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Trade DK Metcalf for Tony Pollard? Close to even, 30 to 22.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value DK Metcalf is 30 and Tony Pollard is 22, a 8 point edge to Metcalf that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Metcalf rates 11.8 market points a game with 11 games left, Pollard 9.9 with 11. On usage, Metcalf has drawn 23 percent of PIT targets; Pollard has 60 percent of TEN carries and 10 percent of its targets. Metcalf is at TB in Week 6 (5th fewest points allowed to WRs); Pollard is at IND in Week 6 (10th most points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

DK Metcalf 3022 Tony Pollard

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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

Tony Pollard

RB26TEN

22

value, #61

Pts/game
9.9
Games left
11
Bye
9
Tony Pollard weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
9.99.99.6

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.

Pollard is the 26th running back on the chart and 61st overall. His 9.9 a game is 2.0 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 22.

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 Tony Pollard at 9.9 in Week 3, 9.9 in Week 4 and 9.6 in Week 5, a median of 9.9 points a game, flat across them.

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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.

Tony Pollard has scored 43.7 PPR points in 5 games, 8.7 a game, 1.2 a game less than the 9.9 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB23 with 185.8 PPR points in 17 games, 10.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NYJ: 4.4 points (RB44 that week), 35 rushing yards on 7 carries, 1 of 2 targets for -1 yards, 52 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs PHI: 7.5 points (RB37 that week), 64 rushing yards on 14 carries, 1 of 1 target for 1 yards, 55 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYG: 13.6 points (RB16 that week), 74 rushing yards on 17 carries, 4 of 4 targets for 22 yards, 53 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs BAL: 13.0 points (RB24 that week), 48 rushing yards on 16 carries, 2 of 4 targets for 2 yards, 1 touchdown, 53 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs HOU: 5.2 points (RB34 that week), 52 rushing yards on 14 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards.

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, Tony Pollard has averaged 13.5 carries for 55 yards and 2.8 targets and 2.0 catches for 6 yards a game on 53 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 17 times inside the 20, 43 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against BAL he had 16 carries and 4 targets on 53 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; Tony Pollard has 11 games with his bye in Week 9.

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.

IND, Pollard's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 24.2 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 10th most to RBs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade DK Metcalf for Tony Pollard?

    It is close to even: DK Metcalf is 30 and Tony Pollard 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 Tony Pollard?

    DK Metcalf, 30 to 22. He rates 11.8 market points a game over 11 games left, against 9.9 over 11 for Tony Pollard, 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