Trade Brock Bowers for Saquon Barkley? No, Bowers is worth 12 more.
No on value. Brock Bowers is worth 75 rest of season and Saquon Barkley 63, so giving up Bowers costs 12. Bowers rates 16.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Barkley 13.6 with 11. On usage, Bowers has drawn 31 percent of LV targets; Barkley has 36 percent of PHI carries and 7 percent of its targets. Bowers hosts BUF in Week 6 (16th fewest points allowed to TEs); Barkley hosts CAR in Week 6 (3rd most points allowed to RBs). Saquon Barkley is listed Out (hamstring).
The verdict, Week 5

Keeping Brock Bowers wins by 12.

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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
- 13.6
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 10
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 15.5 | 13.6 | 3.9 |
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.
Barkley is the 16th running back on the chart and 30th overall. His 13.6 a game is 5.7 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 63.
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 Saquon Barkley at 15.5 in Week 3, 13.6 in Week 4 and 3.9 in Week 5, a median of 13.6 points a game, down 11.6 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.
Saquon Barkley has scored 23.0 PPR points in 4 games, 5.8 a game, 7.9 a game less than the 13.6 the market prices him at 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.
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, Saquon Barkley has averaged 9.0 carries for 46 yards and 1.8 targets and 1.0 catches for 2 yards a game on 38 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 14 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 4 games.
In Week 4 against LAR he had 2 carries and 1 target on 7 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; Saquon Barkley 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, Barkley's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 28.0 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 3rd most to RBs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Saquon Barkley would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Tucker Kraft, valued at 12. Two players for Bowers also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Brock Bowers and Saquon Barkley

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
Chase Brown for Saquon Barkley90 vs 63
Chris Olave for Saquon Barkley90 vs 63
Puka Nacua for Saquon Barkley90 vs 63
Ja'Marr Chase for Saquon Barkley89 vs 63
James Cook III for Saquon Barkley87 vs 63
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Common questions
Should I trade Brock Bowers for Saquon Barkley?
No on value: Brock Bowers is worth 75 and Saquon Barkley 63, a loss of 12. It can still help a lineup that needs a running back more than it needs Bowers.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Brock Bowers or Saquon Barkley?
Brock Bowers, 75 to 63. He rates 16.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 13.6 over 11 for Saquon Barkley, 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