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Trade Lamar Jackson for Malik Nabers? Close to even, 33 to 36.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Lamar Jackson is 33 and Malik Nabers is 36, a 3 point edge to Nabers that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Jackson rates 19.5 market points a game with 11 games left, Nabers 12.4 with 11. On usage, Jackson has thrown 23.5 passes and run 4.0 times a game; Nabers has drawn 23 percent of NYG targets. Jackson is at CLE in Week 6 (9th most points allowed to QBs); Nabers hosts NO in Week 6 (13th fewest points allowed to WRs). Lamar Jackson is listed Out (ankle).

The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

Lamar Jackson 3336 Malik Nabers

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Lamar Jackson

QB2BALOut

33

value, #50

Pts/game
19.5
Games left
11
Bye
13
Lamar Jackson weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
21.419.51.9

Malik Nabers

WR20NYG

36

value, #44

Pts/game
12.4
Games left
11
Bye
8
Malik Nabers weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
12.012.413.2

Where the values come from

Jackson is the 2nd quarterback on the chart and 50th overall. His 19.5 a game is 3.0 above the replacement quarterback's 16.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 13, which is how he comes to 33.

Nabers is the 20th receiver on the chart and 44th overall. His 12.4 a game is 3.3 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 36.

The weekly market prices

The market priced Lamar Jackson at 21.4 in Week 3, 19.5 in Week 4 and 1.9 in Week 5, a median of 19.5 points a game, down 19.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced Malik Nabers at 12.0 in Week 3, 12.4 in Week 4 and 13.2 in Week 5, a median of 12.4 points a game, up 1.2 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Lamar Jackson has scored 80.1 PPR points in 4 games, 20.0 a game, 0.5 a game more than the 19.5 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished QB20 with 221.9 PPR points in 13 games, 17.1 a game.

Week 1 vs IND: 25.0 points (QB7 that week), 324 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 40 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NO: 15.8 points (QB16 that week), 235 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 34 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs DAL: 20.4 points (QB13 that week), 186 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 50 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs TEN: 18.9 points (QB11 that week), 222 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 20 rushing yards, 52 percent of snaps.

Malik Nabers has scored 73.9 PPR points in 5 games, 14.8 a game, 2.4 a game more than the 12.4 the market prices him at 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 (WR3 that week), 11 of 20 targets for 121 yards, 1 touchdown.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, Lamar Jackson has averaged 23.5 attempts, 242 passing yards and 1.5 touchdown passes a game, with 4.0 runs for 37 yards on 88 percent of the snaps.

In Week 4 against TEN he went 15 of 20 for 222 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 4, Malik Nabers has averaged 6.5 targets and 4.5 catches for 52 yards a game on 70 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 10 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against ARI he had 7 targets on 76 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Lamar Jackson has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 13; Malik Nabers has 11 games with his bye in Week 8.

CLE, Jackson's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 19.4 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 9th most to QBs of 32.

NO, Nabers's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 29.5 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 13th fewest to WRs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Lamar Jackson for Malik Nabers?

    It is close to even: Lamar Jackson is 33 and Malik Nabers is 36 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, Lamar Jackson or Malik Nabers?

    Malik Nabers, 36 to 33. He rates 12.4 market points a game over 11 games left, against 19.5 over 11 for Lamar Jackson, 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