Trade Caleb Williams for DK Metcalf? Yes, Metcalf is worth 10 more.
Yes on value. DK Metcalf is worth 26 rest of season and Caleb Williams 16, so the side getting Metcalf gains 10. Williams rates 18.5 market points a game with 10 games left, Metcalf 11.8 with 10. On usage, Williams has thrown 30.3 passes and run 6.0 times a game; Metcalf has drawn 24 percent of PIT targets. Williams hosts NE in Week 7 (6th fewest points allowed to QBs); Metcalf is at NO in Week 7 (16th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 7
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- Pts/game
- 18.5
- Games left
- 10
- Bye
- 10
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no projection | no projection | no projection | 18.5 | 18.6 |
- Pts/game
- 11.8
- Games left
- 10
- Bye
- 9
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.8 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
Where the values come from
Williams is the 2nd quarterback on the chart and 63rd overall. His 18.5 a game is 1.6 above the replacement quarterback's 16.9, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 16.
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 Caleb Williams at 18.5 in Week 6 and 18.6 in Week 7, a median of 18.5 points a game, flat across them.
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
Caleb Williams has scored 62.5 PPR points in 3 games, 20.8 a game, 2.3 a game more than the 18.5 he is projected for from here.
Last season he finished QB5 with 325.2 PPR points in 17 games, 19.1 a game.
Week 1 vs CAR: 37.3 points (QB1 that week), 269 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 65 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs MIN: 8.7 points (QB27 that week), 138 passing yards, 0 touchdown passes, 42 rushing yards, 86 percent of snaps.
Week 6 vs ATL: 16.5 points (QB15 that week), 305 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 3 rushing yards, 100 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, Caleb Williams has averaged 30.3 attempts, 237 passing yards and 1.0 touchdown passes a game, with 6.0 runs for 37 yards on 96 percent of the snaps.
In Week 6 against ATL he went 30 of 36 for 305 yards and 1 touchdown.
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. Caleb Williams has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 10; DK Metcalf has 10 games with his bye in Week 9.
NE, Williams's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 14.6 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest to QBs 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.
What would even it
The side getting Caleb Williams would want about 10 more added to make it even: a player like Dak Prescott, valued at 11. Two players for Metcalf also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Caleb Williams and DK Metcalf

Caleb Williams for Dalton Kincaid16 vs 26
Caleb Williams for Sam LaPorta16 vs 26
Caleb Williams for Josh Downs16 vs 25
Caleb Williams for Jameson Williams16 vs 24
Caleb Williams for Jeremiyah Love16 vs 23
DK Metcalf for Quinshon Judkins26 vs 38
Bhayshul Tuten for DK Metcalf37 vs 26
DK Metcalf for Rashee Rice26 vs 35
DK Metcalf for Matthew Golden26 vs 34
Bucky Irving for DK Metcalf33 vs 26
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Common questions
Should I trade Caleb Williams for DK Metcalf?
Yes on value: DK Metcalf is worth 26 and Caleb Williams 16, a gain of 10. If Caleb Williams starts for you and DK Metcalf would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Caleb Williams or DK Metcalf?
DK Metcalf, 26 to 16. He rates 11.8 market points a game over 10 games left, against 18.5 over 10 for Caleb Williams, 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