2025 Fantasy Football Week 12 Trade Value Chart: Tight Ends

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 TEs 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 12 TRADE VALUE CHART: TIGHT ENDS

Tight End Riser – George Kittle (6-of-6 targets, 67 yards, 2 TDs)

After two weeks looking like the Kittle we all know and love, he gets his highest spot in our ROS rankings this season as the TE2, only behind Trey McBride. Did you find a way to get by at the TE position while Kittle was out? If so, it may decision-time as fantasy trade deadlines draw closer, on whether or not it’s time to move one of your TEs in a package that bolsters your overall roster for the upcoming playoffs, perhaps to the league mate who has the next name in this article.

Tight End Faller – Sam LaPorta (injury)

LaPorta’s back injury means the soonest he can come back is week 15, which is when most fantasy playoffs begin. Since it’s very likely only those who make their fantasy playoffs will be able to play him again, he drops a full 13 spots in our tight end ROS rankings. If you have another option at TE, it may be worth checking if a league mate is in the playoff picture but will desperately need a TE, to help bolster the rest of your roster.

Other Tight Ends Of Interest – AJ Barner (10-of-11 targets, 70 yards)

In a disastrous day for Sam Darnold, Barner was a bright spot who earned more than four targets for just the second time this season. The window to see if this is an outlier game is very small, as many leagues’ trade deadlines are after week 12. But, given the small chance he even is rostered by you or a league mate, Barner reopens that window of interest to monitor him in the event he does become a more regular part of the offense.

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 12 TRADE VALUE CHART: TIGHT ENDS

QB | RB | WR | TE