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Trade DK Metcalf for Jameson Williams? Close to even, 25 to 22.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value DK Metcalf is 25 and Jameson Williams is 22, a 3 point edge to Metcalf that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Metcalf rates 11.9 market points a game with 9 games left, Williams 11.3 with 10. On usage, Metcalf has drawn 24 percent of PIT targets; Williams has drawn 17 percent of DET targets. Metcalf hosts CLE in Week 8 (14th most points allowed to WRs); Williams hosts MIN in Week 8 (4th fewest points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 8

Close to even.

DK Metcalf 2522 Jameson Williams

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25

value, #48

Pts/game
11.9
Games left
9
Bye
9
DK Metcalf weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
11.810.312.511.112.711.9

22

value, #57

Pts/game
11.3
Games left
10
Bye
6
Jameson Williams weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
11.410.911.3no projection11.510.7

Where the values come from

Metcalf is the 23rd receiver on the chart and 48th overall. His 11.9 a game is 2.8 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 25.

Williams is the 27th receiver on the chart and 57th overall. His 11.3 a game is 2.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 10 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 22.

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, 12.7 in Week 7 and 11.9 in Week 8, a median of 11.9 points a game, flat across them.

Parlae's market-based projections had Jameson Williams at 11.4 in Week 3, 10.9 in Week 4, 11.3 in Week 5, 11.5 in Week 7 and 10.7 in Week 8, a median of 11.3 points a game, down 0.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

DK Metcalf has scored 76.5 PPR points in 7 games, 10.9 a game, 1.0 a game less than the 11.9 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.

Week 7 vs NO: 7.6 points (WR39 that week), 2 of 6 targets for 56 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Jameson Williams has scored 83.7 PPR points in 6 games, 14.0 a game, 2.7 a game more than the 11.3 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR12 with 219.9 PPR points in 17 games, 12.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NO: 8.5 points (WR45 that week), 4 of 9 targets for 45 yards, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs BUF: 5.3 points (WR71 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 33 yards, 97 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYJ: 8.9 points (WR47 that week), 4 of 4 targets for 49 yards, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CAR: 16.2 points (WR19 that week), 6 of 8 targets for 102 yards, 99 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs ARI: 18.7 points (WR15 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns, 89 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs GB: 26.1 points (WR4 that week), 5 of 9 targets for 91 yards, 2 touchdowns, 84 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 7, DK Metcalf has averaged 8.3 targets and 4.6 catches for 53 yards a game on 95 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 9 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 7 games.

In Week 7 against NO he had 6 targets on 92 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 7, Jameson Williams has averaged 6.3 targets and 3.8 catches for 61 yards a game on 89 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 8 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 4 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 7 against GB he had 9 targets on 84 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 8 through Week 17. DK Metcalf has 9 games in it with his bye in Week 9; Jameson Williams has 10 games with no bye left.

CLE, Metcalf's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 31.8 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 14th most to WRs of 32.

MIN, Williams's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 25.3 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest to WRs of 32.

The full Week 8 trade value chart

Week 8 on the board

Common questions

  • Should I trade DK Metcalf for Jameson Williams?

    It is close to even: DK Metcalf is 25 and Jameson Williams 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, DK Metcalf or Jameson Williams?

    DK Metcalf, 25 to 22. He rates 11.9 market points a game over 9 games left, against 11.3 over 10 for Jameson Williams, 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