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Zavion Thomas

WR · Chicago Bears

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Dynasty trade value 1,809
Dynasty rank#191out of all players
WR rank#80out of WRs
Age22years
7-day change-13-0.7%
No active availability flag

The current Sleeper roster snapshot does not include an injury or practice designation for Zavion Thomas. nflverse lists the player at depth rank 4 for Wide Receiver.

Observation only
Data-driven analysis
Roster-specific plan

very early-career wide receiver with falling usage

The same player can require a different decision depending on your competitive window and the liquidity of the return.

Contending roster

Win-now approach

A contender should buy or hold Zavion Thomas only if the available usage does not yet prove a weekly lineup edge and the receiving role upgrades an actual lineup spot. Compare the cost with an active peer before paying for a name, a past result, or an unverified role expansion.

Rebuilding roster

Long-term approach

A rebuilder can retain Zavion Thomas's younger wide receiver window, but should sell if an offer prices more certainty than 3-week observed sample supports. The market-over-production gap is the cleanest point to test a liquidity gain.

Negotiation edge

Best market move

FairPlay values Zavion Thomas at 1,809. FairPlay's market proxy sits ahead of its production input by 10 points. Treat that as a model comparison, not a verified ADP or trade price.

Evidence file · November 6, 2026

Week 9 2 targets for Chicago against Tampa Bay

Week 7: 0 targets, 0 catches, 0 receiving yards, 7% snaps, and target efficiency unavailable. Week 8: 3 targets, 1 catch, 4 receiving yards, 19% snaps, and 1.3 yards per target. Week 9: 2 targets, 1 catch, 13 receiving yards, 8% snaps, and 6.5 yards per target. This is observed box-score usage and offensive-snap context only.

Observed usage

NFL Weeks 8 and 9

  • Week 8: 3 targets · 1 receptions · 4 receiving yards · 0 rec TD · 19% snaps · 1.4 PPR
  • Week 9: 2 targets · 1 receptions · 13 receiving yards · 0 rec TD · 8% snaps · 2.3 PPR
Market price vs model evidence

Projection input comparison

FairPlay's above average market proxy (84) is above its steady production input (74). This is a FairPlay input comparison, not a verified external ADP or market price.

FairPlay value 1,809 · Overall rank #191 · Market proxy 84 · Projected production input 74
What changes the call

What would change the call on Zavion Thomas

  • A second verified row that materially changes target volume and yards per target from Week 9 would test whether Zavion Thomas's latest role is repeatable.
  • A material move in draft capital, currently the weakest scored input, would challenge the roster status-led thesis.
  • A narrowing or wider FairPlay market-proxy/production-model gap from the current 10 points would change the disagreement being priced.
Two deals to test

Zavion Thomas: calculator checks after week 9 2 targets

These are negotiation scenarios calibrated to the current FairPlay tier, not promises that every league will price the assets identically.

Same-position comparison

Zavion Thomas or Cyrus Allen for a lineup spot?

Zavion Thomas ↔ Cyrus Allen (calculator comparison, not a quote)

Cyrus Allen has an Active roster status and a usable local usage row. Compare each player's FairPlay value and current workload in the calculator. This page does not claim that the swap is even in an outside market.

Roster-build comparison

Would Eli Raridon fit this roster better than Zavion Thomas?

Zavion Thomas ↔ Eli Raridon (calculator comparison, not a quote)

Eli Raridon is an Active tight end with a usable local usage row. Compare the two values in the calculator, then decide whether the positional change helps this roster. No outside-market adjustment is asserted.

Player-specific FAQ

Zavion Thomas dynasty value questions

Does Zavion Thomas's falling target volume support the depth tier for a very early-career wide receiver?

For Chicago against Tampa Bay, Week 9 2 targets fell from the prior usable row. The decision is whether that workload supports the current dynasty value. FairPlay's strongest scored input is roster status (100), while draft capital is the main limitation. The usage record can test that read but cannot verify an external price or future outcome.

Does week 9 2 targets justify the market-proxy lead for Zavion Thomas, a very early-career depth-tier wide receiver?

A second verified row that materially changes target volume and yards per target from Week 9 would test whether Zavion Thomas's latest role is repeatable. Separately, a material draft capital change or a different market-proxy/production-model gap would require a new FairPlay read.

7-day trade value trend
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Why this value

Career window

Zavion Thomas is age 22, with a career-window input score of 95/100 for WRs.

Market context

The search-rank proxy is 84/100. Production, opportunity and efficiency are projection-derived inputs, not measured NFL performance. Agreement among these inputs is not independent on-field confirmation.

WR value context

These WR projection inputs combine prior information; they are not observed NFL percentiles. Current-season weekly records are shown separately and do not change the published production window.

Player-specific inputs

Model value breakdown

Normalized model input scores, not probabilities. Projection-derived scores are estimates. They do not establish a measured NFL role, even when a separate current-season weekly record exists. The career-window and draft-capital scales are not empirical percentiles.

Sleeper search-rank proxy84/100
Projected production input74/100
Projected opportunity input90/100
Projected efficiency input69/100
Career-window input95/100
Draft-capital input55/100
Dynasty manager takeaway

Career-window input is the strongest part of Zavion Thomas’s current profile at 95/100. Draft-capital input is the clearest source of downside at 55/100. For trade decisions, compare that strength-and-risk mix with your roster timeline rather than relying on the overall value alone.

Fair trade range

Comparable values to guide your offers.

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