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Trade Denzel Boston for Travis Kelce? Yes, Kelce is worth 12 more.

Yes on value. Travis Kelce is worth 25 rest of season and Denzel Boston 13, so the side getting Kelce gains 12. Boston rates 10.5 market points a game with 9 games left, Kelce 11.9 with 10. On usage, Boston has drawn 20 percent of CLE targets; Kelce has drawn 20 percent of KC targets. Boston is at PIT in Week 8 (14th fewest points allowed to WRs); Kelce is at DEN in Week 8 (9th most points allowed to TEs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 8

Getting Travis Kelce wins by 12.

Denzel Boston 1325 Travis Kelce

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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

Travis Kelce

TE4KC

25

value, #50

Pts/game
11.9
Games left
10
Bye
5
Travis Kelce weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
12.611.9no projection12.711.111.2

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.

Kelce is the 4th tight end on the chart and 50th overall. His 11.9 a game is 2.5 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 10 games left with no bye left, 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 Travis Kelce at 12.6 in Week 3, 11.9 in Week 4, 12.7 in Week 6, 11.1 in Week 7 and 11.2 in Week 8, a median of 11.9 points a game, down 1.4 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.

Travis Kelce has scored 70.3 PPR points in 6 games, 11.7 a game, level with the 11.9 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE3 with 193.2 PPR points in 17 games, 11.4 a game.

Week 1 vs DEN: 10.1 points (TE16 that week), 3 of 5 targets for 71 yards, 71 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs IND: 25.1 points (TE2 that week), 9 of 11 targets for 101 yards, 1 touchdown, 85 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs MIA: 13.9 points (TE11 that week), 2 of 2 targets for 59 yards, 1 touchdown, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs LV: 3.5 points (TE32 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 15 yards, 83 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs LAC: 9.3 points (TE18 that week), 4 of 5 targets for 53 yards, 66 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs SEA: 8.4 points (TE20 that week), 4 of 8 targets for 44 yards, 83 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, Travis Kelce has averaged 5.8 targets and 4.0 catches for 57 yards a game on 78 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 5 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 7 against SEA he had 8 targets on 83 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; Travis Kelce has 10 games with no bye left.

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.

DEN, Kelce's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 16.0 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 9th most to TEs 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 Kelce also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Denzel Boston for Travis Kelce?

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

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Denzel Boston or Travis Kelce?

    Travis Kelce, 25 to 13. He rates 11.9 market points a game over 10 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