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Trade Josh Jacobs for Nico Collins? Yes, Collins is worth 12 more.

Yes on value. Nico Collins is worth 57 rest of season and Josh Jacobs 45, so the side getting Collins gains 12. Jacobs rates 13.3 market points a game with 9 games left, Collins 15.4 with 9. On usage, Jacobs has 58 percent of GB carries and 17 percent of its targets; Collins has drawn 22 percent of HOU targets. Jacobs hosts CAR in Week 8 (2nd most points allowed to RBs); Collins is on bye in Week 8. Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 8

Getting Nico Collins wins by 12.

Josh Jacobs 4557 Nico Collins

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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

Nico Collins

WR10HOU

57

value, #28

Pts/game
15.4
Games left
9
Bye
8
Nico Collins weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
2.815.716.715.314.3no 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.

Collins is the 10th receiver on the chart and 28th overall. His 15.4 a game is 6.3 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 57.

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 Nico Collins at 2.8 in Week 3, 15.7 in Week 4, 16.7 in Week 5, 15.4 in Week 6 and 14.3 in Week 7, a median of 15.4 points a game, up 11.5 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.

Nico Collins has scored 76.1 PPR points in 5 games, 15.2 a game, level with the 15.4 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR8 with 226.2 PPR points in 15 games, 15.1 a game.

Week 1 vs BUF: 21.2 points (WR8 that week), 7 rushing yards on 1 carry, 7 of 10 targets for 75 yards, 1 touchdown, 72 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs DAL: 30.8 points (WR3 that week), 7 of 8 targets for 118 yards, 2 touchdowns, 69 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs TEN: 10.6 points (WR34 that week), 5 of 7 targets for 56 yards, 71 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs JAX: 10.9 points (WR34 that week), 5 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 5 targets for 74 yards, 73 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs NYG: 2.6 points (WR74 that week), 2 of 5 targets for 6 yards, 67 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, Nico Collins has averaged 7.0 targets and 4.8 catches for 66 yards a game on 71 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 6 times inside the 20, 13 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 5 games.

In Week 7 against NYG he had 5 targets on 67 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; Nico Collins 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.

What would even it

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

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Josh Jacobs for Nico Collins?

    Yes on value: Nico Collins is worth 57 and Josh Jacobs 45, a gain of 12. If Josh Jacobs starts for you and Nico Collins would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Josh Jacobs or Nico Collins?

    Nico Collins, 57 to 45. He rates 15.4 market points a game over 9 games left, against 13.3 over 9 for Josh Jacobs, 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.

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