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Trade Denzel Boston for DK Metcalf? Yes, Metcalf is worth 12 more.

Yes on value. DK Metcalf is worth 25 rest of season and Denzel Boston 13, so the side getting Metcalf gains 12. Boston rates 10.5 market points a game with 9 games left, Metcalf 11.9 with 9. On usage, Boston has drawn 20 percent of CLE targets; Metcalf has drawn 24 percent of PIT targets. Boston is at PIT in Week 8 (14th fewest points allowed to WRs); Metcalf hosts CLE in Week 8 (14th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 8

Getting DK Metcalf wins by 12.

Denzel Boston 1325 DK Metcalf

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Denzel Boston

WR30CLE

13

value, #70

Pts/game
10.5
Games left
9
Bye
11
Denzel Boston weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
10.58.110.511.310.710.0

DK Metcalf

WR23PIT

25

value, #48

Pts/game
11.9
Games left
9
Bye
9
DK Metcalf weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
11.810.312.511.112.711.9

Where the values come from

Boston is the 30th receiver on the chart and 70th overall. His 10.5 a game is 1.4 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 13.

Metcalf is the 23rd receiver on the chart and 48th overall. His 11.9 a game is 2.8 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 25.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Denzel Boston at 10.5 in Week 3, 8.1 in Week 4, 10.5 in Week 5, 11.3 in Week 6, 10.7 in Week 7 and 10.0 in Week 8, a median of 10.5 points a game, down 0.6 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had DK Metcalf at 11.8 in Week 3, 10.3 in Week 4, 12.5 in Week 5, 11.1 in Week 6, 12.7 in Week 7 and 11.9 in Week 8, a median of 11.9 points a game, flat across them.

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Points so far against the price

Denzel Boston has scored 77.2 PPR points in 7 games, 11.0 a game, 0.5 a game more than the 10.5 he is projected for from here.

Week 1 vs JAX: 13.9 points (WR24 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 59 yards, 1 touchdown, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs TB: 20.5 points (WR12 that week), 5 of 7 targets for 95 yards, 1 touchdown, 93 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs CAR: 8.1 points (WR52 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 41 yards, 89 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs PIT: 12.9 points (WR30 that week), 4 of 7 targets for 89 yards, 95 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs NYJ: 13.6 points (WR22 that week), 3 of 7 targets for 46 yards, 1 touchdown, 91 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs BAL: 2.5 points (WR84 that week), 1 of 5 targets for 15 yards, 94 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs TEN: 5.7 points (WR46 that week), 3 of 8 targets for 27 yards, 87 percent of snaps.

DK Metcalf has scored 76.5 PPR points in 7 games, 10.9 a game, 1.0 a game less than the 11.9 he is projected for 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 (WR60 that week), 11 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs TB: 20.3 points (WR9 that week), 11 of 15 targets for 93 yards, 95 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs NO: 7.6 points (WR39 that week), 2 of 6 targets for 56 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 7, Denzel Boston has averaged 6.0 targets and 2.9 catches for 53 yards a game on 91 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 12 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 7 games.

In Week 7 against TEN he had 8 targets on 87 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 7, DK Metcalf has averaged 8.3 targets and 4.6 catches for 53 yards a game on 95 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 9 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 7 games.

In Week 7 against NO he had 6 targets on 92 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

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

PIT, Boston's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 30.2 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest to WRs of 32.

CLE, Metcalf's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 31.8 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th most to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Denzel Boston would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Dak Prescott, valued at 14. Two players for Metcalf also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Denzel Boston for DK Metcalf?

    Yes on value: DK Metcalf is worth 25 and Denzel Boston 13, a gain of 12. If Denzel Boston starts for you and DK Metcalf would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Denzel Boston or DK Metcalf?

    DK Metcalf, 25 to 13. He rates 11.9 market points a game over 9 games left, against 10.5 over 9 for Denzel Boston, 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, 8. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 8 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number