Trade CeeDee Lamb for Ja'Marr Chase? No, Lamb is worth 11 more.
No on value. CeeDee Lamb is worth 100 rest of season and Ja'Marr Chase 89, so giving up Lamb costs 11. Lamb rates 18.2 market points a game with 11 games left, Chase 17.2 with 11. On usage, Lamb has drawn 32 percent of DAL targets; Chase has drawn 18 percent of CIN targets. Lamb is at GB in Week 6 (16th most points allowed to WRs); Chase is on bye in Week 6. CeeDee Lamb is listed Questionable (quadriceps).
The verdict, Week 5
Keeping CeeDee Lamb wins by 11.
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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
- 17.2
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 6
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 17.2 | 19.0 | 4.1 |
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.
Chase is the 6th receiver on the chart and 17th overall. His 17.2 a game is 8.1 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 6, which is how he comes to 89.
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 Ja'Marr Chase at 17.2 in Week 3, 19.0 in Week 4 and 4.1 in Week 5, a median of 17.2 points a game, down 13.1 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.
Ja'Marr Chase has scored 79.9 PPR points in 5 games, 16.0 a game, 1.2 a game less than the 17.2 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR4 with 313.6 PPR points in 16 games, 19.6 a game.
Week 1 vs TB: 3.2 points (WR87 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 94 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs HOU: 26.5 points (WR6 that week), 7 of 9 targets for 75 yards, 2 touchdowns, 88 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs PIT: 24.8 points (WR5 that week), 9 of 12 targets for 98 yards, 1 touchdown, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs JAX: 5.7 points (WR69 that week), 3 of 3 targets for 27 yards, 20 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs MIA: 19.7 points (WR10 that week), 6 of 10 targets for 77 yards, 1 touchdown.
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, Ja'Marr Chase has averaged 7.0 targets and 5.3 catches for 53 yards a game on 72 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 13 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against JAX he had 3 targets on 20 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; Ja'Marr Chase 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 Ja'Marr Chase would want about 11 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 Ja'Marr Chase
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- Ja'Marr Chase for Jaxon Smith-Njigba89 vs 120
- Ja'Marr Chase for Jonathan Taylor89 vs 120
- Amon-Ra St. Brown for Ja'Marr Chase119 vs 89
- Derrick Henry for Ja'Marr Chase115 vs 89
- Christian McCaffrey for Ja'Marr Chase114 vs 89
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade CeeDee Lamb for Ja'Marr Chase?
No on value: CeeDee Lamb is worth 100 and Ja'Marr Chase 89, a loss of 11. It can still help a lineup that needs a receiver more than it needs Lamb.
Who has more rest-of-season value, CeeDee Lamb or Ja'Marr Chase?
CeeDee Lamb, 100 to 89. He rates 18.2 market points a game over 11 games left, against 17.2 over 11 for Ja'Marr Chase, 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