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Trade Carnell Tate for DK Metcalf? Yes, Metcalf is worth 9 more.

Yes on value. DK Metcalf is worth 26 rest of season and Carnell Tate 17, so the side getting Metcalf gains 9. Tate rates 10.9 market points a game with 10 games left, Metcalf 11.8 with 10. On usage, Tate has drawn 27 percent of TEN targets; Metcalf has drawn 24 percent of PIT targets. Tate hosts CLE in Week 7 (12th most points allowed to WRs); Metcalf is at NO in Week 7 (16th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Getting DK Metcalf wins by 9.

Carnell Tate 1726 DK Metcalf

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17

value, #61

Pts/game
10.9
Games left
10
Bye
9
Carnell Tate weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
8.510.110.911.711.3

WR22PIT

26

value, #50

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
10
Bye
9
DK Metcalf weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
11.810.312.511.113.1

Where the values come from

Tate is the 27th receiver on the chart and 61st overall. His 10.9 a game is 1.7 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 17.

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 Carnell Tate at 8.5 in Week 3, 10.1 in Week 4, 10.9 in Week 5, 11.7 in Week 6 and 11.4 in Week 7, a median of 10.9 points a game, up 2.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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

Carnell Tate has scored 67.4 PPR points in 6 games, 11.2 a game, level with the 10.9 he is projected for from here.

Week 1 vs NYJ: 7.8 points (WR52 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 38 yards, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs PHI: 5.7 points (WR66 that week), 3 of 5 targets for 27 yards, 75 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYG: 11.8 points (WR37 that week), 6 of 9 targets for 58 yards, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs BAL: 21.5 points (WR11 that week), 9 of 12 targets for 145 yards, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs HOU: 1.6 points (WR97 that week), 1 of 5 targets for 6 yards, 76 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs IND: 19.0 points (WR11 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 70 yards, 1 touchdown, 74 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, Carnell Tate has averaged 7.3 targets and 4.8 catches for 57 yards a game on 81 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 2 times inside the 20, 4 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against IND he had 7 targets on 74 percent of the snaps.

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. Carnell Tate has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 9; DK Metcalf has 10 games with his bye in Week 9.

CLE, Tate's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 33.5 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 12th most to WRs 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 Carnell Tate would want about 9 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.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Carnell Tate for DK Metcalf?

    Yes on value: DK Metcalf is worth 26 and Carnell Tate 17, a gain of 9. If Carnell Tate starts for you and DK Metcalf would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Carnell Tate or DK Metcalf?

    DK Metcalf, 26 to 17. He rates 11.8 market points a game over 10 games left, against 10.9 over 10 for Carnell Tate, 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