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Trade Jayden Daniels for Matthew Golden? Yes, Golden is worth 11 more.

Yes on value. Matthew Golden is worth 34 rest of season and Jayden Daniels 23, so the side getting Golden gains 11. Daniels rates 19.0 market points a game with 10 games left, Golden 12.9 with 9. On usage, Daniels has thrown 28.5 passes and run 5.8 times a game; Golden has drawn 26 percent of GB targets. Daniels hosts PHI in Week 8 (9th most points allowed to QBs); Golden hosts CAR in Week 8 (6th fewest points allowed to WRs). Matthew Golden is listed Questionable (shoulder).

The verdict, Week 8

Getting Matthew Golden wins by 11.

Jayden Daniels 2334 Matthew Golden

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Jayden Daniels

QB2WAS

23

value, #53

Pts/game
19.0
Games left
10
Bye
7
Jayden Daniels weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
no projectionno projection18.019.0no projection19.1

Matthew Golden

WR21GBQuestionable

34

value, #44

Pts/game
12.9
Games left
9
Bye
11
Matthew Golden weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
12.312.612.314.015.713.1

Where the values come from

Daniels is the 2nd quarterback on the chart and 53rd overall. His 19.0 a game is 2.3 above the replacement quarterback's 16.7, over 10 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 23.

Golden is the 21st receiver on the chart and 44th overall. His 12.9 a game is 3.8 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 34.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Jayden Daniels at 18.0 in Week 5, 19.0 in Week 6 and 19.1 in Week 8, a median of 19.0 points a game, up 1.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Matthew Golden at 12.3 in Week 3, 12.6 in Week 4, 12.3 in Week 5, 14.0 in Week 6, 15.7 in Week 7 and 13.1 in Week 8, a median of 12.9 points a game, up 0.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Jayden Daniels has scored 85.7 PPR points in 4 games, 21.4 a game, 2.4 a game more than the 19.0 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished QB34 with 117.3 PPR points in 7 games, 16.8 a game.

Week 1 vs PHI: 17.7 points (QB14 that week), 164 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 31 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs DAL: 14.7 points (QB19 that week), 96 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 69 rushing yards, 55 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs NYG: 32.3 points (QB2 that week), 199 passing yards, 0 touchdown passes, 103 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs SF: 21.0 points (QB7 that week), 300 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 10 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Matthew Golden has scored 110.6 PPR points in 7 games, 15.8 a game, 2.9 a game more than the 12.9 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR89 with 70.0 PPR points in 14 games, 5.0 a game.

Week 1 vs MIN: 15.5 points (WR17 that week), 6 of 12 targets for 95 yards, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NYJ: 9.8 points (WR35 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 58 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs ATL: 21.0 points (WR7 that week), 5 of 12 targets for 100 yards, 1 touchdown, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs TB: 11.7 points (WR37 that week), 6 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 7 targets for 21 yards, 1 touchdown, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CHI: 20.3 points (WR11 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 123 yards, 77 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs DAL: 22.4 points (WR5 that week), 6 of 13 targets for 104 yards, 1 touchdown, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs DET: 9.9 points (WR27 that week), 6 of 12 targets for 39 yards, 85 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, Jayden Daniels has averaged 28-29 attempts, 190 passing yards and 1.3 touchdown passes a game, with 5.8 runs for 54 yards on 88 percent of the snaps.

In Week 6 against SF he went 29 of 38 for 300 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 7, Matthew Golden has averaged 9.9 targets and 5.1 catches for 77 yards a game on 84 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 13 times inside the 20, 18 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 7 games.

In Week 7 against DET he had 12 targets on 85 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 8 through Week 17. Jayden Daniels has 10 games in it with no bye left; Matthew Golden has 9 games with his bye in Week 11.

PHI, Daniels's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 20.0 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 9th most to QBs of 32.

CAR, Golden's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 27.7 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Jayden Daniels would want about 11 more added to make it even: a player like Isaiah Likely, valued at 10. Two players for Golden also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Jayden Daniels for Matthew Golden?

    Yes on value: Matthew Golden is worth 34 and Jayden Daniels 23, a gain of 11. If Jayden Daniels starts for you and Matthew Golden would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Jayden Daniels or Matthew Golden?

    Matthew Golden, 34 to 23. He rates 12.9 market points a game over 9 games left, against 19.0 over 10 for Jayden Daniels, 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 10:31 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number