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Trade Malik Washington for Tony Pollard? Yes, Pollard is worth 12 more.

Yes on value. Tony Pollard is worth 15 rest of season and Malik Washington 3, so the side getting Pollard gains 12. Washington rates 9.5 market points a game with 11 games left, Pollard 9.9 with 10. On usage, Washington has drawn 28 percent of MIA targets; Pollard has 67 percent of TEN carries and 8 percent of its targets. Washington is at NYJ in Week 7 (12th fewest points allowed to WRs); Pollard hosts CLE in Week 7 (2nd fewest points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Getting Tony Pollard wins by 12.

Malik Washington 315 Tony Pollard

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3

value, #80

Pts/game
9.5
Games left
11
Bye
6
Malik Washington weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
8.69.010.5no projection10.0

15

value, #66

Pts/game
9.9
Games left
10
Bye
9
Tony Pollard weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
9.99.99.610.611.5

Where the values come from

Washington is the 33rd receiver on the chart and 80th overall. His 9.5 a game is 0.3 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 11 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 3.

Pollard is the 26th running back on the chart and 66th overall. His 9.9 a game is 1.5 above the replacement running back's 8.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 15.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Malik Washington at 8.6 in Week 3, 9.0 in Week 4, 10.5 in Week 5 and 10.0 in Week 7, a median of 9.5 points a game, up 1.4 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Tony Pollard at 9.9 in Week 3, 9.9 in Week 4, 9.6 in Week 5, 10.6 in Week 6 and 11.5 in Week 7, a median of 9.9 points a game, up 1.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Malik Washington has scored 50.2 PPR points in 5 games, 10.0 a game, 0.5 a game more than the 9.5 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR54 with 116.7 PPR points in 17 games, 6.9 a game.

Week 1 vs LV: 6.3 points (WR61 that week), 3 of 8 targets for 53 yards, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs SF: 8.7 points (WR41 that week), 4 rushing yards on 1 carry, 4 of 5 targets for 43 yards, 73 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs KC: 11.1 points (WR39 that week), 5 rushing yards on 2 carries, 5 of 10 targets for 56 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs MIN: 12.0 points (WR35 that week), 3 rushing yards on 2 carries, 5 of 5 targets for 67 yards, 87 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CIN: 12.1 points (WR25 that week), 18 rushing yards on 1 carry, 6 of 8 targets for 43 yards, 80 percent of snaps.

Tony Pollard has scored 51.3 PPR points in 6 games, 8.6 a game, 1.3 a game less than the 9.9 he is projected for 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 (RB38 that week), 52 rushing yards on 14 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards, 48 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs IND: 7.6 points (RB31 that week), 76 rushing yards on 19 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards, 76 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 5, Malik Washington has averaged 1.2 carries for 6 yards and 7.2 targets and 4.6 catches for 52 yards a game on 85 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 10 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 5 games.

In Week 5 against CIN he had 1 carry and 8 targets on 80 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 6, Tony Pollard has averaged 14-15 carries for 58 yards and 2.2 targets and 1.3 catches for 4 yards a game on 55 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 20 times inside the 20, 41 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against IND he had 19 carries and 1 target on 76 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. Malik Washington has 11 games in it with no bye left; Tony Pollard has 10 games with his bye in Week 9.

NYJ, Washington's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 30.2 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 12th fewest to WRs of 32.

CLE, Pollard's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 16.2 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Malik Washington would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Devaughn Vele, valued at 12. Two players for Pollard also costs that side a roster spot.

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The full Week 7 trade value chart

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Malik Washington for Tony Pollard?

    Yes on value: Tony Pollard is worth 15 and Malik Washington 3, a gain of 12. If Malik Washington starts for you and Tony Pollard would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Malik Washington or Tony Pollard?

    Tony Pollard, 15 to 3. He rates 9.9 market points a game over 10 games left, against 9.5 over 11 for Malik Washington, 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, 6, 7. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 7 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 22, 2026 at 3:51 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number