Rest-of-Season Trade Value Charts — Justin Boone's fantasy football running back breakdown
Creating realistic trade offers that lead to a deal being accepted is always challenging. Throughout the season, Justin Boone will be publishing his rest-of-season trade value charts, which you can use as a guide to help make moves and manage your roster. He'll also highlight some of the players you should be buying or selling each week.
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Follow the links below to see his trade values and Week 1 rankings for each position.
Trade Value ChartsJustin Boone's Week 1 Rankings (Half PPR)QB | RB | WR | TE | FLEX | DEF | K
Running BacksBuyRJ Harvey, Broncos: Sean Payton backfields are productive enough that both Harvey and J.K. Dobbins can be fantasy starters at the beginning of the season while playing behind one of the better offensive lines in the league. But we all know the most likely scenario here involves the veteran eventually ceding more and more snaps to the rookie. Dobbins also has a long injury history and has never played a full season since entering the NFL. Both players are values at the moment, but all things considered, I want Harvey, who can be a borderline fantasy RB2 immediately and has the better chance to emerge as a difference-making lead back over the course of the season. The window to acquire Harvey won't be open for much longer.
SellD'Andre Swift, Bears: Swift was a low-end RB2 in fppg during his first year in Chicago and once again enters the season as the Bears' starter. The 26-year-old should also benefit from the arrival of new head coach Ben Johnson and a completely rebuilt interior of the offensive line. However, he has a very difficult start to the season with divisional games versus the Vikings and Lions, who were bottom five in rushing yards and fantasy points allowed to running backs in 2024. In general, the Bears RBs have the ninth-toughest fantasy schedule and we've already seen a Johnson offense move on from Swift before - when it happened in Detroit. Once Kyle Monangai and/or Roschon Johnson are healthy, you should expect one of them to eat into Swift's volume and lower his fantasy ceiling.
Trade Value ChartsJustin Boone's Week 1 Rankings (Half PPR)