Trade Chuba Hubbard for Puka Nacua? Close to even, 96 to 90.
Close to even. On rest-of-season value Chuba Hubbard is 96 and Puka Nacua is 90, a 6 point edge to Hubbard that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Hubbard rates 15.9 market points a game with 12 games left, Nacua 17.3 with 11. On usage, Hubbard has 66 percent of CAR carries and 7 percent of its targets; Nacua has drawn 27 percent of LAR targets. Hubbard is at PHI in Week 6 (12th most points allowed to RBs); Nacua hosts ARI in Week 6 (6th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5
Close to even.
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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
- 17.3
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 11
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 17.3 | 21.5 |
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.
Nacua is the 5th receiver on the chart and 15th 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 11, which is how he comes to 90.
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 Puka Nacua at 3.0 in Week 3, 17.3 in Week 4 and 21.5 in Week 5, a median of 17.3 points a game, up 18.5 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.
Puka Nacua has scored 40.1 PPR points in 2 games, 20.1 a game, 2.8 a game more than the 17.3 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR1 with 375.0 PPR points in 16 games, 23.4 a game.
Week 1 vs SF: 12.4 points (WR27 that week), 5 of 9 targets for 74 yards, 70 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs PHI: 27.7 points (WR5 that week), 2 rushing yards on 1 carry, 9 of 12 targets for 125 yards, 1 touchdown, 90 percent of snaps.
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, Puka Nacua has averaged 0.5 carries for 1 yard and 10.5 targets and 7.0 catches for 100 yards a game on 82 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 2 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 2 games.
In Week 4 against PHI he had 1 carry and 12 targets on 90 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; Puka Nacua 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.
ARI, Nacua's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 38.4 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 6th most to WRs of 32.
Other trades for Chuba Hubbard and Puka Nacua
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- Jaxon Smith-Njigba for Puka Nacua120 vs 90
- Jonathan Taylor for Puka Nacua120 vs 90
- Amon-Ra St. Brown for Puka Nacua119 vs 90
- Derrick Henry for Puka Nacua115 vs 90
- Christian McCaffrey for Puka Nacua114 vs 90
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Chuba Hubbard for Puka Nacua?
It is close to even: Chuba Hubbard is 96 and Puka Nacua is 90 on rest-of-season value, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Take the one who starts for you.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Chuba Hubbard or Puka Nacua?
Chuba Hubbard, 96 to 90. He rates 15.9 market points a game over 12 games left, against 17.3 over 11 for Puka Nacua, 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