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Trade Chris Olave for Christian McCaffrey? Yes, McCaffrey is worth 24 more.

Yes on value. Christian McCaffrey is worth 114 rest of season and Chris Olave 90, so the side getting McCaffrey gains 24. Olave rates 17.3 market points a game with 11 games left, McCaffrey 18.3 with 11. On usage, Olave has drawn 28 percent of NO targets; McCaffrey has 45 percent of SF carries and 20 percent of its targets. Olave is at NYG in Week 6 (16th fewest points allowed to WRs); 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.

Chris Olave 90114 Christian McCaffrey

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Chris Olave

WR4NO

90

value, #14

Pts/game
17.3
Games left
11
Bye
8
Chris Olave weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
17.319.416.9

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

Olave is the 4th receiver on the chart and 14th overall. His 17.3 a game is 8.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 8, 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 Chris Olave at 17.3 in Week 3, 19.4 in Week 4 and 16.9 in Week 5, a median of 17.3 points a game, flat across them.

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

Chris Olave has scored 98.7 PPR points in 5 games, 19.7 a game, 2.4 a game more than the 17.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR6 with 269.0 PPR points in 16 games, 16.8 a game.

Week 1 vs DET: 28.2 points (WR5 that week), 10 of 13 targets for 182 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs BAL: 22.6 points (WR8 that week), 8 of 10 targets for 86 yards, 1 touchdown, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs LV: 19.7 points (WR14 that week), 9 of 13 targets for 107 yards, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs ATL: 19.6 points (WR12 that week), 8 of 12 targets for 116 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs MIN: 8.6 points (WR39 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 46 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, Chris Olave has averaged 12.0 targets and 8.8 catches for 123 yards a game on 85 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against ATL he had 12 targets on 86 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. Chris Olave has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 8; Christian McCaffrey has 11 games with his bye in Week 8.

NYG, Olave's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 32.6 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 16th fewest to WRs of 32.

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 Chris Olave 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 Chris Olave for Christian McCaffrey?

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

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Chris Olave or Christian McCaffrey?

    Christian McCaffrey, 114 to 90. He rates 18.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 17.3 over 11 for Chris Olave, 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.

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