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Trade Aaron Jones Sr. for Josh Jacobs? No, Jones is worth 13 more.

No on value. Aaron Jones Sr. is worth 58 rest of season and Josh Jacobs 45, so giving up Jones costs 13. Jones rates 14.1 market points a game with 10 games left, Jacobs 13.3 with 9. On usage, Jones has 30 percent of MIN carries and 4 percent of its targets; Jacobs has 58 percent of GB carries and 17 percent of its targets. Jones is at DET in Week 8 (10th fewest points allowed to RBs); Jacobs hosts CAR in Week 8 (2nd most points allowed to RBs). Aaron Jones Sr. is listed Questionable (undisclosed).

The verdict, Week 8

Keeping Aaron Jones Sr. wins by 13.

Aaron Jones Sr. 5845 Josh Jacobs

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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

Josh Jacobs

RB16GB

45

value, #36

Pts/game
13.3
Games left
9
Bye
11
Josh Jacobs weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
no projectionno projectionno projectionno projection11.315.4

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.

Jacobs is the 16th running back on the chart and 36th overall. His 13.3 a game is 5.0 above the replacement running back's 8.3, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 45.

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 Josh Jacobs at 11.3 in Week 7 and 15.4 in Week 8, a median of 13.3 points a game, up 4.1 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.

Josh Jacobs has scored 20.1 PPR points in 1 game, 20.1 a game, 6.8 a game more than the 13.3 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished RB13 with 237.1 PPR points in 15 games, 15.8 a game.

Week 7 vs DET: 20.1 points (RB8 that week), 36 rushing yards on 11 carries, 5 of 7 targets for 55 yards, 1 touchdown, 52 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, Josh Jacobs has averaged 11.0 carries for 36 yards and 7.0 targets and 5.0 catches for 55 yards a game on 52 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 50 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 1 game.

In Week 7 against DET he had 11 carries and 7 targets on 52 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; Josh Jacobs has 9 games with his bye in Week 11.

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.

CAR, Jacobs's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 28.7 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Josh Jacobs would want about 13 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 Josh Jacobs?

    No on value: Aaron Jones Sr. is worth 58 and Josh Jacobs 45, a loss of 13. It can still help a lineup that needs a running back more than it needs Jones.

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

    Aaron Jones Sr., 58 to 45. He rates 14.1 market points a game over 10 games left, against 13.3 over 9 for Josh Jacobs, 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