2026 Week 8 Fantasy Football Trade Value Chart: Running Backs

The 2026 Fantasy Football Week 8 Trade Value Chart is built from The Wolf’s Rest of Season 2026 Fantasy Football Rankings, which ranked 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 8 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 8 TRADE VALUE CHART: RUNNING BACKS

Running Back Riser – Josh Jacobs (@ DET, 11 carries for 36 yards, 5 catches on 7 targets for 55 yards and a score)

For the question “Are the Packers’ running game struggles due to the running backs, or the offensive line?”, the answer seems to be the latter, at least in Jacobs’ first game back. Because this was his first game action, the question is still unanswered and may take a few weeks to assess confidently. As for his trade value, he’ll likely be treated as if he’ll play out the rest of the season. Sellers will likely want to see their two-month investment through, but it may be worth asking, in case the Jacobs’ owner is willing to let a possible NFL suspension drop his trade value.

Running Back Faller – Chase Brown (@ BAL, 11 carries for 39 yards, 4 catches on 5 targets for 19 yards)

For some, Brown has always been a player who exceeded expectations, who didn’t profile as a big name. If expectations are now at the same level as his disappointing 2026 production, it’s tough to say why he sustained his ceiling for so long. But 2025 started similarly to this season. Could history repeat itself?

Other Running Backs Of Interest – Tony Pollard (vs CLE, 25 carries for 129 yards and 3 TDs, 3 catches on 3 targets for 26 yards)

I don’t know why, but Tony Pollard seems to have the Browns’ number. He also ran for a career-high 161 yards against them in Cleveland last season. He had a path to produce, but it’s not like he faced brick walls every other week. I would expect this to be a spike week, given the rest of the Titans’ offensive struggles, but he may be a name on the NFL trade wire for a playoff-bound squad looking to bolster its RB room. That could be a sneaky buy-low opportunity, if you’re willing to take the risk. Week 7’s performance just made that considerably harder, though.

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 8 TRADE VALUE CHART: RUNNING BACKS

QB | RB | WR | TE