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Trade Braelon Allen for Denzel Boston? No, Allen is worth 11 more.

No on value. Braelon Allen is worth 24 rest of season and Denzel Boston 13, so giving up Allen costs 11. Allen rates 11.0 market points a game with 9 games left, Boston 10.5 with 9. On usage, Allen has 53 percent of NYJ carries and 10 percent of its targets; Boston has drawn 20 percent of CLE targets. Allen hosts LV in Week 8 (5th most points allowed to RBs); Boston is at PIT in Week 8 (14th fewest points allowed to WRs). Braelon Allen is listed Questionable (ankle).

The verdict, Week 8

Keeping Braelon Allen wins by 11.

Braelon Allen 2413 Denzel Boston

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Braelon Allen

RB22NYJQuestionable

24

value, #52

Pts/game
11.0
Games left
9
Bye
13
Braelon Allen weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
no projectionno projection13.714.58.24.8

Denzel Boston

WR30CLE

13

value, #70

Pts/game
10.5
Games left
9
Bye
11
Denzel Boston weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
10.58.110.511.310.79.9

Where the values come from

Allen is the 22nd running back on the chart and 52nd overall. His 11.0 a game is 2.7 above the replacement running back's 8.3, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 13, which is how he comes to 24.

Boston is the 30th receiver on the chart and 70th overall. His 10.5 a game is 1.4 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 13.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Braelon Allen at 13.7 in Week 5, 14.5 in Week 6, 8.2 in Week 7 and 4.8 in Week 8, a median of 11.0 points a game, down 8.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Denzel Boston at 10.5 in Week 3, 8.1 in Week 4, 10.5 in Week 5, 11.3 in Week 6, 10.7 in Week 7 and 9.9 in Week 8, a median of 10.5 points a game, down 0.6 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Braelon Allen has scored 76.3 PPR points in 7 games, 10.9 a game, level with the 11.0 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished RB100 with 15.3 PPR points in 4 games, 3.8 a game.

Week 1 vs TEN: 4.0 points (RB50 that week), 40 rushing yards on 10 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards, 40 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs GB: 8.5 points (RB32 that week), 7 rushing yards on 5 carries, 1 of 1 target for 8 yards, 1 touchdown, 31 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs DET: 4.7 points (RB45 that week), 14 rushing yards on 4 carries, 3 of 3 targets for 3 yards, 52 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CHI: 8.7 points (RB33 that week), 59 rushing yards on 14 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 8 yards, 94 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CLE: 18.6 points (RB8 that week), 116 rushing yards on 24 carries, 1 of 4 targets for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs NE: 12.4 points (RB18 that week), 78 rushing yards on 17 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 26 yards, 87 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs MIA: 19.4 points (RB9 that week), 104 rushing yards on 17 carries, 6 of 7 targets for 30 yards, 78 percent of snaps.

Denzel Boston has scored 77.2 PPR points in 7 games, 11.0 a game, 0.5 a game more than the 10.5 he is projected for from here.

Week 1 vs JAX: 13.9 points (WR24 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 59 yards, 1 touchdown, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs TB: 20.5 points (WR12 that week), 5 of 7 targets for 95 yards, 1 touchdown, 93 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs CAR: 8.1 points (WR52 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 41 yards, 89 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs PIT: 12.9 points (WR30 that week), 4 of 7 targets for 89 yards, 95 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs NYJ: 13.6 points (WR22 that week), 3 of 7 targets for 46 yards, 1 touchdown, 91 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs BAL: 2.5 points (WR84 that week), 1 of 5 targets for 15 yards, 94 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs TEN: 5.7 points (WR46 that week), 3 of 8 targets for 27 yards, 87 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 7, Braelon Allen has averaged 13.0 carries for 60 yards and 2.9 targets and 2.1 catches for 11 yards a game on 64 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 14 times inside the 20, 30 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 7 games.

In Week 7 against MIA he had 17 carries and 7 targets on 78 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 7, Denzel Boston has averaged 6.0 targets and 2.9 catches for 53 yards a game on 91 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 12 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 7 games.

In Week 7 against TEN he had 8 targets on 87 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 8 through Week 17. Braelon Allen has 9 games in it with his bye in Week 13; Denzel Boston has 9 games with his bye in Week 11.

LV, Allen's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 25.4 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 5th most to RBs of 32.

PIT, Boston's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 30.2 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Denzel Boston would want about 11 more added to make it even: a player like Isaiah Likely, valued at 10. Two players for Allen also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Braelon Allen for Denzel Boston?

    No on value: Braelon Allen is worth 24 and Denzel Boston 13, a loss of 11. It can still help a lineup that needs a receiver more than it needs Allen.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Braelon Allen or Denzel Boston?

    Braelon Allen, 24 to 13. He rates 11.0 market points a game over 9 games left, against 10.5 over 9 for Denzel Boston, 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 10:31 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number