It was an interesting Week 1, to say the least. We learned a lot, perhaps more than we will during any other week this season. For that reason, you’ll see some significant movement in the trade chart.

At the same time, fantasy owners panicking about their players or teams should take a collective deep breath. Your first-round pick isn’t going to be a bust because he had a quiet first game. Conversely, Terry McLaurin isn’t going to finish as a top-10 wide receiver (I’m pretty sure, anyway. That would be crazy. Right? RIGHT?!).

But, to the extent you’re looking to augment your team in some way, we’re here to help. Using our trade chart to weigh a proposed deal, you can easily evaluate the merits of any trade in any format. Just add the values on both sides of the deal to see which fantasy owner comes out ahead.

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Quarterback

Player 1-QB 2-QB Current Value Previous Value +/- Current Value Previous Value +/- Patrick Mahomes 14 16 -2 28 29 -1 Deshaun Watson 14 14 – 28 26 +2 Aaron Rodgers 9 10 -1 17 20 -3 Carson Wentz 7 6 +1 14 11 +3 Baker Mayfield 6 7 -1 13 14 -1 Matt Ryan 6 7 -1 13 14 -1 Jared Goff 6 6 – 11 11 – Lamar Jackson 6 N/A +6 11 N/A +11 Tom Brady 6 N/A +6 11 N/A +11 Cam Newton 6 6 – 11 11 – Dak Prescott 6 5 +1 12 10 +2 Drew Brees 6 6 – 12 10 +2 Russell Wilson 6 6 – 11 11 –



The only significant movers this week are for obvious reasons, as both Lamar Jackson and Tom Brady move from being borderline startable to must-own options. Both moves are for obvious reasons. With Josh Gordon healthy and on the field, and with the potential of adding Antonio Brown (more on that later), there is simply no reason to doubt Brady right now, as he showed in easily carving up the Steelers’ defense. Absent a change in circumstances, he should be in your lineup and you should not hesitate to trade for him.

Jackson is a bit more difficult to judge, as it’s hard to know whether his success had more to do with him or the Dolphins’ defense (or lack thereof). But given what he showed with his passing ability in Week 1, there is more than enough reason to at least trust him as a starter going forward, given the high floor he gives with his legs.

Running Back

Player STANDARD 1/2 PPR FULL PPR Current Value Previous Value +/- Current Value Previous Value +/- Current Value Previous Value +/- Saquon Barkley 43 43 – 44 44 – 45 45 – Christian McCaffrey 43 42 +1 44 43 +1 44 44 – Ezekiel Elliott 43 42 +1 43 43 – 43 43 – Alvin Kamara 43 42 +1 44 43 +1 44 44 – David Johnson 34 34 – 36 36 – 38 38 – Dalvin Cook 32 22 +10 34 24 +10 35 25 +10 Nick Chubb 32 32 – 33 33 – 34 34 – James Conner 31 32 -1 33 34 -1 34 35 -1 Le’Veon Bell 30 28 +2 33 31 +2 35 34 +1 Chris Carson 29 20 +9 31 21 +10 32 21 +11 Todd Gurley 29 29 – 31 31 – 32 32 – Leonard Fournette 23 22 +1 25 24 +1 27 25 +2 Josh Jacobs 22 20 +2 23 21 +2 24 22 +2 Mark Ingram 20 11 +9 21 12 +9 21 12 +9 Derrick Henry 20 16 +4 21 16 +5 21 15 +6 Marlon Mack 19 12 +7 20 13 +7 21 13 +8 Joe Mixon 19 26 -7 21 28 -7 22 28 -6 Damien Williams 17 8 +9 19 10 +9 20 11 +9 Aaron Jones 16 17 -1 17 18 -1 18 19 -1 Austin Ekeler 15 10 +5 18 12 +6 20 14 +6 Devonta Freeman 15 17 -2 16 18 -2 17 19 -2 Kerryon Johnson 15 19 -4 16 20 -4 17 21 -4 Sony Michel 14 15 -1 14 15 -1 14 15 -1 Duke Johnson 10 8 +2 12 10 +2 14 12 +2 Phillip Lindsay 10 12 -2 12 14 -2 13 15 -2 Miles Sanders 8 6 +2 9 7 +2 10 8 +2 Matt Breida 8 6 +2 10 7 +3 11 8 +3 David Montgomery 8 10 -2 9 11 -2 10 12 -2 LeSean McCoy 7 4 +3 8 5 +3 9 6 +3 James White 6 6 – 11 11 – 15 15 – Latavius Murray 6 6 – 7 7 – 7 7 – Devin Singletary 6 5 +1 8 7 +1 9 8 +1 Royce Freeman 6 5 +1 7 5 +2 7 5 +2 Kenyan Drake 5 7 -2 6 9 -3 7 10 -3 Melvin Gordon 5 7 -2 6 8 -2 7 9 -2 Malcolm Brown 4 N/A +4 5 N/A +5 6 N/A +6 Giovani Bernard 4 N/A +4 6 N/A +6 7 N/A +7 Tarik Cohen 4 5 -1 7 8 -1 9 10 -1 Adrian Peterson 4 N/A +4 4 N/A +4 4 N/A +4 Ronald Jones II 3 N/A +3 4 N/A +4 5 N/A +5



We could spend a long time talking about the adjustments in running back values, but we’ve got wide receivers and tight ends to dissect, so let’s keep it manageable.

Dalvin Cook showed pretty quickly that he is the running back we always wanted him to be. With a run-first offensive philosophy and with Gary Kubiak’s influence leading to a zone-blocking scheme that fits perfectly with Cook’s style, he’s one of only a handful of runners who could have a legitimate chance of finishing as the top back in fantasy if he stays healthy.

Chris Carson’s rushing numbers against the Bengals left something to be desired, but 21 touches, including SIX catches, more than make up for it. Carson is a strong bet to score the most touchdowns in the NFL this year given how often the Seahawks run near the goal line. As long as he stays healthy, he should continue to see the bulk of the carries and stave off Rashaad Penny.

Other movers include Marlon Mack, who ran well behind what is an elite offensive line and is playing in an offense that may be better than most fantasy owners thought, and Mark Ingram, who looked mighty comfortable in the Ravens’ scheme (though let’s keep our eyes on Gus Edwards‘ touches). Both Damien Williams and LeSean McCoy move up, the former because he outsnapped McCoy 45-20 and saw significant work in the passing game, and the latter because he looked spry and effective in Andy Reid’s system.

Wide Receiver

Player STANDARD 1/2 PPR FULL PPR Current Value Previous Value +/- Current Value Previous Value +/- Current Value Previous Value +/- DeAndre Hopkins 34 34 – 36 36 – 38 38 – Davante Adams 33 33 – 35 35 – 37 37 – Julio Jones 31 31 – 33 33 – 35 35 – Michael Thomas 31 28 +3 33 31 +2 35 34 +1 Odell Beckham Jr. 31 31 – 33 33 – 35 35 – Amari Cooper 28 17 +11 30 18 +12 32 19 +13 JuJu Smith-Schuster 28 31 -3 30 33 -3 32 35 -3 Keenan Allen 25 20 +5 28 23 +5 30 25 +5 Mike Evans 25 26 -1 27 28 -1 29 30 -1 Adam Thielen 20 18 +2 23 21 +2 25 23 +2 Robert Woods 18 16 +2 20 18 +2 21 19 +2 Sammy Watkins 18 7 +11 20 8 +12 21 8 +13 T.Y. Hilton 18 13 +5 20 14 +6 21 15 +6 Kenny Golladay 17 16 +1 18 17 +1 19 18 +1 Julian Edelman 17 15 +2 20 18 +2 22 21 +1 Chris Godwin 17 14 +3 19 16 +3 20 17 +3 Brandin Cooks 17 17 – 19 19 – 20 20 – Allen Robinson 16 11 +5 18 12 +6 19 13 +6 D.J. Moore 16 16 – 18 17 +1 19 18 +1 Stefon Diggs 16 17 -1 18 19 -1 19 20 -1 Cooper Kupp 16 16 – 18 18 – 19 19 – Tyler Boyd 14 13 +1 15 14 +1 16 14 +2 Tyler Lockett 14 17 -3 15 18 -3 15 19 -4 Alshon Jeffery 13 8 +5 14 9 +5 15 9 +6 DeSean Jackson 13 5 +8 14 5 +9 14 5 +9 Calvin Ridley 13 13 – 14 14 – 15 15 – Tyrell Williams 12 N/A +12 14 N/A +14 15 N/A +15 Josh Gordon 11 11 – 12 12 – 13 13 – Larry Fitzgerald 10 6 +4 11 7 +4 12 8 +4 Jarvis Landry 9 8 +1 11 10 +1 12 11 +1 Curtis Samuel 8 5 +3 9 6 +3 9 6 +3 John Brown 8 N/A +8 9 N/A +9 9 N/A +9 Will Fuller 7 7 – 8 8 – 8 8 – Tyreek Hill 7 31 -24 8 33 -25 8 34 -26 A.J. Green 7 7 – 8 8 – 8 8 – Jamison Crowder 6 4 +2 8 5 +3 9 6 +3 Michael Gallup 6 N/A +6 7 N/A +7 8 N/A +8 Courtland Sutton 6 5 +1 7 6 +1 7 6 +1 Emmanuel Sanders 6 4 +2 7 5 +2 7 6 +1 Robby Anderson 6 9 -3 7 10 -3 7 10 -3 Marvin Jones 6 9 -3 7 10 -3 7 10 -3 Dede Westbrook 6 10 -4 7 12 -5 7 13 -6 Sterling Shepard 5 5 – 6 6 – 6 6 – Christian Kirk 4 8 -4 5 9 -4 6 10 -4 D.K. Metcalf 4 N/A +4 5 N/A +5 5 N/A +5



Let’s first address the elephant in the room: Antonio Brown is not on the trade chart. Without commenting on any of the details of Brown’s situation, I just don’t think there’s any way you should be trading for or away Brown right now. As of this writing, we have no idea if he’ll miss no time or the rest of the season, so if you’re thinking of involving him in a trade, just don’t. There’s no way to properly value him.

Brown’s departure from Oakland, however, positively influences the value of Tyrell Williams, who moves from “you’re not even worth valuing on this trade chart, sir” to “yes, please” territory. Even before his strong game on Monday night against the Broncos, Williams would have had solid trade value last week had we known that Brown was about to be released. As of now, value him as a strong WR3.

Tyreek Hill will miss at least a few weeks and possibly much more, opening the door for (and raising the trade value of) Sammy Watkins, who was brilliant against the Jaguars, posting a 9-198-3 day. More important than his performance is Hill’s absence, which opens up plenty of targets for Watkins and moves him into WR1 territory.

Other risers include Amari Cooper (his foot certainly did not seem like an issue on Sunday), Michael Gallup (preseason hype + Kellen Moore calling the plays + Week 1 performance = good), DeSean Jackson (no explanation necessary), and Allen Robinson (legitimately could have had a 200-yard game on Thursday had Mitchell Trubisky been better and seen him wide open on a few plays).

As for fallers, the only real names of note are the aforementioned Hill and Mike Williams, who actually falls off the trade chart with his knee concerns. With Hunter Henry’s injury, Williams will certainly reappear on the trade chart once he shows he’s healthy. But at the time of this writing, there’s pessimism coming out of Los Angeles about his knee, and there’s no reason to include him in a trade until we know more.

Tight End

Player STANDARD 1/2 PPR FULL PPR Current Value Previous Value +/- Current Value Previous Value +/- Current Value Previous Value +/- Travis Kelce 24 24 – 25 25 – 27 27 – George Kittle 19 19 – 20 20 – 22 22 – Zach Ertz 18 18 – 19 18 +1 21 21 – Evan Engram 13 11 +2 14 11 +3 15 12 +3 O.J. Howard 10 11 -1 11 11 – 11 12 -1 Delanie Walker 7 N/A +7 8 N/A +8 8 N/A +8 T.J. Hockenson 7 N/A +7 8 N/A +8 8 N/A +8 Darren Waller 5 N/A +5 6 N/A +6 6 N/A +6 Mark Andrews 4 N/A +4 5 N/A +5 6 N/A +6 David Njoku 3 3 – 3 3 – 4 4 – Austin Hooper 3 N/A +3 3 N/A +3 4 N/A +4



Hunter Henry is out and a bunch of new names are in. I don’t like to overreact, but I’m buying a lot of what we saw from some tight ends in Week 1. Delanie Walker won’t be scoring two touchdowns every game or anything, but he certainly looked much like the old Walker, and not like the Walker who is actually old.

Mike Tagliere did a great job breaking down the issues that rookie tight ends usually face, but it’s really hard to not buy into Hockenson after his monstrous performance against Arizona. He showed an ability to be both a big-play threat and a red-zone target and he could conceivably move much higher in trade value in future weeks.

Darren Waller continued to build on his preseason hype with seven catches for 70 yards against the Broncos. As with Tyrell Williams, Antonio Brown’s absence only opens up more targets for Waller, and he has the size and speed to become a real weapon for Derek Carr.

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