Trade Chris Olave for Zay Flowers? No, Olave is worth 24 more.
No on value. Chris Olave is worth 90 rest of season and Zay Flowers 66, so giving up Olave costs 24. Olave rates 17.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Flowers 15.1 with 11. On usage, Olave has drawn 28 percent of NO targets; Flowers has drawn 30 percent of BAL targets. Olave is at NYG in Week 6 (16th fewest points allowed to WRs); Flowers is at CLE in Week 6 (8th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5
Keeping Chris Olave wins by 24.
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- Pts/game
- 17.3
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 8
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 17.3 | 19.4 | 16.9 |
- Pts/game
- 15.1
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 13
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 16.1 | 15.1 | 14.6 |
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.
Flowers is the 10th receiver on the chart and 28th overall. His 15.1 a game is 6.0 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 13, which is how he comes to 66.
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 Zay Flowers at 16.1 in Week 3, 15.1 in Week 4 and 14.6 in Week 5, a median of 15.1 points a game, down 1.5 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.
Zay Flowers has scored 81.8 PPR points in 4 games, 20.5 a game, 5.4 a game more than the 15.1 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR7 with 243.3 PPR points in 17 games, 14.3 a game.
Week 1 vs IND: 26.0 points (WR7 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 150 yards, 1 touchdown, 29 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs DAL: 15.4 points (WR22 that week), 20 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 6 targets for 84 yards, 33 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs TEN: 25.8 points (WR7 that week), 8 of 10 targets for 118 yards, 1 touchdown, 73 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs ATL: 14.6 points (WR18 that week), 13 rushing yards on 1 carry, 8 of 9 targets for 53 yards.
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, Zay Flowers has averaged 7.3 targets and 6.0 catches for 117 yards a game on 45 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 3 games.
In Week 4 against TEN he had 10 targets on 73 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; Zay Flowers has 11 games with his bye in Week 13.
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.
CLE, Flowers's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 37.3 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 8th most to WRs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Zay Flowers would want about 24 more added to make it even: a player like Jameson Williams, valued at 24. Two players for Olave also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Chris Olave and Zay Flowers
Chris Olave for Jaxon Smith-Njigba90 vs 120
Chris Olave for Jonathan Taylor90 vs 120
Amon-Ra St. Brown for Chris Olave119 vs 90
Chris Olave for Derrick Henry90 vs 115
Chris Olave for Christian McCaffrey90 vs 114
Chase Brown for Zay Flowers90 vs 66
Puka Nacua for Zay Flowers90 vs 66
Ja'Marr Chase for Zay Flowers89 vs 66
James Cook III for Zay Flowers87 vs 66
Javonte Williams for Zay Flowers86 vs 66
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Chris Olave for Zay Flowers?
No on value: Chris Olave is worth 90 and Zay Flowers 66, a loss of 24. It can still help a lineup that needs a receiver more than it needs Olave.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Chris Olave or Zay Flowers?
Chris Olave, 90 to 66. He rates 17.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 15.1 over 11 for Zay Flowers, 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