2018 Empire League Trade Value Chart Rank Pos Rk TV Player Team Age FA Year Notes 1 RB1 95 Todd Gurley LAR He was the

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1 2018 Empire League Trade Value Chart Rank Pos Rk TV Player Team Age FA Year Notes 1 RB1 95 Todd Gurley LAR He was the best player in 2017, I've got a hunch that there's regression 2 WR1 95 DeAndre Hopkins HOU Proved his value with crap QBs, and now he's got Watson 3 RB2 90 Ezekiel Elliott DAL With the legal troubles in the past, Zeke can get down to business this year 4 RB2 90 Le'Veon Bell PIT The only worry here is that his career in Pittsburgh could be quickly over 5 WR2 90 Antonio Brown PIT Dinged a small bit because he's a few years older and when will Ben retire? 6 RB4 85 Saquon Barkley NYG Great landing spot for Barkley, instant top 5 back 7 WR3 85 Odell Beckham NYG The Giants are a mess, Odell isn't helping, I hate this grade 8 RB4 85 David Johnson ARI It was a wrist injury last year, he's going to be back at full strength 9 RB6 80 Alvin Kamara NO No way he can put up the numbers he did last year, unless Ingram goes away 10 WR4 80 Mike Evans TB We were all ready to crown Evans as the next greatest WR, so what happened? 11 WR4 80 Michael Thomas NO Looked every bit the part of a #1 WR in a Drew Brees offense 12 WR4 80 Julio Jones ATL Always nervous about Julio's injury history, but he blows up 4x per year 13 RB7 75 Leonard Fournette JAC We hope his sophomore season comes without drama 14 WR7 75 Keenan Allen LAC Allen could have 1,600 yards and 14 TDs, or get injured in Week 1 15 RB8 70 Kareem Hunt KC Darling of the league in October, scuffled down the stretch 16 WR8 70 Davante Adams GB Jordy's out, Adams is far and away the top option in GB 17 WR8 70 A.J. Green CIN Green is great, if his offense was a little better around him he could bump up 18 RB9 65 Dalvin Cook MIN Coming off the ACL and back to a revamped offense 19 RB9 65 Melvin Gordon LAC Always seems to fade in fantasy playoff time, but he's still a bellcow 20 WR10 60 Amari Cooper OAK Crabtree is gone, Jordy is in, when will Cooper wake up and be a true #1 WR? 21 TE1 60 Travis Kelce KC He's the TE that I'd want if I was building a dynasty team 22 WR10 60 T.Y. Hilton IND Andy Luck is back, we think, so Hilton is again undervalued 23 QB1 60 Aaron Rodgers GB The best fantasy QB you could get, if his collarbone stays in one piece 24 RB11 55 Christian McCaffrey CAR I still think he's a slot WR playing RB, let's see how Norv Turner utilizes him 25 RB11 55 Joe Mixon CIN If the Bengals improve that o-line at all, Mixon could rocket up the board 26 WR12 55 Tyreek Hill KC The NFL's fastest man? I don't trust the consistency 27 WR12 55 Brandin Cooks LAR A downgrade for sure from Brady to Goff, tough to pinpoint exact value 28 WR12 55 Stefon Diggs MIN Has not bought a meal in Minneapolis since the Saints playoff win 29 TE2 55 Rob Gronkowski NE Talk about retirement or trade, oft-injured, when is Brady done? 30 RB13 50 Ronald Jones TB No one should challenge Jones for the RB1 spot in Tampa 31 RB13 50 Derrius Guice WAS There's really not much in the way of Guice getting the top RB job in Wash 32 QB2 50 Deshaun Watson HOU Coming off ACL, but looked stunning when he played last year 33 RB13 50 Rashaad Penny SEA Basically no competition, he could run away with this job (pun intended) 34 RB13 50 Jordan Howard CHI Young, talented, virtually no competition for touches 35 WR15 50 Allen Robinson CHI Coming off ACL, and headed to Chicago where he should be a target hog

2 Rank Pos Rk TV Player Team Age FA Year Notes 36 WR15 50 Jarvis Landry CLE Joins one of the most exciting WR corps in football, will Tyrod or rookie play? 37 RB13 50 Devonta Freeman ATL Loads of talent, good weapons around him, not sure why he's a third tier back 38 TE3 50 Zach Ertz PHI Between Ertz and Gronk I'd lean Ertz by a sliver 39 WR15 50 Adam Thielen MIN Has anyone ever heard that he's a home grown Minnesota kid? 40 WR15 50 Alshon Jeffery PHI Didn't blow the doors off in regular season, but his playoff run could set him off 41 WR15 50 Doug Baldwin SEA A bit of a rebuild in Seattle, but Baldwin should benefit by being a mainstay 42 WR20 45 JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT Juju is the deep threat that we always wanted Martavis to be 43 RB18 45 Nick Chubb CLE You don't use a high second rounder on Carlos Hyde's backup 44 RB18 45 Derrick Henry TEN I for one, am not that nervous of the Dion Lewis addition 45 QB3 45 Carson Wentz PHI He's clearly getting his job back and will be great again once he's ready 46 QB3 45 Russell Wilson SEA Re-tooling the team this year, should be interesting to see offensive changes 47 TE4 40 Evan Engram NYG He's in the second tier of TE all by himself 48 RB20 40 Jay Ajayi PHI Blount is out. Ajayi's probably still not a 20-touch guy, but he's close 49 QB5 40 Jimmy Garoppolo SF It's possible that he could be the top QB by the end of RB20 40 Mark Ingram NO Ingram may now be the Robin in this offense to Alvin as Batman 51 RB20 40 LeSean McCoy BUF The mileage is really high, but he's still getting tons of touches 52 Pick Early Round 1 Pick Pick A pick in the 2019 draft that you think will be one of the top 4 picks 53 WR21 35 D.J. Moore CAR Instantly becomes the best WR on the Panthers roster 54 RB23 35 Aaron Jones GB My opinion is he's the best RB on the Packers roster 55 WR21 35 Corey Davis TEN Chalk up the rookie year as a redshirt season, let's see the sophomore reaction 56 QB6 35 Jared Goff LAR All the weapons in the world, but what if he's not that good? 57 WR21 35 Sammy Watkins KC The first traditional outside WR KC has had since Dwayne Bowe 58 WR21 35 Cooper Kupp LAR Was a very consistent PPR option last season 59 RB23 35 Jerick McKinnon SF No RB drafted, so the stock goes up 60 WR21 35 Josh Gordon CLE So Gordon's back, for good, right? 61 QB6 35 Cam Newton CAR I see this offense taking a step back with weird pieces and new OC 62 WR21 35 Dez Bryant FA 29 0 Now a free agent, I'm mostly selling unless he ends up in a great spot 63 WR21 35 Golden Tate DET Lions didn't add much to the passing game, so Tate is still WR1 in Detroit 64 WR21 35 Pierre Garcon SF The top available target for Jimmy G, could be good 65 WR29 30 Dante Pettis SF There's a very good chance that he could end the season as top WR in SF 66 RB25 30 Royce Freeman DEN Open competition for the top job in Denver 67 WR29 30 Will Fuller HOU Worried about his injuries and his QB's injuries, but sky is the limit 68 RB25 30 Sony Michel NE The bone-on-bone knee rumors don't help, landing in NE might be worse 69 WR29 30 Sterling Shepard NYG Was a very solid fantasy WR, what will happen upon Odell's return 70 RB25 30 Kenyan Drake MIA The Fins signed Frank Gore, which means that Drake is still a 12-touch guy 71 QB8 30 Dak Prescott DAL Never vibed with Dez anyway, his departure doesn't change the value 72 RB25 30 Tevin Coleman ATL Lame duck year in Atlanta, should have a good chance to start next year

3 Rank Pos Rk TV Player Team Age FA Year Notes 73 QB8 30 Jameis Winston TB I'm just not 100% sure if he's a good QB, he might be just average 74 WR29 30 Nelson Agholor PHI The new Philly offense suited Agholor very well 75 WR29 30 Robert Woods LAR I feel like Woods is at peak value right now 76 RB25 30 Carlos Hyde CLE Carlos Hyde has a big Chubb in front of him now 77 QB8 30 Derek Carr OAK Will the real D Carr please stand up? Not coming off of injury this year. 78 WR29 30 Kelvin Benjamin BUF Contract year in Buffalo, I've never been fully convinced that he's good. 79 WR29 30 Michael Crabtree BAL He's amazingly solid and unexciting, but if he's your WR3 you're happy 80 QB8 30 Matthew Stafford DET Interested to see what the new coaching staff brings, but 5K seasons are over 81 WR29 30 Demaryius Thomas DEN Keenum means that he has a semi-legit QB for first time since Manning 82 WR29 30 Julian Edelman NE Returning from ACL to no Cooks, no Amendola, but plus one Jordan Matthews 83 WR29 30 Larry Fitzgerald ARI Keeps putting up WR2 numbers, but he's in the twilight of a HOF career 84 Pick Mid Round 1 Pick Pick A pick next year that you deem to be a mid-round selection 85 RB30 25 Kerryon Johnson DET All he's got to do is get past LeGarrette Blount and Ameer Abdullah 86 WR39 25 Christian Kirk ARI Lots of departures from the Zona WR corps, should have opportunity 87 RB30 25 Nyheim Hines IND Decent shot of being the starter behind Andy Luck 88 WR39 25 Corey Coleman CLE Takes a bit of a back seat behind Landry and Gordon, but still has value 89 RB30 25 Alex Collins BAL Was one of the best backs in the league according to PFF grades 90 WR39 25 Devin Funchess CAR Some greatness, but also disappeared like David Copperfield in some games 91 WR39 25 Calvin Ridley ATL Julio and Sanu are in the way of targets, so I'm a little tepid for now 92 WR39 25 Robby Anderson NYJ Was the only starting caliber fantasy player on the Jets in WR39 25 DeVante Parker MIA Well, Landry is gone, so Parker is the top dog in a weird offense 94 RB30 25 Lamar Miller HOU We're still patiently waiting the breakout year, and it's probably not happening 95 WR39 25 Allen Hurns DAL Between Dez and Witten, that's like a billion vacated targets 96 QB12 25 Andrew Luck IND This could go either way. He could be QB2 or Joe Flacco by next season 97 TE5 25 Kyle Rudolph MIN Solid red zone TE with a new QB who loved to hit his TE in the end zone 98 QB12 25 Kirk Cousins MIN New lease on life in Minny, great pieces around him 99 QB12 25 Matt Ryan ATL Can he bounce back from a slump year? Have we seen the best of Matty Ice? 100 QB12 25 Drew Brees NO Looks like we get two more years of Brees in the Big Easy 101 QB12 25 Tom Brady NE The end has to be near right? 102 TE6 20 David Njoku CLE Are you Njoku my ass?!?! Suddenly he's a 4th or 5th best receiving option 103 QB17 20 Patrick Mahomes KC People are oddly excited about him, I'm hesitant because of the inexperience 104 WR46 20 Courtland Sutton DEN Probably slots into the WR3 role this season 105 WR46 20 Michael Gallup DAL Let's face it, the departure of Dez & Witten leave a lot of vacated targets 106 RB34 20 Jamaal Williams GB Some say he's the best RB in GB, I disagree 107 TE6 20 Hunter Henry LAC With Gates finally gone, is Henry sitting on the true breakout year? 108 WR46 20 Anthony Miller CHI Should start at WR for the Bears, pity I'm not more excited about his QB 109 RB34 20 Duke Johnson CLE Chubb and Hyde are depressing the value, but I maintain that Duke is good

4 Rank Pos Rk TV Player Team Age FA Year Notes 110 QB17 20 Marcus Mariota TEN Such a wide skill set, but we haven't fully seen it transfer to fantasy yet 111 WR46 20 Marvin Jones DET A solid fantasy option, but an uninspiring name on an uninspiring team 112 TE6 20 Jimmy Graham GB I'm not convinced that Rodgers can use a TE well or that Graham still has IT 113 WR46 20 Jordy Nelson OAK Sources say no A-Rodg in Oakland, the draft day trade of Martavis is a problem 114 Pick Late Round 1 Pick Pick A pick in the 2019 draft from one of the best teams in your league 115 Pick Round 1 Pick Pick Any 2020 Round 1 Pick 116 QB19 15 Sam Darnold NYJ Won't be long until he's starting over McCown and Bridgewater 117 QB19 15 Josh Rosen ARI Sam Bradford's crappy knees are the only obstacle between Rosen and starting 118 QB19 15 Lamar Jackson BAL Writing is on the wall for Flacco. L-Jax might start Week WR51 15 James Washington PIT Fills the Martavis Bryant role as WR3 120 WR51 15 Mike Williams LAC He was a first round pick, and spent most of last season injured 121 WR51 15 Jamison Crowder WAS The best option in Washington for now 122 WR51 15 Jordan Matthews NE Edelman plays the slot, Gronk plays the slot, Burkhead plays the slot 123 RB36 15 Isaiah Crowell NYJ Likely the two down back and goal line option in the Jets offense 124 WR51 15 Martavis Bryant OAK Traded to the Raiders, competing with Amari and Jordy for looks 125 RB36 15 Dion Lewis TEN I happen to believe Lewis is in Tennessee to be the third down back 126 WR51 15 Mohamed Sanu ATL Daddy Mohamed Sanu showed some flashes in Atlanta 127 WR51 15 Chris Hogan NE Cooks and Amendola are gone, should benefit Hogan as the main outside WR 128 QB19 15 Case Keenum DEN Your starting QB in Denver for the time being 129 TE9 15 Greg Olsen CAR Seems to have one foot in the TV booth already, how many more years 130 QB19 15 Philip Rivers LAC Interesting that Rivers and Eli are the same draft, but no one is writing off PRiv 131 QB19 15 Ben Roethlisberger PIT The word "retirement" seems to be floating around Big Ben 132 RB38 10 D'Onta Foreman HOU Good chance that he takes over as a starter after returning from Achilles 133 RB38 10 Tarik Cohen CHI September darling, kind of disappeared once Trubisky took the helm 134 QB25 10 Josh Allen BUF The path to playing time is clear, I just don't believe he's in the right spot 135 WR58 10 D.J. Chark JAC Yet another WR who could have a major role in Jacksonville 136 WR58 10 Equanimeous St. Brown GB If he's not too much of an issue, he's got a chance to be the WR2 137 TE10 10 O.J. Howard TB The Brate re-signing is troubling for Howard, he might be the blocking TE 138 TE10 10 Ricky Seals-Jones ARI Came on at the tail end of the season, how will he do with Bradford 139 RB38 10 Matt Breida SF The Niners did not address RB in the draft, so it's Breida and McKinnon 140 QB25 10 Baker Mayfield CLE Top overall pick will have a shot to lead the Browns by October 141 WR58 10 J'Mon Moore GB Either Moore or St. Brown will fill the WR2 role 142 WR58 10 Donte Moncrief JAC I guess he's one of several guys who could be the best WR in Jacksonville 143 WR58 10 Dede Westbrook JAC I guess he's one of several guys who could be the best WR in Jacksonville 144 TE10 10 Austin Seferian-Jenkins JAC It's more fun to say ASJ than to play ASJ 145 WR58 10 Cameron Meredith NO New slot guy in New Orleans, not a bad place to be 146 WR58 10 Josh Doctson WAS Washington is hungry for receivers

5 Rank Pos Rk TV Player Team Age FA Year Notes 147 QB25 10 Blake Bortles JAC There were actually glimpses of okay-ness 148 WR58 10 Marqise Lee JAC And he too might be the best WR on the Jags 149 TE10 10 Cameron Brate TB Signed a decent sized contract extension to continue as the RZ option 150 WR58 10 Randall Cobb GB He's still just the slot guy in Green Bay 151 RB38 10 Rex Burkhead NE Sony Michel seems to be pumping the brakes on Burkhead's value 152 TE10 10 Jordan Reed WAS Maybe he's healthy, but he lost his buddy Kirk Cousins 153 TE10 10 Tyler Eifert CIN Maybe he's healthy, but who knows 154 RB38 10 Chris Thompson WAS A good PPR depth RB 155 WR58 10 Emmanuel Sanders DEN Last gasp of value for Sanders 156 QB25 10 Eli Manning NYG How much longer will he hold the staters job 157 WR68 5 Tre'Quan Smith NO Thomas, Ginn, Meredith in front of him on the depth chart 158 WR68 5 Curtis Samuel CAR Has a chance to step up in a big way 159 RB43 5 Marlon Mack IND Maybe the lead dog in Indy, but they will probably draft a RB 160 RB43 5 Austin Ekeler LAC A few brilliant games, handcuff to Gordon 161 RB43 5 Samaje Perine WAS I guess it's possible that he could be a decent NFL runner 162 RB43 5 John Kelly LAR The handcuff for Todd Gurley 163 RB43 5 Kalen Ballage MIA Don't completely sleep on this job being up for grabs 164 TE16 5 Mike Gesicki MIA Likely steps in as the top TE option in Miami 165 QB29 5 Mitchell Trubisky CHI Another great name in the long list of Bears QBs 166 WR68 5 Zay Jones BUF You don't Zay? I don't Zay. 167 RB43 5 Corey Clement PHI His involvement down the playoff stretch makes me think his role will increase 168 WR68 5 DaeSean Hamilton DEN Another depth WR in an aging group, keep an eye 169 TE16 5 Dallas Goedert PHI Probably steps into the Trey Burton role and maybe more, good receiver 170 RB43 5 Ameer Abdullah DET Had his shot, now behind both Blount and Kerryon Johnson in the pecking order 171 WR68 5 Kenny Golladay DET Preseason darling, in-season dud 172 WR68 5 Keelan Cole JAC Jesus, this is the fourth Jags WR I've written a blurb on 173 TE16 5 Hayden Hurst BAL Top TE taken in the draft, but rookies rarely pay dividends at this position 174 RB43 5 Ty Montgomery GB Probably converts back to WR, his value is weird 175 RB43 5 James White NE The addition of Michel spells doom for White's role 176 RB43 5 Spencer Ware KC He's still there, but his value is all but gone 177 WR68 5 Paul Richardson WAS It's plausible that P Rich is the best WR in Washington and has a 1K yard season 178 RB43 5 Latavius Murray MIN With Dalvin back, Latavius returns to the backup role 179 QB29 5 A.J. McCarron BUF Seems destined to be a backup QB in the NFL, but he's a starter as of today 180 RB43 5 Mike Gillislee NE Gilly? Gilly! 181 WR68 5 Terrelle Pryor NYJ Third team in three years, maybe he's born again, again 182 WR68 5 Rishard Matthews TEN Totally underrated, decent fantasy producer, get him as a throw-in in a trade

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