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Trade Davante Adams for James Cook III? Yes, Cook is worth 24 more.

Yes on value. James Cook III is worth 87 rest of season and Davante Adams 63, so the side getting Cook gains 24. Adams rates 14.8 market points a game with 11 games left, Cook 15.8 with 11. On usage, Adams has drawn 24 percent of LAR targets; Cook has 67 percent of BUF carries and 9 percent of its targets. Adams hosts ARI in Week 6 (6th most points allowed to WRs); Cook is at LV in Week 6 (16th most points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Getting James Cook III wins by 24.

Davante Adams 6387 James Cook III

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Davante Adams

WR11LAR

63

value, #29

Pts/game
14.8
Games left
11
Bye
11
Davante Adams weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
16.714.814.7

James Cook III

RB12BUF

87

value, #18

Pts/game
15.8
Games left
11
Bye
7
James Cook III weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
16.215.814.4

Where the values come from

Adams is the 11th receiver on the chart and 29th overall. His 14.8 a game is 5.7 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 63.

Cook is the 12th running back on the chart and 18th overall. His 15.8 a game is 7.9 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 7, which is how he comes to 87.

The weekly market prices

The market priced Davante Adams at 16.7 in Week 3, 14.8 in Week 4 and 14.7 in Week 5, a median of 14.8 points a game, down 2.0 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced James Cook III at 16.2 in Week 3, 15.8 in Week 4 and 14.4 in Week 5, a median of 15.8 points a game, down 1.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Davante Adams has scored 73.0 PPR points in 4 games, 18.3 a game, 3.4 a game more than the 14.8 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR9 with 222.9 PPR points in 14 games, 15.9 a game.

Week 1 vs SF: 5.6 points (WR67 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 26 yards, 54 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NYG: 39.5 points (WR2 that week), 8 of 10 targets for 195 yards, 2 touchdowns, 65 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs DEN: 20.7 points (WR10 that week), 7 of 13 targets for 137 yards, 83 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs PHI: 7.2 points (WR61 that week), 4 of 9 targets for 32 yards, 95 percent of snaps.

James Cook III has scored 66.5 PPR points in 4 games, 16.6 a game, 0.8 a game more than the 15.8 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB6 with 302.2 PPR points in 17 games, 17.8 a game.

Week 1 vs HOU: 9.9 points (RB27 that week), 57 rushing yards on 13 carries, 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 72 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs DET: 20.9 points (RB5 that week), 135 rushing yards on 21 carries, 1 of 3 targets for 4 yards, 1 touchdown, 74 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs LAC: 19.4 points (RB9 that week), 154 rushing yards on 24 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 67 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs NE: 16.3 points (RB19 that week), 75 rushing yards on 12 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 8 yards, 1 touchdown, 59 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, Davante Adams has averaged 9.5 targets and 5.5 catches for 98 yards a game on 76 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 12 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against PHI he had 9 targets on 95 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, James Cook III has averaged 17.5 carries for 105 yards and 2.5 targets and 1.5 catches for 6 yards a game on 68 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 15 times inside the 20, 38 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against NE he had 12 carries and 2 targets on 59 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Davante Adams has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 11; James Cook III has 11 games with his bye in Week 7.

ARI, Adams's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 38.4 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 6th most to WRs of 32.

LV, Cook's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 21.1 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 16th most to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Davante Adams would want about 24 more added to make it even: a player like Jameson Williams, valued at 24. Two players for Cook also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Davante Adams for James Cook III?

    Yes on value: James Cook III is worth 87 and Davante Adams 63, a gain of 24. If Davante Adams starts for you and James Cook III would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Davante Adams or James Cook III?

    James Cook III, 87 to 63. He rates 15.8 market points a game over 11 games left, against 14.8 over 11 for Davante Adams, 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