Trade Malik Nabers for Travis Kelce? Close to even, 36 to 34.
Close to even. On rest-of-season value Malik Nabers is 36 and Travis Kelce is 34, a 2 point edge to Nabers that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Nabers rates 12.4 market points a game with 11 games left, Kelce 12.3 with 12. On usage, Nabers has drawn 23 percent of NYG targets; Kelce has drawn 19 percent of KC targets. Nabers hosts NO in Week 6 (13th fewest points allowed to WRs); Kelce hosts LAC in Week 6 (8th fewest points allowed to TEs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5
Close to even.
Run this trade in the analyzer
Both sides are filled in. Add a player to either side to check a two for one.
- Pts/game
- 12.4
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 8
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 12.0 | 12.4 | 13.2 |
- Pts/game
- 12.3
- Games left
- 12
- Bye
- 5
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 12.6 | 11.9 | not priced |
Where the values come from
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.
Kelce is the 3rd tight end on the chart and 49th overall. His 12.3 a game is 2.8 above the replacement tight end's 9.5, over 12 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 34.
The weekly market prices
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.
The market priced Travis Kelce at 12.6 in Week 3 and 11.9 in Week 4, a median of 12.3 points a game, down 0.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.
Advertisement
Points so far against the price
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.
Travis Kelce has scored 52.6 PPR points in 4 games, 13.2 a game, 0.8 a game more than the 12.3 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished TE3 with 193.2 PPR points in 17 games, 11.4 a game.
Week 1 vs DEN: 10.1 points (TE16 that week), 3 of 5 targets for 71 yards, 71 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs IND: 25.1 points (TE2 that week), 9 of 11 targets for 101 yards, 1 touchdown, 85 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs MIA: 13.9 points (TE11 that week), 2 of 2 targets for 59 yards, 1 touchdown, 79 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs LV: 3.5 points (TE32 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 15 yards, 83 percent of snaps.
Usage a game this season
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.
Through Week 4, Travis Kelce has averaged 5.5 targets and 4.0 catches for 62 yards a game on 80 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 2 times inside the 20, 5 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against LV he had 4 targets on 83 percent of the snaps.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Malik Nabers has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 8; Travis Kelce has 12 games with no bye left.
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.
LAC, Kelce's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 9.9 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 4 games, the 8th fewest to TEs of 32.
Other trades for Malik Nabers and Travis Kelce
Malik Nabers for Parker Washington36 vs 50
Bucky Irving for Malik Nabers48 vs 36
Bhayshul Tuten for Malik Nabers45 vs 36
Jalen Coker for Malik Nabers43 vs 36
Josh Downs for Malik Nabers37 vs 36- Bucky Irving for Travis Kelce48 vs 34
- Bhayshul Tuten for Travis Kelce45 vs 34
- Jalen Coker for Travis Kelce43 vs 34
- Josh Downs for Travis Kelce37 vs 34
Jacory Croskey-Merritt for Travis Kelce36 vs 34
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Malik Nabers for Travis Kelce?
It is close to even: Malik Nabers is 36 and Travis Kelce is 34 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, Malik Nabers or Travis Kelce?
Malik Nabers, 36 to 34. He rates 12.4 market points a game over 11 games left, against 12.3 over 12 for Travis Kelce, 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