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Trade Bucky Irving for Sam LaPorta? Close to even, 33 to 26.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Bucky Irving is 33 and Sam LaPorta 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, LaPorta 11.8 with 11. On usage, Irving has 61 percent of TB carries and 11 percent of its targets; LaPorta has drawn 20 percent of DET targets. Irving is at CAR in Week 7 (5th most points allowed to RBs); LaPorta hosts GB in Week 7 (5th fewest points allowed to TEs). Bucky Irving is listed Questionable (illness).

The verdict, Week 7

Close to even.

Bucky Irving 3326 Sam LaPorta

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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

Sam LaPorta

TE7DET

26

value, #51

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
11
Bye
6
Sam LaPorta weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
11.511.812.4no projection11.9

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.

LaPorta is the 7th tight end on the chart and 51st overall. His 11.8 a game is 2.4 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 11 games left with no bye left, 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 Sam LaPorta at 11.5 in Week 3, 11.8 in Week 4, 12.4 in Week 5 and 11.9 in Week 7, a median of 11.8 points a game, flat across them.

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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.

Sam LaPorta has scored 76.6 PPR points in 5 games, 15.3 a game, 3.5 a game more than the 11.8 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE27 with 106.9 PPR points in 9 games, 11.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NO: 9.8 points (TE17 that week), 5 of 8 targets for 48 yards, 81 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs BUF: 17.2 points (TE9 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 52 yards, 1 touchdown, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYJ: 7.4 points (TE25 that week), 3 of 4 targets for 44 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CAR: 22.4 points (TE2 that week), 8 of 13 targets for 84 yards, 1 touchdown, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs ARI: 19.8 points (TE6 that week), 5 of 5 targets for 88 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 5, Sam LaPorta has averaged 7.4 targets and 5.4 catches for 63 yards a game on 88 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 9 times inside the 20, 13 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 5 games.

In Week 5 against ARI he had 5 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; Sam LaPorta has 11 games with no bye left.

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.

GB, LaPorta's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 9.8 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 5th fewest to TEs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Bucky Irving for Sam LaPorta?

    It is close to even: Bucky Irving is 33 and Sam LaPorta 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 Sam LaPorta?

    Bucky Irving, 33 to 26. He rates 11.7 market points a game over 10 games left, against 11.8 over 11 for Sam LaPorta, 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