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Trade Josh Jacobs for Malik Nabers? Close to even, 45 to 37.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Josh Jacobs is 45 and Malik Nabers is 37, a 8 point edge to Jacobs that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Jacobs rates 13.3 market points a game with 9 games left, Nabers 13.2 with 9. On usage, Jacobs has 58 percent of GB carries and 17 percent of its targets; Nabers has drawn 30 percent of NYG targets. Jacobs hosts CAR in Week 8 (2nd most points allowed to RBs); Nabers is on bye in Week 8. Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 8

Close to even.

Josh Jacobs 4537 Malik Nabers

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Josh Jacobs

RB16GB

45

value, #36

Pts/game
13.3
Games left
9
Bye
11
Josh Jacobs weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
no projectionno projectionno projectionno projection11.315.4

Malik Nabers

WR20NYG

37

value, #43

Pts/game
13.2
Games left
9
Bye
8
Malik Nabers weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
12.012.413.215.414.5no projection

Where the values come from

Jacobs is the 16th running back on the chart and 36th overall. His 13.3 a game is 5.0 above the replacement running back's 8.3, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 45.

Nabers is the 20th receiver on the chart and 43rd overall. His 13.2 a game is 4.1 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 37.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Josh Jacobs at 11.3 in Week 7 and 15.4 in Week 8, a median of 13.3 points a game, up 4.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Malik Nabers at 12.0 in Week 3, 12.4 in Week 4, 13.2 in Week 5, 15.4 in Week 6 and 14.5 in Week 7, a median of 13.2 points a game, up 2.6 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Josh Jacobs has scored 20.1 PPR points in 1 game, 20.1 a game, 6.8 a game more than the 13.3 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished RB13 with 237.1 PPR points in 15 games, 15.8 a game.

Week 7 vs DET: 20.1 points (RB8 that week), 36 rushing yards on 11 carries, 5 of 7 targets for 55 yards, 1 touchdown, 52 percent of snaps.

Malik Nabers has scored 120.5 PPR points in 7 games, 17.2 a game, 4.0 a game more than the 13.2 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR101 with 57.1 PPR points in 4 games, 14.3 a game.

Week 1 vs DAL: 12.9 points (WR26 that week), 6 of 9 targets for 69 yards, 52 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs LAR: 1.1 points (WR116 that week), 1 of 4 targets for 1 yards, 74 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs TEN: 7.6 points (WR57 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 26 yards, 78 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs ARI: 23.2 points (WR10 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 112 yards, 1 touchdown, 76 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs WAS: 29.1 points (WR4 that week), 11 of 20 targets for 121 yards, 1 touchdown, 90 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs NO: 28.5 points (WR1 that week), 12 of 15 targets for 165 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs HOU: 18.1 points (WR15 that week), 7 of 9 targets for 111 yards, 73 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 7, Josh Jacobs has averaged 11.0 carries for 36 yards and 7.0 targets and 5.0 catches for 55 yards a game on 52 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 50 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 1 game.

In Week 7 against DET he had 11 carries and 7 targets on 52 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 7, Malik Nabers has averaged 10.0 targets and 6.9 catches for 86 yards a game on 76 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 8 times inside the 20, 15 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 7 games.

In Week 7 against HOU he had 9 targets on 73 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 8 through Week 17. Josh Jacobs has 9 games in it with his bye in Week 11; Malik Nabers has 9 games with his bye in Week 8.

CAR, Jacobs's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 28.7 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most to RBs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Josh Jacobs for Malik Nabers?

    It is close to even: Josh Jacobs is 45 and Malik Nabers is 37 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, Josh Jacobs or Malik Nabers?

    Josh Jacobs, 45 to 37. He rates 13.3 market points a game over 9 games left, against 13.2 over 9 for Malik Nabers, 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