What the CBS Fantasy Football Trade Chart Update Means for Your League

Negotiating trades is easily the most stressful part of fantasy football. For fifteen seasons, fantasy managers have relied on the CBS Sports Fantasy Football Trade Chart to keep their leagues fair and prevent lopsided deals.

Now, the famous evaluation tool is getting its biggest upgrade in years, addressing the exact formats that modern managers actually play.

The Big Scoring Upgrades

For the first time, the CBS Fantasy Football Trade Chart has officially expanded its coverage. CBS Sports analyst Dave Richard revealed that the tool now fully supports two of the most popular settings in the hobby:

• Half-PPR (Point Per Reception) leagues
• Four-point-per-passing-touchdown leagues

This update means managers no longer have to manually calculate adjustments to fit half-PPR formats. It provides direct, highly accurate values designed specifically for your league's exact settings.

How the Values are Calculated

Many managers mistake trade charts for simple lookbacks at who scored the most points last week. However, the CBS Trade Chart functions entirely as a forward-looking tool.

The points assigned to each player are built on three core pillars:

• Expected Future Performance: Projecting how a player will perform over the rest of the season.
• Future Schedules: Factoring in upcoming soft or difficult matchups.
• Public Sentiment: Gauging how the market currently values a player.

Crucially, past performance is not a major factor. Because the list doubles as a "rest-of-season" ranking, it reflects what a player will do, not what they have already done.

Crucial Rules for Your Trades

To use the chart effectively, there are a few built-in mechanics you need to keep in mind before sending a proposal:

• The "Package Deal" Tax: If you are proposing an uneven trade—such as a 3-for-1 or 3-for-2 deal—you must deduct 10% of the value from the side giving or receiving the larger group of players. This accounts for the roster spots required to complete the trade.
• The Waiver Wire Baseline: Any player not listed on the trade chart is officially valued at four points or less.
• Format Specifics: Some players only carry value in niche setups like 2-QB or full-PPR, meaning they might show as zero-value in standard, single-QB leagues.