Trade Bucky Irving for DeVonta Smith? Yes, Smith is worth 9 more.
Yes on value. DeVonta Smith is worth 57 rest of season and Bucky Irving 48, so the side getting Smith gains 9. Irving rates 12.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Smith 14.3 with 11. On usage, Irving has 58 percent of TB carries and 12 percent of its targets; Smith has drawn 33 percent of PHI targets. Irving hosts PIT in Week 6 (9th most points allowed to RBs); Smith hosts CAR in Week 6 (10th fewest points allowed to WRs). DeVonta Smith is listed Out (hamstring).
The verdict, Week 5

Getting DeVonta Smith wins by 9.

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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
- 14.3
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 10
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 15.3 | 14.3 | 2.1 |
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.
Smith is the 13th receiver on the chart and 33rd overall. His 14.3 a game is 5.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 57.
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 DeVonta Smith at 15.3 in Week 3, 14.3 in Week 4 and 2.1 in Week 5, a median of 14.3 points a game, down 13.2 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.
DeVonta Smith has scored 48.5 PPR points in 3 games, 16.2 a game, 1.9 a game more than the 14.3 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR20 with 201.8 PPR points in 17 games, 11.9 a game.
Week 1 vs WAS: 8.3 points (WR46 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 53 yards, 95 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs TEN: 27.7 points (WR5 that week), 10 of 13 targets for 117 yards, 1 touchdown, 88 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs CHI: 12.5 points (WR32 that week), 6 of 8 targets for 65 yards, 100 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 3, DeVonta Smith has averaged 9.0 targets and 6.3 catches for 78 yards a game on 93 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 2 times inside the 20, 8 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 3 games.
In Week 3 against CHI he had 8 targets on 100 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; DeVonta Smith has 11 games with his bye in Week 10.
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.
CAR, Smith's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 28.4 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 10th fewest to WRs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Bucky Irving would want about 9 more added to make it even: a player like Trevor Lawrence, valued at 8. Two players for Smith also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Bucky Irving and DeVonta Smith

Bucky Irving for Zay Flowers48 vs 66
Bucky Irving for Davante Adams48 vs 63
Bucky Irving for Saquon Barkley48 vs 63
Bucky Irving for Jeremiyah Love48 vs 59
Bucky Irving for Tetairoa McMillan48 vs 58
DeVonta Smith for Drake London57 vs 81
DeVonta Smith for Garrett Wilson57 vs 79
D'Andre Swift for DeVonta Smith76 vs 57
Brock Bowers for DeVonta Smith75 vs 57
DeVonta Smith for Nico Collins57 vs 73
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Bucky Irving for DeVonta Smith?
Yes on value: DeVonta Smith is worth 57 and Bucky Irving 48, a gain of 9. If Bucky Irving starts for you and DeVonta Smith would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Bucky Irving or DeVonta Smith?
DeVonta Smith, 57 to 48. He rates 14.3 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