Bears running back Jordan Howard has played well since taking over the starting role. I don't see him losing it even when Jeremy Langford returns from injury. And with Kevin White on the injured reserve list and Alshon Jeffery struggling, Howard should continue to be a major focal point of the team's offense.
• Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Sammie Coates is a player to keep an eye on. He seems to be playing the Martavis Bryant role alongside Antonio Brown, giving the team a dangerous deep threat. With a 25-point game, three games of seven or more fantasy points and five games of at least five fantasy points under his belt, Coates seems like an important part of Pittsburgh's offense.

So there you have it, folks. As always, may the fantasy points be with you.

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