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Trade Lamar Jackson for Tony Pollard? No, Jackson is worth 11 more.

No on value. Lamar Jackson is worth 33 rest of season and Tony Pollard 22, so giving up Jackson costs 11. Jackson rates 19.5 market points a game with 11 games left, Pollard 9.9 with 11. On usage, Jackson has thrown 23.5 passes and run 4.0 times a game; Pollard has 60 percent of TEN carries and 10 percent of its targets. Jackson is at CLE in Week 6 (9th most points allowed to QBs); Pollard is at IND in Week 6 (10th most points allowed to RBs). Lamar Jackson is listed Out (ankle).

The verdict, Week 5

Keeping Lamar Jackson wins by 11.

Lamar Jackson 3322 Tony Pollard

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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

Tony Pollard

RB26TEN

22

value, #61

Pts/game
9.9
Games left
11
Bye
9
Tony Pollard weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
9.99.99.6

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.

Pollard is the 26th running back on the chart and 61st overall. His 9.9 a game is 2.0 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 22.

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 Tony Pollard at 9.9 in Week 3, 9.9 in Week 4 and 9.6 in Week 5, a median of 9.9 points a game, flat across them.

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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.

Tony Pollard has scored 43.7 PPR points in 5 games, 8.7 a game, 1.2 a game less than the 9.9 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB23 with 185.8 PPR points in 17 games, 10.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NYJ: 4.4 points (RB44 that week), 35 rushing yards on 7 carries, 1 of 2 targets for -1 yards, 52 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs PHI: 7.5 points (RB37 that week), 64 rushing yards on 14 carries, 1 of 1 target for 1 yards, 55 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYG: 13.6 points (RB16 that week), 74 rushing yards on 17 carries, 4 of 4 targets for 22 yards, 53 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs BAL: 13.0 points (RB24 that week), 48 rushing yards on 16 carries, 2 of 4 targets for 2 yards, 1 touchdown, 53 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs HOU: 5.2 points (RB34 that week), 52 rushing yards on 14 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards.

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, Tony Pollard has averaged 13.5 carries for 55 yards and 2.8 targets and 2.0 catches for 6 yards a game on 53 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 17 times inside the 20, 43 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against BAL he had 16 carries and 4 targets on 53 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; Tony Pollard has 11 games with his bye in Week 9.

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.

IND, Pollard's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 24.2 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 10th most to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Tony Pollard would want about 11 more added to make it even: a player like Carnell Tate, valued at 11. Two players for Jackson also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Lamar Jackson for Tony Pollard?

    No on value: Lamar Jackson is worth 33 and Tony Pollard 22, a loss of 11. It can still help a lineup that needs a running back more than it needs Jackson.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Lamar Jackson or Tony Pollard?

    Lamar Jackson, 33 to 22. He rates 19.5 market points a game over 11 games left, against 9.9 over 11 for Tony Pollard, 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