2025 Fantasy Football Week 8 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 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 other WRs of interest, and providing a refresher on optimal trade strategy. The trade value chart for each position is linked below.

QB | RB | WR | TE

FANTASY FOOTBALL WEEK 8 TRADE VALUE CHART: WIDE RECEIVERS

Wide Receiver Risers

With Joe Flacco filling in until Joe Burrow gets back, Tee Higgins looks like he’s found a safe WR2 floor in fantasy again, with 11 catches for 158 yards and a score the last two weeks, with 18 targets.

The Bengals’ game script formula of chasing points to keep up with their mediocre defense once again has a QB that can keep pace well enough to keep Tee and Ja’Marr Chase locked into fantasy lineups through into Burrow’s return.

Wide Receiver Fallers

Catching only 4-of-11 targets for 63 scoreless yards, Rome Odunze’s production over the last two weeks has to be addressed. His status as a fantasy WR1 doesn’t look like it’s in jeopardy yet, but these down weeks were against two opponents in the Commanders and Saints that were fantasy-friendly to wide receivers. The run game took care of the offense this past week, and Rome was still the target leader in week 7 despite only two catches for 31 yards.

So he’s a primary look in the passing game, but wasn’t needed to put up fantasy-friendly numbers in order for the Bears to get W’s the past two weeks. It could speak to a little future volatility that wasn’t there before, and it drops him a bit in our top rankings. He isn’t currently optimal to trade for or away; he should still be valued too high by your league mates who have him to be considered a buy low, and it is tough to see a realistic scenario that makes him ideal to trade away.

Other Wide Receivers Of Interest

Xavier Worthy wasn’t producing past FLEX consideration before Rashee Rice’s return, so it’ll be interesting to see if the second-year receiver can at least keep that going for him now that Rice is back. 3-of-4 targets for 35 yards and one carry for 13 yards puts him at WR39 in half-PPR pre-Monday Night Football.

Xavier Legette finished higher than the WR29 for the first time this season, catching 9-of-11 targets for 92 yards and a TD against the Jets. It’s not as though he saw an uptick in playing time, but the Panthers’ offense started the season rough, and it looks like they’ve found some footing. It’s worth monitoring if any receiving options can be viable fantasy ones outside of Tetairoa McMillan, assuming Bryce Young isn’t out for a significant amount of time.

Trade Strategy Reminders

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

In general, trade offers that clearly benefit both teams’ overall value, not just your own, will make a trade partner more cooperative. However, being mindful of depth concerns with all teams involved in 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, maybe 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.

WEEK 8 TRADE VALUE CHART: WIDE RECEIVERS

QB | RB | WR | TE