With three weeks in the books, the waiver wire is drying up and trades are becoming one of the best ways to better your team.
Striking a deal can be hard, especially when dealing with players from different positions. That’s where the weekly trade value chart comes into play. Take a look below to see how every meaningful player in the league stacks up when placed on the trading block.
The trade value chart uses our rest-of-season projections to assign values to every relevant player. The dollar amounts assume a 12-team league and a starting lineup of 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, and 1 Flex. The players are displayed in order of their standard league values, but we’ve included the PPR values for those players as well.
Le’Veon Bell leapfrogged Ezekiel Elliott for the top spot, although both players saw their value decrease week-over-week. Bell’s volume has remained steady, but his efficiency hasn’t been what we’re used to. That should change. Elliott saw his value drop a whopping $19.6. Elliott has gained a strong 3.16 average yards after contact (third-best) and his 55 rushing attempts are fourth-most. He’ll be fine. But now is still a buy-low opportunity for both of these studs.
Amari Cooper’s value dipped drastically, and his putrid 48 percent catch rate (10 of 21) with six drops is disappointing. But he’s a buy-low candidate as the No. 1A receiver on a high-scoring offense.
Cam Newton’s value dropped so much he almost fell off the chart entirely. After flopping in a prime spot against the Saints in Week 3, Newton is not startable at this point. It’s a punt, but I don’t hate the idea of trading scraps for him. You might be able to pull it off.
Ty Montgomery (up $21 to $53.2) was this week’s biggest riser. His 205 snaps (68 per week) are 32 more than the next-closest running back (Le’Veon Bell). That’s a half-games worth of snaps just three weeks into the season. He is averaging just 3.0 YPC so far, so the Montgomery owner in your league might not be a full believer quite yet. But you should trust the volume in this case.
Joe Mixon skyrocketed up the chart (up $19.3 to $32.8) after playing over 55 percent of Cincinnati’s snaps and carrying the rock 18 times. He added three receptions as well for 21 total touches. The era of Mixon is likely upon us, and your buy-low window might be closing.
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