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Trade DK Metcalf for Jacory Croskey-Merritt? Close to even, 30 to 36.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value DK Metcalf is 30 and Jacory Croskey-Merritt is 36, a 6 point edge to Croskey-Merritt that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Metcalf rates 11.8 market points a game with 11 games left, Croskey-Merritt 11.2 with 11. On usage, Metcalf has drawn 23 percent of PIT targets; Croskey-Merritt has 48 percent of WAS carries and 5 percent of its targets. Metcalf is at TB in Week 6 (5th fewest points allowed to WRs); Croskey-Merritt is at SF in Week 6 (8th most points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

DK Metcalf 3036 Jacory Croskey-Merritt

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DK Metcalf

WR23PIT

30

value, #54

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
11
Bye
9
DK Metcalf weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
11.810.312.5

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

RB22WAS

36

value, #45

Pts/game
11.2
Games left
11
Bye
7
Jacory Croskey-Merritt weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
6.811.511.2

Where the values come from

Metcalf is the 23rd receiver on the chart and 54th overall. His 11.8 a game is 2.7 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 30.

Croskey-Merritt is the 22nd running back on the chart and 45th overall. His 11.2 a game is 3.3 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 7, which is how he comes to 36.

The weekly market prices

The market priced DK Metcalf at 11.8 in Week 3, 10.3 in Week 4 and 12.5 in Week 5, a median of 11.8 points a game, up 0.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 6.8 in Week 3, 11.5 in Week 4 and 11.2 in Week 5, a median of 11.2 points a game, up 4.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

DK Metcalf has scored 48.6 PPR points in 5 games, 9.7 a game, 2.1 a game less than the 11.8 the market prices him at 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 (WR56 that week), 11 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt has scored 44.9 PPR points in 5 games, 9.0 a game, 2.2 a game less than the 11.2 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB33 with 140.3 PPR points in 17 games, 8.3 a game.

Week 1 vs PHI: 12.6 points (RB22 that week), 63 rushing yards on 16 carries, 1 of 1 target for -7 yards, 1 touchdown, 49 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs DAL: 5.8 points (RB41 that week), 43 rushing yards on 12 carries, 1 of 1 target for 5 yards, 37 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs SEA: 5.3 points (RB41 that week), 36 rushing yards on 19 carries, 1 of 1 target for 7 yards, 57 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs IND: 7.0 points (RB40 that week), 15 rushing yards on 9 carries, 2 of 4 targets for 35 yards, 45 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs NYG: 14.2 points (RB16 that week), 82 rushing yards on 11 carries, 1 touchdown.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, DK Metcalf has averaged 8.3 targets and 4.0 catches for 53 yards a game on 96 percent of the snaps.

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

In Week 4 against CLE he had 9 targets on 97 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, Jacory Croskey-Merritt has averaged 14.0 carries for 39 yards and 1.8 targets and 1.3 catches for 10 yards a game on 47 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 21 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against IND he had 9 carries and 4 targets on 45 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. DK Metcalf has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 9; Jacory Croskey-Merritt has 11 games with his bye in Week 7.

TB, Metcalf's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 25.6 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 5th fewest to WRs of 32.

SF, Croskey-Merritt's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 24.9 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 8th most to RBs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade DK Metcalf for Jacory Croskey-Merritt?

    It is close to even: DK Metcalf is 30 and Jacory Croskey-Merritt is 36 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, DK Metcalf or Jacory Croskey-Merritt?

    Jacory Croskey-Merritt, 36 to 30. He rates 11.2 market points a game over 11 games left, against 11.8 over 11 for DK Metcalf, 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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