Trade Jameson Williams for Jaylen Waddle? Yes, Waddle is worth 12 more.
Yes on value. Jaylen Waddle is worth 36 rest of season and Jameson Williams 24, so the side getting Waddle gains 12. Williams rates 11.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Waddle 12.4 with 11. On usage, Williams has drawn 16 percent of DET targets; Waddle has drawn 21 percent of DEN targets. Williams is on bye in Week 6; Waddle hosts SEA in Week 6 (2nd fewest points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5

Getting Jaylen Waddle wins by 12.

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- Pts/game
- 11.3
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 6
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 11.4 | 10.9 | 11.3 |
- Pts/game
- 12.4
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 10
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
Where the values come from
Williams is the 24th receiver on the chart and 58th overall. His 11.3 a game is 2.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 6, which is how he comes to 24.
Waddle is the 19th receiver on the chart and 43rd overall. His 12.4 a game is 3.3 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 36.
The weekly market prices
The market priced Jameson Williams at 11.4 in Week 3, 10.9 in Week 4 and 11.3 in Week 5, a median of 11.3 points a game, flat across them.
The market priced Jaylen Waddle at 12.5 in Week 3, 12.4 in Week 4 and 12.2 in Week 5, a median of 12.4 points a game, flat across them.
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Points so far against the price
Jameson Williams has scored 57.6 PPR points in 5 games, 11.5 a game, level with the 11.3 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR12 with 219.9 PPR points in 17 games, 12.9 a game.
Week 1 vs NO: 8.5 points (WR45 that week), 4 of 9 targets for 45 yards, 84 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs BUF: 5.3 points (WR71 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 33 yards, 97 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs NYJ: 8.9 points (WR47 that week), 4 of 4 targets for 49 yards, 82 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs CAR: 16.2 points (WR19 that week), 6 of 8 targets for 102 yards, 99 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs ARI: 18.7 points (WR13 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 47 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Jaylen Waddle has scored 48.7 PPR points in 5 games, 9.7 a game, 2.7 a game less than the 12.4 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished WR24 with 194.1 PPR points in 16 games with MIA, 12.1 a game.
Week 1 vs KC: 1.2 points (WR102 that week), 1 of 3 targets for 2 yards, 75 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs JAX: 21.8 points (WR9 that week), 8 of 10 targets for 138 yards, 61 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs LAR: 6.4 points (WR65 that week), 14 rushing yards on 1 carry, 2 of 7 targets for 10 yards, 73 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs SF: 14.5 points (WR25 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 35 yards, 1 touchdown, 69 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs LAC: 4.8 points (WR62 that week), 9 rushing yards on 1 carry, 2 of 5 targets for 19 yards.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 4, Jameson Williams has averaged 6.3 targets and 4.0 catches for 57 yards a game on 90 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 2 times inside the 20, 4 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 4 games.
In Week 4 against CAR he had 8 targets on 99 percent of the snaps.
Through Week 4, Jaylen Waddle has averaged 6.5 targets and 4.0 catches for 46 yards a game on 69 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 2 times inside the 20, 7 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.
In Week 4 against SF he had 6 targets on 69 percent of the snaps.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Jameson Williams has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 6; Jaylen Waddle has 11 games with his bye in Week 10.
SEA, Waddle's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 21.3 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 2nd fewest to WRs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Jameson Williams would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Tucker Kraft, valued at 12. Two players for Waddle also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Jameson Williams and Jaylen Waddle

Jacory Croskey-Merritt for Jameson Williams36 vs 24
Jameson Williams for Malik Nabers24 vs 36
David Montgomery for Jameson Williams35 vs 24
Jameson Williams for Matthew Golden24 vs 35
Jameson Williams for Travis Kelce24 vs 34
Jaylen Waddle for Parker Washington36 vs 50
Bucky Irving for Jaylen Waddle48 vs 36
Bhayshul Tuten for Jaylen Waddle45 vs 36
Jalen Coker for Jaylen Waddle43 vs 36
Jaylen Waddle for Josh Downs36 vs 37
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Common questions
Should I trade Jameson Williams for Jaylen Waddle?
Yes on value: Jaylen Waddle is worth 36 and Jameson Williams 24, a gain of 12. If Jameson Williams starts for you and Jaylen Waddle would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Jameson Williams or Jaylen Waddle?
Jaylen Waddle, 36 to 24. He rates 12.4 market points a game over 11 games left, against 11.3 over 11 for Jameson Williams, 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.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number