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Trade Bucky Irving for George Kittle? Yes, Kittle is worth 11 more.

Yes on value. George Kittle is worth 44 rest of season and Bucky Irving 33, so the side getting Kittle gains 11. Irving rates 11.7 market points a game with 10 games left, Kittle 13.8 with 10. On usage, Irving has 61 percent of TB carries and 11 percent of its targets; Kittle has drawn 22 percent of SF targets. Irving is at CAR in Week 7 (5th most points allowed to RBs); Kittle is at ATL in Week 7 (11th most points allowed to TEs). Bucky Irving is listed Questionable (illness).

The verdict, Week 7

Getting George Kittle wins by 11.

Bucky Irving 3344 George Kittle

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33

value, #46

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

44

value, #36

Pts/game
13.8
Games left
10
Bye
8
George Kittle weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
2.613.812.415.515.5

Where the values come from

Irving is the 21st running back on the chart and 46th 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.

Kittle is the 3rd tight end on the chart and 36th overall. His 13.8 a game is 4.4 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 44.

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 10.4 in Week 7, a median of 11.7 points a game, down 2.6 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had George Kittle at 2.6 in Week 3, 13.8 in Week 4, 12.4 in Week 5, 15.5 in Week 6 and 15.5 in Week 7, a median of 13.8 points a game, up 12.9 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.

George Kittle has scored 89.7 PPR points in 6 games, 15.0 a game, 1.2 a game more than the 13.8 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE13 with 161.5 PPR points in 11 games, 14.7 a game.

Week 1 vs LAR: 3.2 points (TE41 that week), 2 of 5 targets for 12 yards, 46 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs MIA: 18.0 points (TE7 that week), 4 of 4 targets for 80 yards, 1 touchdown, 48 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs ARI: 26.2 points (TE2 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 82 yards, 2 touchdowns, 85 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs DEN: 17.0 points (TE4 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 70 yards, 1 touchdown, 91 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs SEA: 7.4 points (TE22 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 24 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs WAS: 17.9 points (TE5 that week), 5 of 8 targets for 69 yards, 1 touchdown, 89 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, George Kittle has averaged 6.0 targets and 4.3 catches for 56 yards a game on 75 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 10 times inside the 20, 15 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 5 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 6 against WAS he had 8 targets on 89 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; George Kittle has 10 games with his bye in Week 8.

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.

ATL, Kittle's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 15.6 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 11th most to TEs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Bucky Irving would want about 11 more added to make it even: a player like Dak Prescott, valued at 11. Two players for Kittle also costs that side a roster spot.

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The full Week 7 trade value chart

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Bucky Irving for George Kittle?

    Yes on value: George Kittle is worth 44 and Bucky Irving 33, a gain of 11. If Bucky Irving starts for you and George Kittle would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Bucky Irving or George Kittle?

    George Kittle, 44 to 33. He rates 13.8 market points a game over 10 games left, against 11.7 over 10 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, 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 21, 2026 at 8:16 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number