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Trade Ashton Jeanty for James Cook III? Close to even, 95 to 87.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Ashton Jeanty is 95 and James Cook III is 87, a 8 point edge to Jeanty that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Jeanty rates 16.5 market points a game with 11 games left, Cook 15.8 with 11. On usage, Jeanty has 70 percent of LV carries and 18 percent of its targets; Cook has 67 percent of BUF carries and 9 percent of its targets. Jeanty hosts BUF in Week 6 (6th most points allowed to RBs); Cook is at LV in Week 6 (16th most points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

Ashton Jeanty 9587 James Cook III

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Ashton Jeanty

RB10LV

95

value, #13

Pts/game
16.5
Games left
11
Bye
13
Ashton Jeanty weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
16.716.216.5

James Cook III

RB12BUF

87

value, #18

Pts/game
15.8
Games left
11
Bye
7
James Cook III weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
16.215.814.4

Where the values come from

Jeanty is the 10th running back on the chart and 13th overall. His 16.5 a game is 8.6 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 13, which is how he comes to 95.

Cook is the 12th running back on the chart and 18th overall. His 15.8 a game is 7.9 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 7, which is how he comes to 87.

The weekly market prices

The market priced Ashton Jeanty at 16.7 in Week 3, 16.2 in Week 4 and 16.5 in Week 5, a median of 16.5 points a game, flat across them.

The market priced James Cook III at 16.2 in Week 3, 15.8 in Week 4 and 14.4 in Week 5, a median of 15.8 points a game, down 1.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Ashton Jeanty has scored 84.6 PPR points in 5 games, 16.9 a game, level with the 16.5 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB11 with 245.1 PPR points in 17 games, 14.4 a game.

Week 1 vs MIA: 32.7 points (RB4 that week), 102 rushing yards on 23 carries, 6 of 6 targets for 45 yards, 2 touchdowns, 74 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs LAC: 10.3 points (RB23 that week), 48 rushing yards on 21 carries, 4 of 7 targets for 15 yards, 81 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NO: 12.3 points (RB18 that week), 56 rushing yards on 19 carries, 3 of 3 targets for 37 yards, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs KC: 18.6 points (RB14 that week), 58 rushing yards on 15 carries, 6 of 8 targets for 68 yards, 67 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs NE: 10.7 points (RB23 that week), 27 rushing yards on 10 carries, 3 of 6 targets for 50 yards.

James Cook III has scored 66.5 PPR points in 4 games, 16.6 a game, 0.8 a game more than the 15.8 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB6 with 302.2 PPR points in 17 games, 17.8 a game.

Week 1 vs HOU: 9.9 points (RB27 that week), 57 rushing yards on 13 carries, 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 72 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs DET: 20.9 points (RB5 that week), 135 rushing yards on 21 carries, 1 of 3 targets for 4 yards, 1 touchdown, 74 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs LAC: 19.4 points (RB9 that week), 154 rushing yards on 24 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 67 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs NE: 16.3 points (RB19 that week), 75 rushing yards on 12 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 8 yards, 1 touchdown, 59 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, Ashton Jeanty has averaged 19.5 carries for 66 yards and 6.0 targets and 4.8 catches for 41 yards a game on 76 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 21 times inside the 20, 54 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against KC he had 15 carries and 8 targets on 67 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, James Cook III has averaged 17.5 carries for 105 yards and 2.5 targets and 1.5 catches for 6 yards a game on 68 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 15 times inside the 20, 38 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against NE he had 12 carries and 2 targets on 59 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Ashton Jeanty has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 13; James Cook III has 11 games with his bye in Week 7.

BUF, Jeanty's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 26.3 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 6th most to RBs of 32.

LV, Cook's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 21.1 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 16th most to RBs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Ashton Jeanty for James Cook III?

    It is close to even: Ashton Jeanty is 95 and James Cook III is 87 on rest-of-season value, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Take the one who starts for you.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Ashton Jeanty or James Cook III?

    Ashton Jeanty, 95 to 87. He rates 16.5 market points a game over 11 games left, against 15.8 over 11 for James Cook III, 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.

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