Trade Isaiah Likely for Jayden Daniels? Yes, Daniels is worth 13 more.
Yes on value. Jayden Daniels is worth 23 rest of season and Isaiah Likely 10, so the side getting Daniels gains 13. Likely rates 10.5 market points a game with 9 games left, Daniels 19.0 with 10. On usage, Likely has drawn 27 percent of NYG targets; Daniels has thrown 28.5 passes and run 5.8 times a game. Likely is on bye in Week 8; Daniels hosts PHI in Week 8 (9th most points allowed to QBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 8
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- Pts/game
- 10.5
- Games left
- 9
- Bye
- 8
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 12.3 | no projection |
- Pts/game
- 19.0
- Games left
- 10
- Bye
- 7
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no projection | no projection | 18.0 | 19.0 | no projection | 19.1 |
Where the values come from
Likely is the 9th tight end on the chart and 71st overall. His 10.5 a game is 1.1 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 10.
Daniels is the 2nd quarterback on the chart and 53rd overall. His 19.0 a game is 2.3 above the replacement quarterback's 16.7, over 10 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 23.
The weekly projections
Parlae's market-based projections had Isaiah Likely at 9.2 in Week 3, 9.5 in Week 4, 10.5 in Week 5, 13.0 in Week 6 and 12.3 in Week 7, a median of 10.5 points a game, up 3.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.
Parlae's market-based projections had Jayden Daniels at 18.0 in Week 5, 19.0 in Week 6 and 19.1 in Week 8, a median of 19.0 points a game, up 1.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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Points so far against the price
Isaiah Likely has scored 112.5 PPR points in 7 games, 16.1 a game, 5.6 a game more than the 10.5 he is projected for from here.
Last season he finished TE45 with 61.7 PPR points in 14 games with BAL, 4.4 a game.
Week 1 vs DAL: 27.8 points (TE1 that week), 8 of 8 targets for 78 yards, 2 touchdowns, 49 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs LAR: 8.3 points (TE19 that week), 5 of 10 targets for 33 yards, 69 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs TEN: 3.3 points (TE42 that week), 2 of 5 targets for 13 yards, 84 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs ARI: 13.6 points (TE9 that week), 7 of 12 targets for 66 yards, 66 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs WAS: 32.4 points (TE1 that week), 11 of 13 targets for 94 yards, 2 touchdowns, 80 percent of snaps.
Week 6 vs NO: 23.9 points (TE1 that week), 6 of 11 targets for 99 yards, 1 touchdown, 91 percent of snaps.
Week 7 vs HOU: 3.2 points (TE37 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 86 percent of snaps.
Jayden Daniels has scored 85.7 PPR points in 4 games, 21.4 a game, 2.4 a game more than the 19.0 he is projected for from here.
Last season he finished QB34 with 117.3 PPR points in 7 games, 16.8 a game.
Week 1 vs PHI: 17.7 points (QB14 that week), 164 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 31 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs DAL: 14.7 points (QB19 that week), 96 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 69 rushing yards, 55 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs NYG: 32.3 points (QB2 that week), 199 passing yards, 0 touchdown passes, 103 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 6 vs SF: 21.0 points (QB7 that week), 300 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 10 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 7, Isaiah Likely has averaged 9.0 targets and 5.9 catches for 56 yards a game on 76 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 9 times inside the 20, 17 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 5 touchdowns in 7 games.
In Week 7 against HOU he had 4 targets on 86 percent of the snaps.
Through Week 6, Jayden Daniels has averaged 28-29 attempts, 190 passing yards and 1.3 touchdown passes a game, with 5.8 runs for 54 yards on 88 percent of the snaps.
In Week 6 against SF he went 29 of 38 for 300 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 8 through Week 17. Isaiah Likely has 9 games in it with his bye in Week 8; Jayden Daniels has 10 games with no bye left.
PHI, Daniels's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 20.0 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 9th most to QBs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Isaiah Likely would want about 13 more added to make it even: a player like Denzel Boston, valued at 13. Two players for Daniels also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Isaiah Likely and Jayden Daniels

Isaiah Likely for Jameson Williams10 vs 22
Isaiah Likely for Josh Downs10 vs 22
David Montgomery for Isaiah Likely20 vs 10
DJ Moore for Isaiah Likely20 vs 10
Isaiah Likely for Jeremiyah Love10 vs 20
Jayden Daniels for Matthew Golden23 vs 33
Jayden Daniels for Rhamondre Stevenson23 vs 30
Jayden Daniels for Saquon Barkley23 vs 28
Jayden Daniels for Jaylen Waddle23 vs 27
DK Metcalf for Jayden Daniels25 vs 23
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Common questions
Should I trade Isaiah Likely for Jayden Daniels?
Yes on value: Jayden Daniels is worth 23 and Isaiah Likely 10, a gain of 13. If Isaiah Likely starts for you and Jayden Daniels would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Isaiah Likely or Jayden Daniels?
Jayden Daniels, 23 to 10. He rates 19.0 market points a game over 10 games left, against 10.5 over 9 for Isaiah Likely, 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, 8. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 8 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number