Trade Jameson Williams for Lamar Jackson? Yes, Jackson is worth 9 more.
Yes on value. Lamar Jackson is worth 33 rest of season and Jameson Williams 24, so the side getting Jackson gains 9. Williams rates 11.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Jackson 19.5 with 11. On usage, Williams has drawn 16 percent of DET targets; Jackson has thrown 23.5 passes and run 4.0 times a game. Williams is on bye in Week 6; Jackson is at CLE in Week 6 (9th most points allowed to QBs). Lamar Jackson is listed Out (ankle).
The verdict, Week 5

Getting Lamar Jackson wins by 9.

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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
- 19.5
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 13
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 21.4 | 19.5 | 1.9 |
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.
Jackson is the 2nd quarterback on the chart and 50th overall. His 19.5 a game is 3.0 above the replacement quarterback's 16.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 13, which is how he comes to 33.
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 Lamar Jackson at 21.4 in Week 3, 19.5 in Week 4 and 1.9 in Week 5, a median of 19.5 points a game, down 19.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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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.
Lamar Jackson has scored 80.1 PPR points in 4 games, 20.0 a game, 0.5 a game more than the 19.5 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished QB20 with 221.9 PPR points in 13 games, 17.1 a game.
Week 1 vs IND: 25.0 points (QB7 that week), 324 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 40 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs NO: 15.8 points (QB16 that week), 235 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 34 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs DAL: 20.4 points (QB13 that week), 186 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 50 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs TEN: 18.9 points (QB11 that week), 222 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 20 rushing yards, 52 percent of snaps.
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, Lamar Jackson has averaged 23.5 attempts, 242 passing yards and 1.5 touchdown passes a game, with 4.0 runs for 37 yards on 88 percent of the snaps.
In Week 4 against TEN he went 15 of 20 for 222 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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; Lamar Jackson has 11 games with his bye in Week 13.
CLE, Jackson's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 19.4 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 9th most to QBs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Jameson Williams would want about 9 more added to make it even: a player like Trevor Lawrence, valued at 8. Two players for Jackson also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Jameson Williams and Lamar Jackson

Jacory Croskey-Merritt for Jameson Williams36 vs 24
Jameson Williams for Jaylen Waddle24 vs 36
Jameson Williams for Malik Nabers24 vs 36
David Montgomery for Jameson Williams35 vs 24
Jameson Williams for Matthew Golden24 vs 35
Bhayshul Tuten for Lamar Jackson45 vs 33
Jalen Coker for Lamar Jackson43 vs 33
Josh Downs for Lamar Jackson37 vs 33
Jacory Croskey-Merritt for Lamar Jackson36 vs 33
Jaylen Waddle for Lamar Jackson36 vs 33
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Jameson Williams for Lamar Jackson?
Yes on value: Lamar Jackson is worth 33 and Jameson Williams 24, a gain of 9. If Jameson Williams starts for you and Lamar Jackson would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Jameson Williams or Lamar Jackson?
Lamar Jackson, 33 to 24. He rates 19.5 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