Trade Brock Bowers for George Pickens? No, Bowers is worth 21 more.
No on value. Brock Bowers is worth 75 rest of season and George Pickens 54, so giving up Bowers costs 21. Bowers rates 16.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Pickens 14.0 with 11. On usage, Bowers has drawn 31 percent of LV targets; Pickens has drawn 19 percent of DAL targets. Bowers hosts BUF in Week 6 (16th fewest points allowed to TEs); Pickens is at GB in Week 6 (16th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5

Keeping Brock Bowers wins by 21.

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- Pts/game
- 16.3
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 13
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 11.5 | 16.3 | 16.8 |
- Pts/game
- 14.0
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 14
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.8 |
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.
Pickens is the 14th receiver on the chart and 36th overall. His 14.0 a game is 4.9 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 14, which is how he comes to 54.
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 George Pickens at 14.0 in Week 3, 13.9 in Week 4 and 14.8 in Week 5, a median of 14.0 points a game, up 0.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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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.
George Pickens has scored 68.5 PPR points in 5 games, 13.7 a game, level with the 14.0 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR5 with 291.9 PPR points in 17 games, 17.2 a game.
Week 1 vs NYG: 5.8 points (WR63 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 28 yards, 84 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs WAS: 10.0 points (WR34 that week), 6 of 8 targets for 40 yards, 76 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs BAL: 15.2 points (WR23 that week), 7 of 11 targets for 82 yards, 85 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs HOU: 9.5 points (WR45 that week), 2 of 3 targets for 75 yards, 86 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs TB: 28.0 points (WR4 that week), 9 of 13 targets for 130 yards, 1 touchdown.
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 4, George Pickens has averaged 7.0 targets and 4.5 catches for 56 yards a game on 83 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 6 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 4 games.
In Week 4 against HOU he had 3 targets on 86 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; George Pickens has 11 games with his bye in Week 14.
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.
GB, Pickens's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 32.8 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 16th most to WRs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting George Pickens would want about 21 more added to make it even: a player like DJ Moore, valued at 22. Two players for Bowers also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Brock Bowers and George Pickens

Brock Bowers for Jaylen Warren75 vs 102
Brock Bowers for CeeDee Lamb75 vs 100
Brock Bowers for Chuba Hubbard75 vs 96
Aaron Jones Sr. for Brock Bowers95 vs 75
Ashton Jeanty for Brock Bowers95 vs 75
D'Andre Swift for George Pickens76 vs 54
George Pickens for Nico Collins54 vs 73
George Pickens for Kyren Williams54 vs 70
George Pickens for Josh Allen54 vs 69
George Pickens for Zay Flowers54 vs 66
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Brock Bowers for George Pickens?
No on value: Brock Bowers is worth 75 and George Pickens 54, a loss of 21. 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 George Pickens?
Brock Bowers, 75 to 54. He rates 16.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 14.0 over 11 for George Pickens, 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