Trade Carnell Tate for Patrick Mahomes? No, Tate is worth 11 more.
No on value. Carnell Tate is worth 17 rest of season and Patrick Mahomes 6, so giving up Tate costs 11. Tate rates 10.9 market points a game with 10 games left, Mahomes 17.4 with 11. On usage, Tate has drawn 27 percent of TEN targets; Mahomes has thrown 31.6 passes and run 2.2 times a game. Tate hosts CLE in Week 7 (12th most points allowed to WRs); Mahomes is at SEA in Week 7 (2nd fewest points allowed to QBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 7
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- Pts/game
- 10.9
- Games left
- 10
- Bye
- 9
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 11.3 |
- Pts/game
- 17.4
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 5
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.3 | 17.7 | no projection | 17.1 | 16.3 |
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.
Mahomes is the 7th quarterback on the chart and 73rd overall. His 17.4 a game is 0.5 above the replacement quarterback's 16.9, over 11 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 6.
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 Patrick Mahomes at 18.3 in Week 3, 17.7 in Week 4, 17.1 in Week 6 and 16.3 in Week 7, a median of 17.4 points a game, down 2.1 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.
Patrick Mahomes has scored 97.1 PPR points in 5 games, 19.4 a game, 2.0 a game more than the 17.4 he is projected for from here.
Last season he finished QB11 with 296.7 PPR points in 14 games, 21.2 a game.
Week 1 vs DEN: 22.7 points (QB9 that week), 184 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 23 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs IND: 29.0 points (QB4 that week), 382 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 17 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs MIA: 16.9 points (QB20 that week), 246 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 1 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs LV: 17.0 points (QB13 that week), 225 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 6 vs LAC: 11.5 points (QB23 that week), 272 passing yards, 0 touchdown passes, 16 rushing yards, 100 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, Patrick Mahomes has averaged 31.6 attempts, 262 passing yards and 1.8 touchdown passes a game, with 2.2 runs for 13 yards on 100 percent of the snaps.
In Week 6 against LAC he went 23 of 30 for 272 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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; Patrick Mahomes has 11 games with no bye left.
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.
SEA, Mahomes's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 12.3 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest to QBs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Patrick Mahomes would want about 11 more added to make it even: a player like Dak Prescott, valued at 11. Two players for Tate also costs that side a roster spot.
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Common questions
Should I trade Carnell Tate for Patrick Mahomes?
No on value: Carnell Tate is worth 17 and Patrick Mahomes 6, a loss of 11. It can still help a lineup that needs a quarterback more than it needs Tate.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Carnell Tate or Patrick Mahomes?
Carnell Tate, 17 to 6. He rates 10.9 market points a game over 10 games left, against 17.4 over 11 for Patrick Mahomes, 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