2025 Fantasy Football Week 5 Trade Value Chart

Fantasy Football Championships are won with trades.

Here, I continue a series previously captained by RSJ’s MOH in 2023 and 2024, and Jackson Barrett before him. In my version, I’ll be basing these trade value charts off the top-150 Rest Of Season Rankings of RSJ’s Wolf Of Roto Street, who finished 2nd of 172 experts in FantasyPros’ Multi-Year Draft Rankings.These charts adjust values for positional need to assign values based on a 1QB, 12-team, full PPR league, where generally quarterbacks are harder to trade for/away due to lack of positional need, unlike Superflex leagues.

Each week throughout the season, these values will be altered to reflect the player’s value for the rest of the season. Be sure to tune back each week throughout the season. We’ll be adjusting the chart, discussing risers & fallers, and pinpointing other QBs of interest, and providing a refresher on optimal trade strategy.

The trade value chart for each position is linked below.

Fantasy Football Week 5 Trade Value Chart: Quarterbacks

Quarterback Riser

Not a lot of movement among the quarterbacks, Drake Maye rose two spots in our ranks to QB8, passing Jared Goff and Dak Prescott. Not a surprise considering the early-season tear he’s been on. Week 4 against the Panthers he completed 14-of-17 passes for 203 yards and two scores, adding another three carries for 11 yards and a third TD.

He leads the NFL with a 74-percent completion percentage with a 7:2 TD:INT ratio and two rushing scores on top, currently fantasy’s QB2. The Raiders, Dolphins, Steelers, and Panthers together don’t present very intimidating defenses so far this season, but still, not every quarterback is a lock to be as successful.

Quarterback Faller

Kyler Murray risks not making our top-150 for the first time this season. Despite a decent stat line on Thursday night, with 200 passing yards, a couple TDs, and 41 rushing yards against the Seahawks, the Cardinals looked out of sync throughout the game, with Murray looking almost disinterested.Murray and Marvin Harrison Jr.‘s connection still looks off, and there doesn’t appear to be an exit route for an offense that looks middle-of-the-pack at best.

Other Quarterbacks Of Interest

Jaxson Dart hasn’t made the top-150 (yet anyway) but he flashed the fantasy gold that is dual-threat ability in his first start with 10 carries for 54 yards and a TD. That let him be QB9 pre-Monday Night Football despite his pedestrian passing production, going 13-for-20 with one TD. Dart’s running ability will keep him worth monitoring throughout the season as a possible top-12 option at some point.

Trade Strategy Reminders

Aim To Fill Holes On Your Roster, And Your Trade Partner’s

In general, trade offers that clearly help both teams’ overall value, not just your own, will make a trade partner more cooperative, but being mindful of depth concerns with all teams involved with a trade will only increase the chance of that cooperation. Be mindful not just of weak positional depth, but a surplus of positional depth, with all your league’s rosters. You might have a shortlist of players you’d love to be able to trade for, but if what you have to offer isn’t what your trade partner needs, your offers will likely fall on deaf ears. Say you’re weak at RB, and have a surplus at WR. Teams that are strong at RB, but weak at WR, are naturally more eager to haggle.

Never Mention The Words “But The Trade Calculator Says”

Charts and calculators are a reference that can help find ideal trades, but they’re not gospel, and trying to make your potential trade partner think otherwise could shut the door on negotiations real quick. Even if your charts/calculators show the trade offer to be in your league mate’s favor, they probably have tools and references of their own, and the next time “But the trade calculator says” changes someone’s mind, may be the first time.

Be Careful How Low-Ball Your Offers Are

Speaking of bad faith, a trade offer that is too clearly in your favor puts you in danger of potential trade partners shutting you out not just for that particular trade negotiation, but any future ones as well. It’s a great feeling to get those kinds of lopsided trade deals, but the ones that are so bad they only go through 1 percent of the time likely aren’t worth hitting the send button to begin with. At their core, fantasy players aren’t complete masochists; they just want to have fun with it, and somebody sending them insulting offers isn’t fun.

Trade Value Chart: Quarterbacks

QB | RB | WR | TE