Should I trade Brock Bowers for DeVonta Smith?

No on value: Brock Bowers is worth 75 and DeVonta Smith 57, a loss of 18. It can still help a lineup that needs a receiver more than it needs Bowers.

Who has more rest-of-season value, Brock Bowers or DeVonta Smith?

Brock Bowers, 75 to 57. He rates 16.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 14.3 over 11 for DeVonta Smith, 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.

Trade Brock Bowers for DeVonta Smith? No, Bowers is worth 18 more.

No on value. Brock Bowers is worth 75 rest of season and DeVonta Smith 57, so giving up Bowers costs 18. Bowers rates 16.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Smith 14.3 with 11. On usage, Bowers has drawn 31 percent of LV targets; Smith has drawn 33 percent of PHI targets. Bowers hosts BUF in Week 6 (16th fewest points allowed to TEs); Smith hosts CAR in Week 6 (10th fewest points allowed to WRs). DeVonta Smith is listed Out (hamstring).

The verdict, Week 5

Keeping Brock Bowers wins by 18.

Brock Bowers 7557 DeVonta Smith

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Brock Bowers

TE2LV

value, #24

Pts/game: 16.3
Games left: 11
Bye: 13

Brock Bowers weekly market-based points
Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5
11.5	16.3	16.8

DeVonta Smith

WR13PHIOut

value, #33

Pts/game: 14.3
Games left: 11
Bye: 10

DeVonta Smith weekly market-based points
Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5
15.3	14.3	2.1

Where the values come from

Bowers is the 2nd tight end on the chart and 24th overall. His 16.3 a game is 6.8 above the replacement tight end's 9.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 13, which is how he comes to 75.

Smith is the 13th receiver on the chart and 33rd overall. His 14.3 a game is 5.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 57.

The weekly market prices

The market priced Brock Bowers at 11.5 in Week 3, 16.3 in Week 4 and 16.8 in Week 5, a median of 16.3 points a game, up 5.3 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced DeVonta Smith at 15.3 in Week 3, 14.3 in Week 4 and 2.1 in Week 5, a median of 14.3 points a game, down 13.2 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Points so far against the price

Brock Bowers has scored 71.2 PPR points in 3 games, 23.7 a game, 7.4 a game more than the 16.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished TE11 with 176.2 PPR points in 12 games, 14.7 a game.

Week 3 vs NO: 27.6 points (TE1 that week), 10 of 14 targets for 116 yards, 1 touchdown, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs KC: 20.6 points (TE3 that week), 6 of 11 targets for 86 yards, 1 touchdown, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs NE: 23.0 points (TE2 that week), 8 of 10 targets for 110 yards, 1 touchdown.

DeVonta Smith has scored 48.5 PPR points in 3 games, 16.2 a game, 1.9 a game more than the 14.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR20 with 201.8 PPR points in 17 games, 11.9 a game.

Week 1 vs WAS: 8.3 points (WR46 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 53 yards, 95 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs TEN: 27.7 points (WR5 that week), 10 of 13 targets for 117 yards, 1 touchdown, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs CHI: 12.5 points (WR32 that week), 6 of 8 targets for 65 yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, Brock Bowers has averaged 12.0 targets and 8.0 catches for 101 yards a game on 81 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 24 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 2 games.

In Week 4 against KC he had 11 targets on 82 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 3, DeVonta Smith has averaged 9.0 targets and 6.3 catches for 78 yards a game on 93 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 2 times inside the 20, 8 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 3 games.

In Week 3 against CHI he had 8 targets on 100 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Brock Bowers has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 13; DeVonta Smith has 11 games with his bye in Week 10.

BUF, Bowers's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 11.3 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 4 games, the 16th fewest to TEs of 32.

CAR, Smith's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 28.4 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 10th fewest to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting DeVonta Smith would want about 18 more added to make it even: a player like Patrick Mahomes, valued at 18. Two players for Bowers also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

Should I trade Brock Bowers for DeVonta Smith?
No on value: Brock Bowers is worth 75 and DeVonta Smith 57, a loss of 18. It can still help a lineup that needs a receiver more than it needs Bowers.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Brock Bowers or DeVonta Smith?
Brock Bowers, 75 to 57. He rates 16.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 14.3 over 11 for DeVonta Smith, 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 built Report a wrong number