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Trade DK Metcalf for Malik Nabers? Close to even, 30 to 36.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value DK Metcalf is 30 and Malik Nabers is 36, a 6 point edge to Nabers 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, Nabers 12.4 with 11. On usage, Metcalf has drawn 23 percent of PIT targets; Nabers has drawn 23 percent of NYG targets. Metcalf is at TB in Week 6 (5th fewest points allowed to WRs); Nabers hosts NO in Week 6 (13th fewest points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

DK Metcalf 3036 Malik Nabers

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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

Malik Nabers

WR20NYG

36

value, #44

Pts/game
12.4
Games left
11
Bye
8
Malik Nabers weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
12.012.413.2

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.

Nabers is the 20th receiver on the chart and 44th overall. His 12.4 a game is 3.3 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 8, 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 Malik Nabers at 12.0 in Week 3, 12.4 in Week 4 and 13.2 in Week 5, a median of 12.4 points a game, up 1.2 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.

Malik Nabers has scored 73.9 PPR points in 5 games, 14.8 a game, 2.4 a game more than the 12.4 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR101 with 57.1 PPR points in 4 games, 14.3 a game.

Week 1 vs DAL: 12.9 points (WR26 that week), 6 of 9 targets for 69 yards, 52 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs LAR: 1.1 points (WR116 that week), 1 of 4 targets for 1 yards, 74 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs TEN: 7.6 points (WR57 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 26 yards, 78 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs ARI: 23.2 points (WR10 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 112 yards, 1 touchdown, 76 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs WAS: 29.1 points (WR3 that week), 11 of 20 targets for 121 yards, 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, Malik Nabers has averaged 6.5 targets and 4.5 catches for 52 yards a game on 70 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 10 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against ARI he had 7 targets on 76 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; Malik Nabers has 11 games with his bye in Week 8.

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.

NO, Nabers's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 29.5 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 13th fewest to WRs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade DK Metcalf for Malik Nabers?

    It is close to even: DK Metcalf is 30 and Malik Nabers 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 Malik Nabers?

    Malik Nabers, 36 to 30. He rates 12.4 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.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number