Fantasy Football Trade Value Chart Week 11: Wide Receivers

RSJ’s Jackson Barrett created a value-based drafting Excel tool to create the preseason values for this Fantasy Football Trade Value Chart. The tool uses the FantasyPros consensus projections to assign values based on a 12-team, full PPR league.

Each week throughout the season, these values will be altered to reflect the player’s value for the rest of the season. Changes made to player’s value will be based on FantasyPros Rest of Season ECR, results from the season thus far, and The Wolf’s Rest of Season Rankings. But for the most part, the below values should generally reflect consensus rankings. The values provided also allow for comparing player values across positions, not just within one positional group.

For more information on how to make successful deals, check out our strategies for negotiating trades.

Be sure to tune back each week throughout the season. We’ll be adjusting the chart, discussing risers & fallers, and pinpointing trade targets.

The trade value chart for each position is linked below.

Fantasy Football Week 11 Trade Value Chart: Wide Receivers

Wide Receiver Riser

Ja’Marr Chase had been pulling closer to Justin Jefferson in recent weeks, but he’s finally made the leap this week. Following an 11/264/3 stat line in Week 10, Chase is officially the WR1 on our Trade Value Chart.

Chase had long been the WR2, but Jefferson had stayed ahead of him due to the consistency that he provided. At this point, the weekly ceiling and matchup-winning upside that Chase provides is far too valuable to rank him anywhere other than WR1.

The talent of Chase is unquestioned and he also happens to be a piece of the league’s most pass-heavy offense. Cincinnati’s 10.1-percent pass rate over expectation ranks first in the NFL by a wide margin. Second place, the Seahawks, come in at 6.4 percent.

Cincinnati’s pass-happy mentality, combined with a struggling defense, makes for an incredibly fantasy-friendly environment for Chase. Fantasy managers should expect plenty of big days down the stretch from him.

Wide Receiver Faller

What exactly do we do with Malik Nabers at this point? Daniel Jones is a clear liability to the offense as a whole, Andrew Thomas’s absence is creating significant issues on the offensive line, and the Giants are spiraling after a loss to the Panthers.

From a target-earning perspective, nothing has really changed with Nabers. He has not dipped below a 25-percent target share in a game since Week 1. It seems that the Giants’ offense is just bottoming out and Nabers is being pulled down with it.

One distinct change that shows up on film for Nabers is his lack of YAC production. Dan Schneier highlights one of the few shifty moments we’ve seen from Nabers in recent weeks.

The numbers back up what we’ve seen on film. In the four games prior to his concussion, Nabers averaged 4.5 yards after the catch per reception. Since his return in Week 7, that number has fallen to 1.7 yards. It’s hard to put a finger on the cause of this, but it’s concerning all around.

Wide Receiver Trade Target

This is likely not a roster move that will pay off massively, but fantasy managers without significant depth should look to acquire Diontae Johnson. He can be acquired for a bag of Skittles and a grape soda – he’s worth a stab given his dirt-cheap price.

At this point, we don’t truly know how Johnson fits into the Baltimore offense.  He’s not yet played more than 30 percent of snaps in a single game. However, we do know that he’s going to get more reps in the coming weeks.

Johnson has spent his career as an elite separator and target earner. He is now in the best offensive environment of his career. As previously mentioned, this is likely an acquisition that doesn’t make a significant difference on fantasy rosters. But it’s worth seeing what sort of role Johnson can carve out when he finally sees a legitimate opportunity.

Tier 1: The Alphas

Tier 2: High-End Starters

Tier 3: Quality Options

Tier 4: Emergency Starters and Bench Assets