Trade Bryce Young for Denzel Boston? Yes, Boston is worth 10 more.
Yes on value. Denzel Boston is worth 15 rest of season and Bryce Young 5, so the side getting Boston gains 10. Young rates 16.9 market points a game with 12 games left, Boston 10.5 with 11. On usage, Young has thrown 40.3 passes and run 1.0 times a game; Boston has drawn 19 percent of CLE targets. Young is at PHI in Week 6 (10th most points allowed to QBs); Boston hosts BAL in Week 6 (7th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5

Getting Denzel Boston wins by 10.

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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
- 10.5
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 11
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 10.5 | 8.1 | 10.5 |
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.
Boston is the 27th receiver on the chart and 66th overall. His 10.5 a game is 1.4 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 15.
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 Denzel Boston at 10.5 in Week 3, 8.1 in Week 4 and 10.5 in Week 5, a median of 10.5 points a game, flat across them.
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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.
Denzel Boston has scored 69.0 PPR points in 5 games, 13.8 a game, 3.3 a game more than the 10.5 the market prices him at from here.
Week 1 vs JAX: 13.9 points (WR24 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 59 yards, 1 touchdown, 92 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs TB: 20.5 points (WR12 that week), 5 of 7 targets for 95 yards, 1 touchdown, 93 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs CAR: 8.1 points (WR52 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 41 yards, 89 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs PIT: 12.9 points (WR30 that week), 4 of 7 targets for 89 yards, 95 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs NYJ: 13.6 points (WR20 that week), 3 of 7 targets for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.
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, Denzel Boston has averaged 5.5 targets and 3.3 catches for 71 yards a game on 92 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against PIT he had 7 targets on 95 percent of the snaps.
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; Denzel Boston has 11 games with his bye in Week 11.
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.
BAL, Boston's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 37.9 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 7th most to WRs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Bryce Young would want about 10 more added to make it even: a player like Carnell Tate, valued at 11. Two players for Boston also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Bryce Young and Denzel Boston

Bryce Young for Dak Prescott5 vs 17
Bryce Young for RJ Harvey5 vs 17
Bryce Young for J.K. Dobbins5 vs 15
Bryce Young for Drake Maye5 vs 14
Bryce Young for Devaughn Vele5 vs 8
Denzel Boston for Omarion Hampton15 vs 26
Denzel Boston for Sam LaPorta15 vs 25
Denzel Boston for Jameson Williams15 vs 24
Denzel Boston for Luther Burden III15 vs 24
Denzel Boston for DJ Moore15 vs 22
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Bryce Young for Denzel Boston?
Yes on value: Denzel Boston is worth 15 and Bryce Young 5, a gain of 10. If Bryce Young starts for you and Denzel Boston would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Bryce Young or Denzel Boston?
Denzel Boston, 15 to 5. He rates 10.5 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