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 Wolf’s Rest Of Season Rankings, who finished 2nd of 172 experts in FantasyPros’ Multi-Year Draft Rankings. These charts adjust values to account for positional need, assigning values based on a 1QB, 12-team, full PPR league, where quarterbacks are generally harder to trade due to a lack of positional need, unlike in 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 6 Trade Value Chart: Quarterbacks
Quarterback Riser
Matthew Stafford jumps into mid-QB2 territory in our rankings, where the ranks above remain largely unchanged.
We don't deserve Matthew Stafford, straight up.
— Sosa Kremenjas (@QBsMVP) October 3, 2025
He's the fucking best. pic.twitter.com/BbD55pXOzT
Passing for three TDs and a season-high 389 yards against the 49ers, Stafford’s TD:INT ratio now stands at 11:2. He looks as good as he ever has and has the support around him to keep it going barring an injury bug striking the team. No rushing production will mean he’ll have to keep having high-volume passing games to crack our top-12, but he could be a nice throw-in on a deal where you or a league mate is looking for a reliable QB2.
Quarterback Faller
Kyler Murray continues to fall in our rankings, now into the low-end QB2 range after week 5 versus the Titans, where his only score was on the ground.
Vintage Kyler Murray pic.twitter.com/jJ3ogzyp9v
— Liam Blutman (@Blutman27) October 5, 2025
It was the first time without throwing for a TD this season, in a year where he hasn’t had any real impressive performances in any week. If he’s going to break out of this stale run, we’re going to have to see it to believe it first. Do you think brighter days are ahead for Kyler and this offense in 2025? Maybe this could be a buy-low opportunity for you, because I’m guessing the majority of fantasy players, and Kyler managers, don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Other Quarterbacks Of Interest
Don’t let Justin Fields‘ final stat line or 25.92 half-PPR points fool you, this game was not as close as the Jets’ 37-22 loss to the Cowboys might have you think, and the bulk of Fields’ production came when the game was out of hand.
Justin Fields has displayed elite stat-padding this season
— Michael Nania (@Michael_Nania) October 6, 2025
Adjusting his stats for win probability tells the true story
On plays with a win probability of 2-98%, he is 27th out of 32 QBs in adjusted EPA per play pic.twitter.com/nyJ2wlD8sR
Against Dallas’ leaky defense, Fields and the Jets offense should have found some legitimate success, but instead the Jets QB who was already one of the most volatile fantasy options becomes even less reliable, even in assumedly great spots. Despite his ceiling, it keeps him out of fantasy’s top-12 QBs, unsafe to start any week, and nearly impossible to trade.
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
Rank | Player Name | Team | Value |
---|---|---|---|
Tier 1: Elite QBs | |||
1 | Josh Allen | BUF | 780 |
2 | Jayden Daniels | WAS | 740 |
3 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 732 |
Tier 2: QB1 Options | |||
4 | Jalen Hurts | PHI | 581 |
5 | Baker Mayfield | TB | 439 |
6 | Justin Herbert | LAC | 412 |
7 | Patrick Mahomes II | KC | 407 |
8 | Drake Maye | NE | 394 |
9 | Dak Prescott | DAL | 367 |
10 | Jared Goff | DET | 322 |
Tier 3: Fringe QB1s | |||
11 | Jordan Love | GB | 316 |
12 | Bo Nix | DEN | 310 |
13 | Justin Fields | NYJ | 307 |
14 | Caleb Williams | CHI | 304 |
15 | Daniel Jones | IND | 298 |
16 | Matthew Stafford | LAR | 230 |
Tier 4: Middling Backups | |||
17 | C.J. Stroud | HOU | 188 |
18 | Brock Purdy | SF | 186 |
19 | Kyler Murray | ARI | 185 |
20 | Michael Penix Jr. | ATL | 170 |
21 | Jaxson Dart | NYG | 167 |
22 | Trevor Lawrence | JAC | 153 |