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Trade Braelon Allen for Matthew Golden? Yes, Golden is worth 9 more.

Yes on value. Matthew Golden is worth 33 rest of season and Braelon Allen 24, so the side getting Golden gains 9. Allen rates 11.0 market points a game with 9 games left, Golden 12.8 with 9. On usage, Allen has 53 percent of NYJ carries and 10 percent of its targets; Golden has drawn 26 percent of GB targets. Allen hosts LV in Week 8 (5th most points allowed to RBs); Golden hosts CAR in Week 8 (6th fewest points allowed to WRs). Braelon Allen is listed Questionable (ankle); Matthew Golden is listed Questionable (shoulder).

The verdict, Week 8

Getting Matthew Golden wins by 9.

Braelon Allen 2433 Matthew Golden

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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

Matthew Golden

WR21GBQuestionable

33

value, #44

Pts/game
12.8
Games left
9
Bye
11
Matthew Golden weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
12.312.612.314.015.713.1

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.

Golden is the 21st receiver on the chart and 44th overall. His 12.8 a game is 3.7 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 33.

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 Matthew Golden at 12.3 in Week 3, 12.6 in Week 4, 12.3 in Week 5, 14.0 in Week 6, 15.7 in Week 7 and 13.1 in Week 8, a median of 12.8 points a game, up 0.8 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.

Matthew Golden has scored 110.6 PPR points in 7 games, 15.8 a game, 3.0 a game more than the 12.8 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR89 with 70.0 PPR points in 14 games, 5.0 a game.

Week 1 vs MIN: 15.5 points (WR17 that week), 6 of 12 targets for 95 yards, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NYJ: 9.8 points (WR35 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 58 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs ATL: 21.0 points (WR7 that week), 5 of 12 targets for 100 yards, 1 touchdown, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs TB: 11.7 points (WR37 that week), 6 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 7 targets for 21 yards, 1 touchdown, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CHI: 20.3 points (WR11 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 123 yards, 77 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs DAL: 22.4 points (WR5 that week), 6 of 13 targets for 104 yards, 1 touchdown, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs DET: 9.9 points (WR27 that week), 6 of 12 targets for 39 yards, 85 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, Matthew Golden has averaged 9.9 targets and 5.1 catches for 77 yards a game on 84 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 13 times inside the 20, 18 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 7 games.

In Week 7 against DET he had 12 targets on 85 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; Matthew Golden 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.

CAR, Golden's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 27.7 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Braelon Allen would want about 9 more added to make it even: a player like Malik Washington, valued at 9. Two players for Golden also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Braelon Allen for Matthew Golden?

    Yes on value: Matthew Golden is worth 33 and Braelon Allen 24, a gain of 9. If Braelon Allen starts for you and Matthew Golden would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Braelon Allen or Matthew Golden?

    Matthew Golden, 33 to 24. He rates 12.8 market points a game over 9 games left, against 11.0 over 9 for Braelon Allen, 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