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Trade George Pickens for Nico Collins? Yes, Collins is worth 19 more.

Yes on value. Nico Collins is worth 73 rest of season and George Pickens 54, so the side getting Collins gains 19. Pickens rates 14.0 market points a game with 11 games left, Collins 15.7 with 11. On usage, Pickens has drawn 19 percent of DAL targets; Collins has drawn 29 percent of HOU targets. Pickens is at GB in Week 6 (16th most points allowed to WRs); Collins is at JAX in Week 6 (9th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Getting Nico Collins wins by 19.

George Pickens 5473 Nico Collins

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George Pickens

WR14DAL

54

value, #36

Pts/game
14.0
Games left
11
Bye
14
George Pickens weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
14.013.914.8

Nico Collins

WR9HOU

73

value, #25

Pts/game
15.7
Games left
11
Bye
8
Nico Collins weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
2.815.716.7

Where the values come from

Pickens is the 14th receiver on the chart and 36th overall. His 14.0 a game is 4.9 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 14, which is how he comes to 54.

Collins is the 9th receiver on the chart and 25th overall. His 15.7 a game is 6.6 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 73.

The weekly market prices

The market priced George Pickens at 14.0 in Week 3, 13.9 in Week 4 and 14.8 in Week 5, a median of 14.0 points a game, up 0.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced Nico Collins at 2.8 in Week 3, 15.7 in Week 4 and 16.7 in Week 5, a median of 15.7 points a game, up 13.9 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

George Pickens has scored 68.5 PPR points in 5 games, 13.7 a game, level with the 14.0 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR5 with 291.9 PPR points in 17 games, 17.2 a game.

Week 1 vs NYG: 5.8 points (WR63 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 28 yards, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs WAS: 10.0 points (WR34 that week), 6 of 8 targets for 40 yards, 76 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs BAL: 15.2 points (WR23 that week), 7 of 11 targets for 82 yards, 85 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs HOU: 9.5 points (WR45 that week), 2 of 3 targets for 75 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs TB: 28.0 points (WR4 that week), 9 of 13 targets for 130 yards, 1 touchdown.

Nico Collins has scored 62.6 PPR points in 3 games, 20.9 a game, 5.2 a game more than the 15.7 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR8 with 226.2 PPR points in 15 games, 15.1 a game.

Week 1 vs BUF: 21.2 points (WR8 that week), 7 rushing yards on 1 carry, 7 of 10 targets for 75 yards, 1 touchdown, 72 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs DAL: 30.8 points (WR3 that week), 7 of 8 targets for 118 yards, 2 touchdowns, 69 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs TEN: 10.6 points (WR31 that week), 5 of 7 targets for 56 yards.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, George Pickens has averaged 7.0 targets and 4.5 catches for 56 yards a game on 83 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 6 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 4 games.

In Week 4 against HOU he had 3 targets on 86 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, Nico Collins has averaged 0.5 carries for 4 yards and 9.0 targets and 7.0 catches for 97 yards a game on 71 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 23 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 2 games.

In Week 4 against DAL he had 8 targets on 69 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. George Pickens has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 14; Nico Collins has 11 games with his bye in Week 8.

GB, Pickens's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 32.8 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 16th most to WRs of 32.

JAX, Collins's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 37.0 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 9th most to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting George Pickens would want about 19 more added to make it even: a player like Tyler Shough, valued at 19. Two players for Collins also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade George Pickens for Nico Collins?

    Yes on value: Nico Collins is worth 73 and George Pickens 54, a gain of 19. If George Pickens starts for you and Nico Collins would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, George Pickens or Nico Collins?

    Nico Collins, 73 to 54. He rates 15.7 market points a game over 11 games left, against 14.0 over 11 for George Pickens, 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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