Fantasy football trade value - Jaylen Waddle among top players to ...

New in the ESPN App, the Trade Assistant is a matchmaking tool that assesses your team needs and depth versus every other team in your league and suggests trades for fantasy managers to either propose or dismiss.Over the past week, DK Metcalf was the player included in the most trade offers (45,745).Trades involving Kirk Cousins were accepted more often than trades involving any other player (22.3%)Jonathan Taylor (91.2%) and Cooper Kupp (90.2%) were the only two players that saw over 90% of proposed deals with them included rejected.There were 6,768 completed deals over the past week that included Saquon Barkley, the most among running backs.Melvin Gordon III was the easiest running back to acquire via trade over the past week, with 17.7% of deals including him being accepted.Brown has at least 50 yards in all but two games and 10 or more targets in his last four games, averaging 17.4 fantasy points per game. With upcoming matchups against the New York Jets (35), Washington (41) twice, and the Giants (35.3), who all allow a high number of points per game to receivers, Smith is in a position to surpass expectations of fantasy managers.DeAndre Hopkins, Arizona CardinalsHopkins has been out of sight and mind of fantasy managers while recovering from a hamstring injury and the Cardinals are on a bye week. In nine active games this season, he has averaged 7.5 targets and 67.5 receiving yards per game. From Weeks 15-17, Waddle will face the New York Jets (35.69 FPPG allowed to WRs), New Orleans Saints (39.81) and Tennessee Titans (46.1) -- three defenses that struggle to contain receivers in the fantasy game.Adam Thielen, Minnesota VikingsSince Dalvin Cook is dealing with multiple shoulder injuries, the Vikings may have to rely more on the passing game.