Jacory Croskey-Merritt for Matthew Golden: who wins the trade?
Jacory Croskey-Merritt (36) and Matthew Golden (35) are close to even on rest-of-season value. Values are rest-of-season, market-based fantasy points above a replacement starter, Week 6 through Week 17, PPR.
The verdict, Week 5
Close to even.
The gap is inside the 8 points the values cannot separate, so take the player your lineup needs.
- Pts/game
- 11.2
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 7
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
- Pts/game
- 12.3
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 11
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.3 |
How to read this trade
Jacory Croskey-Merritt rates 11.2 market-based points a game with 11 games left, his bye in Week 7. Matthew Golden rates 12.3 with 11, his bye in Week 11. They play different positions, which is why the value is measured above a replacement starter at each one: Jacory Croskey-Merritt is RB22 and Matthew Golden is WR21, and the deal also changes which of your lineup spots is thin. A synced league in the trade analyzer shows what the swap does to your own starting lineup, and you can add players to either side there.
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Common questions
Should I trade Jacory Croskey-Merritt for Matthew Golden?
On value it is close to even: Jacory Croskey-Merritt is 36 and Matthew Golden is 35, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Let positional need decide: take the one who starts for you.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Matthew Golden?
Jacory Croskey-Merritt. His market-based rate is 11.2 points a game with 11 games left, against 12.3 and 11 for Matthew Golden, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.
Where do these numbers come from?
Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based fantasy points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, in PPR. A replacement-level starter's rate is subtracted and the rest multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17. No expert opinion is involved.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number