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Trade Bucky Irving for Jacory Croskey-Merritt? No, Irving is worth 12 more.

No on value. Bucky Irving is worth 48 rest of season and Jacory Croskey-Merritt 36, so giving up Irving costs 12. Irving rates 12.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Croskey-Merritt 11.2 with 11. On usage, Irving has 58 percent of TB carries and 12 percent of its targets; Croskey-Merritt has 48 percent of WAS carries and 5 percent of its targets. Irving hosts PIT in Week 6 (9th most points allowed to RBs); Croskey-Merritt is at SF in Week 6 (8th most points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Keeping Bucky Irving wins by 12.

Bucky Irving 4836 Jacory Croskey-Merritt

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Bucky Irving

RB20TB

48

value, #39

Pts/game
12.3
Games left
11
Bye
10
Bucky Irving weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
12.912.311.5

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

RB22WAS

36

value, #45

Pts/game
11.2
Games left
11
Bye
7
Jacory Croskey-Merritt weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
6.811.511.2

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.

Croskey-Merritt is the 22nd running back on the chart and 45th overall. His 11.2 a game is 3.3 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 7, which is how he comes to 36.

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 Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 6.8 in Week 3, 11.5 in Week 4 and 11.2 in Week 5, a median of 11.2 points a game, up 4.5 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.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt has scored 44.9 PPR points in 5 games, 9.0 a game, 2.2 a game less than the 11.2 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB33 with 140.3 PPR points in 17 games, 8.3 a game.

Week 1 vs PHI: 12.6 points (RB22 that week), 63 rushing yards on 16 carries, 1 of 1 target for -7 yards, 1 touchdown, 49 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs DAL: 5.8 points (RB41 that week), 43 rushing yards on 12 carries, 1 of 1 target for 5 yards, 37 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs SEA: 5.3 points (RB41 that week), 36 rushing yards on 19 carries, 1 of 1 target for 7 yards, 57 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs IND: 7.0 points (RB40 that week), 15 rushing yards on 9 carries, 2 of 4 targets for 35 yards, 45 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs NYG: 14.2 points (RB16 that week), 82 rushing yards on 11 carries, 1 touchdown.

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, Jacory Croskey-Merritt has averaged 14.0 carries for 39 yards and 1.8 targets and 1.3 catches for 10 yards a game on 47 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 21 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against IND he had 9 carries and 4 targets on 45 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; Jacory Croskey-Merritt has 11 games with his bye in Week 7.

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.

SF, Croskey-Merritt's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 24.9 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 8th most to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Jacory Croskey-Merritt would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Tucker Kraft, valued at 12. Two players for Irving also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Bucky Irving for Jacory Croskey-Merritt?

    No on value: Bucky Irving is worth 48 and Jacory Croskey-Merritt 36, a loss of 12. It can still help a lineup that needs a running back more than it needs Irving.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Bucky Irving or Jacory Croskey-Merritt?

    Bucky Irving, 48 to 36. He rates 12.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 11.2 over 11 for Jacory Croskey-Merritt, 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