2025 Fantasy Football Week 13 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 13 TRADE VALUE CHART: RUNNING BACKS

Running Back Riser – Travis Etienne (15 carries, 86 yards, 3-of-4 targets, 30 yards, 1 TD)

Etienne is a riser here for two weeks in a row after not only having a stellar game with Tuten taking considerable work last week, but now also this week, where Tuten wasn’t nearly as involved. With last week looking like the outlier, ETN rises again due to there being more confidence that his primary role is secure.

Running Back Faller – D’Andre Swift (8 carries, 15 yards, 1-of-1 targets, 14 yards)

Out-touched by Kyle Monangai 12-to-9 and out-gained 48-to-29, Swift’s run earlier in the season is starting to feel too familiar with 2024, where you couldn’t count on him to be consistent. He enters the fantasy playoffs as an untrustworthy option and one that if you do elect to try and buy low, you certainly do at your own risk.

Other Running Backs Of Interest – Jahmyr Gibbs (15 carries, 219 yards, 11-of-12 targets, 45 yards, 3 total TDs)

With many fantasy leagues’ trade deadlines closing this week, now is the last chance to decide if you want to take a player’s monster week and try and get a haul in return, more likely from a league mate whose weak spot is running back. Gibbs is as good a candidate as any for this after having one of the best fantasy weeks in history.

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 13 TRADE VALUE CHART: RUNNING BACKS

QB | RB | WR | TE