We’ve reached peak trading time, as fantasy owners are either preparing for heavy bye weeks, trying to reverse a bad start to the season, or loading up for a playoff run. The time to get out there and make a deal is now, no matter your motivation. Looking at multiple factors for a trade target will serve you best, including schedule, potential floor and ceiling, and health of surrounding teammates. You’ll see references to 4for4’s schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed (aFPA) metric in this column, which we rely on heavily to determine weekly matchup strength. As the season progresses and more data is available, aFPA becomes even more reliable, thanks to its rolling 10-week data. Buy Tyler Boyd, WR, Bengals Cincinnati’s offense wasn’t great in Week 5 and Boyd’s fantasy output suffered as a result. He caught four of his seven targets for 44 yards after posting 323 yards and two touchdowns over three previous contests. The Bengals next four games are against vulnerable secondaries, as the Steelers, Chiefs, Buccaneers and Saints boast an average ranking of 26th in wide receiver aFPA. Grabbing a piece of this Cincinnati’s receiver room could be beneficial, and Boyd sticks out as the most attainable buy. Jarvis Landry, WR, Browns Similar to Boyd, Landry is in an offense with a desirable upcoming schedule. Cleveland’s next five opponents are all 18th or worse in wide receiver aFPA, with their next two contests against the Chargers (30th) and Buccaneers (32nd). Landry is fifth in targets among receivers with 57, and where there’s volume, there’s typically production. He has a high floor and a rising ceiling, and may be undervalued after his solid, though not spectacular, start to the season. How Fantasy Owners Should Handle the Confounding Green Bay Backfield Bilal Powell, RB, Jets Isaiah Crowell had himself a day against Denver in Week 5, rushing 15 times for 219 yards and a touchdown. With all eyes on him, now is the perfect time to deal for Powell. He’s seen 12 or more touches in four of five games this season and has twice as many targets as Crowell. The eight-year veteran ranks 18th in the league in rushing, ahead of starting backs like David Johnson, Lamar Miller and Alex Collins, all of whom were selected comfortably ahead of Powell during draft season. Nyheim Hines, RB, Colts This isn’t exactly a buy-low situation, but do not let that curb your enthusiasm. This is one of those situations where buying high makes sense, because Hines is clearly on the upswing. He saw a season-high 15 carries for 45 yards in Week 5, with another seven catches for 45 receiving yards. The rookie ranks 14th among backs in PPR leagues, and has the fourth-most receptions at his position. In an offense struggling to stay healthy, Hines stands out as potentially the team’s biggest playmaker, and, at worst, second to T.Y. Hilton. Hines may be more expensive than he was a week ago, but that should not dissuade you from making a deal for him. Sell Eric Ebron, TE, Colts The following is not a typo: Ebron ranks third among tight ends in standard-scoring and PPR leagues. He’s averaging nine targets (third at his position), 13.7 standard-league points, and 16.3 PPR points per contest in his new home. Some of his early-season success, however, can be attributed to injuries to both T.Y Hilton and fellow tight end Jack Doyle. Upon their return, Ebron’s usage should trend downward. In the current landscape of hit or miss at tight end, Ebron should be rather attractive on the trade market. Josh Gordon, WR, Patriots This may sting a bit for Gordon backers, but his usage and output in Week 5 just weren’t enough for him to stand out above the crowded pass-catching group in New England. Sure, he found the end zone and totaled 50 yards on four catches, but the 27-year-old was out-targeted by James White, Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski. There’s a constant allure to Gordon, tied to his monster 2013 campaign, and the occasion of his first touchdown with the Patriots makes this the ideal time to capitalize on the ever-present hysteria surrounding his potential. Week 6 Fantasy Football Streaming Options: Spot Starters for Week 6 Kenyan Drake, RB, Dolphins Despite leading Miami’s offense in both targets and touches, Drake has yet to eclipse 53 yards rushing in a single game. His best outing was in Week 5, where he ran the ball six times for 46 yards, caught seven balls for 69 yards, and scored a touchdown. Drake is averaging .33 PPR points per snap, while 35-year old Frank Gore is right behind him with .30 points per snap. It appears that head coach Adam Gase is committed to using both Drake and Gore in a committee backfield, so now may be the only time to take advantage of Drake’s breakout 24.5 PPR-league game. As an added impetus to trade him now, Miami faces the fourth- and second-best defenses in rushing aFPA in Weeks 15 and 16, respectively. Hold Royce Freeman, RB, Broncos Those who drafted Freeman may be feeling a tad frustrated, which is totally understandable given his usage. Undrafted rookie Phillip Lindsay is averaging just about three touches per game more than Freeman, and has double the targets through five weeks. Denver is tied for first in the NFL in rushing first downs, but just 17th in rushing attempts. Freeman has done enough, though, to warrant forward-looking optimism, even though Lindsay has been the better back. The hope would be that the Broncos figure out a way to get them more involved in the offense, which would, in turn, make both at least flex-relevant on a weekly basis.<doc-sep>Need Fantasy Football lineup advice? Talk to CBS Sports on your Google Assistant to get insights on the best sleepers and to help decide between players. Just start with, "Hey Google, talk to CBS Sports." The Trade Chart is designed to help guide you in making fair trades in your standard-scoring, PPR and two-quarterback leagues. The values assigned to the players below are a long-term measurement of their Fantasy value. By adding two players' values you could determine what one player you should be able to get in return. This list also works as a "Rest of Season" rankings. Also, any player not on the chart should be considered valued at no more than four points. Running backs Player Non PPR Todd Gurley, LAR 48 51 Melvin Gordon, LAC 44 47 Ezekiel Elliott, DAL 43 44 Alvin Kamara, NO 36 41 Saquon Barkley, NYG 36 39 Christian McCaffrey, CAR 33 37 David Johnson, ARI 33 35 Kareem Hunt, KC 32 33 Joe Mixon, CIN 26 29 Sony Michel, NE 23 24 Mark Ingram, NO 22 24 Le'Veon Bell, PIT 20 23 Dalvin Cook, MIN 16 18 Carlos Hyde, CLE 16 17 Marshawn Lynch, OAK 16 17 Jordan Howard, CHI 15 17 Kerryon Johnson, DET 15 17 Leonard Fournette, JAC 15 17 Devonta Freeman, ATL 14 16 Adrian Peterson, WAS 14 15 James Conner, PIT 13 15 James White, NE 12 15 Chris Carson, SEA 12 13 T.J. Yeldon, JAC 11 13 Austin Ekeler, LAC 11 13 Phillip Lindsay, DEN 10 12 Aaron Jones, GB 10 12 Wendell Smallwood, PHI 10 12 Matt Breida, SF 10 12 Chris Thompson, WAS 9 12 LeSean McCoy, BUF 9 11 Royce Freeman, DEN 9 10 Alfred Morris, SF 9 10 Nyheim Hines, IND 8 11 Tevin Coleman, ATL 8 10 Tarik Cohen, CHI 8 10 Kenyan Drake, MIA 8 9 Dion Lewis, TEN 7 10 Javorius Allen, BAL 7 9 Corey Clement, PHI 7 9 Bilal Powell, NYJ 6 8 Alex Collins, BAL 6 7 Isaiah Crowell, NYJ 6 7 Nick Chubb, CLE 6 7 Lamar Miller, HOU 5 6 Wide receivers Player Non PPR Antonio Brown, PIT 34 38 A.J. Green, CIN 33 37 DeAndre Hopkins, HOU 33 37 Michael Thomas, NO 32 36 Adam Thielen, MIN 30 34 Mike Evans, TB 29 33 Davante Adams, GB 28 32 Stefon Diggs, MIN 28 32 Odell Beckham, NYG 27 31 JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT 25 29 Julio Jones, ATL 24 28 Tyreek Hill, KC 20 23 Cooper Kupp, LAR 19 22 T.Y. Hilton, IND 18 21 Keenan Allen, LAC 17 20 Kenny Golladay, DET 16 19 Brandin Cooks, LAR 16 19 Emmanuel Sanders, DEN 15 18 Will Fuller, HOU 15 18 Robert Woods, LAR 15 18 Golden Tate, DET 13 16 Josh Gordon, NE 12 15 Amari Cooper, OAK 12 15 Jarvis Landry, CLE 11 14 Alshon Jeffery, PHI 11 14 Calvin Ridley, ATL 10 12 Julian Edelman, NE 9 13 Tyler Boyd, CIN 9 12 John Brown, BAL 9 11 Allen Robinson, CHI 9 11 Demaryius Thomas, DEN 8 11 Marvin Jones, DET 8 10 Geronimo Allison, GB 7 9 Tyler Lockett, SEA 7 9 Mike Williams, LAC 7 8 Chris Godwin, TB 7 8 Corey Davis, TEN 6 9 Devin Funchess, CAR 6 8 Sammy Watkins, KC 6 8 Jordy Nelson, OAK 6 8 Doug Baldwin, SEA 6 8 DeSean Jackson, TB 6 8 Kenny Stills, MIA 5 7 Tight ends Player Non PPR Travis Kelce, KC 22 25 Zach Ertz, PHI 18 22 Rob Gronkowski, NE 17 20 Eric Ebron, IND 10 12 Jimmy Graham, GB 8 10 Kyle Rudolph, MIN 8 10 George Kittle, SF 8 10 Jared Cook, OAK 7 10 Jordan Reed, WAS 7 10 Trey Burton, CHI 7 9 Evan Engram, NYG 5 7 Quarterbacks Player 1QB 2QB Drew Brees, NO 17 34 Tom Brady, NE 16 32 Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 16 32 Cam Newton, CAR 15 30 Aaron Rodgers, GB 15 30 Deshaun Watson, HOU 15 30 Patrick Mahomes, KC 15 30 Matt Ryan, ATL 14 28 Andrew Luck, IND 14 28 Philip Rivers, LAC 14 28 Jared Goff, LAR 13 26 Kirk Cousins, MIN 11 22 Carson Wentz, PHI 11 22 Matthew Stafford, DET 9 18 Andy Dalton, CIN 8 16 Russell Wilson, SEA 7 14 Jameis Winston, TB 5 10 DSTs Player Non PPR Bears DST 8 8 Jaguars DST 8 8 Rams DST 7 7 So who should you sit and start? And what shocking QB could win you Week 6? Visit SportsLine now to get Fantasy football rankings for every single position, and see which shocking QB finishes in the top 10 this week, all from the model that out-performed experts big time last season.<doc-sep>I’ve written the trade chart articles for several seasons, and each week, it takes many hours to formulate the values. And ever since I started writing fantasy articles, I’ve always preferred to write a personal opening to try to tie it to the theme of the article when time permits. If you’ve read this article consistently, you’ve heard anecdotes about me bartering with son over Halloween candy, trips to the emergency room, and the time I saved three dozen puppies from a burning building. Fine, that last one didn’t happen and I never wrote about it. But I was your hero for a second, eh? For this week, I was going to write about the story of how I proposed to my wife. It was perhaps the single greatest comedy of errors in the history of mankind, but considering both that she said yes and that we’re still married today, it all worked out perfectly. And that was going to tie into how even if things aren’t going quite right for your fantasy team, there’s always hope to save it. Even if things seem like they’re destined for failure, if you call enough audibles, you can make it work. But frankly, I’ve got a 102 fever right now, which I’m pretty sure I caught through the airwaves from Mike Tagliere on Sunday night’s FantasyPros Football Podcast. So I had to make some sacrifices — either the anecdote or the trade values. Something tells me you guys will forgive me for devoting my limited energy toward something that may actually help you in fantasy. But if you want to hear about how I had to propose three days earlier than I planned, tried to do it at a fancy restaurant that was overbooked and so we were seated at a table with an 80-year-old couple, and the ring was somehow two sizes too big, then just hit me up on Twitter. Legitimately, the worst story ever. You know the deal by now. The values are based off a 12-team, 0.5 PPR league. And please remember, they are not designed to be a one-size-fits-all sort of guide. I myself made a trade tonight which was loosely based on the trade values in these charts. If you have a lot of running back depth, then it’s more than fine to deal from your strength even if you give a little too much. And away we go. Happy trading! Find and analyze trades for your team with My Playbook >> Quarterbacks There are 14 quarterbacks listed on the trade chart. You know who is not on the list? Andy Dalton, Blake Bortles, Mitchell Trubisky, Joe Flacco, and Carson Wentz. All are averaging between 17 and 20 fantasy points per game. As always, I’ll repeat my standard line that unless you play in a league where almost everyone rosters a backup quarterback, don’t bother trying to trade for one. You can get by even if you need to stream. Running Backs It was great to see Mark Ingram return and be immediately handed back a huge role in the offense. There’s little to be concerned about going forward with that backfield, and that includes with Alvin Kamara. Yes, Monday night was disappointing, but Kamara was elite last year despite splitting work with Ingram and never receiving more than 12 carries in a game. He’ll be fine. With Jay Ajayi’s¬†season-ending injury, both Corey Clement and Wendell Smallwood move to the forefront. Both should be borderline Flex-worthy starts in 0.5 PPR formats for the time being. The risk, of course, is that like last season, the Eagles will deal for a running back, perhaps LeSean McCoy or Le’Veon Bell. So consider both running backs short-term fixes in the meantime, though the Eagles have plenty of areas to upgrade which may take priority. Speaking of Bell, his outlook remains unclear. Unless James Conner gets injured or utterly flops this weekend against the Bengals, it now seems unlikely that Bell will step into action in Week 8 for the Steelers and see nearly all of the workload. If he is indeed traded, he’ll need time to get up to speed on the playbook and, depending on where he lands, similarly may not get all of the workload. With that said, Bell is obviously an elite talent, particularly in 0.5 PPR formats, so his value remains high. But with Conner’s strong effort against the Falcons, the waters are muddied. Devonta Freeman is dealing with a bone contusion in his foot and appears likely to miss the Falcons’ Week 6 game against the Bucs. It’s been a lost season for Freeman, who has played in only two games and been productive in none. It’s unclear how serious the injury is, but at this point, you’d be doing a disservice to yourself, the fantasy football industry, and the Atlanta Falcons if you continued to value Freeman as anything more than a borderline RB2. Other risers include T.J. Yeldon, Isaiah Crowell, Chris Carson, and both Patriots backs. Fallers include Dalvin Cook, Lamar Miller, and Giovani Bernard. Unless you were stranded somewhere without a television or internet access this past weekend, those minor moves should not require explanation. Wide Receivers If I were drafting in a 0.5 PPR format, Antonio Brown would probably be my first receiver off the board, but I’d think long and hard about Adam Thielen. Both lead the NFL with 66 targets, while Thielen leads the league in receptions (47) and is second in receiving yards (589) behind only DeAndre Hopkins. There’s no reason to think of him as anything other than one of the best two or three receivers in any format that awards points per reception. Nor is there reason to doubt Robert Woods, who ranks as the ninth-best wide receiver in 0.5 PPR formats thus far.¬† Over the last three weeks, he has 20 receptions for 297 yards and three touchdowns, as well as 66 rushing yards. Regardless of how soon Cooper Kupp and Brandin Cooks return from their concussions, Woods is establishing himself as an elite fantasy wide receiver. So too is Kenny Golladay, who continues to do ridiculously-talented things on the football field. Holding Golladay back in trade value in this format is only his lack of receptions — he has just 27 on the season, which ranks 20th among wide receivers. But he is firmly a WR2, even in 0.5 PPR formats. Those losing value include Will Fuller (Keke Coutee’s¬†emergence hurts his value), Amari Cooper (tough to be a viable receiver getting one target a game), and Larry Fitzgerald (until he shows he is healthy, he’s only barely worth owning). Tight Ends I would now value both Travis Kelce and Zach Ertz higher than Rob Gronkowski in a trade. But I fully expect Gronkowski to score two touchdowns this week to show Kelce that he’s still the top dog. That’s all I would like to say on tight end. Thanks very much for your attention. Find and analyze trades for your team with My Playbook >> Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | TuneIn | RSS Dan Harris is a featured writer for FantasyPros. For more from Dan, check out his archive or follow him on Twitter @danharris80.<doc-sep>
With the trade deadline looming in many Fantasy Football leagues, now is the time to make a big move to upgrade your roster. And before you make any kind of deal before Week 6 of the Fantasy Football season, you need to see the latest Fantasy Football trade chart from SportsLine. This chart assigns a value to the top Fantasy Football players in PPR and non-PPR leagues. It's like having a virtual general manager that will find the best Fantasy Football trade targets all season long and make sure you always get the right value. This Fantasy Football trade chart is based off SportsLine's powerful projection model that has simulated the entire NFL season 10,000 times. Once the data is in, SportsLine uses a proprietary calculation to account for the relative depth of each position. The end result is the exact trade value for every Fantasy player and a huge edge in your league. One thing we can tell you entering Week 6: Saquon Barkley is a big mover, jumping from outside the top five all the way up to No. 2 overall in non-PPR leagues. His rushing numbers haven't been eye-popping through six weeks, but he's producing big-time as a receiver out of the backfield. He needed just four receptions to record 81 yards of receiving and a pair of touchdowns in Week 5. Add that type of production to his standard workload of about 15 carries per game and Barkley is an elite Fantasy option at this point. He's now worth more than other backs like Melvin Gordon, Ezekiel Elliott and David Johnson, so be sure you get the right return when making a deal involving the stud rookie out of Penn State. One player going the opposite direction: Redskins running back Adrian Peterson. He was a top-10 value in non-PPR leagues in Week 5, but has fallen all the way out of the top 20 in the latest version of the trade chart. He injured his shoulder in a "Monday Night Football" loss to the Saints, but even when he was on the field, he wasn't effective with just four carries for six yards. His 19-120-2 line in Week 3 against Green Bay showed that he still has value, but don't overpay for the veteran back in any kind of Fantasy deal. The trade chart has also dropped one huge name out of the top five and made the call on how much value Le'Veon Bell and James Conner have as Bell's future remains up in the air in Pittsburgh. Getting the right deal for players like these could be the difference between winning your league and going home with nothing. What are the trade values for all the top players in PPR and standard Fantasy Football leagues? And which huge star is no longer an elite value? Visit SportsLine now to get SportsLine's full 2018 Fantasy Football trade chart, all from an advanced computer that has simulated the season 10,000 times.