Trade Chuba Hubbard for Jaxon Smith-Njigba? Yes, Smith-Njigba is worth 24 more.
Yes on value. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is worth 120 rest of season and Chuba Hubbard 96, so the side getting Smith-Njigba gains 24. Hubbard rates 15.9 market points a game with 12 games left, Smith-Njigba 20.0 with 11. On usage, Hubbard has 66 percent of CAR carries and 7 percent of its targets; Smith-Njigba has drawn 37 percent of SEA targets. Hubbard is at PHI in Week 6 (12th most points allowed to RBs); 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 24.
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- Pts/game
- 15.9
- Games left
- 12
- Bye
- 5
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 16.0 | 15.8 | not priced |
- 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
Hubbard is the 8th running back on the chart and 11th overall. His 15.9 a game is 8.0 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 12 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 96.
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 Chuba Hubbard at 16.0 in Week 3 and 15.8 in Week 4, a median of 15.9 points a game, flat across them.
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
Chuba Hubbard has scored 79.0 PPR points in 4 games, 19.8 a game, 3.9 a game more than the 15.9 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished RB38 with 125.4 PPR points in 15 games, 8.4 a game.
Week 1 vs CHI: 23.7 points (RB10 that week), 49 rushing yards on 10 carries, 3 of 3 targets for 38 yards, 2 touchdowns, 71 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs ATL: 14.4 points (RB10 that week), 53 rushing yards on 12 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 11 yards, 1 touchdown, 65 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs CLE: 15.0 points (RB12 that week), 82 rushing yards on 19 carries, 4 of 4 targets for 28 yards, 84 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs DET: 25.9 points (RB7 that week), 122 rushing yards on 20 carries, 1 of 2 targets for 7 yards, 2 touchdowns, 84 percent of snaps.
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, Chuba Hubbard has averaged 15.3 carries for 77 yards and 2.8 targets and 2.5 catches for 21 yards a game on 77 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 11 times inside the 20, 28 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 5 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against DET he had 20 carries and 2 targets on 84 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. Chuba Hubbard has 12 games in it with no bye left; Jaxon Smith-Njigba has 11 games with his bye in Week 11.
PHI, Hubbard's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 22.5 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 12th most to RBs of 32.
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 Chuba Hubbard would want about 24 more added to make it even: a player like Jameson Williams, valued at 24. Two players for Smith-Njigba also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Chuba Hubbard and Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Chuba Hubbard for Jonathan Taylor96 vs 120
Amon-Ra St. Brown for Chuba Hubbard119 vs 96
Chuba Hubbard for Derrick Henry96 vs 115
Christian McCaffrey for Chuba Hubbard114 vs 96
Chuba Hubbard for Jaylen Warren96 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 Chuba Hubbard for Jaxon Smith-Njigba?
Yes on value: Jaxon Smith-Njigba is worth 120 and Chuba Hubbard 96, a gain of 24. If Chuba Hubbard starts for you and Jaxon Smith-Njigba would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Chuba Hubbard or Jaxon Smith-Njigba?
Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 120 to 96. He rates 20.0 market points a game over 11 games left, against 15.9 over 12 for Chuba Hubbard, 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