Trade Bucky Irving for Davante Adams? Yes, Adams is worth 15 more.
Yes on value. Davante Adams is worth 63 rest of season and Bucky Irving 48, so the side getting Adams gains 15. Irving rates 12.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Adams 14.8 with 11. On usage, Irving has 58 percent of TB carries and 12 percent of its targets; Adams has drawn 24 percent of LAR targets. Irving hosts PIT in Week 6 (9th most points allowed to RBs); Adams hosts ARI in Week 6 (6th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5

Getting Davante Adams wins by 15.

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- Pts/game
- 12.3
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 10
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 12.9 | 12.3 | 11.5 |
- Pts/game
- 14.8
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 11
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 16.7 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
Where the values come from
Irving is the 20th running back on the chart and 39th overall. His 12.3 a game is 4.4 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 48.
Adams is the 11th receiver on the chart and 29th overall. His 14.8 a game is 5.7 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 63.
The weekly market prices
The market priced Bucky Irving at 12.9 in Week 3, 12.3 in Week 4 and 11.5 in Week 5, a median of 12.3 points a game, down 1.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.
The market priced Davante Adams at 16.7 in Week 3, 14.8 in Week 4 and 14.7 in Week 5, a median of 14.8 points a game, down 2.0 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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Points so far against the price
Bucky Irving has scored 78.7 PPR points in 5 games, 15.7 a game, 3.4 a game more than the 12.3 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished RB34 with 138.5 PPR points in 10 games, 13.9 a game.
Week 1 vs CIN: 20.3 points (RB12 that week), 45 rushing yards on 8 carries, 7 of 7 targets for 48 yards, 1 touchdown, 61 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs CLE: 13.0 points (RB15 that week), 89 rushing yards on 17 carries, 4 of 4 targets for 1 yards, 78 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs MIN: 7.8 points (RB35 that week), 46 rushing yards on 15 carries, 2 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 52 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs GB: 6.1 points (RB42 that week), 61 rushing yards on 16 carries, 58 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs DAL: 31.5 points (RB3 that week), 165 rushing yards on 21 carries, 2 of 3 targets for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Davante Adams has scored 73.0 PPR points in 4 games, 18.3 a game, 3.4 a game more than the 14.8 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR9 with 222.9 PPR points in 14 games, 15.9 a game.
Week 1 vs SF: 5.6 points (WR67 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 26 yards, 54 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs NYG: 39.5 points (WR2 that week), 8 of 10 targets for 195 yards, 2 touchdowns, 65 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs DEN: 20.7 points (WR10 that week), 7 of 13 targets for 137 yards, 83 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs PHI: 7.2 points (WR61 that week), 4 of 9 targets for 32 yards, 95 percent of snaps.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 4, Bucky Irving has averaged 14.0 carries for 60 yards and 3.8 targets and 3.3 catches for 15 yards a game on 62 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 9 times inside the 20, 29 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.
In Week 4 against GB he had 16 carries and 0 targets on 58 percent of the snaps.
Through Week 4, Davante Adams has averaged 9.5 targets and 5.5 catches for 98 yards a game on 76 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 12 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against PHI he had 9 targets on 95 percent of the snaps.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Bucky Irving has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 10; Davante Adams has 11 games with his bye in Week 11.
PIT, Irving's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 24.6 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 9th most to RBs of 32.
ARI, Adams's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 38.4 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 6th most to WRs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Bucky Irving would want about 15 more added to make it even: a player like Denzel Boston, valued at 15. Two players for Adams also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Bucky Irving and Davante Adams

Bucky Irving for Zay Flowers48 vs 66
Bucky Irving for Saquon Barkley48 vs 63
Bucky Irving for Jeremiyah Love48 vs 59
Bucky Irving for Tetairoa McMillan48 vs 58
Bucky Irving for Cam Skattebo48 vs 57
Chase Brown for Davante Adams90 vs 63
Chris Olave for Davante Adams90 vs 63
Davante Adams for Puka Nacua63 vs 90
Davante Adams for Ja'Marr Chase63 vs 89
Davante Adams for James Cook III63 vs 87
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Common questions
Should I trade Bucky Irving for Davante Adams?
Yes on value: Davante Adams is worth 63 and Bucky Irving 48, a gain of 15. If Bucky Irving starts for you and Davante Adams would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Bucky Irving or Davante Adams?
Davante Adams, 63 to 48. He rates 14.8 market points a game over 11 games left, against 12.3 over 11 for Bucky Irving, 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