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Trade Jaylen Waddle for Tucker Kraft? No, Waddle is worth 10 more.

No on value. Jaylen Waddle is worth 30 rest of season and Tucker Kraft 20, so giving up Waddle costs 10. Waddle rates 12.2 market points a game with 10 games left, Kraft 11.4 with 10. On usage, Waddle has drawn 22 percent of DEN targets; Kraft has drawn 17 percent of GB targets. Waddle is at ARI in Week 7 (10th most points allowed to WRs); Kraft is at DET in Week 7 (most points allowed to TEs). Jaylen Waddle is listed Questionable (chest).

The verdict, Week 7

Keeping Jaylen Waddle wins by 10.

Jaylen Waddle 3020 Tucker Kraft

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WR21DENQuestionable

30

value, #47

Pts/game
12.2
Games left
10
Bye
10
Jaylen Waddle weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
12.512.412.210.812.2

20

value, #58

Pts/game
11.4
Games left
10
Bye
11
Tucker Kraft weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
10.69.711.611.411.7

Where the values come from

Waddle is the 21st receiver on the chart and 47th overall. His 12.2 a game is 3.0 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 30.

Kraft is the 8th tight end on the chart and 58th overall. His 11.4 a game is 2.0 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 20.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Jaylen Waddle at 12.5 in Week 3, 12.4 in Week 4, 12.2 in Week 5, 10.8 in Week 6 and 12.2 in Week 7, a median of 12.2 points a game, flat across them.

Parlae's market-based projections had Tucker Kraft at 10.6 in Week 3, 9.7 in Week 4, 11.6 in Week 5, 11.4 in Week 6 and 11.7 in Week 7, a median of 11.4 points a game, up 1.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Jaylen Waddle has scored 55.1 PPR points in 6 games, 9.2 a game, 3.0 a game less than the 12.2 he is projected for 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 (WR66 that week), 9 rushing yards on 1 carry, 2 of 5 targets for 19 yards, 65 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs SEA: 6.4 points (WR56 that week), 4 of 7 targets for 24 yards, 65 percent of snaps.

Tucker Kraft has scored 56.4 PPR points in 6 games, 9.4 a game, 2.0 a game less than the 11.4 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE24 with 117.2 PPR points in 8 games, 14.7 a game.

Week 1 vs MIN: 9.5 points (TE18 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 65 yards, 66 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NYJ: 3.5 points (TE32 that week), 2 of 3 targets for 15 yards, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs ATL: 6.6 points (TE29 that week), 4 of 8 targets for 26 yards, 76 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs TB: 16.5 points (TE5 that week), 3 rushing yards on 1 carry, 6 of 7 targets for 42 yards, 1 touchdown, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CHI: 11.6 points (TE12 that week), 2 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 5 targets for 64 yards, 77 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs DAL: 8.7 points (TE20 that week), 5 of 8 targets for 37 yards, 77 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, Jaylen Waddle has averaged 6.3 targets and 3.7 catches for 38 yards a game on 68 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 7 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against SEA he had 7 targets on 65 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 6, Tucker Kraft has averaged 6.2 targets and 4.2 catches for 42 yards a game on 80 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against DAL he had 8 targets on 77 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. Jaylen Waddle has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 10; Tucker Kraft has 10 games with his bye in Week 11.

ARI, Waddle's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 34.9 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 10th most to WRs of 32.

DET, Kraft's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 31.9 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the most to TEs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Tucker Kraft would want about 10 more added to make it even: a player like Dak Prescott, valued at 11. Two players for Waddle also costs that side a roster spot.

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The full Week 7 trade value chart

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Jaylen Waddle for Tucker Kraft?

    No on value: Jaylen Waddle is worth 30 and Tucker Kraft 20, a loss of 10. It can still help a lineup that needs a tight end more than it needs Waddle.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Jaylen Waddle or Tucker Kraft?

    Jaylen Waddle, 30 to 20. He rates 12.2 market points a game over 10 games left, against 11.4 over 10 for Tucker Kraft, 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. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 7 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 22, 2026 at 2:11 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number