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

Claypool, Fulgham, Herbert and Crowder. Is that a law firm or four players who blew up this past week in fantasy football?

Obviously it's the latter, and below we'll see where those players ended up on this week's trade value chart, among others. The season is past the quarter mark now, and we're getting a clear picture of which players are trending up and which are trending down. Buy low or sell high, as always, is the question we'll ponder. 

Remember, any players not listed below have a fantasy value of one. And as always, may the fantasy points be with you!

Trade Value: 12

1. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints

2. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys

Trade Value: 11 

3. Aaron Jones, RB, Green Bay Packers

4. Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans

5. Chris Carson, RB, Seattle Seahawks

6. Kareem Hunt, RB, Cleveland Browns

Trade Value: 10

7. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Houston Texans

8. Tyreek Hill, WR, Kansas City Chiefs

9. Davante Adams, WR, Green Bay Packers

10. Adam Thielen, WR, Minnesota Vikings

11. Michael Thomas, WR, New Orleans Saints

12. Josh Jacobs, RB, Las Vegas Raiders

13. Miles Sanders, RB, Philadelphia Eagles

14. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers

15. Dalvin Cook, RB, Minnesota Vikings

16. Raheem Mostert, RB, San Francisco 49ers

Trade Value: 9

17. DK Metcalf, WR, Seattle Seahawks

18. Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

19. Calvin Ridley, WR, Atlanta Falcons

20. Stefon Diggs, WR, Buffalo Bills

21. Chris Godwin, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

22. Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons

23. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs

24. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, Kansas City Chiefs

25. James Robinson, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

26. Joe Mixon, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

27. James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

28. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

Trade Value: 8

29. Allen Robinson II, WR, Chicago Bears

30. Tyler Lockett, WR, Seattle Seahawks

31. Amari Cooper, WR, Dallas Cowboys

32. Robby Anderson, WR, Carolina Panthers

33. Kenny Golladay, WR, Detroit Lions

34. Odell Beckham Jr., WR, Cleveland Browns

35. Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

36. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs

37. Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks

38. Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

39. George Kittle, TE, San Francisco 49ers

40. Darren Waller, TE, Las Vegas Raiders

Trade Value: 7

41. Melvin Gordon, RB, Denver Broncos

42. Todd Gurley, RB, Atlanta Falcons

43. Myles Gaskin, RB, Miami Dolphins

44. Devin Singletary, RB, Buffalo Bills

45. Robert Woods, WR, Los Angeles Rams

46. JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

47. Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams

Trade Value: 6

48. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

49. Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington Football Team

50. DJ Chark Jr., WR, Jacksonville Jaguars

51. Jamison Crowder, WR, New York Jets

52. Will Fuller, WR, Houston Texans

53. DeVante Parker, WR, Miami Dolphins

54. David Montgomery, RB, Chicago Bears

55. Kenyan Drake, RB, Arizona Cardinals

56. Antonio Gibson, RB, Washington Football Team

57. David Johnson, RB, Houston Texans

Trade Value: 5

58. Kyler Murray, QB, Arizona Cardinals

59. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers

60. Tyler Boyd, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

61. A.J. Brown, WR, Tennessee Titans

62. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings

Trade Value: 4 

63. Darius Slayton, WR, New York Giants

64. DJ Moore, WR, Carolina Panthers

65. Mark Andrews, TE, Baltimore Ravens

66. Noah Fant, TE, Denver Broncos

67. Jonnu Smith, TE, Tennessee Titans

68. T.J. Hockenson, TE, Detroit Lions

69. Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens

Trade Value: 3 

70. Cole Beasley, WR, Buffalo Bills

71. Julian Edelman, WR, New England Patriots

72. Emmanuel Sanders, WR, New Orleans Saints

73. Marquise Brown, WR, Baltimore Ravens

74. Ronald Jones II, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

75. Devonta Freeman, RB, New York Giants

76. Darrell Henderson Jr., RB, Los Angeles Rams

77. Justin Jackson, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

78. Damien Harris, RB, New England Patriots

79. Mark Ingram II, RB, Baltimore Ravens

80. Zach Ertz, TE, Philadelphia Eagles

81. Cam Newton, QB, New England Patriots

82. Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers

83. Deshaun Watson, QB, Houston Texans

Trade Value: 2 

84. Brandon Aiyuk, WR, San Francisco 49ers

85. Jerry Jeudy, WR, Denver Broncos

86. Jarvis Landry, WR, Cleveland Browns

87. Leonard Fournette, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

88. Robert Tonyan, TE, Green Bay Packers

89. Mike Gesicki, TE, Miami Dolphins

90. Hunter Henry, TE, Los Angeles Rams

91. Jimmy Graham, TE, Chicago Bears

92. Tom Brady, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

93. Jared Goff, QB, Los Angeles Rams 

94. Justin Herbert, QB, Los Angeles Chargers

95. Travis Fulgham, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

96. Austin Ekeler, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

97. Alexander Mattison, RB, Minnesota Vikings

98. Mike Davis, RB, Carolina Panthers

99. John Brown, WR, Buffalo Bills

100. Chase Claypool, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

The top story from this past week of NFL action—and arguably from this season—was the compound fracture and dislocation of Dak Prescott's right ankle, ending his season. The hope is that he fully recovers and comes back next season better than ever. 

But there are also the fantasy implications to discuss here. Wide receivers like Amari Cooper and CeeDee Lamb are going from an MVP candidate to Andy Dalton, a major downgrade.

Granted, as backups go Dalton is a pretty solid option, given all of his starting experience, but the fantasy value of the Cowboys' wideouts took a hit on Sunday. 

The Cowboys would be wise to rely a bit more heavily on the run game without Prescott, though, meaning the already-reliable Ezekiel Elliott could be in line for a major workload and some beastly fantasy numbers.

Elliott doesn't offer the type of impact in the passing game to go full "2019 Christian McCaffrey" down the stretch, but he's as valuable as any player in fantasy now. 

If you have Cooper or Lamb, you might try to sell high now. Chances are both will still be valuable and they'll each be starter-worthy players, but perhaps not as valuable as they were.

Cooper, at the very least, should be able to get you a trade package like the following:

• Antonio Gibson and Tom Brady
• Aaron Rodgers and Zach Ertz
• Jonnu Smith and Lamar Jackson

Maybe you can do better than that. Now's the time to listen on Cooper and Lamb offers, at the very least. If you're in the market for a wideout, however, maybe look elsewhere at WR1 candidates. 

Let's talk Travis Fulgham and Chase Claypool, two players who will be waiver-wire darlings this week. Both should be on your trade radar if you don't land them, but which one has more long-term upside?

The answer might surprise you, but it's Fulgham. Namely, he is in a better position to establish himself as a key part of the passing game. 

Philadelphia's wide receiving corps currently has two veteran, injury-prone players in DeSean Jackson and Alshon Jeffery who are unlikely to make much of an impact this year. Jalen Reagor remains out. Greg Ward Jr. is locked into a slot role. And something is up with Zach Ertz, who is in the middle of a pretty major down year. 

That leaves Fulgham with the chance to become Carson Wentz's most reliable weapon on the outside. In his two games this season, he has 12 catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns on 16 targets and has looked excellent, making contested catches and getting separation down the field.

This is a player who could be a legitimate flex option by the end of the year. If you can get him on the cheap in a trade now, consider it. 

Claypool is a player I'd put on the market if I got him via waivers, though. There's no doubt he has talent—you don't score four touchdowns in a game without talent—but the Pittsburgh Steelers were also playing without Diontae Johnson after he left early with an injury against the Eagles on Sunday. JuJu Smith-Schuster is still the safest fantasy bet in this receiving corps, with Johnson and Claypool to duke it out behind him. 

That's the issue for the rookie—the Steelers have far better weapons than the Eagles. That means where a player like Fulgham could see consistent targets, Claypool might end up being a feast-or-famine, big-play option for the Steelers. But hey, if you can get a fellow fantasy player to spend big for him after you nabbed him on waivers, pull that trigger.

And if not, maybe Sunday was Claypool's coming out party and he becomes a weekly flex option. It's win-win, really. 

Let's end with Lamar Jackson, who is going from an epic 2019 season to a pretty lackluster one from a fantasy perspective. In three of his five weeks, he's registered less than 20 fantasy points in standard-scoring formats. 

But don't sell low—buy low instead. Players who have the electrifying quarterback are probably frustrated at the moment, but chances are his poor play can be attributed to him being less than 100 percent healthy, not him regressing from a talent perspective. 

Maybe he doesn't replicate last year's MVP numbers, but there's little reason to believe he won't turn things around. Ride out the rough streak if you've rostered him, and consider adding him while his cost is at an all-time low if you don't already have him on your team.