2025 Fantasy Football Week 5 Trade Value Chart: Wide Receivers

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 other WRs 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: Wide Receivers

Wide Receiver Risers

There are four receivers that made a significant jump in our top-150 this week: Quentin Johnston (WR41 to WR17), DK Metcalf (WR32 to WR21), Xavier Worthy (WR36 to WR19), and even one that you wouldn’t think would ever drop far enough to have to be considered a riser, in Justin Jefferson (WR8 to WR3). JJettas re-established himself as QB-proof with Carson Wentz after catching 10 passes for 126 yards. Could the return of Jordan Addison mean that defenses couldn’t hone in on JJ quite as much? Maybe. But we’ve seen high production regardless of quarterback play before, and now that we have it on paper with Wentz under center, it’s full speed ahead once again for Jefferson.

It would seem Wolf has come around to the idea of a legitimate Quentin Johnston breakout, continuing to set a season-high in targets each week, putting up an 8/98/1 line on 13 targets in week 4. Ladd McConkey continues to be the victim of QJ’s breakout, only catching 1-of-6 targets for 11 yards. For all the blood, sweat, and tears some give to this game of fantasy football, the season always gives us occasional “we know nothing” moments and seasons, and if the Johnston-McConkey dynamic continues to be this extreme opposite of last season, it would certainly fall under the “we know nothing” category.

Wide Receiver Fallers

Week 4 also has no shortage of fallers: AJ Brown (WR10 to WR20), Brian Thomas Jr. (WR18 to WR22), Tee Higgins (WR33 to WR43), and Terry McLaurin (WR28 to WR38), and unfortunately, Tyreek Hill is now unranked. The Eagles haven’t needed AJ to produce in order to win so far, he was able to put up a clunker and the still beat the Buccaneers while he only caught 2-of-9 passes for all of seven yards. He’s becoming one of those receivers who is so volatile that you can’t rely on them in the fantasy playoffs, when you need to win two or three games in a row. It might be time to see if someone in your league would buy into the name enough to trade for him for a receiver a little higher up on our trade value charts.

Terry McLaurin continues to fall as Deebo Samuel continues to look good whether they’re on the field together or not. He caught all six targets for 72 yards and a score with backup Marcus Mariota playing. If Terry and Jayden Daniels are able to return in week 5, it may actually be more of a boost to Deebo than Terry, as Deebo’s best game was week 1 when McLaurin and Daniels were healthy.

Other Wide Receivers Of Interest

With Cedric Tillman set to miss time with a hamstring injury, Isaiah Bond could get more exposure in the Browns’ WR room. Not that that means much right now, the offense looked putrid again. Outside of a touchdown-scoring opening drive, they could only muster three points the rest of the game. Joe Flacco isn’t resurrecting any of that 2023 magic, and a QB change may be what it takes. Although Bond’s personal situation left him undrafted, he was considered by many as a second/third-round talent, so if a QB change does happen, we definitely want to pay attention. We should at least keep an eye on what kind of opportunity he sees in week 5, whether or not it’s Flacco or rookie Dillon Gabriel.

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 kind 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 just want to have fun with it, and somebody sending them insulting offers isn’t fun.

Trade Value Chart: Wide Receivers

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