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Trade Dak Prescott for David Montgomery? Yes, Montgomery is worth 10 more.

Yes on value. David Montgomery is worth 21 rest of season and Dak Prescott 11, so the side getting Montgomery gains 10. Prescott rates 18.0 market points a game with 10 games left, Montgomery 10.5 with 10. On usage, Prescott has thrown 41.0 passes and run 2.3 times a game; Montgomery has 45 percent of HOU carries and 4 percent of its targets. Prescott is at PHI in Week 7 (9th most points allowed to QBs); Montgomery hosts NYG in Week 7 (15th most points allowed to RBs). David Montgomery is listed Questionable (groin).

The verdict, Week 7

Getting David Montgomery wins by 10.

Dak Prescott 1121 David Montgomery

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Dak Prescott

QB5DAL

11

value, #69

Pts/game
18.0
Games left
10
Bye
14
Dak Prescott weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
17.818.022.018.317.6

David Montgomery

RB24HOUQuestionable

21

value, #57

Pts/game
10.5
Games left
10
Bye
8
David Montgomery weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
11.112.010.52.85.5

Where the values come from

Prescott is the 5th quarterback on the chart and 69th overall. His 18.0 a game is 1.1 above the replacement quarterback's 16.9, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 14, which is how he comes to 11.

Montgomery is the 24th running back on the chart and 57th overall. His 10.5 a game is 2.1 above the replacement running back's 8.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 21.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Dak Prescott at 17.8 in Week 3, 18.0 in Week 4, 22.0 in Week 5, 18.3 in Week 6 and 17.6 in Week 7, a median of 18.0 points a game, flat across them.

Parlae's market-based projections had David Montgomery at 11.1 in Week 3, 12.0 in Week 4, 10.5 in Week 5, 2.8 in Week 6 and 5.5 in Week 7, a median of 10.5 points a game, down 5.6 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Dak Prescott has scored 109.9 PPR points in 6 games, 18.3 a game, level with the 18.0 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished QB6 with 323.8 PPR points in 17 games, 19.0 a game.

Week 1 vs NYG: 15.4 points (QB19 that week), 175 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 14 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs WAS: 29.8 points (QB3 that week), 279 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes, 26 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs BAL: 18.9 points (QB19 that week), 276 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 19 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs HOU: 18.1 points (QB12 that week), 335 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 7 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs TB: 14.6 points (QB17 that week), 316 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs GB: 13.0 points (QB20 that week), 258 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 7 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

David Montgomery has scored 45.5 PPR points in 5 games, 9.1 a game, 1.4 a game less than the 10.5 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished RB27 with 166.9 PPR points in 17 games with DET, 9.8 a game.

Week 1 vs BUF: 28.9 points (RB7 that week), 60 rushing yards on 20 carries, 3 of 3 targets for 19 yards, 3 touchdowns, 49 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs CIN: 4.4 points (RB48 that week), 10 rushing yards on 6 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 14 yards, 53 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs IND: 6.8 points (RB36 that week), 33 rushing yards on 11 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards, 63 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs DAL: 4.3 points (RB49 that week), 24 rushing yards on 10 carries, 56 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs TEN: 1.1 points (RB68 that week), 11 rushing yards on 5 carries, 14 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, Dak Prescott has averaged 41.0 attempts, 273 passing yards and 1.7 touchdown passes a game, with 2.3 runs for 12 yards on 100 percent of the snaps.

In Week 6 against GB he went 34 of 54 for 258 yards and 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, David Montgomery has averaged 10.4 carries for 28 yards and 1.4 targets and 1.4 catches for 10 yards a game on 46 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 10 times inside the 20, 28 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 5 games.

In Week 5 against TEN he had 5 carries and 0 targets on 14 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. Dak Prescott has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 14; David Montgomery has 10 games with his bye in Week 8.

PHI, Prescott's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 19.4 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 9th most to QBs of 32.

NYG, Montgomery's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 21.6 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 15th most to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Dak Prescott would want about 10 more added to make it even: a player like Isaiah Likely, valued at 11. Two players for Montgomery also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Dak Prescott for David Montgomery?

    Yes on value: David Montgomery is worth 21 and Dak Prescott 11, a gain of 10. If Dak Prescott starts for you and David Montgomery would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Dak Prescott or David Montgomery?

    David Montgomery, 21 to 11. He rates 10.5 market points a game over 10 games left, against 18.0 over 10 for Dak Prescott, 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, 6, 7. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 7 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 22, 2026 at 2:11 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number