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Trade Drake London for Jaxon Smith-Njigba? Yes, Smith-Njigba is worth 29 more.

Yes on value. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is worth 107 rest of season and Drake London 78, so the side getting Smith-Njigba gains 29. London rates 17.0 market points a game with 10 games left, Smith-Njigba 19.9 with 10. On usage, London has drawn 29 percent of ATL targets; Smith-Njigba has drawn 35 percent of SEA targets. London hosts SF in Week 7 (10th fewest points allowed to WRs); Smith-Njigba hosts KC in Week 7 (fewest points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Getting Jaxon Smith-Njigba wins by 29.

Drake London 78107 Jaxon Smith-Njigba

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78

value, #15

Pts/game
17.0
Games left
10
Bye
11
Drake London weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
14.516.517.019.217.1

107

value, #7

Pts/game
19.9
Games left
10
Bye
11
Jaxon Smith-Njigba weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
19.820.120.019.919.0

Where the values come from

London is the 7th receiver on the chart and 15th overall. His 17.0 a game is 7.8 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 78.

Smith-Njigba is the 3rd receiver on the chart and 7th overall. His 19.9 a game is 10.7 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 107.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Drake London at 14.5 in Week 3, 16.5 in Week 4, 17.0 in Week 5, 19.2 in Week 6 and 17.2 in Week 7, a median of 17.0 points a game, up 2.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Jaxon Smith-Njigba at 19.8 in Week 3, 20.1 in Week 4, 20.0 in Week 5, 19.9 in Week 6 and 19.0 in Week 7, a median of 19.9 points a game, down 0.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Drake London has scored 88.4 PPR points in 6 games, 14.7 a game, 2.3 a game less than the 17.0 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR19 with 201.9 PPR points in 12 games, 16.8 a game.

Week 1 vs PIT: 5.5 points (WR70 that week), 6 rushing yards on 1 carry, 2 of 5 targets for 29 yards, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs CAR: 8.9 points (WR39 that week), -2 rushing yards on 1 carry, 4 of 5 targets for 51 yards, 62 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs GB: 28.4 points (WR2 that week), 9 of 10 targets for 194 yards, 93 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs NO: 14.6 points (WR24 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 96 yards, 89 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs BAL: 18.8 points (WR13 that week), 7 of 11 targets for 118 yards, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs CHI: 12.2 points (WR30 that week), 4 of 10 targets for 62 yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba has scored 164.9 PPR points in 6 games, 27.5 a game, 7.6 a game more than the 19.9 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR2 with 359.9 PPR points in 17 games, 21.2 a game.

Week 1 vs NE: 26.2 points (WR6 that week), 8 of 11 targets for 122 yards, 1 touchdown, 90 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs ARI: 42.5 points (WR1 that week), 9 of 11 targets for 155 yards, 3 touchdowns, 67 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs WAS: 35.4 points (WR1 that week), 10 of 14 targets for 128 yards, 2 touchdowns, 87 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs LAC: 12.6 points (WR31 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 76 yards, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs SF: 22.8 points (WR8 that week), 16 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 8 targets for 102 yards, 1 touchdown, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs DEN: 25.4 points (WR4 that week), 12 of 16 targets for 134 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, Drake London has averaged 7.7 targets and 5.2 catches for 92 yards a game on 90 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 2 times inside the 20, 4 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 6 games.

In Week 6 against CHI he had 10 targets on 100 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 6, Jaxon Smith-Njigba has averaged 11.0 targets and 8.2 catches for 120 yards a game on 85 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 11 times inside the 20, 20 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 7 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 6 against DEN he had 16 targets on 92 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. Drake London has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 11; Jaxon Smith-Njigba has 10 games with his bye in Week 11.

SF, London's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 30.0 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest to WRs of 32.

KC, Smith-Njigba's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 20.8 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 5 games, the fewest to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Drake London would want about 29 more added to make it even: a player like Tyler Warren, valued at 29. Two players for Smith-Njigba also costs that side a roster spot.

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The full Week 7 trade value chart

Week 7 on the board

Common questions

  • Should I trade Drake London for Jaxon Smith-Njigba?

    Yes on value: Jaxon Smith-Njigba is worth 107 and Drake London 78, a gain of 29. If Drake London starts for you and Jaxon Smith-Njigba would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Drake London or Jaxon Smith-Njigba?

    Jaxon Smith-Njigba, 107 to 78. He rates 19.9 market points a game over 10 games left, against 17.0 over 10 for Drake London, 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 2:06 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number