Trade Chase Brown for Jaxon Smith-Njigba? Yes, Smith-Njigba is worth 30 more.
Yes on value. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is worth 120 rest of season and Chase Brown 90, so the side getting Smith-Njigba gains 30. Brown rates 16.1 market points a game with 11 games left, Smith-Njigba 20.0 with 11. On usage, Brown has 72 percent of CIN carries and 15 percent of its targets; Smith-Njigba has drawn 37 percent of SEA targets. Brown is on bye in Week 6; Smith-Njigba is at DEN in Week 6 (9th fewest points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5
Getting Jaxon Smith-Njigba wins by 30.
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- Pts/game
- 16.1
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 6
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 16.1 | 17.4 | 12.0 |
- 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
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.
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 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 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
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.
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, 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, 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. Chase Brown has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 6; Jaxon Smith-Njigba has 11 games with his bye in Week 11.
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 Chase Brown would want about 30 more added to make it even: a player like DK Metcalf, valued at 30. Two players for Smith-Njigba also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Chase Brown and Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Chase Brown for Jonathan Taylor90 vs 120
Amon-Ra St. Brown for Chase Brown119 vs 90
Chase Brown for Derrick Henry90 vs 115
Chase Brown for Christian McCaffrey90 vs 114
Chase Brown for Jaylen Warren90 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 Chase Brown for Jaxon Smith-Njigba?
Yes on value: Jaxon Smith-Njigba is worth 120 and Chase Brown 90, a gain of 30. If Chase Brown starts for you and Jaxon Smith-Njigba would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Chase Brown or Jaxon Smith-Njigba?
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 120 to 90. He rates 20.0 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