2026 Fantasy Football Week 5 Trade Value Chart: Tight Ends

The 2026 Fantasy Football Week 5 Trade Value Chart is built from The Wolf’s Rest of Season 2026 Fantasy Football Rankings, which finished 2nd out of 172 experts in FantasyPros’ Multi-Year Draft Accuracy rankings from 2022 to 2024. These values are tailored to a 12-team, full-PPR, 1QB league and factor in positional scarcity and real-world trade dynamics. That means quarterbacks typically carry less trade value than they would in Superflex formats, while elite running backs and wide receivers remain premium assets.

Whether you’re trying to buy low, sell high, or pull off a league-winning blockbuster, this Fantasy Football Week 4 Trade Value Chart is designed to help you make smarter deals. We’ll update player values every week based on rest-of-season outlooks, highlight the biggest risers and fallers, break down key trade targets, and share trade strategy tips to help you stay ahead of your league mates. Use the position-specific charts below to find fair trade offers and gain an edge throughout the 2026 fantasy football season.

QB | RB | WR | TE

FANTASY FOOTBALL WEEK 5 TRADE VALUE CHART: TIGHT ENDS

Tight End Riser – TJ Hockenson (vs MIA, 13 catches on 13 targets for 92 yards)

Hock climbs to TE15 in our Rest Of Season Rankings after reeling in everything thrown his way in week 4. Unlikely to be rostered outside of deep leagues, if he is rostered now may be a good time to test the market and see what interest there might be for a TE-needy team, and possibly throw him into a package to tier up at another position. Whoever has him probably got him hoping that another year removed from his ACL and MCL tear (back in 2023) has him closer to his old self, and are expecting better numbers than what they see in trade value, unless he can produce similarly when Justin Jefferson is healthy.

Tight End Faller – Dalton Schultz (vs DAL, 2 catches on 2 targets for 9 yards)

Schultz’ 2026 arc may be a preview of Hockenson’s, considering Dalton’s 12-catch, 140-yard day against the Bengals was mostly a product of their WR1 Nico Collins being out. There was some thought that he could get relied on more after Jayden Higgins was lost for the year. But it looks like that’s not happening, as he falls out of even TE2 territory in our ROS Rankings, and out of holding any trade value.

Other Tight Ends Of Interest – Dalton Kincaid (vs NE, 1 catch on 2 targets for 7 yards)

The Patriots have been arguably the best defense against tight ends this season, but head coach Joe Brady admitted to wishing to see him more involved when looking for answers after losing to New England 29-26. Week 4’s clunker is not enough to drop him out of the top-6 for us after such a strong start to ’26.

Fantasy Football Trade Strategy Tips

Trade for Team Needs, Not Just the Best Value

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 also of surplus positional depth across 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.

Why Trade Calculators Aren’t the Final Word

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.

How to Avoid Low-Ball Trade Offers

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 so bad they only go through 1 percent of the time likely aren’t worth hitting the send button in the first place. 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.

FANTASY FOOTBALL WEEK 5 TRADE VALUE CHART: TIGHT ENDS

QB | RB | WR | TE