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Trade Luther Burden III for Tucker Kraft? No, Burden is worth 12 more.

No on value. Luther Burden III is worth 24 rest of season and Tucker Kraft 12, so giving up Burden costs 12. Burden rates 11.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Kraft 10.6 with 11. On usage, Burden has drawn 24 percent of CHI targets; Kraft has drawn 16 percent of GB targets. Burden is at ATL in Week 6 (5th most points allowed to WRs); Kraft hosts DAL in Week 6 (14th most points allowed to TEs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Keeping Luther Burden III wins by 12.

Luther Burden III 2412 Tucker Kraft

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Luther Burden III

WR25CHI

24

value, #59

Pts/game
11.3
Games left
11
Bye
10
Luther Burden III weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
4.811.311.5

Tucker Kraft

TE8GB

12

value, #69

Pts/game
10.6
Games left
11
Bye
11
Tucker Kraft weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
10.69.711.6

Where the values come from

Burden is the 25th receiver on the chart and 59th overall. His 11.3 a game is 2.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 24.

Kraft is the 8th tight end on the chart and 69th overall. His 10.6 a game is 1.1 above the replacement tight end's 9.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 12.

The weekly market prices

The market priced Luther Burden III at 4.8 in Week 3, 11.3 in Week 4 and 11.5 in Week 5, a median of 11.3 points a game, up 6.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced Tucker Kraft at 10.6 in Week 3, 9.7 in Week 4 and 11.6 in Week 5, a median of 10.6 points a game, up 1.0 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Luther Burden III has scored 55.8 PPR points in 5 games, 11.2 a game, level with the 11.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR48 with 127.9 PPR points in 15 games, 8.5 a game.

Week 1 vs CAR: 9.5 points (WR37 that week), 2 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 5 targets for 63 yards, 73 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs MIN: 6.2 points (WR63 that week), 3 of 7 targets for 32 yards, 57 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs PHI: 19.8 points (WR13 that week), 7 rushing yards on 1 carry, 7 of 11 targets for 61 yards, 1 touchdown, 61 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs NYJ: 11.4 points (WR40 that week), 11 rushing yards on 1 carry, 4 of 6 targets for 63 yards, 56 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs GB: 8.9 points (WR38 that week), 2 rushing yards on 4 carries, 4 of 6 targets for 47 yards.

Tucker Kraft has scored 47.7 PPR points in 5 games, 9.5 a game, 1.1 a game less than the 10.6 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished TE24 with 117.2 PPR points in 8 games, 14.7 a game.

Week 1 vs MIN: 9.5 points (TE18 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 65 yards, 66 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NYJ: 3.5 points (TE32 that week), 2 of 3 targets for 15 yards, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs ATL: 6.6 points (TE29 that week), 4 of 8 targets for 26 yards, 76 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs TB: 16.5 points (TE5 that week), 3 rushing yards on 1 carry, 6 of 7 targets for 42 yards, 1 touchdown, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CHI: 11.6 points (TE11 that week), 2 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 5 targets for 64 yards.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, Luther Burden III has averaged 0.8 carries for 5 yards and 7.3 targets and 4.8 catches for 55 yards a game on 61 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against NYJ he had 1 carry and 6 targets on 56 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, Tucker Kraft has averaged 6.0 targets and 3.8 catches for 37 yards a game on 82 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against TB he had 1 carry and 7 targets on 92 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Luther Burden III has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 10; Tucker Kraft has 11 games with his bye in Week 11.

ATL, Burden's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 38.4 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 5th most to WRs of 32.

DAL, Kraft's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 15.3 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 4 games, the 14th most to TEs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Tucker Kraft would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Kyle Monangai, valued at 12. Two players for Burden also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Luther Burden III for Tucker Kraft?

    No on value: Luther Burden III is worth 24 and Tucker Kraft 12, a loss of 12. It can still help a lineup that needs a tight end more than it needs Burden.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Luther Burden III or Tucker Kraft?

    Luther Burden III, 24 to 12. He rates 11.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 10.6 over 11 for Tucker Kraft, 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.

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