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Trade Denzel Boston for Michael Wilson? Yes, Wilson is worth 12 more.

Yes on value. Michael Wilson is worth 25 rest of season and Denzel Boston 13, so the side getting Wilson gains 12. Boston rates 10.5 market points a game with 9 games left, Wilson 11.9 with 9. On usage, Boston has drawn 20 percent of CLE targets; Wilson has drawn 24 percent of ARI targets. Boston is at PIT in Week 8 (14th fewest points allowed to WRs); Wilson is at DAL in Week 8 (10th most points allowed to WRs). Michael Wilson is listed Questionable (ribs).

The verdict, Week 8

Getting Michael Wilson wins by 12.

Denzel Boston 1325 Michael Wilson

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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

WR24ARIQuestionable

25

value, #49

Pts/game
11.9
Games left
9
Bye
14
Michael Wilson weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
1.52.115.813.511.412.5

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.

Wilson is the 24th receiver on the chart and 49th 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 14, 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 Michael Wilson at 1.5 in Week 3, 2.2 in Week 4, 15.8 in Week 5, 13.5 in Week 6, 11.4 in Week 7 and 12.5 in Week 8, a median of 11.9 points a game, up 11.0 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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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.

Michael Wilson has scored 81.9 PPR points in 7 games, 11.7 a game, level with the 11.9 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR10 with 220.6 PPR points in 17 games, 13.0 a game.

Week 1 vs LAC: 10.6 points (WR31 that week), 5 of 7 targets for 56 yards, 85 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs SEA: 3.8 points (WR81 that week), 2 of 7 targets for 18 yards, 94 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs SF: 25.9 points (WR4 that week), 11 of 17 targets for 89 yards, 1 touchdown, 93 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs NYG: 16.5 points (WR17 that week), 7 of 13 targets for 95 yards, 94 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs DET: 7.3 points (WR50 that week), 4 of 7 targets for 30 yards, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs LAR: 7.2 points (WR49 that week), 4 of 7 targets for 32 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs DEN: 10.6 points (WR26 that week), 11 rushing yards on 2 carries, 4 of 8 targets for 55 yards, 90 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, Michael Wilson has averaged 9.4 targets and 5.3 catches for 54 yards a game on 90 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 13 times inside the 20, 14 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 7 games.

In Week 7 against DEN he had 2 carries and 8 targets on 90 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; Michael Wilson has 9 games with his bye in Week 14.

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.

DAL, Wilson's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 35.5 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 10th 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 Wilson also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Denzel Boston for Michael Wilson?

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

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Denzel Boston or Michael Wilson?

    Michael Wilson, 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