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 DeAndre Hopkins? 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 mid-first-round pick and Courtland Sutton in exchange for Michael Thomas, you’d add the value of a mid-first-round rookie pick (34) and Sutton (36) together, giving them a value of 70. Thomas himself has a value of 68, so it’s certainly close, 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.
*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 | 40 | 79 | Mac Jones | 9 | 27 |
| Josh Allen | 36 | 70 | Derek Carr | 9 | 27 |
| Dak Prescott | 34 | 66 | Daniel Jones | 8 | 26 |
| Lamar Jackson | 32 | 65 | Sam Darnold | 8 | 25 |
| Kyler Murray | 32 | 65 | Jameis Winston | 8 | 25 |
| Russell Wilson | 30 | 62 | Tom Brady | 7 | 24 |
| Joe Burrow | 28 | 59 | Jared Goff | 6 | 22 |
| Justin Herbert | 27 | 58 | Taysom Hill | 5 | 18 |
| Trevor Lawrence | 27 | 58 | Cam Newton | 4 | 16 |
| Deshaun Watson | 25 | 50 | Drew Lock | 3 | 14 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 20 | 45 | Teddy Bridgewater | 3 | 14 |
| Trey Lance | 17 | 40 | Jimmy Garoppolo | 2 | 12 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 14 | 38 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2 | 12 |
| Justin Fields | 14 | 38 | Ben Roethlisberger | 2 | 10 |
| Baker Mayfield | 13 | 36 | Jordan Love | 2 | 9 |
| Jalen Hurts | 13 | 35 | Andy Dalton | 1 | 6 |
| Matthew Stafford | 12 | 33 | Kyle Trask | 1 | 6 |
| Zach Wilson | 12 | 32 | Mitchell Trubisky | 1 | 4 |
| Carson Wentz | 12 | 32 | Tyrod Taylor | 1 | 4 |
| Kirk Cousins | 11 | 31 | Davis Mills | 1 | 4 |
| Tua Tagovailoa | 10 | 30 | Kellen Mond | 1 | 4 |
| Matt Ryan | 10 | 29 | All Others | 1 | 2 |
RUNNING BACKS
WIDE RECEIVERS
TIGHT ENDS
| Tight End | Value | Tight End | Value |
| George Kittle | 52 | Zach Ertz | 9 |
| Travis Kelce | 49 | Rob Gronkowski | 8 |
| Darren Waller | 42 | Anthony Firkser | 7 |
| Mark Andrews | 40 | Gerald Everett | 7 |
| Kyle Pitts | 39 | Jared Cook | 7 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 35 | Chris Herndon IV | 6 |
| Dallas Goedert | 30 | Albert Okwuegbunam | 6 |
| Noah Fant | 28 | Harrison Bryant | 5 |
| Jonnu Smith | 22 | Dawson Knox | 5 |
| Robert Tonyan | 22 | Jordan Akins | 5 |
| Logan Thomas | 20 | Jimmy Graham | 4 |
| Mike Gesicki | 18 | Brevin Jordan | 3 |
| Cole Kmet | 18 | Drew Sample | 3 |
| Irv Smith Jr. | 17 | David Njoku | 3 |
| Tyler Higbee | 16 | Mo Alie-Cox | 3 |
| Blake Jarwin | 16 | Jack Doyle | 3 |
| Adam Trautman | 15 | Will Dissly | 2 |
| Evan Engram | 14 | Kyle Rudolph | 2 |
| O.J. Howard | 14 | Donald Parham Jr. | 2 |
| Hayden Hurst | 13 | Dalton Schultz | 2 |
| Hunter Henry | 12 | Josh Oliver | 2 |
| Eric Ebron | 11 | Brycen Hopkins | 2 |
| Austin Hooper | 11 | Jacob Harris | 2 |
| Pat Freiermuth | 10 | All Others | 1 |
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