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Trade Braelon Allen for Saquon Barkley? Close to even, 24 to 28.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Braelon Allen is 24 and Saquon Barkley is 28, a 4 point edge to Barkley that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Allen rates 11.0 market points a game with 9 games left, Barkley 11.4 with 9. On usage, Allen has 53 percent of NYJ carries and 10 percent of its targets; Barkley has 34 percent of PHI carries and 6 percent of its targets. Allen hosts LV in Week 8 (5th most points allowed to RBs); Barkley is at WAS in Week 8 (7th fewest points allowed to RBs). Braelon Allen is listed Questionable (ankle); Saquon Barkley is listed Questionable (back).

The verdict, Week 8

Close to even.

Braelon Allen 2428 Saquon Barkley

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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

RB21PHIQuestionable

28

value, #46

Pts/game
11.4
Games left
9
Bye
10
Saquon Barkley weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
15.513.63.9no projection11.33.4

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.

Barkley is the 21st running back on the chart and 46th overall. His 11.4 a game is 3.1 above the replacement running back's 8.3, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 28.

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 Saquon Barkley at 15.5 in Week 3, 13.6 in Week 4, 3.9 in Week 5, 11.4 in Week 7 and 3.4 in Week 8, a median of 11.4 points a game, down 12.1 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.

Saquon Barkley has scored 38.1 PPR points in 5 games, 7.6 a game, 3.8 a game less than the 11.4 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished RB14 with 232.3 PPR points in 16 games, 14.5 a game.

Week 1 vs WAS: 9.0 points (RB30 that week), 83 rushing yards on 15 carries, 1 of 2 targets for -3 yards, 71 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs TEN: 3.0 points (RB58 that week), 9 rushing yards on 4 carries, 1 of 2 targets for 11 yards, 16 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs CHI: 9.0 points (RB32 that week), 82 rushing yards on 15 carries, 1 of 2 targets for -2 yards, 72 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs LAR: 2.0 points (RB62 that week), 8 rushing yards on 2 carries, 1 of 1 target for 2 yards, 7 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs DAL: 15.1 points (RB20 that week), 62 rushing yards on 7 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 9 yards, 1 touchdown, 16 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, Saquon Barkley has averaged 8.6 carries for 49 yards and 1.8 targets and 1.2 catches for 3 yards a game on 33 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 8 times inside the 20, 17 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 5 games.

In Week 7 against DAL he had 7 carries and 2 targets on 16 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; Saquon Barkley has 9 games with his bye in Week 10.

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.

WAS, Barkley's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 19.0 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest to RBs of 32.

The full Week 8 trade value chart

Week 8 on the board

Common questions

  • Should I trade Braelon Allen for Saquon Barkley?

    It is close to even: Braelon Allen is 24 and Saquon Barkley is 28 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, Braelon Allen or Saquon Barkley?

    Saquon Barkley, 28 to 24. He rates 11.4 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