Christian McCaffrey for Jaxon Smith-Njigba: who wins the trade?
Christian McCaffrey (114) and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (120) 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 10 points the values cannot separate, so take the player your lineup needs.
- Pts/game
- 18.3
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 8
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 12.8 | 20.8 | 18.3 |
- Pts/game
- 20.0
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 11
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 19.8 | 20.1 | 20.0 |
How to read this trade
Christian McCaffrey rates 18.3 market-based points a game with 11 games left, his bye in Week 8. Jaxon Smith-Njigba rates 20.0 with 11, his bye in Week 11. They play different positions, which is why the value is measured above a replacement starter at each one: Christian McCaffrey is RB6 and Jaxon Smith-Njigba is WR1, and the deal also changes which of your lineup spots is thin. 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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Common questions
Should I trade Christian McCaffrey for Jaxon Smith-Njigba?
On value it is close to even: Christian McCaffrey is 114 and Jaxon Smith-Njigba is 120, inside the 10 points the values cannot separate. Let positional need decide: take the one who starts for you.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Christian McCaffrey or Jaxon Smith-Njigba?
Jaxon Smith-Njigba. His market-based rate is 20.0 points a game with 11 games left, against 18.3 and 11 for Christian McCaffrey, 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 1:31 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number