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Trade Jacory Croskey-Merritt for Sam LaPorta? No, Croskey-Merritt is worth 11 more.

No on value. Jacory Croskey-Merritt is worth 36 rest of season and Sam LaPorta 25, so giving up Croskey-Merritt costs 11. Croskey-Merritt rates 11.2 market points a game with 11 games left, LaPorta 11.8 with 11. On usage, Croskey-Merritt has 48 percent of WAS carries and 5 percent of its targets; LaPorta has drawn 20 percent of DET targets. Croskey-Merritt is at SF in Week 6 (8th most points allowed to RBs); LaPorta is on bye in Week 6. Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Keeping Jacory Croskey-Merritt wins by 11.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt 3625 Sam LaPorta

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Jacory Croskey-Merritt

RB22WAS

36

value, #45

Pts/game
11.2
Games left
11
Bye
7
Jacory Croskey-Merritt weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
6.811.511.2

Sam LaPorta

TE7DET

25

value, #57

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
11
Bye
6
Sam LaPorta weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
11.511.812.4

Where the values come from

Croskey-Merritt is the 22nd running back on the chart and 45th overall. His 11.2 a game is 3.3 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 7, which is how he comes to 36.

LaPorta is the 7th tight end on the chart and 57th overall. His 11.8 a game is 2.3 above the replacement tight end's 9.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 6, which is how he comes to 25.

The weekly market prices

The market priced Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 6.8 in Week 3, 11.5 in Week 4 and 11.2 in Week 5, a median of 11.2 points a game, up 4.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced Sam LaPorta at 11.5 in Week 3, 11.8 in Week 4 and 12.4 in Week 5, a median of 11.8 points a game, up 0.9 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Jacory Croskey-Merritt has scored 44.9 PPR points in 5 games, 9.0 a game, 2.2 a game less than the 11.2 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB33 with 140.3 PPR points in 17 games, 8.3 a game.

Week 1 vs PHI: 12.6 points (RB22 that week), 63 rushing yards on 16 carries, 1 of 1 target for -7 yards, 1 touchdown, 49 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs DAL: 5.8 points (RB41 that week), 43 rushing yards on 12 carries, 1 of 1 target for 5 yards, 37 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs SEA: 5.3 points (RB41 that week), 36 rushing yards on 19 carries, 1 of 1 target for 7 yards, 57 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs IND: 7.0 points (RB40 that week), 15 rushing yards on 9 carries, 2 of 4 targets for 35 yards, 45 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs NYG: 14.2 points (RB16 that week), 82 rushing yards on 11 carries, 1 touchdown.

Sam LaPorta has scored 76.6 PPR points in 5 games, 15.3 a game, 3.5 a game more than the 11.8 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished TE27 with 106.9 PPR points in 9 games, 11.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NO: 9.8 points (TE17 that week), 5 of 8 targets for 48 yards, 81 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs BUF: 17.2 points (TE9 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 52 yards, 1 touchdown, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYJ: 7.4 points (TE25 that week), 3 of 4 targets for 44 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CAR: 22.4 points (TE2 that week), 8 of 13 targets for 84 yards, 1 touchdown, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs ARI: 19.8 points (TE6 that week), 5 of 5 targets for 88 yards, 1 touchdown.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, Jacory Croskey-Merritt has averaged 14.0 carries for 39 yards and 1.8 targets and 1.3 catches for 10 yards a game on 47 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 21 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against IND he had 9 carries and 4 targets on 45 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, Sam LaPorta has averaged 8.0 targets and 5.5 catches for 57 yards a game on 87 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 9 times inside the 20, 16 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against CAR he had 13 targets on 79 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Jacory Croskey-Merritt has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 7; Sam LaPorta has 11 games with his bye in Week 6.

SF, Croskey-Merritt's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 24.9 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 8th most to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Sam LaPorta would want about 11 more added to make it even: a player like Carnell Tate, valued at 11. Two players for Croskey-Merritt also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Jacory Croskey-Merritt for Sam LaPorta?

    No on value: Jacory Croskey-Merritt is worth 36 and Sam LaPorta 25, a loss of 11. It can still help a lineup that needs a tight end more than it needs Croskey-Merritt.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Sam LaPorta?

    Jacory Croskey-Merritt, 36 to 25. He rates 11.2 market points a game over 11 games left, against 11.8 over 11 for Sam LaPorta, 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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