Trade Ja'Marr Chase for Kenneth Walker? Close to even, 99 to 108.
Close to even. On rest-of-season value Ja'Marr Chase is 99 and Kenneth Walker is 108, a 9 point edge to Walker that sits inside the 9 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Chase rates 19.0 market points a game with 10 games left, Walker 19.1 with 10. On usage, Chase has drawn 21 percent of CIN targets; Walker has 76 percent of KC carries and 15 percent of its targets. Chase hosts TEN in Week 8 (8th most points allowed to WRs); Walker is at DEN in Week 8 (11th most points allowed to RBs). Ja'Marr Chase is listed Questionable (ankle).
The verdict, Week 8
Close to even.
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- Pts/game
- 19.0
- Games left
- 10
- Bye
- 6
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.2 | 19.0 | 4.1 | no projection | 19.2 | 19.0 |
- Pts/game
- 19.1
- Games left
- 10
- Bye
- 5
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.9 | 19.0 | no projection | 20.4 | 18.6 | 19.1 |
Where the values come from
Chase is the 3rd receiver on the chart and 7th overall. His 19.0 a game is 9.9 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 10 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 99.
Walker is the 4th running back on the chart and 6th overall. His 19.1 a game is 10.8 above the replacement running back's 8.3, over 10 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 108.
The weekly projections
Parlae's market-based projections had Ja'Marr Chase at 17.2 in Week 3, 19.0 in Week 4, 4.1 in Week 5, 19.2 in Week 7 and 19.0 in Week 8, a median of 19.0 points a game, up 1.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.
Parlae's market-based projections had Kenneth Walker at 21.0 in Week 3, 19.0 in Week 4, 20.4 in Week 6, 18.6 in Week 7 and 19.1 in Week 8, a median of 19.1 points a game, down 1.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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Points so far against the price
Ja'Marr Chase has scored 97.1 PPR points in 6 games, 16.2 a game, 2.8 a game less than the 19.0 he is projected for from here.
Last season he finished WR4 with 313.6 PPR points in 16 games, 19.6 a game.
Week 1 vs TB: 3.2 points (WR87 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 94 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs HOU: 26.5 points (WR6 that week), 7 of 9 targets for 75 yards, 2 touchdowns, 88 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs PIT: 24.8 points (WR5 that week), 9 of 12 targets for 98 yards, 1 touchdown, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs JAX: 5.7 points (WR69 that week), 3 of 3 targets for 27 yards, 20 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs MIA: 19.7 points (WR12 that week), 6 of 10 targets for 77 yards, 1 touchdown, 89 percent of snaps.
Week 7 vs BAL: 17.2 points (WR16 that week), 5 of 7 targets for 62 yards, 1 touchdown, 87 percent of snaps.
The weekly stats feed has no game for Kenneth Walker this season yet.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 7, Ja'Marr Chase has averaged 7-8 targets and 5.3 catches for 59 yards a game on 77 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 8 times inside the 20, 14 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 5 touchdowns in 6 games.
In Week 7 against BAL he had 7 targets on 87 percent of the snaps.
Through Week 6, Kenneth Walker has averaged 21.2 carries for 133 yards and 4.4 targets and 2.8 catches for 19 yards a game on 75 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 33 times inside the 20, 58 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 8 touchdowns in 5 games.
In Week 6 against LAC he had 19 carries and 3 targets on 74 percent of the snaps.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 8 through Week 17. Ja'Marr Chase has 10 games in it with no bye left; Kenneth Walker has 10 games with no bye left.
TEN, Chase's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 35.8 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 8th most to WRs of 32.
DEN, Walker's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 22.4 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 11th most to RBs of 32.
Other trades for Ja'Marr Chase and Kenneth Walker
Bijan Robinson for Ja'Marr Chase123 vs 99
Christian McCaffrey for Ja'Marr Chase113 vs 99
Ja'Marr Chase for Puka Nacua99 vs 109
Amon-Ra St. Brown for Ja'Marr Chase108 vs 99
Ja'Marr Chase for Jaxon Smith-Njigba99 vs 97- Bijan Robinson for Kenneth Walker123 vs 108
- Christian McCaffrey for Kenneth Walker113 vs 108
- Kenneth Walker for Puka Nacua108 vs 109
- Amon-Ra St. Brown for Kenneth Walker108 vs 108
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba for Kenneth Walker97 vs 108
The full Week 8 trade value chart
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Common questions
Should I trade Ja'Marr Chase for Kenneth Walker?
It is close to even: Ja'Marr Chase is 99 and Kenneth Walker is 108 on rest-of-season value, inside the 9 points the values cannot separate. Take the one who starts for you.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Ja'Marr Chase or Kenneth Walker?
Kenneth Walker, 108 to 99. He rates 19.1 market points a game over 10 games left, against 19.0 over 10 for Ja'Marr Chase, 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