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Trade Drake London for Jonathan Taylor? Yes, Taylor is worth 26 more.

Yes on value. Jonathan Taylor is worth 104 rest of season and Drake London 78, so the side getting Taylor gains 26. London rates 17.0 market points a game with 10 games left, Taylor 18.8 with 10. On usage, London has drawn 29 percent of ATL targets; Taylor has 74 percent of IND carries and 11 percent of its targets. London hosts SF in Week 7 (10th fewest points allowed to WRs); Taylor is at MIN in Week 7 (fewest points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Getting Jonathan Taylor wins by 26.

Drake London 78104 Jonathan Taylor

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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

104

value, #8

Pts/game
18.8
Games left
10
Bye
13
Jonathan Taylor weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
18.120.518.820.015.2

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.

Taylor is the 5th running back on the chart and 8th overall. His 18.8 a game is 10.4 above the replacement running back's 8.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 13, which is how he comes to 104.

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 Jonathan Taylor at 18.1 in Week 3, 20.5 in Week 4, 18.8 in Week 5, 20.0 in Week 6 and 15.2 in Week 7, a median of 18.8 points a game, down 3.0 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.

Jonathan Taylor has scored 118.5 PPR points in 6 games, 19.8 a game, 0.9 a game more than the 18.8 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished RB4 with 362.3 PPR points in 17 games, 21.3 a game.

Week 1 vs BAL: 25.1 points (RB8 that week), 98 rushing yards on 19 carries, 3 of 4 targets for 23 yards, 2 touchdowns, 89 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs KC: 29.2 points (RB1 that week), 92 rushing yards on 24 carries, 4 of 4 targets for 40 yards, 2 touchdowns, 94 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs HOU: 9.2 points (RB27 that week), 68 rushing yards on 23 carries, 2 of 3 targets for 4 yards, 85 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs WAS: 22.7 points (RB10 that week), 95 rushing yards on 20 carries, 1 of 4 targets for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns, 71 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs PIT: 11.2 points (RB25 that week), 45 rushing yards on 15 carries, 3 of 4 targets for 37 yards, 73 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs TEN: 21.1 points (RB6 that week), 94 rushing yards on 21 carries, 2 of 4 targets for 57 yards, 1 touchdown, 78 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, Jonathan Taylor has averaged 20.3 carries for 82 yards and 3.8 targets and 2-3 catches for 27 yards a game on 81 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 27 times inside the 20, 49 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 7 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 6 against TEN he had 21 carries and 4 targets on 78 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; Jonathan Taylor has 10 games with his bye in Week 13.

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.

MIN, Taylor's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 14.3 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the fewest to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Drake London would want about 26 more added to make it even: a player like Dalton Kincaid, valued at 26. Two players for Taylor also costs that side a roster spot.

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The full Week 7 trade value chart

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Drake London for Jonathan Taylor?

    Yes on value: Jonathan Taylor is worth 104 and Drake London 78, a gain of 26. If Drake London starts for you and Jonathan Taylor would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Drake London or Jonathan Taylor?

    Jonathan Taylor, 104 to 78. He rates 18.8 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