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Trade Bucky Irving for DK Metcalf? Close to even, 33 to 26.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Bucky Irving is 33 and DK Metcalf is 26, a 7 point edge to Irving that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Irving rates 11.7 market points a game with 10 games left, Metcalf 11.8 with 10. On usage, Irving has 61 percent of TB carries and 11 percent of its targets; Metcalf has drawn 24 percent of PIT targets. Irving is at CAR in Week 7 (5th most points allowed to RBs); Metcalf is at NO in Week 7 (16th most points allowed to WRs). Bucky Irving is listed Questionable (illness).

The verdict, Week 7

Close to even.

Bucky Irving 3326 DK Metcalf

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Bucky Irving

RB21TBQuestionable

33

value, #45

Pts/game
11.7
Games left
10
Bye
10
Bucky Irving weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
12.912.311.511.710.3

DK Metcalf

WR22PIT

26

value, #50

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
10
Bye
9
DK Metcalf weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
11.810.312.511.113.1

Where the values come from

Irving is the 21st running back on the chart and 45th overall. His 11.7 a game is 3.3 above the replacement running back's 8.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 33.

Metcalf is the 22nd receiver on the chart and 50th overall. His 11.8 a game is 2.6 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 26.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Bucky Irving at 12.9 in Week 3, 12.3 in Week 4, 11.5 in Week 5, 11.7 in Week 6 and 10.3 in Week 7, a median of 11.7 points a game, down 2.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had DK Metcalf at 11.8 in Week 3, 10.3 in Week 4, 12.5 in Week 5, 11.1 in Week 6 and 13.1 in Week 7, a median of 11.8 points a game, up 1.3 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Bucky Irving has scored 85.6 PPR points in 6 games, 14.3 a game, 2.6 a game more than the 11.7 he is projected for 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, 54 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs PIT: 6.9 points (RB34 that week), 46 rushing yards on 19 carries, 2 of 3 targets for 3 yards, 85 percent of snaps.

DK Metcalf has scored 68.9 PPR points in 6 games, 11.5 a game, level with the 11.8 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR26 with 187.2 PPR points in 15 games, 12.5 a game.

Week 1 vs ATL: 8.0 points (WR50 that week), 4 of 10 targets for 40 yards, 96 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NE: 6.7 points (WR58 that week), 4 of 9 targets for 27 yards, 97 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs CIN: 12.1 points (WR35 that week), 3 of 5 targets for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 95 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CLE: 16.5 points (WR16 that week), 5 of 9 targets for 115 yards, 97 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs IND: 5.3 points (WR60 that week), 11 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs TB: 20.3 points (WR9 that week), 11 of 15 targets for 93 yards, 95 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, Bucky Irving has averaged 16.0 carries for 75 yards and 3-4 targets and 2.8 catches for 12 yards a game on 65 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 19 times inside the 20, 38 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 6 against PIT he had 19 carries and 3 targets on 85 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 6, DK Metcalf has averaged 8.7 targets and 5.0 catches for 53 yards a game on 95 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 8 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against TB he had 15 targets on 95 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. Bucky Irving has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 10; DK Metcalf has 10 games with his bye in Week 9.

CAR, Irving's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 25.7 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 5th most to RBs of 32.

NO, Metcalf's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 31.8 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 16th most to WRs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Bucky Irving for DK Metcalf?

    It is close to even: Bucky Irving is 33 and DK Metcalf is 26 on rest-of-season value, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Take the one who starts for you.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Bucky Irving or DK Metcalf?

    Bucky Irving, 33 to 26. He rates 11.7 market points a game over 10 games left, against 11.8 over 10 for DK Metcalf, 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, 6, 7. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 7 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 22, 2026 at 2:11 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number