Trade Bryce Young for Dak Prescott? Yes, Prescott is worth 12 more.
Yes on value. Dak Prescott is worth 17 rest of season and Bryce Young 5, so the side getting Prescott gains 12. Young rates 16.9 market points a game with 12 games left, Prescott 18.0 with 11. On usage, Young has thrown 40.3 passes and run 1.0 times a game; Prescott has thrown 37.5 passes and run 3.0 times a game. Young is at PHI in Week 6 (10th most points allowed to QBs); Prescott is at GB in Week 6 (12th fewest points allowed to QBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5

Getting Dak Prescott wins by 12.

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- Pts/game
- 16.9
- Games left
- 12
- Bye
- 5
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 16.6 | 17.3 | not priced |
- Pts/game
- 18.0
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 14
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 17.8 | 18.0 | 22.0 |
Where the values come from
Young is the 8th quarterback on the chart and 79th overall. His 16.9 a game is 0.4 above the replacement quarterback's 16.5, over 12 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 5.
Prescott is the 5th quarterback on the chart and 64th overall. His 18.0 a game is 1.5 above the replacement quarterback's 16.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 14, which is how he comes to 17.
The weekly market prices
The market priced Bryce Young at 16.6 in Week 3 and 17.3 in Week 4, a median of 16.9 points a game, up 0.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.
The market priced Dak Prescott at 17.8 in Week 3, 18.0 in Week 4 and 22.0 in Week 5, a median of 18.0 points a game, up 4.2 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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Points so far against the price
Bryce Young has scored 92.6 PPR points in 4 games, 23.2 a game, 6.3 a game more than the 16.9 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished QB19 with 229.0 PPR points in 16 games, 14.3 a game.
Week 1 vs CHI: 32.4 points (QB3 that week), 361 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 10 rushing yards, 90 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs ATL: 24.1 points (QB7 that week), 287 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 6 rushing yards, 94 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs CLE: 14.6 points (QB22 that week), 291 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs DET: 21.5 points (QB6 that week), 329 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 3 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Dak Prescott has scored 96.8 PPR points in 5 games, 19.4 a game, 1.4 a game more than the 18.0 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished QB6 with 323.8 PPR points in 17 games, 19.0 a game.
Week 1 vs NYG: 15.4 points (QB19 that week), 175 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 14 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs WAS: 29.8 points (QB3 that week), 279 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes, 26 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs BAL: 18.9 points (QB19 that week), 276 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 19 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs HOU: 18.1 points (QB12 that week), 335 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 7 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs TB: 14.6 points (QB15 that week), 316 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 4, Bryce Young has averaged 40.3 attempts, 317 passing yards and 2.3 touchdown passes a game, with 1.0 runs for 6 yards on 96 percent of the snaps.
In Week 4 against DET he went 29 of 41 for 329 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Through Week 4, Dak Prescott has averaged 37.5 attempts, 266 passing yards and 2.0 touchdown passes a game, with 3.0 runs for 17 yards on 100 percent of the snaps.
In Week 4 against HOU he went 32 of 45 for 335 yards and 1 touchdown.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Bryce Young has 12 games in it with no bye left; Dak Prescott has 11 games with his bye in Week 14.
PHI, Young's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 18.5 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 10th most to QBs of 32.
GB, Prescott's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 16.0 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 12th fewest to QBs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Bryce Young would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Tucker Kraft, valued at 12. Two players for Prescott also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Bryce Young and Dak Prescott

Bryce Young for RJ Harvey5 vs 17
Bryce Young for Denzel Boston5 vs 15
Bryce Young for J.K. Dobbins5 vs 15
Bryce Young for Drake Maye5 vs 14
Bryce Young for Devaughn Vele5 vs 8
Dak Prescott for Omarion Hampton17 vs 26
Dak Prescott for Luther Burden III17 vs 24
Dak Prescott for DJ Moore17 vs 22
Dak Prescott for Tony Pollard17 vs 22
Dak Prescott for Denzel Boston17 vs 15
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Bryce Young for Dak Prescott?
Yes on value: Dak Prescott is worth 17 and Bryce Young 5, a gain of 12. If Bryce Young starts for you and Dak Prescott would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Bryce Young or Dak Prescott?
Dak Prescott, 17 to 5. He rates 18.0 market points a game over 11 games left, against 16.9 over 12 for Bryce Young, 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