Trade CeeDee Lamb for Jaxon Smith-Njigba? Yes, Smith-Njigba is worth 20 more.
Yes on value. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is worth 120 rest of season and CeeDee Lamb 100, so the side getting Smith-Njigba gains 20. Lamb rates 18.2 market points a game with 11 games left, Smith-Njigba 20.0 with 11. On usage, Lamb has drawn 32 percent of DAL targets; Smith-Njigba has drawn 37 percent of SEA targets. Lamb is at GB in Week 6 (16th most points allowed to WRs); Smith-Njigba is at DEN in Week 6 (9th fewest points allowed to WRs). CeeDee Lamb is listed Questionable (quadriceps).
The verdict, Week 5
Getting Jaxon Smith-Njigba wins by 20.
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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
- 20.0
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 11
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 19.8 | 20.1 | 20.0 |
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.
Smith-Njigba is the 1st receiver on the chart and 4th overall. His 20.0 a game is 10.9 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 120.
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 Jaxon Smith-Njigba at 19.8 in Week 3, 20.1 in Week 4 and 20.0 in Week 5, a median of 20.0 points a game, flat across them.
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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.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba has scored 139.5 PPR points in 5 games, 27.9 a game, 7.9 a game more than the 20.0 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR2 with 359.9 PPR points in 17 games, 21.2 a game.
Week 1 vs NE: 26.2 points (WR6 that week), 8 of 11 targets for 122 yards, 1 touchdown, 90 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs ARI: 42.5 points (WR1 that week), 9 of 11 targets for 155 yards, 3 touchdowns, 67 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs WAS: 35.4 points (WR1 that week), 10 of 14 targets for 128 yards, 2 touchdowns, 87 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs LAC: 12.6 points (WR31 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 76 yards, 88 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs SF: 22.8 points (WR7 that week), 16 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 8 targets for 102 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, Jaxon Smith-Njigba has averaged 10.5 targets and 8.0 catches for 120 yards a game on 82 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 10 times inside the 20, 22 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 6 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against LAC he had 6 targets on 88 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; Jaxon Smith-Njigba has 11 games with his bye in Week 11.
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.
DEN, Smith-Njigba's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 28.3 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 9th fewest to WRs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting CeeDee Lamb would want about 20 more added to make it even: a player like Tyler Shough, valued at 19. Two players for Smith-Njigba also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for CeeDee Lamb and Jaxon Smith-Njigba
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
CeeDee Lamb for Jaylen Warren100 vs 102
Bijan Robinson for Jaxon Smith-Njigba154 vs 120
Jaxon Smith-Njigba for Kenneth Walker120 vs 145- Jaxon Smith-Njigba for Jonathan Taylor120 vs 120
- Amon-Ra St. Brown for Jaxon Smith-Njigba119 vs 120
- Derrick Henry for Jaxon Smith-Njigba115 vs 120
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade CeeDee Lamb for Jaxon Smith-Njigba?
Yes on value: Jaxon Smith-Njigba is worth 120 and CeeDee Lamb 100, a gain of 20. If CeeDee Lamb starts for you and Jaxon Smith-Njigba would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, CeeDee Lamb or Jaxon Smith-Njigba?
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 120 to 100. He rates 20.0 market points a game over 11 games left, against 18.2 over 11 for CeeDee Lamb, 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