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Trade DK Metcalf for Jeremiyah Love? Close to even, 25 to 20.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value DK Metcalf is 25 and Jeremiyah Love is 20, a 5 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, Love 10.5 with 9. On usage, Metcalf has drawn 24 percent of PIT targets; Love has 56 percent of ARI carries and 7 percent of its targets. Metcalf hosts CLE in Week 8 (14th most points allowed to WRs); Love is at DAL in Week 8 (7th most points allowed to RBs). Jeremiyah Love is listed Questionable (ankle).

The verdict, Week 8

Close to even.

DK Metcalf 2520 Jeremiyah Love

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DK Metcalf

WR23PIT

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

Jeremiyah Love

RB24ARIQuestionable

20

value, #61

Pts/game
10.5
Games left
9
Bye
14
Jeremiyah Love weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
10.716.413.310.42.83.0

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.

Love is the 24th running back on the chart and 61st overall. His 10.5 a game is 2.2 above the replacement running back's 8.3, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 14, which is how he comes to 20.

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 Jeremiyah Love at 10.7 in Week 3, 16.4 in Week 4, 13.3 in Week 5, 10.4 in Week 6, 2.8 in Week 7 and 3.1 in Week 8, a median of 10.5 points a game, down 7.6 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.

Jeremiyah Love has scored 51.1 PPR points in 5 games, 10.2 a game, level with the 10.5 he is projected for from here.

Week 1 vs LAC: 13.0 points (RB21 that week), 41 rushing yards on 11 carries, 2 of 4 targets for 9 yards, 1 touchdown, 43 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs SEA: 7.5 points (RB36 that week), 29 rushing yards on 9 carries, 3 of 3 targets for 16 yards, 40 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs SF: 21.9 points (RB3 that week), 90 rushing yards on 21 carries, 5 of 5 targets for 19 yards, 1 touchdown, 64 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs NYG: 6.5 points (RB41 that week), 63 rushing yards on 14 carries, 1 of 1 target for -8 yards, 45 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs DET: 2.2 points (RB57 that week), 22 rushing yards on 12 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards, 49 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 5, Jeremiyah Love has averaged 13.4 carries for 49 yards and 2.8 targets and 2.2 catches for 7 yards a game on 50 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 14 times inside the 20, 23 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 5 games.

In Week 5 against DET he had 12 carries and 1 target on 49 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; Jeremiyah Love has 9 games with his bye in Week 14.

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.

DAL, Love's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 24.6 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 7th most to RBs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade DK Metcalf for Jeremiyah Love?

    It is close to even: DK Metcalf is 25 and Jeremiyah Love is 20 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 Jeremiyah Love?

    DK Metcalf, 25 to 20. He rates 11.9 market points a game over 9 games left, against 10.5 over 9 for Jeremiyah Love, 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