Trade Ashton Jeanty for Jaxon Smith-Njigba? Yes, Smith-Njigba is worth 25 more.
Yes on value. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is worth 120 rest of season and Ashton Jeanty 95, so the side getting Smith-Njigba gains 25. Jeanty rates 16.5 market points a game with 11 games left, Smith-Njigba 20.0 with 11. On usage, Jeanty has 70 percent of LV carries and 18 percent of its targets; Smith-Njigba has drawn 37 percent of SEA targets. Jeanty hosts BUF in Week 6 (6th most points allowed to RBs); Smith-Njigba is at DEN in Week 6 (9th fewest points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5
Getting Jaxon Smith-Njigba wins by 25.
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- Pts/game
- 16.5
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 13
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 16.7 | 16.2 | 16.5 |
- Pts/game
- 20.0
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 11
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 19.8 | 20.1 | 20.0 |
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.
Smith-Njigba is the 1st receiver on the chart and 4th overall. His 20.0 a game is 10.9 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 120.
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 Jaxon Smith-Njigba at 19.8 in Week 3, 20.1 in Week 4 and 20.0 in Week 5, a median of 20.0 points a game, flat across them.
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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.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba has scored 139.5 PPR points in 5 games, 27.9 a game, 7.9 a game more than the 20.0 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR2 with 359.9 PPR points in 17 games, 21.2 a game.
Week 1 vs NE: 26.2 points (WR6 that week), 8 of 11 targets for 122 yards, 1 touchdown, 90 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs ARI: 42.5 points (WR1 that week), 9 of 11 targets for 155 yards, 3 touchdowns, 67 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs WAS: 35.4 points (WR1 that week), 10 of 14 targets for 128 yards, 2 touchdowns, 87 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs LAC: 12.6 points (WR31 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 76 yards, 88 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs SF: 22.8 points (WR7 that week), 16 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 8 targets for 102 yards, 1 touchdown.
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, Jaxon Smith-Njigba has averaged 10.5 targets and 8.0 catches for 120 yards a game on 82 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 10 times inside the 20, 22 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 6 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against LAC he had 6 targets on 88 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; Jaxon Smith-Njigba has 11 games with his bye in Week 11.
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.
DEN, Smith-Njigba's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 28.3 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 9th fewest to WRs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Ashton Jeanty would want about 25 more added to make it even: a player like Sam LaPorta, valued at 25. Two players for Smith-Njigba also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Ashton Jeanty and Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Ashton Jeanty for Jonathan Taylor95 vs 120
Amon-Ra St. Brown for Ashton Jeanty119 vs 95
Ashton Jeanty for Derrick Henry95 vs 115
Ashton Jeanty for Christian McCaffrey95 vs 114
Ashton Jeanty for Jaylen Warren95 vs 102
Bijan Robinson for Jaxon Smith-Njigba154 vs 120
Jaxon Smith-Njigba for Kenneth Walker120 vs 145- Jaxon Smith-Njigba for Jonathan Taylor120 vs 120
- Amon-Ra St. Brown for Jaxon Smith-Njigba119 vs 120
- Derrick Henry for Jaxon Smith-Njigba115 vs 120
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Ashton Jeanty for Jaxon Smith-Njigba?
Yes on value: Jaxon Smith-Njigba is worth 120 and Ashton Jeanty 95, a gain of 25. If Ashton Jeanty starts for you and Jaxon Smith-Njigba would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Ashton Jeanty or Jaxon Smith-Njigba?
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 120 to 95. He rates 20.0 market points a game over 11 games left, against 16.5 over 11 for Ashton Jeanty, 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 builtReport a wrong number