Trade Chuba Hubbard for Nico Collins? No, Hubbard is worth 23 more.
No on value. Chuba Hubbard is worth 96 rest of season and Nico Collins 73, so giving up Hubbard costs 23. Hubbard rates 15.9 market points a game with 12 games left, Collins 15.7 with 11. On usage, Hubbard has 66 percent of CAR carries and 7 percent of its targets; Collins has drawn 29 percent of HOU targets. Hubbard is at PHI in Week 6 (12th most points allowed to RBs); Collins is at JAX in Week 6 (9th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5

Keeping Chuba Hubbard wins by 23.

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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
- 15.7
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 8
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | 15.7 | 16.7 |
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.
Collins is the 9th receiver on the chart and 25th overall. His 15.7 a game is 6.6 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 73.
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 Nico Collins at 2.8 in Week 3, 15.7 in Week 4 and 16.7 in Week 5, a median of 15.7 points a game, up 13.9 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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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.
Nico Collins has scored 62.6 PPR points in 3 games, 20.9 a game, 5.2 a game more than the 15.7 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR8 with 226.2 PPR points in 15 games, 15.1 a game.
Week 1 vs BUF: 21.2 points (WR8 that week), 7 rushing yards on 1 carry, 7 of 10 targets for 75 yards, 1 touchdown, 72 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs DAL: 30.8 points (WR3 that week), 7 of 8 targets for 118 yards, 2 touchdowns, 69 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs TEN: 10.6 points (WR31 that week), 5 of 7 targets for 56 yards.
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, Nico Collins has averaged 0.5 carries for 4 yards and 9.0 targets and 7.0 catches for 97 yards a game on 71 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 23 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 2 games.
In Week 4 against DAL he had 8 targets on 69 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; Nico Collins has 11 games with his bye in Week 8.
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.
JAX, Collins's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 37.0 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 9th most to WRs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Nico Collins would want about 23 more added to make it even: a player like Jameson Williams, valued at 24. Two players for Hubbard also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Chuba Hubbard and Nico Collins

Chuba Hubbard for Jaxon Smith-Njigba96 vs 120
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
Jaylen Warren for Nico Collins102 vs 73
CeeDee Lamb for Nico Collins100 vs 73
Aaron Jones Sr. for Nico Collins95 vs 73
Ashton Jeanty for Nico Collins95 vs 73
Chase Brown for Nico Collins90 vs 73
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Common questions
Should I trade Chuba Hubbard for Nico Collins?
No on value: Chuba Hubbard is worth 96 and Nico Collins 73, a loss of 23. It can still help a lineup that needs a receiver more than it needs Hubbard.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Chuba Hubbard or Nico Collins?
Chuba Hubbard, 96 to 73. He rates 15.9 market points a game over 12 games left, against 15.7 over 11 for Nico Collins, 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