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Trade Denzel Boston for Saquon Barkley? Close to even, 13 to 5.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Denzel Boston is 13 and Saquon Barkley is 5, a 8 point edge to Boston that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Boston rates 10.5 market points a game with 10 games left, Barkley 8.9 with 10. On usage, Boston has drawn 20 percent of CLE targets; Barkley has 36 percent of PHI carries and 7 percent of its targets. Boston is at TEN in Week 7 (9th most points allowed to WRs); Barkley hosts DAL in Week 7 (10th most points allowed to RBs). Denzel Boston is listed Questionable (foot); Saquon Barkley is listed Questionable (hamstring).

The verdict, Week 7

Close to even.

Denzel Boston 135 Saquon Barkley

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Denzel Boston

WR29CLEQuestionable

13

value, #67

Pts/game
10.5
Games left
10
Bye
11
Denzel Boston weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
10.58.110.511.310.6

Saquon Barkley

RB29PHIQuestionable

5

value, #76

Pts/game
8.9
Games left
10
Bye
10
Saquon Barkley weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
15.513.63.9no projection4.1

Where the values come from

Boston is the 29th receiver on the chart and 67th overall. His 10.5 a game is 1.3 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 13.

Barkley is the 29th running back on the chart and 76th overall. His 8.9 a game is 0.5 above the replacement running back's 8.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 5.

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 and 10.6 in Week 7, a median of 10.5 points a game, flat across them.

Parlae's market-based projections had Saquon Barkley at 15.5 in Week 3, 13.6 in Week 4, 3.9 in Week 5 and 4.1 in Week 7, a median of 8.9 points a game, down 11.4 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Denzel Boston has scored 71.5 PPR points in 6 games, 11.9 a game, 1.4 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.

Saquon Barkley has scored 23.0 PPR points in 4 games, 5.8 a game, 3.2 a game less than the 8.9 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished RB14 with 232.3 PPR points in 16 games, 14.5 a game.

Week 1 vs WAS: 9.0 points (RB30 that week), 83 rushing yards on 15 carries, 1 of 2 targets for -3 yards, 71 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs TEN: 3.0 points (RB58 that week), 9 rushing yards on 4 carries, 1 of 2 targets for 11 yards, 16 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs CHI: 9.0 points (RB32 that week), 82 rushing yards on 15 carries, 1 of 2 targets for -2 yards, 72 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs LAR: 2.0 points (RB62 that week), 8 rushing yards on 2 carries, 1 of 1 target for 2 yards, 7 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, Denzel Boston has averaged 5.7 targets and 2.8 catches for 58 yards a game on 92 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 12 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 6 against BAL he had 5 targets on 94 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, Saquon Barkley has averaged 9.0 carries for 46 yards and 1.8 targets and 1.0 catches for 2 yards a game on 38 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 14 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 4 games.

In Week 4 against LAR he had 2 carries and 1 target on 7 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. Denzel Boston has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 11; Saquon Barkley has 10 games with his bye in Week 10.

TEN, Boston's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 35.9 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 9th most to WRs of 32.

DAL, Barkley's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 23.2 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 10th most to RBs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Denzel Boston for Saquon Barkley?

    It is close to even: Denzel Boston is 13 and Saquon Barkley is 5 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, Denzel Boston or Saquon Barkley?

    Denzel Boston, 13 to 5. He rates 10.5 market points a game over 10 games left, against 8.9 over 10 for Saquon Barkley, 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. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 7 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 22, 2026 at 2:11 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number