Have you ever had an offer sent to you that included a total of six different players including draft picks and you had no idea how to break it down? Do you match up player vs. player and compare them that way? That doesn’t work when you have a stud being traded away for depth. I’ve done the articles on what a dynasty draft pick is actually worth (read it here), but again, what if there are multiple picks/players involved?
This is one of my favorite articles to write, simply because it requires actual league involvement in order to complete. That’s right, I went out in my own leagues and started offering trades to see what I could get in return, as well as looking at some of my other league-mates’ trades. I did this to make your life easier.
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What you’ll find below is the only dynasty trade value chart that you’ll need. Putting a trade together for Julio Jones? Once you throw in Jerry Jeudy, who else needs to be added? What about picks, how many picks would I have to include? Every player/pick has a value and you’re now going to know what it should take to acquire any of them. Understand that some owners will not part for ‘just’ market value, that they want more. How much more? Well, that’s up to you, but this should tell you if you’re on the better end of the deal.
The way the chart works is pretty simple, where you’re just adding up each side of the trade in order to see which side wins. For Example: If you’re offered a late first-round pick and Kenny Golladay in exchange for Michael Thomas, you’d add the value of a late first-round rookie pick (22) and Golladay (58) together, giving them a value of 80. Thomas himself has a value of 75, so it might be worth it, though you should downgrade prices when more players are coming to your team in the trade. That’s just a small sample of what the chart can do.
Another thing to keep in mind is that league-size is important. Don’t trade away three players for one, unless you have the depth to do so. This trade chart was built with a 12-team, full-PPR setting in mind. It also has my rankings, so if yours are different, just move your players up or down the scale. It should remain extremely close. Understand that if you can get a player for cheaper, attempt it. After all, that’s the whole idea, right? Win as many trades as possible.
DRAFT PICKS*
Potential Draft Pick | Value |
TOP-3 PICK | 42 |
TOP-6 PICK | 34 |
TOP-12 PICK | 22 |
EARLY 2ND ROUND | 17 |
LATE 2ND ROUND | 10 |
EARLY 3RD ROUND | 6 |
LATE 3RD ROUND | 2 |
*If you’d like to know how the values for rookie draft picks were generated, the research was done in this article right here. Understand that when it says top-three pick, it’s because when trading for a future draft pick, you don’t know what exact pick it will be. Draft pick value does vary year-to-year, but this is how you should value them on average.
QUARTERBACKS (with both Standard and SuperFlex Values)
Quarterback | Value | SF Value | Quarterback | Value | SF Value |
Patrick Mahomes II | 38 | 79 | Derek Carr | 10 | 28 |
Kyler Murray | 34 | 76 | Tom Brady | 10 | 28 |
Dak Prescott | 32 | 68 | Drew Lock | 8 | 26 |
Russell Wilson | 32 | 65 | Cam Newton | 8 | 25 |
Lamar Jackson | 32 | 62 | Taysom Hill | 8 | 24 |
Deshaun Watson | 30 | 60 | Sam Darnold | 7 | 23 |
Josh Allen | 28 | 48 | Jalen Hurts | 5 | 22 |
Joe Burrow | 27 | 46 | Jameis Winston | 5 | 22 |
Justin Herbert | 27 | 45 | Philip Rivers | 4 | 20 |
Aaron Rodgers | 25 | 40 | Gardner Minshew II | 3 | 18 |
Ryan Tannehill | 20 | 37 | Drew Brees | 3 | 15 |
Matt Ryan | 17 | 36 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2 | 15 |
Carson Wentz | 14 | 35 | Mitchell Trubisky | 2 | 14 |
Jared Goff | 14 | 34 | Jacob Eason | 2 | 13 |
Baker Mayfield | 14 | 34 | Dwayne Haskins | 2 | 11 |
Tua Tagovailoa | 14 | 33 | Kyle Allen | 1 | 10 |
Kirk Cousins | 12 | 33 | Jordan Love | 1 | 8 |
Matthew Stafford | 12 | 31 | Andy Dalton | 1 | 8 |
Teddy Bridgewater | 11 | 31 | Josh Rosen | 1 | 6 |
Daniel Jones | 11 | 30 | Nick Mullens | 1 | 5 |
Jimmy Garoppolo | 10 | 30 | Phillip Walker | 1 | 4 |
Ben Roethlisberger | 10 | 29 | All Others | 1 | 2 |
RUNNING BACKS
WIDE RECEIVERS
TIGHT ENDS
Tight End | Value | Tight End | Value |
George Kittle | 48 | Adam Trautman | 9 |
Travis Kelce | 46 | Jordan Akins | 8 |
Mark Andrews | 42 | Harrison Bryant | 7 |
Darren Waller | 38 | Will Dissly | 7 |
T.J. Hockenson | 37 | Albert Okwuegbunam | 7 |
Dallas Goedert | 36 | Jared Cook | 6 |
Noah Fant | 33 | Gerald Everett | 6 |
Jonnu Smith | 28 | Mo Alie-Cox | 5 |
Hunter Henry | 26 | Rob Gronkowski | 5 |
Hayden Hurst | 25 | David Njoku | 5 |
Evan Engram | 24 | Drew Sample | 4 |
Zach Ertz | 22 | Jordan Reed | 3 |
Mike Gesicki | 20 | Dawson Knox | 3 |
O.J. Howard | 18 | Dalton Schultz | 3 |
Irv Smith Jr. | 17 | Jack Doyle | 3 |
Austin Hooper | 16 | Jimmy Graham | 3 |
Robert Tonyan | 15 | Adam Shaheen | 2 |
Tyler Higbee | 14 | Jace Sternberger | 2 |
Eric Ebron | 14 | Kyle Rudolph | 2 |
Cole Kmet | 12 | Dan Arnold | 2 |
Blake Jarwin | 10 | Josh Oliver | 2 |
Logan Thomas | 10 | Devin Asiasi | 2 |
Trey Burton | 10 | Kaden Smith | 2 |
Chris Herndon IV | 9 | All Others | 1 |
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