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Trade Garrett Wilson for James Cook III? Close to even, 79 to 87.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Garrett Wilson is 79 and James Cook III is 87, a 8 point edge to Cook that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Wilson rates 16.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Cook 15.8 with 11. On usage, Wilson has drawn 28 percent of NYJ targets; Cook has 67 percent of BUF carries and 9 percent of its targets. Wilson is at NE in Week 6 (13th most points allowed to WRs); Cook is at LV in Week 6 (16th most points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

Garrett Wilson 7987 James Cook III

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Garrett Wilson

WR8NYJ

79

value, #22

Pts/game
16.3
Games left
11
Bye
13
Garrett Wilson weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
14.716.716.3

James Cook III

RB12BUF

87

value, #18

Pts/game
15.8
Games left
11
Bye
7
James Cook III weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
16.215.814.4

Where the values come from

Wilson is the 8th receiver on the chart and 22nd overall. His 16.3 a game is 7.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 13, which is how he comes to 79.

Cook is the 12th running back on the chart and 18th overall. His 15.8 a game is 7.9 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 7, which is how he comes to 87.

The weekly market prices

The market priced Garrett Wilson at 14.7 in Week 3, 16.7 in Week 4 and 16.3 in Week 5, a median of 16.3 points a game, up 1.6 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced James Cook III at 16.2 in Week 3, 15.8 in Week 4 and 14.4 in Week 5, a median of 15.8 points a game, down 1.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Garrett Wilson has scored 86.4 PPR points in 5 games, 17.3 a game, 1.0 a game more than the 16.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR62 with 99.5 PPR points in 7 games, 14.2 a game.

Week 1 vs TEN: 13.9 points (WR23 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 79 yards, 75 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs GB: 16.7 points (WR14 that week), 5 of 7 targets for 57 yards, 1 touchdown, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs DET: 26.7 points (WR3 that week), 10 of 13 targets for 107 yards, 1 touchdown, 94 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CHI: 5.7 points (WR70 that week), 3 of 4 targets for 27 yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CLE: 23.4 points (WR6 that week), 7 of 11 targets for 104 yards, 1 touchdown.

James Cook III has scored 66.5 PPR points in 4 games, 16.6 a game, 0.8 a game more than the 15.8 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB6 with 302.2 PPR points in 17 games, 17.8 a game.

Week 1 vs HOU: 9.9 points (RB27 that week), 57 rushing yards on 13 carries, 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 72 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs DET: 20.9 points (RB5 that week), 135 rushing yards on 21 carries, 1 of 3 targets for 4 yards, 1 touchdown, 74 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs LAC: 19.4 points (RB9 that week), 154 rushing yards on 24 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 67 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs NE: 16.3 points (RB19 that week), 75 rushing yards on 12 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 8 yards, 1 touchdown, 59 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, Garrett Wilson has averaged 7.8 targets and 6.0 catches for 68 yards a game on 87 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 2 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against CHI he had 4 targets on 100 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, James Cook III has averaged 17.5 carries for 105 yards and 2.5 targets and 1.5 catches for 6 yards a game on 68 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 15 times inside the 20, 38 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against NE he had 12 carries and 2 targets on 59 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Garrett Wilson has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 13; James Cook III has 11 games with his bye in Week 7.

NE, Wilson's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 34.9 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 13th most to WRs of 32.

LV, Cook's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 21.1 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 16th most to RBs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Garrett Wilson for James Cook III?

    It is close to even: Garrett Wilson is 79 and James Cook III is 87 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, Garrett Wilson or James Cook III?

    James Cook III, 87 to 79. He rates 15.8 market points a game over 11 games left, against 16.3 over 11 for Garrett Wilson, 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.

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