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Trade Dak Prescott for DK Metcalf? Yes, Metcalf is worth 11 more.

Yes on value. DK Metcalf is worth 25 rest of season and Dak Prescott 14, so the side getting Metcalf gains 11. Prescott rates 18.2 market points a game with 9 games left, Metcalf 11.9 with 9. On usage, Prescott has thrown 39.0 passes and run 2.3 times a game; Metcalf has drawn 24 percent of PIT targets. Prescott hosts ARI in Week 8 (3rd most points allowed to QBs); Metcalf hosts CLE in Week 8 (14th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 8

Getting DK Metcalf wins by 11.

Dak Prescott 1425 DK Metcalf

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Dak Prescott

QB5DAL

14

value, #69

Pts/game
18.2
Games left
9
Bye
14
Dak Prescott weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
17.818.022.018.317.522.3

DK Metcalf

WR23PIT

25

value, #48

Pts/game
11.9
Games left
9
Bye
9
DK Metcalf weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
11.810.312.511.112.711.9

Where the values come from

Prescott is the 5th quarterback on the chart and 69th overall. His 18.2 a game is 1.5 above the replacement quarterback's 16.7, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 14, which is how he comes to 14.

Metcalf is the 23rd receiver on the chart and 48th overall. His 11.9 a game is 2.8 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 25.

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, 17.5 in Week 7 and 22.3 in Week 8, a median of 18.2 points a game, up 4.4 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had DK Metcalf at 11.8 in Week 3, 10.3 in Week 4, 12.5 in Week 5, 11.1 in Week 6, 12.7 in Week 7 and 11.9 in Week 8, a median of 11.9 points a game, flat across them.

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Points so far against the price

Dak Prescott has scored 133.1 PPR points in 7 games, 19.0 a game, 0.8 a game more than the 18.2 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.

Week 7 vs PHI: 23.3 points (QB6 that week), 212 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 8 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

DK Metcalf has scored 76.5 PPR points in 7 games, 10.9 a game, 1.0 a game less than the 11.9 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR26 with 187.2 PPR points in 15 games, 12.5 a game.

Week 1 vs ATL: 8.0 points (WR50 that week), 4 of 10 targets for 40 yards, 96 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NE: 6.7 points (WR58 that week), 4 of 9 targets for 27 yards, 97 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs CIN: 12.1 points (WR35 that week), 3 of 5 targets for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 95 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CLE: 16.5 points (WR16 that week), 5 of 9 targets for 115 yards, 97 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs IND: 5.3 points (WR60 that week), 11 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs TB: 20.3 points (WR9 that week), 11 of 15 targets for 93 yards, 95 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs NO: 7.6 points (WR39 that week), 2 of 6 targets for 56 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 7, Dak Prescott has averaged 39.0 attempts, 264 passing yards and 1.9 touchdown passes a game, with 2.3 runs for 12 yards on 100 percent of the snaps.

In Week 7 against PHI he went 15 of 27 for 212 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Through Week 7, DK Metcalf has averaged 8.3 targets and 4.6 catches for 53 yards a game on 95 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 9 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 7 games.

In Week 7 against NO he had 6 targets on 92 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 8 through Week 17. Dak Prescott has 9 games in it with his bye in Week 14; DK Metcalf has 9 games with his bye in Week 9.

ARI, Prescott's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 22.7 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most to QBs of 32.

CLE, Metcalf's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 31.8 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th most to WRs of 32.

What would even it

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

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Dak Prescott for DK Metcalf?

    Yes on value: DK Metcalf is worth 25 and Dak Prescott 14, a gain of 11. If Dak Prescott starts for you and DK Metcalf would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Dak Prescott or DK Metcalf?

    DK Metcalf, 25 to 14. He rates 11.9 market points a game over 9 games left, against 18.2 over 9 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, 8. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 8 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number