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Trade DK Metcalf for Lamar Jackson? Close to even, 30 to 33.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value DK Metcalf is 30 and Lamar Jackson is 33, a 3 point edge to Jackson 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, Jackson 19.5 with 11. On usage, Metcalf has drawn 23 percent of PIT targets; Jackson has thrown 23.5 passes and run 4.0 times a game. Metcalf is at TB in Week 6 (5th fewest points allowed to WRs); Jackson is at CLE in Week 6 (9th most points allowed to QBs). Lamar Jackson is listed Out (ankle).

The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

DK Metcalf 3033 Lamar Jackson

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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

Lamar Jackson

QB2BALOut

33

value, #50

Pts/game
19.5
Games left
11
Bye
13
Lamar Jackson weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
21.419.51.9

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.

Jackson is the 2nd quarterback on the chart and 50th overall. His 19.5 a game is 3.0 above the replacement quarterback's 16.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 13, which is how he comes to 33.

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 Lamar Jackson at 21.4 in Week 3, 19.5 in Week 4 and 1.9 in Week 5, a median of 19.5 points a game, down 19.5 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.

Lamar Jackson has scored 80.1 PPR points in 4 games, 20.0 a game, 0.5 a game more than the 19.5 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished QB20 with 221.9 PPR points in 13 games, 17.1 a game.

Week 1 vs IND: 25.0 points (QB7 that week), 324 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 40 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NO: 15.8 points (QB16 that week), 235 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 34 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs DAL: 20.4 points (QB13 that week), 186 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 50 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs TEN: 18.9 points (QB11 that week), 222 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 20 rushing yards, 52 percent of snaps.

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, Lamar Jackson has averaged 23.5 attempts, 242 passing yards and 1.5 touchdown passes a game, with 4.0 runs for 37 yards on 88 percent of the snaps.

In Week 4 against TEN he went 15 of 20 for 222 yards and 2 touchdowns.

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; Lamar Jackson has 11 games with his bye in Week 13.

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.

CLE, Jackson's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 19.4 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 9th most to QBs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade DK Metcalf for Lamar Jackson?

    It is close to even: DK Metcalf is 30 and Lamar Jackson is 33 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 Lamar Jackson?

    Lamar Jackson, 33 to 30. He rates 19.5 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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