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

Fantasy football players in the United States, you have two jobs this week: Doing your due diligence to field the best fantasy team possible in Week 8 and making sure you vote.

The former is complicated, of course. You have to find values on waivers and perhaps bolster your team via a trade. That's where the weekly Trade Value Chart comes into play, as we attempt to help you best gauge the value of your players and the players you are targeting.

But the latter is simple. Just vote. No excuses. Go vote. Do it. Vote.

Did I mention you should vote?

Remember, any player not listed below has a trade value of one. Oh, and may the fantasy points be with you (and seriously, go freaking vote)!

Trade Value: 12

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1. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints

Trade Value: 11

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2. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers

3. Aaron Jones, RB, Green Bay Packers

4. Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans

5. Dalvin Cook, RB, Minnesota Vikings

6. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys

7. James Robinson, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

Trade Value: 10

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8. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Houston Texans

9. Davante Adams, WR, Green Bay Packers

10. Calvin Ridley, WR, Atlanta Falcons

11. Adam Thielen, WR, Minnesota Vikings 

12. Josh Jacobs, RB, Las Vegas Raiders

13. Kareem Hunt, RB, Cleveland Browns

14. Miles Sanders, RB, Philadelphia Eagles

Trade Value: 9

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15. Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons

16. Tyreek Hill, WR, Kansas City Chiefs

17. Stefon Diggs, WR, Buffalo Bills

18. Chris Carson, RB, Seattle Seahawks

19. Joe Mixon, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

20. James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

21. Todd Gurley, RB, Atlanta Falcons

Trade Value: 8

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22. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs

23. George Kittle, TE, San Francisco 49ers

24. Tyler Lockett, WR, Seattle Seahawks

25. DK Metcalf, WR, Seattle Seahawks

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

27. Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

28. Kenny Golladay, WR, Detroit Lions

29. Robby Anderson, WR, Carolina Panthers

Trade Value: 7

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

31. Melvin Gordon, RB, Denver Broncos

32. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

33. Myles Gaskin, RB, Miami Dolphins

34. D'Andre Swift, RB, Detroit Lions

35. David Johnson, RB, Houston Texans

36. Antonio Gibson, RB, Washington Football Team

37. Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks

38. Kyler Murray, QB, Arizona Cardinals

39. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs

Trade Value: 6

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40. Darren Waller, TE, Las Vegas Raiders

41. Amari Cooper, WR, Dallas Cowboys

42. Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington Football Team

43. Allen Robinson II, WR, Chicago Bears

44. Will Fuller V, WR, Houston Texans

45. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings

46. Travis Fulgham, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

47. Michael Thomas, WR, New Orleans Saints

48. Chris Godwin, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

49. DJ Moore, WR, Carolina Panthers

Trade Value: 5

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50. Ronald Jones II, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

51. David Montgomery, RB, Chicago Bears

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

53. Devin Singletary, RB, Buffalo Bills

54. Leonard Fournette, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

55. Devonta Freeman, RB, New York Giants

56. Tyler Boyd, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

57. Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

58. Diontae Johnson, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

59. Jamison Crowder, WR, New York Jets

60. Brandin Cooks, WR, Houston Texans

61. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers

62. Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

63. Deshaun Watson, QB, Houston Texans

64. Lamar Jackson, QB, Baltimore Ravens

65. Justin Herbert, QB, Los Angeles Chargers

Trade Value: 4

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66. Noah Fant, TE, Denver Broncos

67. Mark Andrews, TE, Baltimore Ravens

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

69. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

70. Corey Davis, WR, Tennessee Titans

71. Cole Beasley, WR, Buffalo Bills

72. Robert Woods, WR, Los Angeles Rams

73. Chase Claypool, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

74. JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

75. Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams

76. DeVante Parker, WR, Miami Dolphins

77. Christian Kirk, WR, Arizona Cardinals

78. Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

Trade Value: 3

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79. Kenyan Drake, RB, Arizona Cardinals

80. Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Browns

81. Raheem Mostert, RB, San Francisco 49ers

82. Austin Ekeler, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

83. Phillip Lindsay, RB, Denver Broncos

84. Chase Edmonds, RB, Arizona Cardinals

85. Le'Veon Bell, RB, Kansas City Chiefs

86. Mike Davis, RB, Carolina Panthers

87. Jerick McKinnon, RB, San Francisco 49ers

88. Jimmy Graham, TE, Chicago Bears

89. Hunter Henry, TE, Los Angeles Rams

Trade Value: 2

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90. Ryan Tannehill, QB, Tennessee Titans

91. Carson Wentz, QB, Philadelphia Eagles

92. Tom Brady, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

93. Jared Cook, TE, New Orleans Saints

94. Trey Burton, TE, Indianapolis Colts

95. Hayden Hurst, TE, Atlanta Falcons

96. Darius Slayton, WR, New York Giants

97. DJ Chark Jr., WR, Jacksonville Jaguars

98. Brandon Aiyuk, WR, San Francisco 49ers

99. Jarvis Landry, WR, Cleveland Browns

100. Antonio Brown, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Analysis

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Jonnu Smith is tied for fifth at the tight end position in PPR leagues but has disappeared from this list. Why?

Over the past two weeks, Smith has caught two passes for 22 yards and zero touchdowns on six targets. Maybe that seems like nothing more than a dry spell, but consider the context.

For one, A.J. Brown has been back healthy the past three weeks and is thriving, catapulting into the WR1 conversation. Corey Davis also returned from injury this past week, and quarterback Ryan Tannehill targeted that wideout pairing 18 times. Add in three targets for Adam Humphries and another two for tight end Anthony Firkser—not to mention Derrick Henry getting the occasional look in the passing game—and suddenly Smith's path to fantasy relevance is loaded with obstacles.

The counterargument might be that Smith has dealt with an ankle injury during his two-game slump and that he's too talented to give up on. It's a fair perspective, but Brown is incredibly talented and will lead this passing game. Davis has been productive when he's been healthy. They are easily Tannehill's top two targets, not to mention that Firkser is going to get snaps. Talented or not, Smith's role in this offense is decreasing.

You probably still have a window to sell high on Smith. Take it. Barring more injuries to Brown and Davis, Smith's fantasy value is about to drop.

You might be able to buy low on Pittsburgh Steelers wideout Diontae Johnson, however, especially with fantasy players who rostered him getting burned this season by his struggles with injuries. In the three games he's started and finished this year, he's caught 23 passes for 229 yards and three scores. Those numbers projected out for a full 16-game season come out to 122 receptions for 1,221 yards and 16 scores.

No, Johnson isn't likely to keep up that pace. But his 38 targets in those three games—compared to 28 targets for JuJu Smith-Schuster and six for Chase Claypool—suggest he's Ben Roethlisberger's top option in the passing game. Pittsburgh's weapons in the passing game and his injury struggles mute his upside somewhat. Nonetheless, there's a good chance Johnson is a WR2 the rest of the way.

We will finish with the last guy on the chart, a player more than a few folks are going to be curious about: Antonio Brown.

On the plus side, Brown was arguably the best receiver in football during his prime and looked good in his one game for the New England Patriots last year, catching four passes for 56 yards and a score. He will be reunited with Tom Brady, who has had some time working with him, and with Bruce Arians, who was his offensive coordinator for two seasons in Pittsburgh.

The downside is that he's 32, has played exactly one game in the past two seasons and very well could be third on the depth chart behind Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. He's not even eligible to see playing time until Week 9.

There's enough uncertainty here that you shouldn't be too worried about him at this point unless you nabbed him on waivers. Maybe you can convince another player in your league to give up too much in a trade given Brown's previous production, but if you don't have him, don't prioritize getting him. Certainly don't give up assets you would earmark for a WR1 or WR2.

Brown has to prove he's worth starting first. There is enough uncertainty about this situation to wait it out for buyers.