Trade Luther Burden III for Tyler Shough? Close to even, 24 to 19.
Close to even. On rest-of-season value Luther Burden III is 24 and Tyler Shough is 19, a 5 point edge to Burden that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Burden rates 11.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Shough 18.2 with 11. On usage, Burden has drawn 24 percent of CHI targets; Shough has thrown 44.8 passes and run 3.8 times a game. Burden is at ATL in Week 6 (5th most points allowed to WRs); Shough is at NYG in Week 6 (16th fewest points allowed to QBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

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- Pts/game
- 11.3
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 10
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 4.8 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
- Pts/game
- 18.2
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 8
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 18.2 | 18.9 | 16.6 |
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.
Shough is the 3rd quarterback on the chart and 62nd overall. His 18.2 a game is 1.7 above the replacement quarterback's 16.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 19.
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 Tyler Shough at 18.2 in Week 3, 18.9 in Week 4 and 16.6 in Week 5, a median of 18.2 points a game, down 1.7 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.
Tyler Shough has scored 90.2 PPR points in 5 games, 18.0 a game, level with the 18.2 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished QB26 with 164.0 PPR points in 11 games, 14.9 a game.
Week 1 vs DET: 25.2 points (QB6 that week), 410 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 8 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs BAL: 22.4 points (QB8 that week), 252 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 23 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs LV: 24.8 points (QB6 that week), 255 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes, 36 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs ATL: 15.9 points (QB15 that week), 286 passing yards, 1 touchdown pass, 5 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs MIN: 1.8 points (QB29 that week), 96 passing yards, 0 touchdown passes.
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, Tyler Shough has averaged 44.8 attempts, 301 passing yards and 2.3 touchdown passes a game, with 3.8 runs for 18 yards on 100 percent of the snaps.
In Week 4 against ATL he went 30 of 48 for 286 yards and 1 touchdown.
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; Tyler Shough has 11 games with his bye in Week 8.
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.
NYG, Shough's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 16.8 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 16th fewest to QBs of 32.
Other trades for Luther Burden III and Tyler Shough

Jacory Croskey-Merritt for Luther Burden III36 vs 24
Jaylen Waddle for Luther Burden III36 vs 24
Luther Burden III for Malik Nabers24 vs 36
David Montgomery for Luther Burden III35 vs 24
Luther Burden III for Matthew Golden24 vs 35
Dalton Kincaid for Tyler Shough31 vs 19
Tyler Shough for Tyler Warren19 vs 31
DK Metcalf for Tyler Shough30 vs 19
Rhamondre Stevenson for Tyler Shough30 vs 19
Omarion Hampton for Tyler Shough26 vs 19
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Luther Burden III for Tyler Shough?
It is close to even: Luther Burden III is 24 and Tyler Shough is 19 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, Luther Burden III or Tyler Shough?
Luther Burden III, 24 to 19. He rates 11.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 18.2 over 11 for Tyler Shough, 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