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Trade David Montgomery for DK Metcalf? Close to even, 35 to 30.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value David Montgomery is 35 and DK Metcalf is 30, a 5 point edge to Montgomery that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Montgomery rates 11.1 market points a game with 11 games left, Metcalf 11.8 with 11. On usage, Montgomery has 52 percent of HOU carries and 5 percent of its targets; Metcalf has drawn 23 percent of PIT targets. Montgomery is at JAX in Week 6 (10th fewest points allowed to RBs); Metcalf is at TB in Week 6 (5th fewest points allowed to WRs). David Montgomery is listed Out (groin).

The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

David Montgomery 3530 DK Metcalf

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David Montgomery

RB23HOUOut

35

value, #48

Pts/game
11.1
Games left
11
Bye
8
David Montgomery weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
11.112.010.5

DK Metcalf

WR23PIT

30

value, #54

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
11
Bye
9
DK Metcalf weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
11.810.312.5

Where the values come from

Montgomery is the 23rd running back on the chart and 48th overall. His 11.1 a game is 3.2 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 35.

Metcalf is the 23rd receiver on the chart and 54th overall. His 11.8 a game is 2.7 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 30.

The weekly market prices

The market priced David Montgomery at 11.1 in Week 3, 12.0 in Week 4 and 10.5 in Week 5, a median of 11.1 points a game, down 0.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced DK Metcalf at 11.8 in Week 3, 10.3 in Week 4 and 12.5 in Week 5, a median of 11.8 points a game, up 0.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

David Montgomery has scored 45.5 PPR points in 5 games, 9.1 a game, 2.0 a game less than the 11.1 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB27 with 166.9 PPR points in 17 games with DET, 9.8 a game.

Week 1 vs BUF: 28.9 points (RB7 that week), 60 rushing yards on 20 carries, 3 of 3 targets for 19 yards, 3 touchdowns, 49 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs CIN: 4.4 points (RB48 that week), 10 rushing yards on 6 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 14 yards, 53 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs IND: 6.8 points (RB36 that week), 33 rushing yards on 11 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 15 yards, 63 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs DAL: 4.3 points (RB49 that week), 24 rushing yards on 10 carries, 56 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs TEN: 1.1 points (RB63 that week), 11 rushing yards on 5 carries.

DK Metcalf has scored 48.6 PPR points in 5 games, 9.7 a game, 2.1 a game less than the 11.8 the market prices him at 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 (WR56 that week), 11 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, David Montgomery has averaged 11.8 carries for 32 yards and 1.8 targets and 1.8 catches for 12 yards a game on 54 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 9 times inside the 20, 35 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against DAL he had 10 carries and 0 targets on 56 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, DK Metcalf has averaged 8.3 targets and 4.0 catches for 53 yards a game on 96 percent of the snaps.

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

In Week 4 against CLE he had 9 targets on 97 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. David Montgomery has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 8; DK Metcalf has 11 games with his bye in Week 9.

JAX, Montgomery's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 17.5 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 10th fewest to RBs of 32.

TB, Metcalf's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 25.6 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 5th fewest to WRs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade David Montgomery for DK Metcalf?

    It is close to even: David Montgomery is 35 and DK Metcalf is 30 on rest-of-season value, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Take the one who starts for you.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, David Montgomery or DK Metcalf?

    David Montgomery, 35 to 30. He rates 11.1 market points a game over 11 games left, against 11.8 over 11 for DK Metcalf, 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.

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