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Trade DJ Moore for Jaylen Waddle? Yes, Waddle is worth 12 more.

Yes on value. Jaylen Waddle is worth 30 rest of season and DJ Moore 18, so the side getting Waddle gains 12. Moore rates 11.0 market points a game with 10 games left, Waddle 12.2 with 10. On usage, Moore has drawn 18 percent of BUF targets; Waddle has drawn 22 percent of DEN targets. Moore is on bye in Week 7; Waddle is at ARI in Week 7 (10th most points allowed to WRs). DJ Moore is listed Out (shoulder - ac joint); Jaylen Waddle is listed Questionable (chest).

The verdict, Week 7

Getting Jaylen Waddle wins by 12.

DJ Moore 1830 Jaylen Waddle

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WR26BUFOut

18

value, #59

Pts/game
11.0
Games left
10
Bye
7
DJ Moore weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
11.111.42.510.9no projection

WR21DENQuestionable

30

value, #47

Pts/game
12.2
Games left
10
Bye
10
Jaylen Waddle weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
12.512.412.210.812.2

Where the values come from

Moore is the 26th receiver on the chart and 59th overall. His 11.0 a game is 1.8 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 7, which is how he comes to 18.

Waddle is the 21st receiver on the chart and 47th overall. His 12.2 a game is 3.0 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 30.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had DJ Moore at 11.1 in Week 3, 11.4 in Week 4, 2.5 in Week 5 and 10.9 in Week 6, a median of 11.0 points a game, flat across them.

Parlae's market-based projections had Jaylen Waddle at 12.5 in Week 3, 12.4 in Week 4, 12.2 in Week 5, 10.8 in Week 6 and 12.2 in Week 7, a median of 12.2 points a game, flat across them.

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Points so far against the price

DJ Moore has scored 36.3 PPR points in 4 games, 9.1 a game, 1.9 a game less than the 11.0 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR35 with 170.2 PPR points in 17 games with CHI, 10.0 a game.

Week 1 vs HOU: 21.0 points (WR9 that week), 5 of 8 targets for 100 yards, 1 touchdown, 76 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs DET: -0.1 points (WR119 that week), -1 rushing yards on 1 carry, 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards, 31 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs LAC: 12.7 points (WR31 that week), 6 of 10 targets for 67 yards, 64 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs NE: 2.7 points (WR87 that week), 6 rushing yards on 1 carry, 1 of 2 targets for 11 yards, 39 percent of snaps.

Jaylen Waddle has scored 55.1 PPR points in 6 games, 9.2 a game, 3.0 a game less than the 12.2 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR24 with 194.1 PPR points in 16 games with MIA, 12.1 a game.

Week 1 vs KC: 1.2 points (WR102 that week), 1 of 3 targets for 2 yards, 75 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs JAX: 21.8 points (WR9 that week), 8 of 10 targets for 138 yards, 61 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs LAR: 6.4 points (WR65 that week), 14 rushing yards on 1 carry, 2 of 7 targets for 10 yards, 73 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs SF: 14.5 points (WR25 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 35 yards, 1 touchdown, 69 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs LAC: 4.8 points (WR66 that week), 9 rushing yards on 1 carry, 2 of 5 targets for 19 yards, 65 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs SEA: 6.4 points (WR56 that week), 4 of 7 targets for 24 yards, 65 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, DJ Moore has averaged 0-1 carries for 1 yard and 5.0 targets and 3.0 catches for 45 yards a game on 51 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 8 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against NE he had 1 carry and 2 targets on 39 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 6, Jaylen Waddle has averaged 6.3 targets and 3.7 catches for 38 yards a game on 68 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 7 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against SEA he had 7 targets on 65 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. DJ Moore has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 7; Jaylen Waddle has 10 games with his bye in Week 10.

ARI, Waddle's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 34.9 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th most to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting DJ Moore would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Devaughn Vele, valued at 12. Two players for Waddle also costs that side a roster spot.

Devaughn Vele's player page

The full Week 7 trade value chart

Week 7 on the board

Common questions

  • Should I trade DJ Moore for Jaylen Waddle?

    Yes on value: Jaylen Waddle is worth 30 and DJ Moore 18, a gain of 12. If DJ Moore starts for you and Jaylen Waddle would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, DJ Moore or Jaylen Waddle?

    Jaylen Waddle, 30 to 18. He rates 12.2 market points a game over 10 games left, against 11.0 over 10 for DJ Moore, 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 2:21 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number