Trade Omarion Hampton for Patrick Mahomes? Close to even, 26 to 18.
Close to even. On rest-of-season value Omarion Hampton is 26 and Patrick Mahomes is 18, a 8 point edge to Hampton that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Hampton rates 10.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Mahomes 18.0 with 12. On usage, Hampton has 52 percent of LAC carries and 4 percent of its targets; Mahomes has thrown 32.0 passes and run 2.0 times a game. Hampton is at KC in Week 6 (13th fewest points allowed to RBs); Mahomes hosts LAC in Week 6 (14th most points allowed to QBs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

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- Pts/game
- 10.3
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 7
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 13.3 | 10.3 | 6.5 |
- Pts/game
- 18.0
- Games left
- 12
- Bye
- 5
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 18.3 | 17.7 | not priced |
Where the values come from
Hampton is the 25th running back on the chart and 56th overall. His 10.3 a game is 2.4 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 7, which is how he comes to 26.
Mahomes is the 4th quarterback on the chart and 63rd overall. His 18.0 a game is 1.5 above the replacement quarterback's 16.5, over 12 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 18.
The weekly market prices
The market priced Omarion Hampton at 13.3 in Week 3, 10.3 in Week 4 and 6.6 in Week 5, a median of 10.3 points a game, down 6.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.
The market priced Patrick Mahomes at 18.3 in Week 3 and 17.7 in Week 4, a median of 18.0 points a game, down 0.6 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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Points so far against the price
Omarion Hampton has scored 49.6 PPR points in 5 games, 9.9 a game, level with the 10.3 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished RB35 with 135.7 PPR points in 9 games, 15.1 a game.
Week 1 vs ARI: 8.3 points (RB33 that week), 43 rushing yards on 12 carries, 1 touchdown, 58 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs LV: 17.5 points (RB7 that week), 94 rushing yards on 23 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 21 yards, 1 touchdown, 63 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs BUF: 5.6 points (RB40 that week), 56 rushing yards on 15 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards, 42 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs SEA: 13.3 points (RB23 that week), 45 rushing yards on 9 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 8 yards, 1 touchdown, 35 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs DEN: 4.9 points (RB38 that week), 33 rushing yards on 14 carries, 1 of 1 target for 6 yards.
Patrick Mahomes has scored 85.6 PPR points in 4 games, 21.4 a game, 3.4 a game more than the 18.0 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished QB11 with 296.7 PPR points in 14 games, 21.2 a game.
Week 1 vs DEN: 22.7 points (QB9 that week), 184 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 23 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs IND: 29.0 points (QB4 that week), 382 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 17 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs MIA: 16.9 points (QB20 that week), 246 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 1 rushing yards, 100 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs LV: 17.0 points (QB13 that week), 225 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, 100 percent of snaps.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 4, Omarion Hampton has averaged 14.8 carries for 60 yards and 1.3 targets and 1.0 catches for 7 yards a game on 49 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 13 times inside the 20, 37 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 4 games.
In Week 4 against SEA he had 9 carries and 2 targets on 35 percent of the snaps.
Through Week 4, Patrick Mahomes has averaged 32.0 attempts, 259 passing yards and 2.3 touchdown passes a game, with 2.0 runs for 12 yards on 100 percent of the snaps.
In Week 4 against LV he went 15 of 30 for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Omarion Hampton has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 7; Patrick Mahomes has 12 games with no bye left.
KC, Hampton's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 20.0 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 13th fewest to RBs of 32.
LAC, Mahomes's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 17.9 PPR points a game to QBs this season over 4 games, the 14th most to QBs of 32.
Other trades for Omarion Hampton and Patrick Mahomes

Josh Downs for Omarion Hampton37 vs 26
Jacory Croskey-Merritt for Omarion Hampton36 vs 26
Jaylen Waddle for Omarion Hampton36 vs 26
Malik Nabers for Omarion Hampton36 vs 26
David Montgomery for Omarion Hampton35 vs 26
DK Metcalf for Patrick Mahomes30 vs 18
Patrick Mahomes for Rhamondre Stevenson18 vs 30
Luther Burden III for Patrick Mahomes24 vs 18
DJ Moore for Patrick Mahomes22 vs 18
Patrick Mahomes for Tony Pollard18 vs 22
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Omarion Hampton for Patrick Mahomes?
It is close to even: Omarion Hampton is 26 and Patrick Mahomes is 18 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, Omarion Hampton or Patrick Mahomes?
Omarion Hampton, 26 to 18. He rates 10.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 18.0 over 12 for Patrick Mahomes, 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