Bucky Irving for Christian Watson: who wins the trade?
Bucky Irving (48) and Christian Watson (53) are close to even on rest-of-season value. Values are rest-of-season, market-based fantasy points above a replacement starter, Week 6 through Week 17, PPR.
The verdict, Week 5
Close to even.
The gap is inside the 8 points the values cannot separate, so take the player your lineup needs.
- Pts/game
- 12.3
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 10
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 12.9 | 12.3 | 11.5 |
- Pts/game
- 13.9
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 11
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 14.7 | 13.9 | 13.0 |
How to read this trade
Bucky Irving rates 12.3 market-based points a game with 11 games left, his bye in Week 10. Christian Watson rates 13.9 with 11, his bye in Week 11. They play different positions, which is why the value is measured above a replacement starter at each one: Bucky Irving is RB20 and Christian Watson is WR15, and the deal also changes which of your lineup spots is thin. A synced league in the trade analyzer shows what the swap does to your own starting lineup, and you can add players to either side there.
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The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Bucky Irving for Christian Watson?
On value it is close to even: Bucky Irving is 48 and Christian Watson is 53, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Let positional need decide: take the one who starts for you.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Bucky Irving or Christian Watson?
Christian Watson. His market-based rate is 13.9 points a game with 11 games left, against 12.3 and 11 for Bucky Irving, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.
Where do these numbers come from?
Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based fantasy points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, in PPR. A replacement-level starter's rate is subtracted and the rest multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17. No expert opinion is involved.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number