Dave Richard’s Week 1 Trade Chart and rest of season Fantasy Football rankings help you win now

Fifteen seasons ago, the Fantasy Football Trade Chart was created by CBS Sports with the sole purpose of helping managers make fair trades in their leagues. For the first time in a long time, the Trade Chart has expanded!

For 2026, the trade chart accounts for four-point-per-pass touchdown leagues and … drum-roll please … half-PPR leagues! Yes, finally!

Now, one has to be scared to make a trade anymore.  

The points assigned to players below reflect a long-term measurement of their Fantasy value, which is determined by expected future performance, future schedules and (perhaps most importantly) public sentiment. Past performance is not a major factor in the Fantasy Football Trade Chart. 

By adding players’ values, you can determine what players you should be able to get in return. However, Fantasy managers should deduct 10% of the value from any trade where one side has three or more players than the other. Also, a handful of others only carry legitimate value in two-QB or full-PPR leagues (and thus have no value listed in one-QB or non-PPR leagues).

This list also works as a “rest-of-season” rankings for the 2026 campaign. 

Finally, any player not on the chart should be considered as worth no more than four points.

Want to dive deeper before sending out or replying to trade offers? Check out the updated projected rest-of-season schedule rankings available on SportsLine later this week.

Reach out with any questions, disagreements or reports of trades from your leagues: Dave Richard via email or social media.

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