Trade Jonathan Taylor for Trey McBride? No, Taylor is worth 36 more.
No on value. Jonathan Taylor is worth 120 rest of season and Trey McBride 84, so giving up Taylor costs 36. Taylor rates 18.8 market points a game with 11 games left, McBride 17.1 with 11. On usage, Taylor has 77 percent of IND carries and 12 percent of its targets; McBride has drawn 31 percent of ARI targets. Taylor hosts TEN in Week 6 (14th fewest points allowed to RBs); McBride is at LAR in Week 6 (2nd fewest points allowed to TEs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5
Keeping Jonathan Taylor wins by 36.
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- Pts/game
- 18.8
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 13
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 18.1 | 20.5 | 18.8 |
- Pts/game
- 17.1
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 14
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 16.3 | 17.1 | 19.3 |
Where the values come from
Taylor is the 4th running back on the chart and 5th overall. His 18.8 a game is 10.9 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 13, which is how he comes to 120.
McBride is the 1st tight end on the chart and 20th overall. His 17.1 a game is 7.6 above the replacement tight end's 9.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 14, which is how he comes to 84.
The weekly market prices
The market priced Jonathan Taylor at 18.1 in Week 3, 20.5 in Week 4 and 18.8 in Week 5, a median of 18.8 points a game, up 0.6 from his first frozen week to his latest.
The market priced Trey McBride at 16.3 in Week 3, 17.1 in Week 4 and 19.3 in Week 5, a median of 17.1 points a game, up 2.9 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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Points so far against the price
Jonathan Taylor has scored 97.4 PPR points in 5 games, 19.5 a game, 0.7 a game more than the 18.8 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished RB4 with 362.3 PPR points in 17 games, 21.3 a game.
Week 1 vs BAL: 25.1 points (RB8 that week), 98 rushing yards on 19 carries, 3 of 4 targets for 23 yards, 2 touchdowns, 89 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs KC: 29.2 points (RB1 that week), 92 rushing yards on 24 carries, 4 of 4 targets for 40 yards, 2 touchdowns, 94 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs HOU: 9.2 points (RB27 that week), 68 rushing yards on 23 carries, 2 of 3 targets for 4 yards, 85 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs WAS: 22.7 points (RB10 that week), 95 rushing yards on 20 carries, 1 of 4 targets for 2 yards, 2 touchdowns, 71 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs PIT: 11.2 points (RB22 that week), 45 rushing yards on 15 carries, 3 of 4 targets for 37 yards.
Trey McBride has scored 90.8 PPR points in 5 games, 18.2 a game, 1.1 a game more than the 17.1 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished TE1 with 315.9 PPR points in 17 games, 18.6 a game.
Week 1 vs LAC: 24.5 points (TE2 that week), 9 of 13 targets for 95 yards, 1 touchdown, 80 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs SEA: 18.1 points (TE6 that week), 8 of 10 targets for 41 yards, 1 touchdown, 88 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs SF: 16.5 points (TE8 that week), 9 of 11 targets for 75 yards, 91 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs NYG: 10.1 points (TE19 that week), 7 of 12 targets for 31 yards, 97 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs DET: 21.6 points (TE3 that week), 9 of 10 targets for 66 yards, 1 touchdown.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 4, Jonathan Taylor has averaged 21.5 carries for 88 yards and 3.8 targets and 2.5 catches for 17 yards a game on 84 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 17 times inside the 20, 47 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 6 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against WAS he had 20 carries and 4 targets on 71 percent of the snaps.
Through Week 4, Trey McBride has averaged 11.5 targets and 8.3 catches for 61 yards a game on 89 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 9 times inside the 20, 19 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against NYG he had 12 targets on 97 percent of the snaps.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Jonathan Taylor has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 13; Trey McBride has 11 games with his bye in Week 14.
TEN, Taylor's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 20.6 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 14th fewest to RBs of 32.
LAR, McBride's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 6.6 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 4 games, the 2nd fewest to TEs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Trey McBride would want about 36 more added to make it even: a player like Jaylen Waddle, valued at 36. Two players for Taylor also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Jonathan Taylor and Trey McBride
Bijan Robinson for Jonathan Taylor154 vs 120
Jonathan Taylor for Kenneth Walker120 vs 145
Jaxon Smith-Njigba for Jonathan Taylor120 vs 120
Amon-Ra St. Brown for Jonathan Taylor119 vs 120
Derrick Henry for Jonathan Taylor115 vs 120- Jaxon Smith-Njigba for Trey McBride120 vs 84
- Amon-Ra St. Brown for Trey McBride119 vs 84
- Derrick Henry for Trey McBride115 vs 84
Christian McCaffrey for Trey McBride114 vs 84
Jaylen Warren for Trey McBride102 vs 84
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Jonathan Taylor for Trey McBride?
No on value: Jonathan Taylor is worth 120 and Trey McBride 84, a loss of 36. It can still help a lineup that needs a tight end more than it needs Taylor.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Jonathan Taylor or Trey McBride?
Jonathan Taylor, 120 to 84. He rates 18.8 market points a game over 11 games left, against 17.1 over 11 for Trey McBride, 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.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number