Trade Carnell Tate for Tony Pollard? Yes, Pollard is worth 11 more.
Yes on value. Tony Pollard is worth 22 rest of season and Carnell Tate 11, so the side getting Pollard gains 11. Tate rates 10.1 market points a game with 11 games left, Pollard 9.9 with 11. On usage, Tate has drawn 30 percent of TEN targets; Pollard has 60 percent of TEN carries and 10 percent of its targets. Tate is at IND in Week 6 (12th most points allowed to WRs); Pollard is at IND in Week 6 (10th most points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5

Getting Tony Pollard wins by 11.

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- Pts/game
- 10.1
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 9
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | 10.1 | 10.9 |
- Pts/game
- 9.9
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 9
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
Where the values come from
Tate is the 28th receiver on the chart and 71st overall. His 10.1 a game is 1.0 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 11.
Pollard is the 26th running back on the chart and 61st overall. His 9.9 a game is 2.0 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 22.
The weekly market prices
The market priced Carnell Tate at 8.5 in Week 3, 10.1 in Week 4 and 10.9 in Week 5, a median of 10.1 points a game, up 2.4 from his first frozen week to his latest.
The market priced Tony Pollard at 9.9 in Week 3, 9.9 in Week 4 and 9.6 in Week 5, a median of 9.9 points a game, flat across them.
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Points so far against the price
Carnell Tate has scored 48.4 PPR points in 5 games, 9.7 a game, level with the 10.1 the market prices him at 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 (WR93 that week), 1 of 5 targets for 6 yards.
Tony Pollard has scored 43.7 PPR points in 5 games, 8.7 a game, 1.2 a game less than the 9.9 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished RB23 with 185.8 PPR points in 17 games, 10.9 a game.
Week 1 vs NYJ: 4.4 points (RB44 that week), 35 rushing yards on 7 carries, 1 of 2 targets for -1 yards, 52 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs PHI: 7.5 points (RB37 that week), 64 rushing yards on 14 carries, 1 of 1 target for 1 yards, 55 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs NYG: 13.6 points (RB16 that week), 74 rushing yards on 17 carries, 4 of 4 targets for 22 yards, 53 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs BAL: 13.0 points (RB24 that week), 48 rushing yards on 16 carries, 2 of 4 targets for 2 yards, 1 touchdown, 53 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs HOU: 5.2 points (RB34 that week), 52 rushing yards on 14 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 4, Carnell Tate has averaged 8.0 targets and 5.5 catches for 67 yards a game on 84 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 1 time inside the 20, 3 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 4 games.
In Week 4 against BAL he had 12 targets on 84 percent of the snaps.
Through Week 4, Tony Pollard has averaged 13.5 carries for 55 yards and 2.8 targets and 2.0 catches for 6 yards a game on 53 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 17 times inside the 20, 43 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.
In Week 4 against BAL he had 16 carries and 4 targets on 53 percent of the snaps.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Carnell Tate has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 9; Tony Pollard has 11 games with his bye in Week 9.
IND, Tate's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 35.0 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 12th most to WRs of 32.
IND, Pollard's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 24.2 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 10th most to RBs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Carnell Tate would want about 11 more added to make it even: a player like Tucker Kraft, valued at 12. Two players for Pollard also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Carnell Tate and Tony Pollard

Carnell Tate for DJ Moore11 vs 22
Carnell Tate for Tyler Shough11 vs 19
Carnell Tate for Dak Prescott11 vs 17
Carnell Tate for RJ Harvey11 vs 17
Carnell Tate for Denzel Boston11 vs 15
Tony Pollard for Travis Kelce22 vs 34
Lamar Jackson for Tony Pollard33 vs 22
George Kittle for Tony Pollard32 vs 22
Dalton Kincaid for Tony Pollard31 vs 22
Tony Pollard for Tyler Warren22 vs 31
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Common questions
Should I trade Carnell Tate for Tony Pollard?
Yes on value: Tony Pollard is worth 22 and Carnell Tate 11, a gain of 11. If Carnell Tate starts for you and Tony Pollard would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Carnell Tate or Tony Pollard?
Tony Pollard, 22 to 11. He rates 9.9 market points a game over 11 games left, against 10.1 over 11 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. 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.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number