Should I trade CeeDee Lamb for Jonathan Taylor?

Yes on value: Jonathan Taylor is worth 120 and CeeDee Lamb 100, a gain of 20. If CeeDee Lamb starts for you and Jonathan Taylor would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

Who has more rest-of-season value, CeeDee Lamb or Jonathan Taylor?

Jonathan Taylor, 120 to 100. He rates 18.8 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.

Trade CeeDee Lamb for Jonathan Taylor? Yes, Taylor is worth 20 more.

Yes on value. Jonathan Taylor is worth 120 rest of season and CeeDee Lamb 100, so the side getting Taylor gains 20. Lamb rates 18.2 market points a game with 11 games left, Taylor 18.8 with 11. On usage, Lamb has drawn 32 percent of DAL targets; Taylor has 77 percent of IND carries and 12 percent of its targets. Lamb is at GB in Week 6 (16th most points allowed to WRs); Taylor hosts TEN in Week 6 (14th fewest points allowed to RBs). CeeDee Lamb is listed Questionable (quadriceps).

The verdict, Week 5

Getting Jonathan Taylor wins by 20.

CeeDee Lamb 100120 Jonathan Taylor

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CeeDee Lamb

WR3DALQuestionable

100

value, #10

Pts/game: 18.2
Games left: 11
Bye: 14

CeeDee Lamb weekly market-based points
Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5
18.2	16.4	19.2

Jonathan Taylor

RB4IND

120

value, #5

Pts/game: 18.8
Games left: 11
Bye: 13

Jonathan Taylor weekly market-based points
Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5
18.1	20.5	18.8

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.

Taylor is the 4th running back on the chart and 5th overall. His 18.8 a game is 10.9 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 13, 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 Jonathan Taylor at 18.1 in Week 3, 20.5 in Week 4 and 18.8 in Week 5, a median of 18.8 points a game, up 0.6 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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.

Jonathan Taylor has scored 97.4 PPR points in 5 games, 19.5 a game, 0.7 a game more than the 18.8 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB4 with 362.3 PPR points in 17 games, 21.3 a game.

Week 1 vs BAL: 25.1 points (RB8 that week), 98 rushing yards on 19 carries, 3 of 4 targets for 23 yards, 2 touchdowns, 89 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs KC: 29.2 points (RB1 that week), 92 rushing yards on 24 carries, 4 of 4 targets for 40 yards, 2 touchdowns, 94 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs HOU: 9.2 points (RB27 that week), 68 rushing yards on 23 carries, 2 of 3 targets for 4 yards, 85 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs WAS: 22.7 points (RB10 that week), 95 rushing yards on 20 carries, 1 of 4 targets for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns, 71 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs PIT: 11.2 points (RB22 that week), 45 rushing yards on 15 carries, 3 of 4 targets for 37 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, Jonathan Taylor has averaged 21.5 carries for 88 yards and 3.8 targets and 2.5 catches for 17 yards a game on 84 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 17 times inside the 20, 47 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 6 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against WAS he had 20 carries and 4 targets on 71 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; Jonathan Taylor has 11 games with his bye in Week 13.

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.

TEN, Taylor's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 20.6 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 14th fewest to RBs 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 Taylor also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

Should I trade CeeDee Lamb for Jonathan Taylor?
Yes on value: Jonathan Taylor is worth 120 and CeeDee Lamb 100, a gain of 20. If CeeDee Lamb starts for you and Jonathan Taylor would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, CeeDee Lamb or Jonathan Taylor?
Jonathan Taylor, 120 to 100. He rates 18.8 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 built Report a wrong number