Send Gunnar Helm and 2027 R1 Early (own pick) to @DrakeMayeMVP27 for James Cook III.
Why this one: You asked for contender deals, so this ranking leads on lineup points and projected wins. @DrakeMayeMVP27 are rebuilding, so the pieces they would move are the ones with a shelf life. Your lineup is short at RB, about 8.3 points a week behind, and this deal lands there.
You get
James Cook IIIRunning back, BUF. value 6,251, 16.9 pts/wk, age 27.1
Total value 6,251
You send
Gunnar HelmTight end, TEN. value 698, 5.6 pts/wk, age 24.1- 2027 R1 Early (own pick)Draft pick, value 5,755
Total value 6,453
What it does
- Your lineup
- Your starting lineup: +11.2 points a week
- Projected wins
- Your projected wins, estimated: your season gains about 0.68 of a win over the games you have left
- Your value
- Your trade value: -202 points
- Their lineup
- Their starting lineup: -15.3 points a week
- Value gap
- Value gap between the two sides: 3 percent
Your starting lineup gains +11.2 points a week at RB. Against your remaining schedule that is worth about 0.68 of a projected win. You give up 202 points of trade value to do it.
@DrakeMayeMVP27 reads as a rebuilder, and this hands them 1 more draft pick for a season they are not winning. They finish 202 points of value ahead.
The message
What do you think of me sending you Gunnar Helm and 2027 R1 Early (own pick), and you sending back James Cook III? It gets you 1 more draft pick for a season you are not chasing. On value it is close to even both ways.