Trade Dak Prescott for Devaughn Vele? No, Prescott is worth 9 more.
No on value. Dak Prescott is worth 17 rest of season and Devaughn Vele 8, so giving up Prescott costs 9. Prescott rates 18.0 market points a game with 11 games left, Vele 9.8 with 11. On usage, Prescott has thrown 37.5 passes and run 3.0 times a game; Vele has drawn 18 percent of NO targets. Prescott is at GB in Week 6 (12th fewest points allowed to QBs); Vele is at NYG in Week 6 (16th fewest points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5
Keeping Dak Prescott wins by 9.
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- Pts/game
- 18.0
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 14
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 17.8 | 18.0 | 22.0 |
- Pts/game
- 9.8
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 8
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 10.9 | not priced | 8.7 |
Where the values come from
Prescott is the 5th quarterback on the chart and 64th overall. His 18.0 a game is 1.5 above the replacement quarterback's 16.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 14, which is how he comes to 17.
Vele is the 29th receiver on the chart and 73rd overall. His 9.8 a game is 0.7 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 8.
The weekly market prices
The market priced Dak Prescott at 17.8 in Week 3, 18.0 in Week 4 and 22.0 in Week 5, a median of 18.0 points a game, up 4.2 from his first frozen week to his latest.
The market priced Devaughn Vele at 10.9 in Week 3 and 8.7 in Week 5, a median of 9.8 points a game, down 2.2 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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Points so far against the price
Dak Prescott has scored 96.8 PPR points in 5 games, 19.4 a game, 1.4 a game more than the 18.0 the market prices him at 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 (QB15 that week), 316 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass.
Devaughn Vele has scored 62.2 PPR points in 5 games, 12.4 a game, 2.6 a game more than the 9.8 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR95 with 66.3 PPR points in 13 games, 5.1 a game.
Week 1 vs DET: 19.9 points (WR10 that week), 7 of 9 targets for 69 yards, 1 touchdown, 91 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs BAL: 11.4 points (WR29 that week), 5 of 7 targets for 64 yards, 96 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs LV: 6.9 points (WR64 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 39 yards, 88 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs ATL: 17.4 points (WR15 that week), 6 of 9 targets for 54 yards, 1 touchdown, 89 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs MIN: 6.6 points (WR49 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 26 yards.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 4, Dak Prescott has averaged 37.5 attempts, 266 passing yards and 2.0 touchdown passes a game, with 3.0 runs for 17 yards on 100 percent of the snaps.
In Week 4 against HOU he went 32 of 45 for 335 yards and 1 touchdown.
Through Week 4, Devaughn Vele has averaged 7.8 targets and 5.3 catches for 57 yards a game on 91 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 6 times inside the 20, 14 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against ATL he had 9 targets on 89 percent of the snaps.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Dak Prescott has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 14; Devaughn Vele has 11 games with his bye in Week 8.
GB, Prescott's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 16.0 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 12th fewest to QBs of 32.
NYG, Vele's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 32.6 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 16th fewest to WRs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Devaughn Vele would want about 9 more added to make it even: a player like Trevor Lawrence, valued at 8. Two players for Prescott also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Dak Prescott and Devaughn Vele
Dak Prescott for Omarion Hampton17 vs 26
Dak Prescott for Luther Burden III17 vs 24
Dak Prescott for DJ Moore17 vs 22
Dak Prescott for Tony Pollard17 vs 22
Dak Prescott for Denzel Boston17 vs 15
Devaughn Vele for Tyler Shough8 vs 19
Devaughn Vele for Patrick Mahomes8 vs 18
Devaughn Vele for RJ Harvey8 vs 17- Denzel Boston for Devaughn Vele15 vs 8
Devaughn Vele for J.K. Dobbins8 vs 15
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Dak Prescott for Devaughn Vele?
No on value: Dak Prescott is worth 17 and Devaughn Vele 8, a loss of 9. It can still help a lineup that needs a receiver more than it needs Prescott.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Dak Prescott or Devaughn Vele?
Dak Prescott, 17 to 8. He rates 18.0 market points a game over 11 games left, against 9.8 over 11 for Devaughn Vele, 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