2025 Fantasy Football Week 9 Trade Value Chart: Running Backs

Fantasy Football Championships are won with trades.

These fantasy football trade value charts are based on 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 backs 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 9 TRADE VALUE CHART: RUNNING BACKS

Running Back Risers

With Cam Skattebo likely missing the rest of the season with a very dislocated ankle, Tyrone Tracy jumps back into fantasy relevance. He was a low-mid RB2 while he was starting weeks 5-18 in 2024 in tandem with Devin Singletary. That’s set to happen again, but with Jaxson Dart at the helm, the Giants offense could look different than it did last year with Daniel Jones. Dart has provided an emotional spark, but uncertainty and a tougher upcoming schedule against RBs makes it tough to say if he can match or outdo his production from week 5-18 last year. If you previously had depth at RB, he could be part of a package that helps you upgrade at RB or another position. Or, if your league mate has him, your league mate could be more open to talking about getting you a RB in a trade.

Running Back Fallers

Despite getting nearly 7 yards per carry against the Bills, Rico Dowdle‘s fantasy output looked too much like it did before Chuba Hubbard‘s injury absence. 54 yards against the Bills is a season-high with Hubbard active. With minimal passing work or expected TDs, Dowdle’s previous RSJ Rest Of Season ranking as RB18 likely won’t be sniffed again unless the Panthers’ coaching staff decides that he is worthy of a significant workload increase from what it has been so far. Many are scratching their heads as to why they haven’t found him worthy already.

Other Running Backs Of Interest

Just when TreVeyon Henderson was losing touches to Terrell Jennings, he comes back front and center on our radars once again with a season-high 75 yards on ten carries against a normally stingy Browns defense. Rhamondre Stevenson got 14 carries of his own with a couple of targets, but while last week we were saying “It’s joever”, this week we’re wondering if a good buy-low opportunity just closed.

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 9 TRADE VALUE CHART: RUNNING BACKS

QB | RB | WR | TE