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Trade DK Metcalf for Rashee Rice? Yes, Rice is worth 9 more.

Yes on value. Rashee Rice is worth 35 rest of season and DK Metcalf 26, so the side getting Rice gains 9. Metcalf rates 11.8 market points a game with 10 games left, Rice 12.4 with 11. On usage, Metcalf has drawn 24 percent of PIT targets; Rice has drawn 14 percent of KC targets. Metcalf is at NO in Week 7 (16th most points allowed to WRs); Rice is at SEA in Week 7 (2nd fewest points allowed to WRs). Rashee Rice is listed Questionable (hamstring).

The verdict, Week 7

Getting Rashee Rice wins by 9.

DK Metcalf 2635 Rashee Rice

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DK Metcalf

WR22PIT

26

value, #50

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
10
Bye
9
DK Metcalf weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
11.810.312.511.113.1

Rashee Rice

WR19KCQuestionable

35

value, #43

Pts/game
12.4
Games left
11
Bye
5
Rashee Rice weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
12.412.9no projectionno projection2.3

Where the values come from

Metcalf is the 22nd receiver on the chart and 50th overall. His 11.8 a game is 2.6 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 26.

Rice is the 19th receiver on the chart and 43rd overall. His 12.4 a game is 3.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 11 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 35.

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 and 13.1 in Week 7, a median of 11.8 points a game, up 1.3 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Rashee Rice at 12.4 in Week 3, 13.0 in Week 4 and 2.3 in Week 7, a median of 12.4 points a game, down 10.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

DK Metcalf has scored 68.9 PPR points in 6 games, 11.5 a game, level with the 11.8 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.

Rashee Rice has scored 38.0 PPR points in 3 games, 12.7 a game, level with the 12.4 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR40 with 150.1 PPR points in 8 games, 18.8 a game.

Week 1 vs DEN: 9.9 points (WR36 that week), 2 of 2 targets for 19 yards, 1 touchdown, 83 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs IND: 12.3 points (WR27 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 83 yards, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs MIA: 15.8 points (WR20 that week), 7 of 9 targets for 88 yards, 77 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, DK Metcalf has averaged 8.7 targets and 5.0 catches for 53 yards a game on 95 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 8 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against TB he had 15 targets on 95 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, Rashee Rice has averaged 4.3 targets and 3.3 catches for 48 yards a game on 64 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 4 games.

In Week 4 against LV he had 0 targets on 10 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. DK Metcalf has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 9; Rashee Rice has 11 games with no bye left.

NO, Metcalf's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 31.8 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 16th most to WRs of 32.

SEA, Rice's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 22.7 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting DK Metcalf would want about 9 more added to make it even: a player like Dak Prescott, valued at 11. Two players for Rice also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade DK Metcalf for Rashee Rice?

    Yes on value: Rashee Rice is worth 35 and DK Metcalf 26, a gain of 9. If DK Metcalf starts for you and Rashee Rice would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, DK Metcalf or Rashee Rice?

    Rashee Rice, 35 to 26. He rates 12.4 market points a game over 11 games left, against 11.8 over 10 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, 6, 7. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 7 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 22, 2026 at 2:11 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number