Trade CeeDee Lamb for Chase Brown? No, Lamb is worth 10 more.
No on value. CeeDee Lamb is worth 100 rest of season and Chase Brown 90, so giving up Lamb costs 10. Lamb rates 18.2 market points a game with 11 games left, Brown 16.1 with 11. On usage, Lamb has drawn 32 percent of DAL targets; Brown has 72 percent of CIN carries and 15 percent of its targets. Lamb is at GB in Week 6 (16th most points allowed to WRs); Brown is on bye in Week 6. CeeDee Lamb is listed Questionable (quadriceps).
The verdict, Week 5

Keeping CeeDee Lamb wins by 10.

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- Pts/game
- 18.2
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 14
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 18.2 | 16.4 | 19.2 |
- Pts/game
- 16.1
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 6
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 16.1 | 17.4 | 12.0 |
Where the values come from
Lamb is the 3rd receiver on the chart and 10th overall. His 18.2 a game is 9.1 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 14, which is how he comes to 100.
Brown is the 11th running back on the chart and 16th overall. His 16.1 a game is 8.2 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 6, which is how he comes to 90.
The weekly market prices
The market priced CeeDee Lamb at 18.2 in Week 3, 16.5 in Week 4 and 19.2 in Week 5, a median of 18.2 points a game, up 1.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.
The market priced Chase Brown at 16.1 in Week 3, 17.4 in Week 4 and 12.0 in Week 5, a median of 16.1 points a game, down 4.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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Points so far against the price
CeeDee Lamb has scored 115.1 PPR points in 5 games, 23.0 a game, 4.8 a game more than the 18.2 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR22 with 200.9 PPR points in 14 games, 14.4 a game.
Week 1 vs NYG: 15.4 points (WR20 that week), 0 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 8 targets for 44 yards, 1 touchdown, 81 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs WAS: 35.3 points (WR3 that week), 8 of 9 targets for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns, 75 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs BAL: 20.2 points (WR11 that week), 7 of 8 targets for 112 yards, 82 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs HOU: 41.3 points (WR2 that week), -6 rushing yards on 1 carry, 17 of 21 targets for 189 yards, 1 touchdown, 86 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs TB: 2.9 points (WR82 that week), 2 of 5 targets for 9 yards.
Chase Brown has scored 65.0 PPR points in 5 games, 13.0 a game, 3.1 a game less than the 16.1 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished RB7 with 282.6 PPR points in 17 games, 16.6 a game.
Week 1 vs TB: 18.8 points (RB14 that week), 56 rushing yards on 16 carries, 5 of 6 targets for 22 yards, 1 touchdown, 72 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs HOU: 11.2 points (RB19 that week), 80 rushing yards on 20 carries, 3 of 5 targets for 2 yards, 70 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs PIT: 8.9 points (RB33 that week), 61 rushing yards on 13 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 8 yards, 70 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs JAX: 19.1 points (RB13 that week), 10 rushing yards on 9 carries, 11 of 11 targets for 71 yards, 79 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs MIA: 7.0 points (RB31 that week), 39 rushing yards on 13 carries, 3 of 4 targets for 21 yards.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 4, CeeDee Lamb has averaged 0.5 carries for -1 yards and 11.5 targets and 9.3 catches for 125 yards a game on 82 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 6 times inside the 20, 13 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 4 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against HOU he had 1 carry and 21 targets on 86 percent of the snaps.
Through Week 4, Chase Brown has averaged 14.5 carries for 52 yards and 6.0 targets and 5.3 catches for 26 yards a game on 73 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 8 times inside the 20, 26 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.
In Week 4 against JAX he had 9 carries and 11 targets on 79 percent of the snaps.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. CeeDee Lamb has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 14; Chase Brown has 11 games with his bye in Week 6.
GB, Lamb's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 32.8 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 16th most to WRs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Chase Brown would want about 10 more added to make it even: a player like Carnell Tate, valued at 11. Two players for Lamb also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for CeeDee Lamb and Chase Brown

CeeDee Lamb for Jaxon Smith-Njigba100 vs 120
CeeDee Lamb for Jonathan Taylor100 vs 120
Amon-Ra St. Brown for CeeDee Lamb119 vs 100
CeeDee Lamb for Derrick Henry100 vs 115
CeeDee Lamb for Christian McCaffrey100 vs 114
Chase Brown for Jaxon Smith-Njigba90 vs 120
Chase Brown for Jonathan Taylor90 vs 120
Amon-Ra St. Brown for Chase Brown119 vs 90
Chase Brown for Derrick Henry90 vs 115
Chase Brown for Christian McCaffrey90 vs 114
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade CeeDee Lamb for Chase Brown?
No on value: CeeDee Lamb is worth 100 and Chase Brown 90, a loss of 10. It can still help a lineup that needs a running back more than it needs Lamb.
Who has more rest-of-season value, CeeDee Lamb or Chase Brown?
CeeDee Lamb, 100 to 90. He rates 18.2 market points a game over 11 games left, against 16.1 over 11 for Chase Brown, 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