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Trade Dalton Kincaid for Drake Maye? No, Kincaid is worth 10 more.

No on value. Dalton Kincaid is worth 26 rest of season and Drake Maye 16, so giving up Kincaid costs 10. Kincaid rates 12.0 market points a game with 10 games left, Maye 18.5 with 10. On usage, Kincaid has drawn 18 percent of BUF targets; Maye has thrown 30.5 passes and run 4.3 times a game. Kincaid is on bye in Week 7; Maye is at CHI in Week 7 (15th most points allowed to QBs). Dalton Kincaid is listed Questionable (ribs).

The verdict, Week 7

Keeping Dalton Kincaid wins by 10.

Dalton Kincaid 2616 Drake Maye

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26

value, #49

Pts/game
12.0
Games left
10
Bye
7
Dalton Kincaid weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
12.312.311.711.7no projection

16

value, #64

Pts/game
18.5
Games left
10
Bye
11
Drake Maye weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
17.717.818.519.319.5

Where the values come from

Kincaid is the 6th tight end on the chart and 49th overall. His 12.0 a game is 2.6 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 7, which is how he comes to 26.

Maye is the 3rd quarterback on the chart and 64th overall. His 18.5 a game is 1.6 above the replacement quarterback's 16.9, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 16.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Dalton Kincaid at 12.3 in Week 3, 12.3 in Week 4, 11.7 in Week 5 and 11.7 in Week 6, a median of 12.0 points a game, down 0.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Drake Maye at 17.7 in Week 3, 17.8 in Week 4, 18.5 in Week 5, 19.3 in Week 6 and 19.5 in Week 7, a median of 18.5 points a game, up 1.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Dalton Kincaid has scored 60.5 PPR points in 6 games, 10.1 a game, 1.9 a game less than the 12.0 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE20 with 126.1 PPR points in 12 games, 10.5 a game.

Week 1 vs HOU: 18.0 points (TE5 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 130 yards, 72 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs DET: 22.5 points (TE3 that week), 7 of 8 targets for 95 yards, 1 touchdown, 66 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs LAC: 3.8 points (TE37 that week), 2 of 3 targets for 38 yards, 67 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs NE: 1.7 points (TE52 that week), 1 of 2 targets for 7 yards, 59 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs LAR: 3.7 points (TE38 that week), 1 of 2 targets for 7 yards, 70 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs LV: 10.8 points (TE16 that week), 7 of 8 targets for 38 yards, 72 percent of snaps.

Drake Maye has scored 118.0 PPR points in 6 games, 19.7 a game, 1.2 a game more than the 18.5 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished QB2 with 360.0 PPR points in 17 games, 21.2 a game.

Week 1 vs SEA: 12.8 points (QB23 that week), 178 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 47 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs PIT: 9.0 points (QB25 that week), 208 passing yards, 0 touchdown passes, 17 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs JAX: 5.8 points (QB32 that week), 199 passing yards, 0 touchdown passes, 18 rushing yards, 81 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs BUF: 27.2 points (QB1 that week), 269 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 54 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs LV: 39.5 points (QB1 that week), 374 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes, 25 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs NYJ: 23.8 points (QB4 that week), 235 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 24 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, Dalton Kincaid has averaged 4.8 targets and 3.8 catches for 53 yards a game on 68 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 8 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against LV he had 8 targets on 72 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 6, Drake Maye has averaged 30-31 attempts, 244 passing yards and 1.8 touchdown passes a game, with 4.3 runs for 33 yards on 97 percent of the snaps.

In Week 6 against NYJ he went 18 of 32 for 235 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. Dalton Kincaid has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 7; Drake Maye has 10 games with his bye in Week 11.

CHI, Maye's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 18.5 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 15th most to QBs of 32.

What would even it

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

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Dalton Kincaid for Drake Maye?

    No on value: Dalton Kincaid is worth 26 and Drake Maye 16, a loss of 10. It can still help a lineup that needs a quarterback more than it needs Kincaid.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Dalton Kincaid or Drake Maye?

    Dalton Kincaid, 26 to 16. He rates 12.0 market points a game over 10 games left, against 18.5 over 10 for Drake Maye, 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