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Trade Ollie Gordon II for Tony Pollard? Close to even, 18 to 15.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Ollie Gordon II is 18 and Tony Pollard is 15, a 3 point edge to Gordon that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Gordon rates 10.0 market points a game with 11 games left, Pollard 9.9 with 10. On usage, Gordon has 36 percent of MIA carries and 4 percent of its targets; Pollard has 67 percent of TEN carries and 8 percent of its targets. Gordon is at NYJ in Week 7 (14th most points allowed to RBs); Pollard hosts CLE in Week 7 (2nd fewest points allowed to RBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Close to even.

Ollie Gordon II 1815 Tony Pollard

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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

15

value, #66

Pts/game
9.9
Games left
10
Bye
9
Tony Pollard weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
9.99.99.610.611.4

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.

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 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 Tony Pollard at 9.9 in Week 3, 9.9 in Week 4, 9.6 in Week 5, 10.6 in Week 6 and 11.4 in Week 7, a median of 9.9 points a game, up 1.4 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.

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, 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 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. Ollie Gordon II has 11 games in it with no bye left; Tony Pollard has 10 games with his bye in Week 9.

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.

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.

The full Week 7 trade value chart

Week 7 on the board

Common questions

  • Should I trade Ollie Gordon II for Tony Pollard?

    It is close to even: Ollie Gordon II is 18 and Tony Pollard is 15 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, Ollie Gordon II or Tony Pollard?

    Ollie Gordon II, 18 to 15. He rates 10.0 market points a game over 11 games left, against 9.9 over 10 for Tony Pollard, 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 11:21 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number