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Trade Ollie Gordon II for Sam LaPorta? Yes, LaPorta is worth 11 more.

Yes on value. Sam LaPorta is worth 29 rest of season and Ollie Gordon II 18, so the side getting LaPorta gains 11. Gordon rates 10.0 market points a game with 11 games left, LaPorta 12.0 with 11. On usage, Gordon has 36 percent of MIA carries and 4 percent of its targets; LaPorta has drawn 20 percent of DET targets. Gordon is at NYJ in Week 7 (14th most points allowed to RBs); LaPorta hosts GB in Week 7 (5th fewest points allowed to TEs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Getting Sam LaPorta wins by 11.

Ollie Gordon II 1829 Sam LaPorta

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18

value, #61

Pts/game
10.0
Games left
11
Bye
6
Ollie Gordon II weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
no projectionno projection10.2no projection9.7

29

value, #49

Pts/game
12.0
Games left
11
Bye
6
Sam LaPorta weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
11.511.812.4no projection12.3

Where the values come from

Gordon is the 25th running back on the chart and 61st overall. His 10.0 a game is 1.6 above the replacement running back's 8.4, over 11 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 18.

LaPorta is the 6th tight end on the chart and 49th overall. His 12.0 a game is 2.6 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 11 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 29.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Ollie Gordon II at 10.2 in Week 5 and 9.7 in Week 7, a median of 10.0 points a game, down 0.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Sam LaPorta at 11.5 in Week 3, 11.8 in Week 4, 12.4 in Week 5 and 12.3 in Week 7, a median of 12.0 points a game, up 0.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Ollie Gordon II has scored 48.0 PPR points in 4 games, 12.0 a game, 2.0 a game more than the 10.0 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished RB68 with 54.1 PPR points in 17 games, 3.2 a game.

Week 2 vs SF: 0.7 points (RB76 that week), 7 rushing yards on 3 carries, 19 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs KC: 14.5 points (RB13 that week), 41 rushing yards on 17 carries, 3 of 3 targets for 14 yards, 1 touchdown, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs MIN: 18.0 points (RB16 that week), 100 rushing yards on 9 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 56 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CIN: 14.8 points (RB17 that week), 88 rushing yards on 18 carries, 1 touchdown, 65 percent of snaps.

Sam LaPorta has scored 76.6 PPR points in 5 games, 15.3 a game, 3.3 a game more than the 12.0 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE27 with 106.9 PPR points in 9 games, 11.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NO: 9.8 points (TE17 that week), 5 of 8 targets for 48 yards, 81 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs BUF: 17.2 points (TE9 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 52 yards, 1 touchdown, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYJ: 7.4 points (TE25 that week), 3 of 4 targets for 44 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CAR: 22.4 points (TE2 that week), 8 of 13 targets for 84 yards, 1 touchdown, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs ARI: 19.8 points (TE6 that week), 5 of 5 targets for 88 yards, 1 touchdown, 89 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 5, Ollie Gordon II has averaged 9.4 carries for 47 yards and 1.0 targets and 1.0 catches for 3 yards a game on 48 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 15 times inside the 20, 38 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 5 games.

In Week 5 against CIN he had 18 carries and 0 targets on 65 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 5, Sam LaPorta has averaged 7.4 targets and 5.4 catches for 63 yards a game on 88 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 9 times inside the 20, 13 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 5 games.

In Week 5 against ARI he had 5 targets on 89 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. Ollie Gordon II has 11 games in it with no bye left; Sam LaPorta has 11 games with no bye left.

NYJ, Gordon's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 21.9 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 14th most to RBs of 32.

GB, LaPorta's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 9.8 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 5th fewest to TEs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Ollie Gordon II would want about 11 more added to make it even: a player like Dak Prescott, valued at 11. Two players for LaPorta also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Ollie Gordon II for Sam LaPorta?

    Yes on value: Sam LaPorta is worth 29 and Ollie Gordon II 18, a gain of 11. If Ollie Gordon II starts for you and Sam LaPorta would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Ollie Gordon II or Sam LaPorta?

    Sam LaPorta, 29 to 18. He rates 12.0 market points a game over 11 games left, against 10.0 over 11 for Ollie Gordon II, 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 21, 2026 at 11:56 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number