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Trade Josh Jacobs for Matthew Golden? No, Jacobs is worth 12 more.

No on value. Josh Jacobs is worth 45 rest of season and Matthew Golden 33, so giving up Jacobs costs 12. Jacobs rates 13.3 market points a game with 9 games left, Golden 12.8 with 9. On usage, Jacobs has 58 percent of GB carries and 17 percent of its targets; Golden has drawn 26 percent of GB targets. Jacobs hosts CAR in Week 8 (2nd most points allowed to RBs); Golden hosts CAR in Week 8 (6th fewest points allowed to WRs). Matthew Golden is listed Questionable (shoulder).

The verdict, Week 8

Keeping Josh Jacobs wins by 12.

Josh Jacobs 4533 Matthew Golden

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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

Matthew Golden

WR21GBQuestionable

33

value, #44

Pts/game
12.8
Games left
9
Bye
11
Matthew Golden weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
12.312.612.314.015.713.1

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.

Golden is the 21st receiver on the chart and 44th overall. His 12.8 a game is 3.7 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 33.

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 Matthew Golden at 12.3 in Week 3, 12.6 in Week 4, 12.3 in Week 5, 14.0 in Week 6, 15.7 in Week 7 and 13.1 in Week 8, a median of 12.8 points a game, up 0.8 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.

Matthew Golden has scored 110.6 PPR points in 7 games, 15.8 a game, 3.0 a game more than the 12.8 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR89 with 70.0 PPR points in 14 games, 5.0 a game.

Week 1 vs MIN: 15.5 points (WR17 that week), 6 of 12 targets for 95 yards, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NYJ: 9.8 points (WR35 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 58 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs ATL: 21.0 points (WR7 that week), 5 of 12 targets for 100 yards, 1 touchdown, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs TB: 11.7 points (WR37 that week), 6 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 7 targets for 21 yards, 1 touchdown, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CHI: 20.3 points (WR11 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 123 yards, 77 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs DAL: 22.4 points (WR5 that week), 6 of 13 targets for 104 yards, 1 touchdown, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs DET: 9.9 points (WR27 that week), 6 of 12 targets for 39 yards, 85 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, Matthew Golden has averaged 9.9 targets and 5.1 catches for 77 yards a game on 84 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 13 times inside the 20, 18 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 7 games.

In Week 7 against DET he had 12 targets on 85 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; Matthew Golden has 9 games with his bye in Week 11.

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.

CAR, Golden's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 27.7 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 6th fewest to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Matthew Golden would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Denzel Boston, valued at 13. Two players for Jacobs also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Josh Jacobs for Matthew Golden?

    No on value: Josh Jacobs is worth 45 and Matthew Golden 33, a loss of 12. It can still help a lineup that needs a receiver more than it needs Jacobs.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Josh Jacobs or Matthew Golden?

    Josh Jacobs, 45 to 33. He rates 13.3 market points a game over 9 games left, against 12.8 over 9 for Matthew Golden, 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