No matter how your fantasy football teams have started out, there's still hope. It's possible to make the playoffs even if you're 0-4, provided that you make the necessary changes to your squad.
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. That especially rings true for running backs right now. The algorithms are here to remind us of that.
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 based on what we know now.
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 MIN | RB | 51 | 49 | 47 |
| Alvin Kamara NO | RB | 48 | 46.5 | 45 |
| Christian McCaffrey CAR | RB | 43 | 43 | 43 |
| Derrick Henry TEN | RB | 53 | 47 | 41 |
| Najee Harris PIT | RB | 41 | 40.5 | 40 |
| Austin Ekeler LAC | RB | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Ezekiel Elliott DAL | RB | 45 | 41.5 | 38 |
| Aaron Jones GB | RB | 41 | 39 | 37 |
| Saquon Barkley NYG | RB | 38 | 37 | 36 |
| Tyreek Hill KC | WR | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Davante Adams GB | WR | 29 | 32 | 35 |
| D'Andre Swift DET | RB | 30 | 31.5 | 33 |
| Stefon Diggs BUF | WR | 27 | 30 | 33 |
| Cooper Kupp LA | WR | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| Travis Kelce KC | TE | 26 | 28.5 | 31 |
| Jonathan Taylor IND | RB | 35 | 32 | 29 |
| Antonio Gibson WSH | RB | 32 | 30 | 28 |
| James Robinson JAC | RB | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Calvin Ridley ATL | WR | 24 | 26 | 28 |
| Joe Mixon CIN | RB | 32 | 29.5 | 27 |
| Justin Jefferson MIN | WR | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| D.K. Metcalf SEA | WR | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Nick Chubb CLE | RB | 34 | 30 | 26 |
| D.J. Moore CAR | WR | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Deebo Samuel SF | WR | 23 | 24.5 | 26 |
| DeAndre Hopkins ARI | WR | 21 | 23.5 | 26 |
| Keenan Allen LAC | WR | 21 | 23.5 | 26 |
| Josh Allen BUF | QB | 33 | 29 | 25 |
| Darrell Henderson LA | RB | 31 | 28 | 25 |
| Chris Carson SEA | RB | 29 | 27 | 25 |
| Clyde Edwards-Helaire KC | RB | 28 | 26 | 24 |
| Tyler Lockett SEA | WR | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Darren Waller LV | TE | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Terry McLaurin WSH | WR | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| David Montgomery CHI | RB | 26 | 24.5 | 23 |
| Leonard Fournette TB | RB | 23 | 22.5 | 22 |
| Miles Sanders PHI | RB | 22 | 21.5 | 21 |
| A.J. Brown TEN | WR | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| CeeDee Lamb DAL | WR | 18 | 19.5 | 21 |
| Diontae Johnson PIT | WR | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Chris Godwin TB | WR | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Brandin Cooks HOU | WR | 17 | 18.5 | 20 |
| Amari Cooper DAL | WR | 17 | 18.5 | 20 |
| Chase Edmonds ARI | RB | 17 | 18.5 | 20 |
| Tee Higgins CIN | WR | 17 | 18.5 | 20 |
| Kareem Hunt CLE | RB | 20 | 19.5 | 19 |
| Robert Woods LA | WR | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Ja'Marr Chase CIN | WR | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Patrick Mahomes KC | QB | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Mike Evans TB | WR | 17 | 17.5 | 18 |
| George Kittle SF | TE | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| DeVonta Smith PHI | WR | 15 | 16.5 | 18 |
| Michael Thomas NO | WR | 15 | 16.5 | 18 |
| Melvin Gordon DEN | RB | 20 | 18.5 | 17 |
| Javonte Williams DEN | RB | 18 | 17.5 | 17 |
| Jamaal Williams DET | RB | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Adam Thielen MIN | WR | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Courtland Sutton DEN | WR | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Jakobi Meyers NE | WR | 12 | 14.5 | 17 |
| Kyler Murray ARI | QB | 21 | 18.5 | 16 |
| Lamar Jackson BAL | QB | 21 | 18.5 | 16 |
| Josh Jacobs LV | RB | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| Michael Carter NYJ | RB | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Mike Williams LAC | WR | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Davis ATL | RB | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Marvin Jones JAC | WR | 13 | 14.5 | 16 |
| Mark Andrews BAL | TE | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Myles Gaskin MIA | RB | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Tyler Boyd CIN | WR | 12 | 13.5 | 15 |
| Allen Robinson CHI | WR | 12 | 13.5 | 15 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson ATL | RB | 13 | 13.5 | 14 |
| Emmanuel Sanders BUF | WR | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Cole Beasley BUF | WR | 11 | 12.5 | 14 |
| Dak Prescott DAL | QB | 16 | 14.5 | 13 |
| Devin Singletary BUF | RB | 14 | 13.5 | 13 |
| Odell Beckham CLE | WR | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Tony Pollard DAL | RB | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Corey Davis NYJ | WR | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Michael Pittman Jr. IND | WR | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Latavius Murray BAL | RB | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| Russell Wilson SEA | QB | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Jalen Hurts PHI | QB | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Justin Herbert LAC | QB | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Matthew Stafford LA | QB | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Damien Harris NE | RB | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Tom Brady TB | QB | 15 | 13.5 | 12 |
| Marquise Brown BAL | WR | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Antonio Brown TB | WR | 11 | 11.5 | 12 |
| Julio Jones TEN | WR | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Laviska Shenault JAC | WR | 9 | 10.5 | 12 |
| Kenneth Gainwell PHI | RB | 9 | 10.5 | 12 |
| James Conner ARI | RB | 14 | 12.5 | 11 |
| Chase Claypool PIT | WR | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Curtis Samuel WSH | WR | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| J.D. McKissic WSH | RB | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT | WR | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Kenny Golladay NYG | WR | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| T.J. Hockenson DET | TE | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Jerry Jeudy DEN | WR | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Robby Anderson CAR | WR | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Zack Moss BUF | RB | 12 | 10.5 | 9 |
| Hunter Renfrow LV | WR | 8 | 8.5 | 9 |
| Darnell Mooney CHI | WR | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kenyan Drake LV | RB | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Nyheim Hines IND | RB | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Aaron Rodgers GB | QB | 11 | 9.5 | 8 |
| Henry Ruggs LV | WR | 9 | 8.5 | 8 |
| Will Fuller MIA | WR | 7 | 7.5 | 8 |
| Brandon Aiyuk SF | WR | 7 | 7.5 | 8 |
| Jaylen Waddle MIA | WR | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Noah Fant DEN | TE | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Sterling Shepard NYG | WR | 5 | 6.5 | 8 |
| DeVante Parker MIA | WR | 6 | 6.5 | 7 |
| David Johnson HOU | RB | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Mark Ingram HOU | RB | 9 | 7.5 | 6 |
| Joe Burrow CIN | QB | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Derek Carr LV | QB | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Sam Darnold CAR | QB | 7 | 6.5 | 6 |
| Kirk Cousins MIN | QB | 7 | 6.5 | 6 |
| Kyle Pitts ATL | TE | 5 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Jamison Crowder NYJ | WR | 5 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Ryan Tannehill TEN | QB | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Ronald Jones TB | RB | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Elijah Mitchell SF | RB | 6 | 5.5 | 5 |
| Nelson Agholor NE | WR | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Rashod Bateman BAL | WR | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Rondale Moore ARI | WR | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tyler Higbee LA | TE | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Jared Cook LAC | TE | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown DET | WR | 4 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Christian Kirk ARI | WR | 4 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Kalif Raymond DET | WR | 4 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Jalen Reagor PHI | WR | 4 | 4.5 | 5 |
| A.J. Dillon GB | RB | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Malcolm Brown MIA | RB | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| A.J. Green ARI | WR | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Brandon Bolden NE | RB | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Jarvis Landry CLE | WR | 3 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Dalton Schultz DAL | TE | 3 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Daniel Jones NYG | QB | 4 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Alexander Mattison MIN | RB | 4 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Dallas Goedert PHI | TE | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Gesicki MIA | TE | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Darrel Williams KC | RB | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Darius Slayton NYG | WR | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Salvon Ahmed MIA | RB | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Robert Tonyan GB | TE | 2 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Ty Johnson NYJ | RB | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sony Michel LA | RB | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Rob Gronkowski TB | TE | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Jeff Wilson SF | RB | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Michael Gallup DAL | WR | 3 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Trevor Lawrence JAC | QB | 3 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Damien Williams CHI | RB | 1 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Baker Mayfield CLE | QB | 2 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Rashard Higgins CLE | WR | 2 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Tim Patrick DEN | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Elijah Moore NYJ | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Terrace Marshall Jr. CAR | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mac Jones NE | QB | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jonnu Smith NE | TE | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| K.J. Osborn MIN | WR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Le'Veon Bell BAL | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russell Gage ATL | WR | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Quintez Cephus DET | WR | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Austin Hooper CLE | TE | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Giovani Bernard TB | RB | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Trey Sermon SF | RB | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Van Jefferson LA | WR | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Freddie Swain SEA | WR | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Dan Arnold JAC | TE | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Phillip Lindsay HOU | RB | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
