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Trade J.K. Dobbins for Sam LaPorta? Yes, LaPorta is worth 10 more.

Yes on value. Sam LaPorta is worth 25 rest of season and J.K. Dobbins 15, so the side getting LaPorta gains 10. Dobbins rates 9.3 market points a game with 11 games left, LaPorta 11.8 with 11. On usage, Dobbins has 53 percent of DEN carries and 3 percent of its targets; LaPorta has drawn 20 percent of DET targets. Dobbins hosts SEA in Week 6 (15th most points allowed to RBs); LaPorta is on bye in Week 6. Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Getting Sam LaPorta wins by 10.

J.K. Dobbins 1525 Sam LaPorta

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J.K. Dobbins

RB28DEN

15

value, #67

Pts/game
9.3
Games left
11
Bye
10
J.K. Dobbins weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
4.110.59.3

Sam LaPorta

TE7DET

25

value, #57

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
11
Bye
6
Sam LaPorta weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
11.511.812.4

Where the values come from

Dobbins is the 28th running back on the chart and 67th overall. His 9.3 a game is 1.4 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 15.

LaPorta is the 7th tight end on the chart and 57th overall. His 11.8 a game is 2.3 above the replacement tight end's 9.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 6, which is how he comes to 25.

The weekly market prices

The market priced J.K. Dobbins at 4.1 in Week 3, 10.5 in Week 4 and 9.3 in Week 5, a median of 9.3 points a game, up 5.2 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced Sam LaPorta at 11.5 in Week 3, 11.8 in Week 4 and 12.4 in Week 5, a median of 11.8 points a game, up 0.9 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

J.K. Dobbins has scored 36.1 PPR points in 5 games, 7.2 a game, 2.1 a game less than the 9.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB43 with 115.9 PPR points in 10 games, 11.6 a game.

Week 1 vs KC: 3.6 points (RB53 that week), 36 rushing yards on 8 carries, 43 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs JAX: 3.6 points (RB51 that week), 36 rushing yards on 10 carries, 34 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs LAR: 6.3 points (RB39 that week), 49 rushing yards on 17 carries, 1 of 2 targets for 4 yards, 49 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs SF: 7.2 points (RB38 that week), 40 rushing yards on 11 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 12 yards, 32 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs LAC: 15.4 points (RB13 that week), 68 rushing yards on 18 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sam LaPorta has scored 76.6 PPR points in 5 games, 15.3 a game, 3.5 a game more than the 11.8 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished TE27 with 106.9 PPR points in 9 games, 11.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NO: 9.8 points (TE17 that week), 5 of 8 targets for 48 yards, 81 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs BUF: 17.2 points (TE9 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 52 yards, 1 touchdown, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYJ: 7.4 points (TE25 that week), 3 of 4 targets for 44 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CAR: 22.4 points (TE2 that week), 8 of 13 targets for 84 yards, 1 touchdown, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs ARI: 19.8 points (TE6 that week), 5 of 5 targets for 88 yards, 1 touchdown.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, J.K. Dobbins has averaged 11.5 carries for 40 yards and 1.0 targets and 0.8 catches for 4 yards a game on 40 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 6 times inside the 20, 21 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 4 games.

In Week 4 against SF he had 11 carries and 2 targets on 32 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, Sam LaPorta has averaged 8.0 targets and 5.5 catches for 57 yards a game on 87 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 9 times inside the 20, 16 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against CAR he had 13 targets on 79 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. J.K. Dobbins has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 10; Sam LaPorta has 11 games with his bye in Week 6.

SEA, Dobbins's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 21.2 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 15th most to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting J.K. Dobbins would want about 10 more added to make it even: a player like Carnell Tate, valued at 11. Two players for LaPorta also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade J.K. Dobbins for Sam LaPorta?

    Yes on value: Sam LaPorta is worth 25 and J.K. Dobbins 15, a gain of 10. If J.K. Dobbins starts for you and Sam LaPorta would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, J.K. Dobbins or Sam LaPorta?

    Sam LaPorta, 25 to 15. He rates 11.8 market points a game over 11 games left, against 9.3 over 11 for J.K. Dobbins, 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.

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