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Trade Bucky Irving for Matthew Golden? No, Irving is worth 13 more.

No on value. Bucky Irving is worth 48 rest of season and Matthew Golden 35, so giving up Irving costs 13. Irving rates 12.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Golden 12.3 with 11. On usage, Irving has 58 percent of TB carries and 12 percent of its targets; Golden has drawn 25 percent of GB targets. Irving hosts PIT in Week 6 (9th most points allowed to RBs); Golden hosts DAL in Week 6 (11th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Keeping Bucky Irving wins by 13.

Bucky Irving 4835 Matthew Golden

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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

Matthew Golden

WR21GB

35

value, #46

Pts/game
12.3
Games left
11
Bye
11
Matthew Golden weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
12.312.612.3

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.

Golden is the 21st receiver on the chart and 46th overall. His 12.3 a game is 3.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 35.

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 Matthew Golden at 12.3 in Week 3, 12.6 in Week 4 and 12.3 in Week 5, a median of 12.3 points a game, flat across them.

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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.

Matthew Golden has scored 78.3 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 WR89 with 70.0 PPR points in 14 games, 5.0 a game.

Week 1 vs MIN: 15.5 points (WR17 that week), 6 of 12 targets for 95 yards, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NYJ: 9.8 points (WR35 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 58 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs ATL: 21.0 points (WR7 that week), 5 of 12 targets for 100 yards, 1 touchdown, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs TB: 11.7 points (WR37 that week), 6 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 7 targets for 21 yards, 1 touchdown, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CHI: 20.3 points (WR9 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 123 yards.

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, Matthew Golden has averaged 9.3 targets and 4.5 catches for 69 yards a game on 85 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against TB he had 1 carry and 7 targets on 88 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; Matthew Golden 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.

DAL, Golden's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 36.4 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 11th most to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Matthew Golden would want about 13 more added to make it even: a player like Drake Maye, valued at 14. Two players for Irving also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Bucky Irving for Matthew Golden?

    No on value: Bucky Irving is worth 48 and Matthew Golden 35, a loss of 13. It can still help a lineup that needs a receiver more than it needs Irving.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Bucky Irving or Matthew Golden?

    Bucky Irving, 48 to 35. He rates 12.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 12.3 over 11 for Matthew Golden, 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.

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