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Trade DK Metcalf for Drake Maye? No, Metcalf is worth 10 more.

No on value. DK Metcalf is worth 26 rest of season and Drake Maye 16, so giving up Metcalf costs 10. Metcalf rates 11.8 market points a game with 10 games left, Maye 18.5 with 10. On usage, Metcalf has drawn 24 percent of PIT targets; Maye has thrown 30.5 passes and run 4.3 times a game. Metcalf is at NO in Week 7 (16th most points allowed to WRs); Maye is at CHI in Week 7 (15th most points allowed to QBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Keeping DK Metcalf wins by 10.

DK Metcalf 2616 Drake Maye

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DK Metcalf

WR22PIT

26

value, #50

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
10
Bye
9
DK Metcalf weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
11.810.312.511.113.1

Drake Maye

QB3NE

16

value, #64

Pts/game
18.5
Games left
10
Bye
11
Drake Maye weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
17.717.818.519.319.5

Where the values come from

Metcalf is the 22nd receiver on the chart and 50th overall. His 11.8 a game is 2.6 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 26.

Maye is the 3rd quarterback on the chart and 64th overall. His 18.5 a game is 1.6 above the replacement quarterback's 16.9, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 16.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had DK Metcalf at 11.8 in Week 3, 10.3 in Week 4, 12.5 in Week 5, 11.1 in Week 6 and 13.1 in Week 7, a median of 11.8 points a game, up 1.3 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Drake Maye at 17.7 in Week 3, 17.8 in Week 4, 18.5 in Week 5, 19.3 in Week 6 and 19.5 in Week 7, a median of 18.5 points a game, up 1.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

DK Metcalf has scored 68.9 PPR points in 6 games, 11.5 a game, level with the 11.8 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR26 with 187.2 PPR points in 15 games, 12.5 a game.

Week 1 vs ATL: 8.0 points (WR50 that week), 4 of 10 targets for 40 yards, 96 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NE: 6.7 points (WR58 that week), 4 of 9 targets for 27 yards, 97 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs CIN: 12.1 points (WR35 that week), 3 of 5 targets for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 95 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CLE: 16.5 points (WR16 that week), 5 of 9 targets for 115 yards, 97 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs IND: 5.3 points (WR60 that week), 11 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs TB: 20.3 points (WR9 that week), 11 of 15 targets for 93 yards, 95 percent of snaps.

Drake Maye has scored 118.0 PPR points in 6 games, 19.7 a game, 1.2 a game more than the 18.5 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished QB2 with 360.0 PPR points in 17 games, 21.2 a game.

Week 1 vs SEA: 12.8 points (QB23 that week), 178 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 47 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs PIT: 9.0 points (QB25 that week), 208 passing yards, 0 touchdown passes, 17 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs JAX: 5.8 points (QB32 that week), 199 passing yards, 0 touchdown passes, 18 rushing yards, 81 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs BUF: 27.2 points (QB1 that week), 269 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 54 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs LV: 39.5 points (QB1 that week), 374 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes, 25 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs NYJ: 23.8 points (QB4 that week), 235 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 24 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, DK Metcalf has averaged 8.7 targets and 5.0 catches for 53 yards a game on 95 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 6 games.

In Week 6 against TB he had 15 targets on 95 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 6, Drake Maye has averaged 30-31 attempts, 244 passing yards and 1.8 touchdown passes a game, with 4.3 runs for 33 yards on 97 percent of the snaps.

In Week 6 against NYJ he went 18 of 32 for 235 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. DK Metcalf has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 9; Drake Maye has 10 games with his bye in Week 11.

NO, Metcalf's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 31.8 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 16th most to WRs of 32.

CHI, Maye's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 18.5 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 15th most to QBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Drake Maye would want about 10 more added to make it even: a player like Dak Prescott, valued at 11. Two players for Metcalf also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade DK Metcalf for Drake Maye?

    No on value: DK Metcalf is worth 26 and Drake Maye 16, a loss of 10. It can still help a lineup that needs a quarterback more than it needs Metcalf.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, DK Metcalf or Drake Maye?

    DK Metcalf, 26 to 16. He rates 11.8 market points a game over 10 games left, against 18.5 over 10 for Drake Maye, 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