Dak Prescott for Patrick Mahomes: who wins the trade?
Dak Prescott (17) and Patrick Mahomes (18) are close to even on rest-of-season value. Values are rest-of-season, market-based fantasy points above a replacement starter, Week 6 through Week 17, PPR.
The verdict, Week 5
Close to even.
The gap is inside the 8 points the values cannot separate, so take the player your lineup needs.
- Pts/game
- 18.0
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 14
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 17.8 | 18.0 | 22.0 |
- Pts/game
- 18.0
- Games left
- 12
- Bye
- 5
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 18.3 | 17.7 | not priced |
How to read this trade
Dak Prescott rates 18.0 market-based points a game with 11 games left, his bye in Week 14. Patrick Mahomes rates 18.0 with 12. Both are quarterbacks, so the values compare directly: Dak Prescott is QB5 and Patrick Mahomes is QB4 on the chart. A synced league in the trade analyzer shows what the swap does to your own starting lineup, and you can add players to either side there.
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Common questions
Should I trade Dak Prescott for Patrick Mahomes?
On value it is close to even: Dak Prescott is 17 and Patrick Mahomes is 18, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Let positional need decide: take the one who starts for you.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Dak Prescott or Patrick Mahomes?
Patrick Mahomes. His market-based rate is 18.0 points a game with 12 games left, against 18.0 and 11 for Dak Prescott, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.
Where do these numbers come from?
Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based fantasy points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, in PPR. A replacement-level starter's rate is subtracted and the rest multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17. No expert opinion is involved.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number