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Trade Jayden Daniels for Travis Kelce? Close to even, 23 to 25.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Jayden Daniels is 23 and Travis Kelce is 25, a 2 point edge to Kelce that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Daniels rates 19.0 market points a game with 10 games left, Kelce 11.9 with 10. On usage, Daniels has thrown 28.5 passes and run 5.8 times a game; Kelce has drawn 20 percent of KC targets. Daniels hosts PHI in Week 8 (9th most points allowed to QBs); Kelce is at DEN in Week 8 (9th most points allowed to TEs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 8

Close to even.

Jayden Daniels 2325 Travis Kelce

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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

Travis Kelce

TE4KC

25

value, #50

Pts/game
11.9
Games left
10
Bye
5
Travis Kelce weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
12.611.9no projection12.711.111.2

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.

Kelce is the 4th tight end on the chart and 50th overall. His 11.9 a game is 2.5 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 10 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 25.

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 Travis Kelce at 12.6 in Week 3, 11.9 in Week 4, 12.7 in Week 6, 11.1 in Week 7 and 11.2 in Week 8, a median of 11.9 points a game, down 1.4 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.

Travis Kelce has scored 70.3 PPR points in 6 games, 11.7 a game, level with the 11.9 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE3 with 193.2 PPR points in 17 games, 11.4 a game.

Week 1 vs DEN: 10.1 points (TE16 that week), 3 of 5 targets for 71 yards, 71 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs IND: 25.1 points (TE2 that week), 9 of 11 targets for 101 yards, 1 touchdown, 85 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs MIA: 13.9 points (TE11 that week), 2 of 2 targets for 59 yards, 1 touchdown, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs LV: 3.5 points (TE32 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 15 yards, 83 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs LAC: 9.3 points (TE18 that week), 4 of 5 targets for 53 yards, 66 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs SEA: 8.4 points (TE20 that week), 4 of 8 targets for 44 yards, 83 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, Travis Kelce has averaged 5.8 targets and 4.0 catches for 57 yards a game on 78 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 5 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 7 against SEA he had 8 targets on 83 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; Travis Kelce has 10 games with no bye left.

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.

DEN, Kelce's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 16.0 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 9th most to TEs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Jayden Daniels for Travis Kelce?

    It is close to even: Jayden Daniels is 23 and Travis Kelce is 25 on rest-of-season value, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Take the one who starts for you.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Jayden Daniels or Travis Kelce?

    Travis Kelce, 25 to 23. He rates 11.9 market points a game over 10 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 2:51 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number