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Trade Aaron Jones Sr. for George Pickens? No, Jones is worth 12 more.

No on value. Aaron Jones Sr. is worth 58 rest of season and George Pickens 46, so giving up Jones costs 12. Jones rates 14.1 market points a game with 10 games left, Pickens 14.2 with 9. On usage, Jones has 30 percent of MIN carries and 4 percent of its targets; Pickens has drawn 22 percent of DAL targets. Jones is at DET in Week 8 (10th fewest points allowed to RBs); Pickens hosts ARI in Week 8 (12th most points allowed to WRs). Aaron Jones Sr. is listed Questionable (undisclosed); George Pickens is listed Questionable (shoulder).

The verdict, Week 8

Keeping Aaron Jones Sr. wins by 12.

Aaron Jones Sr. 5846 George Pickens

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Aaron Jones Sr.

RB15MINQuestionable

58

value, #26

Pts/game
14.1
Games left
10
Bye
6
Aaron Jones Sr. weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
14.117.416.5no projection11.63.5

George Pickens

WR15DALQuestionable

46

value, #33

Pts/game
14.2
Games left
9
Bye
14
George Pickens weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
14.013.914.814.313.814.8

Where the values come from

Jones is the 15th running back on the chart and 26th overall. His 14.1 a game is 5.8 above the replacement running back's 8.3, over 10 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 58.

Pickens is the 15th receiver on the chart and 33rd overall. His 14.2 a game is 5.1 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 14, which is how he comes to 46.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Aaron Jones Sr. at 14.1 in Week 3, 17.4 in Week 4, 16.5 in Week 5, 11.6 in Week 7 and 3.6 in Week 8, a median of 14.1 points a game, down 10.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had George Pickens at 14.0 in Week 3, 13.9 in Week 4, 14.8 in Week 5, 14.3 in Week 6, 13.9 in Week 7 and 14.8 in Week 8, a median of 14.2 points a game, up 0.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Aaron Jones Sr. has scored 73.8 PPR points in 6 games, 12.3 a game, 1.8 a game less than the 14.1 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished RB41 with 118.7 PPR points in 12 games, 9.9 a game.

Week 1 vs GB: 10.0 points (RB26 that week), 40 rushing yards on 12 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Week 2 vs CHI: 10.5 points (RB22 that week), 105 rushing yards on 23 carries.

Week 3 vs TB: 14.2 points (RB14 that week), 58 rushing yards on 17 carries, 5 of 6 targets for 34 yards.

Week 4 vs MIA: 16.8 points (RB18 that week), 94 rushing yards on 20 carries, 4 of 8 targets for 34 yards.

Week 5 vs NO: 18.7 points (RB7 that week), 113 rushing yards on 25 carries, 3 of 3 targets for 4 yards, 1 touchdown.

Week 7 vs IND: 3.6 points (RB55 that week), 26 rushing yards on 8 carries, 1 of 1 target for 0 yards, 25 percent of snaps.

George Pickens has scored 97.5 PPR points in 7 games, 13.9 a game, level with the 14.2 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR5 with 291.9 PPR points in 17 games, 17.2 a game.

Week 1 vs NYG: 5.8 points (WR63 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 28 yards, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs WAS: 10.0 points (WR34 that week), 6 of 8 targets for 40 yards, 76 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs BAL: 15.2 points (WR23 that week), 7 of 11 targets for 82 yards, 85 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs HOU: 9.5 points (WR45 that week), 2 of 3 targets for 75 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs TB: 28.0 points (WR5 that week), 9 of 13 targets for 130 yards, 1 touchdown, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs GB: 13.3 points (WR27 that week), 6 of 11 targets for 73 yards, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs PHI: 15.7 points (WR18 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 57 yards, 1 touchdown, 60 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 7, Aaron Jones Sr. has averaged 8.0 carries for 26 yards and 1.0 targets and 1.0 catches for 0 yards a game on 25 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 1 time inside the 20, 20 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 1 game.

In Week 7 against IND he had 8 carries and 1 target on 25 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 7, George Pickens has averaged 8.3 targets and 5.3 catches for 69 yards a game on 82 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 8 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 7 games.

In Week 7 against PHI he had 6 targets on 60 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 8 through Week 17. Aaron Jones Sr. has 10 games in it with no bye left; George Pickens has 9 games with his bye in Week 14.

DET, Jones's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 19.8 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest to RBs of 32.

ARI, Pickens's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 33.6 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 12th most to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting George Pickens would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Denzel Boston, valued at 13. Two players for Jones also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Aaron Jones Sr. for George Pickens?

    No on value: Aaron Jones Sr. is worth 58 and George Pickens 46, a loss of 12. It can still help a lineup that needs a receiver more than it needs Jones.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Aaron Jones Sr. or George Pickens?

    Aaron Jones Sr., 58 to 46. He rates 14.1 market points a game over 10 games left, against 14.2 over 9 for George Pickens, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.

  • How are these trade values calculated?

    Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 8 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number