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Trade Chase Brown for Christian McCaffrey? Yes, McCaffrey is worth 24 more.

Yes on value. Christian McCaffrey is worth 114 rest of season and Chase Brown 90, so the side getting McCaffrey gains 24. Brown rates 16.1 market points a game with 11 games left, McCaffrey 18.3 with 11. On usage, Brown has 72 percent of CIN carries and 15 percent of its targets; McCaffrey has 45 percent of SF carries and 20 percent of its targets. Brown is on bye in Week 6; McCaffrey hosts WAS in Week 6 (4th fewest points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Getting Christian McCaffrey wins by 24.

Chase Brown 90114 Christian McCaffrey

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Chase Brown

RB11CIN

90

value, #16

Pts/game
16.1
Games left
11
Bye
6
Chase Brown weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
16.117.412.0

Christian McCaffrey

RB6SF

114

value, #8

Pts/game
18.3
Games left
11
Bye
8
Christian McCaffrey weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
12.820.818.3

Where the values come from

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.

McCaffrey is the 6th running back on the chart and 8th overall. His 18.3 a game is 10.4 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 114.

The weekly market prices

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.

The market priced Christian McCaffrey at 12.8 in Week 3, 20.8 in Week 4 and 18.3 in Week 5, a median of 18.3 points a game, up 5.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

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.

Christian McCaffrey has scored 91.3 PPR points in 5 games, 18.3 a game, level with the 18.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB1 with 416.6 PPR points in 17 games, 24.5 a game.

Week 1 vs LAR: 13.8 points (RB19 that week), 68 rushing yards on 10 carries, 5 of 8 targets for 20 yards, 55 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs MIA: 22.6 points (RB4 that week), 23 rushing yards on 10 carries, 4 of 4 targets for 43 yards, 2 touchdowns, 52 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs ARI: 21.6 points (RB6 that week), 75 rushing yards on 15 carries, 4 of 5 targets for 41 yards, 1 touchdown, 83 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs DEN: 16.0 points (RB20 that week), 52 rushing yards on 15 carries, 3 of 5 targets for 18 yards, 1 touchdown, 74 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs SEA: 17.3 points (RB8 that week), 68 rushing yards on 11 carries, 3 of 3 targets for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.

Usage a game this season

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.

Through Week 4, Christian McCaffrey has averaged 12.5 carries for 55 yards and 5.5 targets and 4.0 catches for 31 yards a game on 66 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 15 times inside the 20, 35 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 4 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against DEN he had 15 carries and 5 targets on 74 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Chase Brown has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 6; Christian McCaffrey has 11 games with his bye in Week 8.

WAS, McCaffrey's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 16.1 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 4th fewest to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Chase Brown would want about 24 more added to make it even: a player like Jameson Williams, valued at 24. Two players for McCaffrey also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Chase Brown for Christian McCaffrey?

    Yes on value: Christian McCaffrey is worth 114 and Chase Brown 90, a gain of 24. If Chase Brown starts for you and Christian McCaffrey would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Chase Brown or Christian McCaffrey?

    Christian McCaffrey, 114 to 90. He rates 18.3 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