Jaylen Waddle for Josh Downs: who wins the trade?
Jaylen Waddle (36) and Josh Downs (37) are close to even on rest-of-season value. Values are rest-of-season, market-based fantasy points above a replacement starter, Week 6 through Week 17, PPR.
The verdict, Week 5
Close to even.
The gap is inside the 8 points the values cannot separate, so take the player your lineup needs.
- Pts/game
- 12.4
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 10
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.2 |
- Pts/game
- 12.5
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 13
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 11.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 |
How to read this trade
Jaylen Waddle rates 12.4 market-based points a game with 11 games left, his bye in Week 10. Josh Downs rates 12.5 with 11, his bye in Week 13. Both are receivers, so the values compare directly: Jaylen Waddle is WR19 and Josh Downs is WR18 on the chart. A synced league in the trade analyzer shows what the swap does to your own starting lineup, and you can add players to either side there.
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The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Jaylen Waddle for Josh Downs?
On value it is close to even: Jaylen Waddle is 36 and Josh Downs is 37, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Let positional need decide: take the one who starts for you.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Jaylen Waddle or Josh Downs?
Josh Downs. His market-based rate is 12.5 points a game with 11 games left, against 12.4 and 11 for Jaylen Waddle, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.
Where do these numbers come from?
Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based fantasy points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, in PPR. A replacement-level starter's rate is subtracted and the rest multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17. No expert opinion is involved.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number