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Trade David Montgomery for Jacory Croskey-Merritt? Close to even, 35 to 36.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value David Montgomery is 35 and Jacory Croskey-Merritt is 36, a 1 point edge to Croskey-Merritt 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, Croskey-Merritt 11.2 with 11. On usage, Montgomery has 52 percent of HOU carries and 5 percent of its targets; Croskey-Merritt has 48 percent of WAS carries and 5 percent of its targets. Montgomery is at JAX in Week 6 (10th fewest points allowed to RBs); Croskey-Merritt is at SF in Week 6 (8th most points allowed to RBs). David Montgomery is listed Out (groin).

The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

David Montgomery 3536 Jacory Croskey-Merritt

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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

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

RB22WAS

36

value, #45

Pts/game
11.2
Games left
11
Bye
7
Jacory Croskey-Merritt weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
6.811.511.2

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.

Croskey-Merritt is the 22nd running back on the chart and 45th overall. His 11.2 a game is 3.3 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 7, which is how he comes to 36.

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 Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 6.8 in Week 3, 11.5 in Week 4 and 11.2 in Week 5, a median of 11.2 points a game, up 4.5 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.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt has scored 44.9 PPR points in 5 games, 9.0 a game, 2.2 a game less than the 11.2 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB33 with 140.3 PPR points in 17 games, 8.3 a game.

Week 1 vs PHI: 12.6 points (RB22 that week), 63 rushing yards on 16 carries, 1 of 1 target for -7 yards, 1 touchdown, 49 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs DAL: 5.8 points (RB41 that week), 43 rushing yards on 12 carries, 1 of 1 target for 5 yards, 37 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs SEA: 5.3 points (RB41 that week), 36 rushing yards on 19 carries, 1 of 1 target for 7 yards, 57 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs IND: 7.0 points (RB40 that week), 15 rushing yards on 9 carries, 2 of 4 targets for 35 yards, 45 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs NYG: 14.2 points (RB16 that week), 82 rushing yards on 11 carries, 1 touchdown.

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, Jacory Croskey-Merritt has averaged 14.0 carries for 39 yards and 1.8 targets and 1.3 catches for 10 yards a game on 47 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 21 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against IND he had 9 carries and 4 targets on 45 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; Jacory Croskey-Merritt has 11 games with his bye in Week 7.

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.

SF, Croskey-Merritt's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 24.9 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 8th most to RBs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade David Montgomery for Jacory Croskey-Merritt?

    It is close to even: David Montgomery is 35 and Jacory Croskey-Merritt is 36 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 Jacory Croskey-Merritt?

    Jacory Croskey-Merritt, 36 to 35. He rates 11.2 market points a game over 11 games left, against 11.1 over 11 for David Montgomery, 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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