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Trade Denzel Boston for Tony Pollard? Close to even, 15 to 22.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Denzel Boston is 15 and Tony Pollard is 22, a 7 point edge to Pollard 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 11 games left, Pollard 9.9 with 11. On usage, Boston has drawn 19 percent of CLE targets; Pollard has 60 percent of TEN carries and 10 percent of its targets. Boston hosts BAL in Week 6 (7th most points allowed to WRs); Pollard is at IND in Week 6 (10th most points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

Denzel Boston 1522 Tony Pollard

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Denzel Boston

WR27CLE

15

value, #66

Pts/game
10.5
Games left
11
Bye
11
Denzel Boston weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
10.58.110.5

Tony Pollard

RB26TEN

22

value, #61

Pts/game
9.9
Games left
11
Bye
9
Tony Pollard weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
9.99.99.6

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.

Pollard is the 26th running back on the chart and 61st overall. His 9.9 a game is 2.0 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 22.

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 Tony Pollard at 9.9 in Week 3, 9.9 in Week 4 and 9.6 in Week 5, a median of 9.9 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.

Tony Pollard has scored 43.7 PPR points in 5 games, 8.7 a game, 1.2 a game less than the 9.9 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB23 with 185.8 PPR points in 17 games, 10.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NYJ: 4.4 points (RB44 that week), 35 rushing yards on 7 carries, 1 of 2 targets for -1 yards, 52 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs PHI: 7.5 points (RB37 that week), 64 rushing yards on 14 carries, 1 of 1 target for 1 yards, 55 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYG: 13.6 points (RB16 that week), 74 rushing yards on 17 carries, 4 of 4 targets for 22 yards, 53 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs BAL: 13.0 points (RB24 that week), 48 rushing yards on 16 carries, 2 of 4 targets for 2 yards, 1 touchdown, 53 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs HOU: 5.2 points (RB34 that week), 52 rushing yards on 14 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 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, Tony Pollard has averaged 13.5 carries for 55 yards and 2.8 targets and 2.0 catches for 6 yards a game on 53 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 17 times inside the 20, 43 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against BAL he had 16 carries and 4 targets on 53 percent of the snaps.

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; Tony Pollard has 11 games with his bye in Week 9.

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.

IND, Pollard's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 24.2 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 10th most to RBs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Denzel Boston for Tony Pollard?

    It is close to even: Denzel Boston is 15 and Tony Pollard is 22 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 Tony Pollard?

    Tony Pollard, 22 to 15. He rates 9.9 market points a game over 11 games left, against 10.5 over 11 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. 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.

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