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Trade David Montgomery for Sam LaPorta? No, Montgomery is worth 10 more.

No on value. David Montgomery is worth 35 rest of season and Sam LaPorta 25, so giving up Montgomery costs 10. Montgomery rates 11.1 market points a game with 11 games left, LaPorta 11.8 with 11. On usage, Montgomery has 52 percent of HOU carries and 5 percent of its targets; LaPorta has drawn 20 percent of DET targets. Montgomery is at JAX in Week 6 (10th fewest points allowed to RBs); LaPorta is on bye in Week 6. David Montgomery is listed Out (groin).

The verdict, Week 5

Keeping David Montgomery wins by 10.

David Montgomery 3525 Sam LaPorta

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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

Sam LaPorta

TE7DET

25

value, #57

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
11
Bye
6
Sam LaPorta weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
11.511.812.4

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.

LaPorta is the 7th tight end on the chart and 57th overall. His 11.8 a game is 2.3 above the replacement tight end's 9.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 6, which is how he comes to 25.

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 Sam LaPorta at 11.5 in Week 3, 11.8 in Week 4 and 12.4 in Week 5, a median of 11.8 points a game, up 0.9 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.

Sam LaPorta has scored 76.6 PPR points in 5 games, 15.3 a game, 3.5 a game more than the 11.8 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished TE27 with 106.9 PPR points in 9 games, 11.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NO: 9.8 points (TE17 that week), 5 of 8 targets for 48 yards, 81 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs BUF: 17.2 points (TE9 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 52 yards, 1 touchdown, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYJ: 7.4 points (TE25 that week), 3 of 4 targets for 44 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CAR: 22.4 points (TE2 that week), 8 of 13 targets for 84 yards, 1 touchdown, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs ARI: 19.8 points (TE6 that week), 5 of 5 targets for 88 yards, 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, Sam LaPorta has averaged 8.0 targets and 5.5 catches for 57 yards a game on 87 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 9 times inside the 20, 16 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against CAR he had 13 targets on 79 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; Sam LaPorta has 11 games with his bye in Week 6.

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.

What would even it

The side getting Sam LaPorta would want about 10 more added to make it even: a player like Carnell Tate, valued at 11. Two players for Montgomery also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade David Montgomery for Sam LaPorta?

    No on value: David Montgomery is worth 35 and Sam LaPorta 25, a loss of 10. It can still help a lineup that needs a tight end more than it needs Montgomery.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, David Montgomery or Sam LaPorta?

    David Montgomery, 35 to 25. He rates 11.1 market points a game over 11 games left, against 11.8 over 11 for Sam LaPorta, 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