No matter where your fantasy football teams are sitting in the rankings, it's never too late to improve.
You can study the waiver wire and make the right start-or-sit choices, but the trade market could be the route you need to take.
In a game full of uncertainty, one thing is certain: it's never time to get complacent with your fantasy football teams. You work the waiver wire hard, and you ponder start-sit questions all week. You should be just as active in the trade market.
That can be tricky, of course, as not every fantasy player values the same football player the same way. Plus, sending an insultingly low-ball deal to initiate the back-and-forth is never a good idea. (Seriously, don't do that.)
To help, we'll be offering up our updated trade values to help you figure out whether or not you should send or accept a trade.
Keep in mind that these are entirely based on rest-of-season projections rather than gut feel or upside. Players with defined roles, frankly, can have more value than players we simply hope break out if things go their way. The algorithms are here to remind us of that.
Teams that served their byes will naturally get a boost in rest-of-season value. That'll explain why some players are a few spots higher or lower than anticipated.
Also, keep in mind: these aren't my rankings or values. They're math-based values to help us make optimal decisions stemming from what is most likely to occur.
With all that said, here is how numberFire's algorithms value players for the rest of the season in a 12-team league.
Player | Position | Standard | Half-PPR | PPR |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dalvin Cook | RB | 56 | 53 | 50 |
Cooper Kupp | WR | 38 | 42.5 | 47 |
Christian McCaffrey | RB | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Austin Ekeler | RB | 42 | 42 | 42 |
Alvin Kamara | RB | 45 | 43 | 41 |
Najee Harris | RB | 41 | 40 | 39 |
Jonathan Taylor | RB | 48 | 43 | 38 |
D'Andre Swift | RB | 35 | 36.5 | 38 |
Deebo Samuel | WR | 34 | 34.5 | 35 |
Leonard Fournette | RB | 36 | 35 | 34 |
Davante Adams | WR | 29 | 31.5 | 34 |
Justin Jefferson | WR | 28 | 30 | 32 |
Joe Mixon | RB | 37 | 34.5 | 32 |
Ezekiel Elliott | RB | 35 | 33 | 31 |
Stefon Diggs | WR | 26 | 28.5 | 31 |
Tyreek Hill | WR | 27 | 28.5 | 30 |
Saquon Barkley | RB | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Ja'Marr Chase | WR | 26 | 27.5 | 29 |
Keenan Allen | WR | 22 | 25 | 28 |
Darrell Henderson | RB | 31 | 29.5 | 28 |
James Robinson | RB | 30 | 28.5 | 27 |
Cordarrelle Patterson | RB | 26 | 26.5 | 27 |
Josh Allen | QB | 33 | 29.5 | 26 |
Chris Godwin | WR | 20 | 22.5 | 25 |
Diontae Johnson | WR | 19 | 21.5 | 24 |
Darren Waller | TE | 21 | 22.5 | 24 |
Josh Jacobs | RB | 25 | 24.5 | 24 |
D.K. Metcalf | WR | 20 | 21.5 | 23 |
Tyler Lockett | WR | 18 | 20.5 | 23 |
David Montgomery | RB | 27 | 24.5 | 22 |
Marquise Brown | WR | 19 | 20.5 | 22 |
Adam Thielen | WR | 18 | 20 | 22 |
Terry McLaurin | WR | 17 | 19.5 | 22 |
Aaron Jones | RB | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Nick Chubb | RB | 28 | 24.5 | 21 |
DeAndre Hopkins | WR | 18 | 19.5 | 21 |
James Conner | RB | 26 | 23 | 20 |
Travis Kelce | TE | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Antonio Gibson | RB | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Lamar Jackson | QB | 25 | 22.5 | 20 |
Justin Herbert | QB | 25 | 22.5 | 20 |
Mark Andrews | TE | 17 | 18.5 | 20 |
Melvin Gordon | RB | 23 | 21.5 | 20 |
Brandin Cooks | WR | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Elijah Mitchell | RB | 26 | 22.5 | 19 |
Jerry Jeudy | WR | 16 | 17.5 | 19 |
Myles Gaskin | RB | 20 | 19.5 | 19 |
Mike Evans | WR | 17 | 18 | 19 |
A.J. Brown | WR | 16 | 17.5 | 19 |
George Kittle | TE | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Tee Higgins | WR | 15 | 16.5 | 18 |
Javonte Williams | RB | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Chase Claypool | WR | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Hunter Renfrow | WR | 14 | 16 | 18 |
Marvin Jones | WR | 14 | 15.5 | 17 |
Mike Williams | WR | 16 | 16.5 | 17 |
CeeDee Lamb | WR | 14 | 15.5 | 17 |
Tom Brady | QB | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Antonio Brown | WR | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Tony Pollard | RB | 17 | 16.5 | 16 |
DeVonta Smith | WR | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Calvin Ridley | WR | 12 | 14 | 16 |
Devonta Freeman | RB | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Dak Prescott | QB | 20 | 17.5 | 15 |
Brandon Aiyuk | WR | 13 | 14 | 15 |
D.J. Moore | WR | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 12 | 13.5 | 15 |
Miles Sanders | RB | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Sterling Shepard | WR | 9 | 11.5 | 14 |
Matthew Stafford | QB | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Courtland Sutton | WR | 12 | 13 | 14 |
A.J. Dillon | RB | 17 | 15.5 | 14 |
Amari Cooper | WR | 12 | 13 | 14 |
David Johnson | RB | 12 | 12.5 | 13 |
Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 16 | 14.5 | 13 |
Darnell Mooney | WR | 10 | 11.5 | 13 |
Kareem Hunt | RB | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Alex Collins | RB | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Michael Carter | RB | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Odell Beckham | WR | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Kyle Pitts | TE | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Mark Ingram | RB | 15 | 13.5 | 12 |
Kenny Golladay | WR | 11 | 11.5 | 12 |
Laviska Shenault | WR | 9 | 10.5 | 12 |
Kadarius Toney | WR | 9 | 10.5 | 12 |
Corey Davis | WR | 10 | 10.5 | 11 |
Kenyan Drake | RB | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Rashod Bateman | WR | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 14 | 12.5 | 11 |
Jakobi Meyers | WR | 8 | 9.5 | 11 |
Cole Beasley | WR | 8 | 9.5 | 11 |
Patrick Mahomes | QB | 14 | 12.5 | 11 |
Kyler Murray | QB | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Allen Robinson | WR | 8 | 9.5 | 11 |
Michael Gallup | WR | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Tyler Boyd | WR | 7 | 8.5 | 10 |
Elijah Moore | WR | 9 | 9.5 | 10 |
Damien Harris | RB | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Jarvis Landry | WR | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Van Jefferson | WR | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Jaylen Waddle | WR | 7 | 8.5 | 10 |
Emmanuel Sanders | WR | 9 | 9.5 | 10 |
Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 6 | 8 | 10 |
Jalen Hurts | QB | 12 | 10.5 | 9 |
J.D. McKissic | RB | 6 | 7.5 | 9 |
Devin Singletary | RB | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Darrel Williams | RB | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Russell Wilson | QB | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Jamison Crowder | WR | 6 | 7.5 | 9 |
Sony Michel | RB | 11 | 9.5 | 8 |
Rex Burkhead | RB | 11 | 9.5 | 8 |
Kirk Cousins | QB | 9 | 8.5 | 8 |
T.J. Hockenson | TE | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Zack Moss | RB | 8 | 7.5 | 7 |
Derek Carr | QB | 8 | 7.5 | 7 |
Joe Burrow | QB | 8 | 7.5 | 7 |
Dan Arnold | TE | 6 | 6.5 | 7 |
Christian Kirk | WR | 6 | 6.5 | 7 |
Adrian Peterson | RB | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Noah Fant | TE | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Mike Davis | RB | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Dallas Goedert | TE | 6 | 6.5 | 7 |
Bryan Edwards | WR | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | 7 | 6.5 | 6 |
Aaron Rodgers | QB | 7 | 6.5 | 6 |
Ty Johnson | RB | 5 | 5.5 | 6 |
Tim Patrick | WR | 5 | 5.5 | 6 |
Daniel Jones | QB | 7 | 6.5 | 6 |
Jeff Wilson | RB | 8 | 6.5 | 5 |
Tyler Higbee | TE | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Nyheim Hines | RB | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Chase Edmonds | RB | 6 | 5.5 | 5 |
D'Onta Foreman | RB | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Jamaal Williams | RB | 6 | 5.5 | 5 |
Latavius Murray | RB | 8 | 6.5 | 5 |
Teddy Bridgewater | QB | 6 | 5.5 | 5 |
DeVante Parker | WR | 3 | 3.5 | 4 |
Will Fuller | WR | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Pat Freiermuth | TE | 3 | 3.5 | 4 |
Kendrick Bourne | WR | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Nelson Agholor | WR | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Julio Jones | WR | 3 | 3.5 | 4 |
Matt Breida | RB | 5 | 4.5 | 4 |
Dalton Schultz | TE | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Dawson Knox | TE | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Alexander Mattison | RB | 5 | 4 | 3 |
T.Y. Hilton | WR | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | 4 | 3.5 | 3 |
Tyler Conklin | TE | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Robby Anderson | WR | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Sammy Watkins | WR | 3 | 3 | 3 |
A.J. Green | WR | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Jared Cook | TE | 4 | 3.5 | 3 |
Russell Gage | WR | 0 | 1.5 | 3 |
Giovani Bernard | RB | 0 | 1.5 | 3 |
Kalif Raymond | WR | 2 | 2.5 | 3 |
Tyrod Taylor | QB | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Tevin Coleman | RB | 4 | 3.5 | 3 |
Rondale Moore | WR | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Marquez Callaway | WR | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Curtis Samuel | WR | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Taylor Heinicke | QB | 3 | 2.5 | 2 |
Rob Gronkowski | TE | 4 | 2.5 | 1 |
Ronald Jones | RB | 4 | 2.5 | 1 |
Ryan Tannehill | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tre'Quan Smith | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Quez Watkins | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Zach Pascal | WR | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
Jordan Howard | RB | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Randall Cobb | WR | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Ben Roethlisberger | QB | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |