NFL Week 9 Fantasy Football Trade Value Chart (2021): Risers, Fallers, Injury Notes

Time is ticking before the fantasy trade deadline passes.

This trade value chart probably looks different than other charts you’re used to seeing. Most other analysts take their rest of the season rankings, apply arbitrary numbers to each player based on rank order, and call it a day.

I used a value-based drafting Excel tool to create the initial pre-Week 1 values for this chart. Since then, I have made changes based on the results from the first three weeks, FantasyPros Rest of the Season ECR, The Wolf’s Rest of Season Rankings, and my expected fantasy points analysis (updated every Wednesday).

PLAYER	POS	TEAM	1QB	2QB
Dalvin Cook	RB	MIN	62	62
Najee Harris	RB	PIT	60	60
Alvin Kamara	RB	NO	59	59
Davante Adams	WR	GB	58	58
Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC	58	58
Christian McCaffrey	RB	CAR	56	56
Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR	55	55
Tyreek Hill	WR	KC	55	55
D'Andre Swift	RB	DET	54	54
Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL	53	53
Aaron Jones	RB	GB	53	53
Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND	52	52
Travis Kelce	TE	KC	49	49
Stefon Diggs	WR	BUF	46	46
Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN	46	46
Deebo Samuel	WR	SF	46	46
A.J. Brown	WR	TEN	46	46
Darrell Henderson	RB	LAR	45	45
Joe Mixon	RB	CIN	44	44
D.K. Metcalf	WR	SEA	43	43
Ja'Marr Chase	WR	CIN	43	43
James Robinson	RB	JAC	42	42
Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG	42	42
D.J. Moore	WR	CAR	42	42
Darren Waller	TE	LV	42	42
Keenan Allen	WR	LAC	41	41
Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS	41	41
DeAndre Hopkins	WR	ARI	38	38
Nick Chubb	RB	CLE	37	37
CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	36	36
Mark Andrews	TE	BAL	36	36
Leonard Fournette	RB	TB	36	36
Josh Allen	QB	BUF	35	58
Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL	35	35
Chris Godwin	WR	TB	34	34
Diontae Johnson	WR	PIT	34	34
Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL	33	55
Amari Cooper	WR	DAL	33	33
Mike Evans	WR	TB	33	33
Josh Jacobs	RB	LV	32	32
T.J. Hockenson	TE	DET	32	32
Mike Williams	WR	LAC	31	31
Chase Edmonds	RB	ARI	31	31
Patrick Mahomes II	QB	KC	30	52
Kyler Murray	QB	ARI	30	52
Marquise Brown	WR	BAL	30	30
Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	30	30
Cordarrelle Patterson	RB	ATL	28	28
Brandin Cooks	WR	HOU	28	28
George Kittle	TE	SF	28	28
Adam Thielen	WR	MIN	27	27
Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA	27	27
Tom Brady	QB	TB	26	50
Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN	26	26
Robert Woods	WR	LAR	26	26
Elijah Mitchell	RB	SF	25	25
Damien Harris	RB	NE	24	24
Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	KC	23	23
Chase Claypool	WR	PIT	22	22
Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	22	22
Michael Carter	RB	NYJ	22	22
Zack Moss	RB	BUF	22	22
Dak Prescott	QB	DAL	21	46
Jaylen Waddle	WR	MIA	21	21
Javonte Williams	RB	DEN	21	21
Myles Gaskin	RB	MIA	21	21
David Montgomery	RB	CHI	19	19
Antonio Brown	WR	TB	19	19
Calvin Ridley	WR	ATL	19	19
Melvin Gordon III	RB	DEN	19	19
Jalen Hurts	QB	PHI	18	44
Dalton Schultz	TE	DAL	18	18
Jakobi Meyers	WR	NE	18	18
Kadarius Toney	WR	NYG	18	18
Antonio Gibson	RB	WAS	18	18
Justin Herbert	QB	LAC	17	42
Matthew Stafford	QB	LAR	17	42
Mike Gesicki	TE	MIA	17	17
Khalil Herbert	RB	CHI	17	17
Darrel Williams	RB	KC	17	17
Noah Fant	TE	DEN	16	16
Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI	16	16
DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI	15	15
Derrick Henry	RB	TEN	15	15
Julio Jones	WR	TEN	15	15
Rob Gronkowski	TE	TB	14	14
Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR	14	14
Kareem Hunt	RB	CLE	14	14
Miles Sanders	RB	PHI	14	14
Jarvis Landry	WR	CLE	14	14
Hunter Renfrow	WR	CAR	14	14
Chris Carson	RB	SEA	13	13
Corey Davis	WR	NYJ	13	13
Dawson Knox	TE	BUF	13	13
Emmanuel Sanders	WR	BUF	13	13
Marvin Jones Jr.	WR	JAC	13	13
Jerry Jeudy	WR	DEN	13	13
James Conner	RB	ARI	13	13
Allen Robinson II	WR	CHI	12	12
J.D. McKissic	RB	WAS	11	11
Sterling Shepard	WR	NYG	11	11
Alexander Mattison	RB	MIN	10	10
Tony Pollard	RB	DAL	10	10
Zach Ertz	TE	PHI	10	10
Mike Davis	RB	ATL	10	10
AJ Dillon	RB	GB	10	10
Bryan Edwards	WR	LV	10	10
Rashod Bateman	WR	BAL	10	10
Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB	9	38
Joe Burrow	QB	CIN	9	38
Jamaal Williams	RB	DET	9	9
D'Ernest Johnson	RB	CLE	9	9
Mark Ingram	RB	NO	9	9
Darnell Mooney	WR	CHI	9	9
Brandon Aiyuk	WR	SF	9	9
Kenneth Gainwell	RB	PHI	8	8
Adrian Peterson	RB	TEN	8	8
Devontae Booker	RB	NYG	7	7
Alex Collins	RB	SEA	7	7
Devin Singletary	RB	BUF	7	7
Kenyan Drake	RB	LV	7	7
Kenny Golladay	WR	NYG	7	7
Robby Anderson	WR	CAR	7	7
Cole Beasley	WR	BUF	7	7
Jeremy McNichols	RB	TEN	7	7
Hunter Henry	TE	NE	6	6
Samaje Perine	RB	CIN	6	6
Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR	JAC	6	6
Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	CLE	6	6
Tyler Boyd	WR	CIN	6	6
Will Fuller V	WR	MIA	6	6
DeVante Parker	WR	MIA	6	6
Boston Scott	RB	PHI	6	6
Ryan Tannehill	QB	TEN	5	36
Russell Wilson	QB	SEA	5	35
Tyler Higbee	TE	LAR	5	5
Latavius Murray	RB	BAL	5	5
Nyheim Hines	RB	IND	5	5
Christian Kirk	WR	ARI	5	5
Logan Thomas	TE	WAS	4	4
Rondale Moore	WR	ARI	3	3
Elijah Moore	WR	NYJ	3	3
Michael Gallup	WR	DAL	3	3
A.J. Green	WR	ARI	3	3
Sony Michel	RB	LAR	3	3
Giovani Bernard	RB	TB	3	3
Ty Johnson	RB	NYJ	3	3
Van Jefferson	WR	LAR	3	3
Mecole Hardman	WR	KC	3	3
Derek Carr	QB	LV	2	28
Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN	2	28
Trevor Lawrence	QB	JAC	2	23
Trey Lance	QB	SF	2	13
Trey Sermon	RB	SF	2	2
Damien Williams	RB	CHI	2	2
Tim Patrick	WR	DEN	2	2
Marquez Callaway	WR	NO	2	2
Ty'Son Williams	RB	BAL	2	2
David Johnson	RB	HOU	2	2
Carson Wentz	QB	IND	1	26
Matt Ryan	QB	ATL	1	21
Justin Fields	QB	CHI	1	21
Tua Tagovailoa	QB	MIA	1	20
Daniel Jones	QB	NYG	1	19
Tyrod Taylor	QB	HOU	1	17
Taysom Hill	QB	NO	1	16
Teddy Bridgewater	QB	DEN	1	15
Sam Darnold	QB	CAR	1	14
Deshaun Watson	QB	HOU	1	12
Ben Roethlisberger	QB	PIT	1	12
Taylor Heinicke	QB	WAS	1	11
Baker Mayfield	QB	CLE	1	11
Mac Jones	QB	NE	1	10
Jared Goff	QB	DET	1	10
Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	SF	1	8
Geno Smith	QB	CHI	1	4
Mike White	QB	NYJ	1	3
Zach Wilson	QB	NYJ	1	3
Ryan Fitzpatrick	QB	WAS	1	3

WEEK 8 RISERS, FALLERS, AND INJURY NOTES

For a more detailed injury breakdown, check out CJay’s Trainer’s Room article that comes out later in the week. I am writing this on Monday night and tried to take the following injuries into account, but stay tuned for updates throughout the week. Injury data is primarily sourced from The Fantasy Doctors and ProFootballDoc.

DERRICK HENRY

The biggest injury of the week was Titans running back Derrick Henry suffering a Jones fracture. Projecting Henry’s trade value is very difficult. On one hand, Dr. Selene Parekh discusses a surgical option that could give Henry a chance to return at the low-end of the reported 6-10 week timeline. Profootballdoc acknowledges this option but expects Henry to be out 8-12 weeks, which would kill any fantasy value for the rest of this season. Both doctors explain that returning earlier than 8 weeks would be very risky. Henry seems to have a chance to return but comes with massive risk if he does return in time for fantasy.

CALVIN RIDLEY

Calvin Ridley is stepping away from football to focus on mental health, and I wish him all the best in his recovery. There is no clear timeline for return. Generally, I prefer high-upside, high-risk players, so I would at least give up any bench player you’re unlikely to use for Ridley. Beyond that, his value is dependant on your team’s needs. He may or may not return this year, but if he does, I like his potential for positive regression due to his target volume.

RUSSELL WILSON

Russell Wilson had the pin removed in his finger Monday. Profootballdoc is targeting a Week 10 return against the Packers and believes this is a realistic goal. Receivers D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett get a bump this week.

CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY

McCaffrey’s stock rises this week on the news that he is set to practice Wednesday with the hope of playing Week 9. He could possibly sit another week, but once again appears to be on the verge of returning.

KYLER MURRAY

Kyler Murray suffered a medial ankle sprain and could be in danger of missing Week 9, according to Dr. Jesse Morse.

DEANDRE HOPKINS

DeAndre Hopkins also re-aggravated a hamstring injury on Thursday Night Football and could miss more time

DAK PRESCOTT

Quarterback Dak Prescott is expected to practice fully this week according to coach Mike McCarthy. He seems very likely to return this week.

JAMEIS WINSTON

Jameis Winston suffered a season-ending ACL injury. Backup Taysom Hill is still in the concussion protocol, but if he takes over, Alvin Kamara will likely see a dip in receiving production.