Chase Brown for James Cook III: who wins the trade?
Chase Brown (90) and James Cook III (87) are close to even on rest-of-season value. Values are rest-of-season, market-based fantasy points above a replacement starter, Week 6 through Week 17, PPR.
The verdict, Week 5
Close to even.
The gap is inside the 8 points the values cannot separate, so take the player your lineup needs.
- Pts/game
- 16.1
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 6
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 16.1 | 17.4 | 12.0 |
- Pts/game
- 15.8
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 7
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 |
How to read this trade
Chase Brown rates 16.1 market-based points a game with 11 games left, his bye in Week 6. James Cook III rates 15.8 with 11, his bye in Week 7. Both are running backs, so the values compare directly: Chase Brown is RB11 and James Cook III is RB12 on the chart. A synced league in the trade analyzer shows what the swap does to your own starting lineup, and you can add players to either side there.
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The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Chase Brown for James Cook III?
On value it is close to even: Chase Brown is 90 and James Cook III is 87, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Let positional need decide: take the one who starts for you.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Chase Brown or James Cook III?
Chase Brown. His market-based rate is 16.1 points a game with 11 games left, against 15.8 and 11 for James Cook III, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.
Where do these numbers come from?
Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based fantasy points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, in PPR. A replacement-level starter's rate is subtracted and the rest multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17. No expert opinion is involved.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number