Trade Brock Bowers for Ja'Marr Chase? Yes, Chase is worth 14 more.
Yes on value. Ja'Marr Chase is worth 89 rest of season and Brock Bowers 75, so the side getting Chase gains 14. Bowers rates 16.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Chase 17.2 with 11. On usage, Bowers has drawn 31 percent of LV targets; Chase has drawn 18 percent of CIN targets. Bowers hosts BUF in Week 6 (16th fewest points allowed to TEs); Chase is on bye in Week 6. Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5

Getting Ja'Marr Chase wins by 14.

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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
- 17.2
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 6
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 17.2 | 19.0 | 4.1 |
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.
Chase is the 6th receiver on the chart and 17th overall. His 17.2 a game is 8.1 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 6, which is how he comes to 89.
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 Ja'Marr Chase at 17.2 in Week 3, 19.0 in Week 4 and 4.1 in Week 5, a median of 17.2 points a game, down 13.1 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.
Ja'Marr Chase has scored 79.9 PPR points in 5 games, 16.0 a game, 1.2 a game less than the 17.2 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR4 with 313.6 PPR points in 16 games, 19.6 a game.
Week 1 vs TB: 3.2 points (WR87 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 94 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs HOU: 26.5 points (WR6 that week), 7 of 9 targets for 75 yards, 2 touchdowns, 88 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs PIT: 24.8 points (WR5 that week), 9 of 12 targets for 98 yards, 1 touchdown, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs JAX: 5.7 points (WR69 that week), 3 of 3 targets for 27 yards, 20 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs MIA: 19.7 points (WR10 that week), 6 of 10 targets for 77 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, Ja'Marr Chase has averaged 7.0 targets and 5.3 catches for 53 yards a game on 72 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 13 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against JAX he had 3 targets on 20 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; Ja'Marr Chase has 11 games with his bye in Week 6.
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.
What would even it
The side getting Brock Bowers would want about 14 more added to make it even: a player like Drake Maye, valued at 14. Two players for Chase also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Brock Bowers and Ja'Marr Chase

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
Ja'Marr Chase for Jaxon Smith-Njigba89 vs 120
Ja'Marr Chase for Jonathan Taylor89 vs 120
Amon-Ra St. Brown for Ja'Marr Chase119 vs 89
Derrick Henry for Ja'Marr Chase115 vs 89
Christian McCaffrey for Ja'Marr Chase114 vs 89
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Brock Bowers for Ja'Marr Chase?
Yes on value: Ja'Marr Chase is worth 89 and Brock Bowers 75, a gain of 14. If Brock Bowers starts for you and Ja'Marr Chase would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Brock Bowers or Ja'Marr Chase?
Ja'Marr Chase, 89 to 75. He rates 17.2 market points a game over 11 games left, against 16.3 over 11 for Brock Bowers, 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