Should I trade Amon-Ra St. Brown for Puka Nacua?

No on value: Amon-Ra St. Brown is worth 119 and Puka Nacua 90, a loss of 29. It can still help a lineup that needs a receiver more than it needs Brown.

Who has more rest-of-season value, Amon-Ra St. Brown or Puka Nacua?

Amon-Ra St. Brown, 119 to 90. He rates 19.9 market points a game over 11 games left, against 17.3 over 11 for Puka Nacua, 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. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

Trade Amon-Ra St. Brown for Puka Nacua? No, Brown is worth 29 more.

No on value. Amon-Ra St. Brown is worth 119 rest of season and Puka Nacua 90, so giving up Brown costs 29. Brown rates 19.9 market points a game with 11 games left, Nacua 17.3 with 11. On usage, Brown has drawn 29 percent of DET targets; Nacua has drawn 27 percent of LAR targets. Brown is on bye in Week 6; Nacua hosts ARI in Week 6 (6th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Keeping Amon-Ra St. Brown wins by 29.

Amon-Ra St. Brown 11990 Puka Nacua

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Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR2DET

119

value, #6

Pts/game: 19.9
Games left: 11
Bye: 6

Amon-Ra St. Brown weekly market-based points
Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5
19.9	18.7	20.4

Puka Nacua

WR5LAR

value, #15

Pts/game: 17.3
Games left: 11
Bye: 11

Puka Nacua weekly market-based points
Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5
3.0	17.3	21.5

Where the values come from

Brown is the 2nd receiver on the chart and 6th overall. His 19.9 a game is 10.8 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 6, which is how he comes to 119.

Nacua is the 5th receiver on the chart and 15th overall. His 17.3 a game is 8.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 90.

The weekly market prices

The market priced Amon-Ra St. Brown at 19.9 in Week 3, 18.7 in Week 4 and 20.4 in Week 5, a median of 19.9 points a game, up 0.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced Puka Nacua at 3.0 in Week 3, 17.3 in Week 4 and 21.5 in Week 5, a median of 17.3 points a game, up 18.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Points so far against the price

Amon-Ra St. Brown has scored 104.2 PPR points in 5 games, 20.8 a game, 0.9 a game more than the 19.9 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR3 with 324.0 PPR points in 17 games, 19.1 a game.

Week 1 vs NO: 28.7 points (WR4 that week), 10 of 14 targets for 67 yards, 2 touchdowns, 90 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs BUF: 35.2 points (WR4 that week), 9 of 13 targets for 142 yards, 2 touchdowns, 95 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYJ: 11.9 points (WR36 that week), 4 of 8 targets for 19 yards, 1 touchdown, 74 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CAR: 15.5 points (WR20 that week), 8 of 11 targets for 75 yards, 96 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs ARI: 12.9 points (WR21 that week), 6 of 11 targets for 69 yards.

Puka Nacua has scored 40.1 PPR points in 2 games, 20.1 a game, 2.8 a game more than the 17.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR1 with 375.0 PPR points in 16 games, 23.4 a game.

Week 1 vs SF: 12.4 points (WR27 that week), 5 of 9 targets for 74 yards, 70 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs PHI: 27.7 points (WR5 that week), 2 rushing yards on 1 carry, 9 of 12 targets for 125 yards, 1 touchdown, 90 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, Amon-Ra St. Brown has averaged 11.5 targets and 7.8 catches for 76 yards a game on 89 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 12 times inside the 20, 21 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 5 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against CAR he had 11 targets on 96 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, Puka Nacua has averaged 0.5 carries for 1 yard and 10.5 targets and 7.0 catches for 100 yards a game on 82 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 2 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 2 games.

In Week 4 against PHI he had 1 carry and 12 targets on 90 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Amon-Ra St. Brown has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 6; Puka Nacua has 11 games with his bye in Week 11.

ARI, Nacua's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 38.4 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 6th most to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Puka Nacua would want about 29 more added to make it even: a player like DK Metcalf, valued at 30. Two players for Brown also costs that side a roster spot.

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The full Week 5 trade value chart

Common questions

Should I trade Amon-Ra St. Brown for Puka Nacua?
No on value: Amon-Ra St. Brown is worth 119 and Puka Nacua 90, a loss of 29. It can still help a lineup that needs a receiver more than it needs Brown.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Amon-Ra St. Brown or Puka Nacua?
Amon-Ra St. Brown, 119 to 90. He rates 19.9 market points a game over 11 games left, against 17.3 over 11 for Puka Nacua, 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. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM ETHow this is built Report a wrong number