Trade Denzel Boston for Joe Burrow? No, Boston is worth 11 more.
No on value. Denzel Boston is worth 15 rest of season and Joe Burrow 4, so giving up Boston costs 11. Boston rates 10.5 market points a game with 11 games left, Burrow 16.9 with 11. On usage, Boston has drawn 19 percent of CLE targets; Burrow has thrown 39.3 passes and run 2.3 times a game. Boston hosts BAL in Week 6 (7th most points allowed to WRs); Burrow is on bye in Week 6. Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5
Keeping Denzel Boston wins by 11.
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- Pts/game
- 10.5
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 11
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 10.5 | 8.1 | 10.5 |
- Pts/game
- 16.9
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 6
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 16.4 | 17.5 | 16.9 |
Where the values come from
Boston is the 27th receiver on the chart and 66th overall. His 10.5 a game is 1.4 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 15.
Burrow is the 9th quarterback on the chart and 80th overall. His 16.9 a game is 0.4 above the replacement quarterback's 16.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 6, which is how he comes to 4.
The weekly market prices
The market priced Denzel Boston at 10.5 in Week 3, 8.1 in Week 4 and 10.5 in Week 5, a median of 10.5 points a game, flat across them.
The market priced Joe Burrow at 16.4 in Week 3, 17.5 in Week 4 and 16.9 in Week 5, a median of 16.9 points a game, flat across them.
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Points so far against the price
Denzel Boston has scored 69.0 PPR points in 5 games, 13.8 a game, 3.3 a game more than the 10.5 the market prices him at 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 (WR20 that week), 3 of 7 targets for 46 yards, 1 touchdown.
Joe Burrow has scored 104.2 PPR points in 5 games, 20.8 a game, 3.9 a game more than the 16.9 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished QB29 with 139.5 PPR points in 8 games, 17.4 a game.
Week 1 vs TB: 15.2 points (QB20 that week), 254 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 20 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs HOU: 16.2 points (QB15 that week), 207 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, -1 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs PIT: 22.6 points (QB10 that week), 282 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 13 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs JAX: 25.7 points (QB2 that week), 428 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 6 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs MIA: 24.6 points (QB7 that week), 190 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes, 10 rushing yards.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 4, Denzel Boston has averaged 5.5 targets and 3.3 catches for 71 yards a game on 92 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against PIT he had 7 targets on 95 percent of the snaps.
Through Week 4, Joe Burrow has averaged 39.3 attempts, 293 passing yards and 1.8 touchdown passes a game, with 2.3 runs for 10 yards on 100 percent of the snaps.
In Week 4 against JAX he went 39 of 54 for 428 yards and 1 touchdown.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Denzel Boston has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 11; Joe Burrow has 11 games with his bye in Week 6.
BAL, Boston's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 37.9 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 7th most to WRs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Joe Burrow would want about 11 more added to make it even: a player like Carnell Tate, valued at 11. Two players for Boston also costs that side a roster spot.
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The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Denzel Boston for Joe Burrow?
No on value: Denzel Boston is worth 15 and Joe Burrow 4, a loss of 11. It can still help a lineup that needs a quarterback more than it needs Boston.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Denzel Boston or Joe Burrow?
Denzel Boston, 15 to 4. He rates 10.5 market points a game over 11 games left, against 16.9 over 11 for Joe Burrow, 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