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Trade Puka Nacua for Saquon Barkley? No, Nacua is worth 27 more.

No on value. Puka Nacua is worth 90 rest of season and Saquon Barkley 63, so giving up Nacua costs 27. Nacua rates 17.3 market points a game with 11 games left, Barkley 13.6 with 11. On usage, Nacua has drawn 27 percent of LAR targets; Barkley has 36 percent of PHI carries and 7 percent of its targets. Nacua hosts ARI in Week 6 (6th most points allowed to WRs); Barkley hosts CAR in Week 6 (3rd most points allowed to RBs). Saquon Barkley is listed Out (hamstring).

The verdict, Week 5

Keeping Puka Nacua wins by 27.

Puka Nacua 9063 Saquon Barkley

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Puka Nacua

WR5LAR

90

value, #15

Pts/game
17.3
Games left
11
Bye
11
Puka Nacua weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
3.017.321.5

Saquon Barkley

RB16PHIOut

63

value, #30

Pts/game
13.6
Games left
11
Bye
10
Saquon Barkley weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
15.513.63.9

Where the values come from

Nacua is the 5th receiver on the chart and 15th overall. His 17.3 a game is 8.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 90.

Barkley is the 16th running back on the chart and 30th overall. His 13.6 a game is 5.7 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 63.

The weekly market prices

The market priced Puka Nacua at 3.0 in Week 3, 17.3 in Week 4 and 21.5 in Week 5, a median of 17.3 points a game, up 18.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced Saquon Barkley at 15.5 in Week 3, 13.6 in Week 4 and 3.9 in Week 5, a median of 13.6 points a game, down 11.6 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Puka Nacua has scored 40.1 PPR points in 2 games, 20.1 a game, 2.8 a game more than the 17.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR1 with 375.0 PPR points in 16 games, 23.4 a game.

Week 1 vs SF: 12.4 points (WR27 that week), 5 of 9 targets for 74 yards, 70 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs PHI: 27.7 points (WR5 that week), 2 rushing yards on 1 carry, 9 of 12 targets for 125 yards, 1 touchdown, 90 percent of snaps.

Saquon Barkley has scored 23.0 PPR points in 4 games, 5.8 a game, 7.9 a game less than the 13.6 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB14 with 232.3 PPR points in 16 games, 14.5 a game.

Week 1 vs WAS: 9.0 points (RB30 that week), 83 rushing yards on 15 carries, 1 of 2 targets for -3 yards, 71 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs TEN: 3.0 points (RB58 that week), 9 rushing yards on 4 carries, 1 of 2 targets for 11 yards, 16 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs CHI: 9.0 points (RB32 that week), 82 rushing yards on 15 carries, 1 of 2 targets for -2 yards, 72 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs LAR: 2.0 points (RB62 that week), 8 rushing yards on 2 carries, 1 of 1 target for 2 yards, 7 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, Puka Nacua has averaged 0.5 carries for 1 yard and 10.5 targets and 7.0 catches for 100 yards a game on 82 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 2 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 2 games.

In Week 4 against PHI he had 1 carry and 12 targets on 90 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, Saquon Barkley has averaged 9.0 carries for 46 yards and 1.8 targets and 1.0 catches for 2 yards a game on 38 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 14 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 4 games.

In Week 4 against LAR he had 2 carries and 1 target on 7 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Puka Nacua has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 11; Saquon Barkley has 11 games with his bye in Week 10.

ARI, Nacua's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 38.4 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 6th most to WRs of 32.

CAR, Barkley's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 28.0 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 3rd most to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Saquon Barkley would want about 27 more added to make it even: a player like Omarion Hampton, valued at 26. Two players for Nacua also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Puka Nacua for Saquon Barkley?

    No on value: Puka Nacua is worth 90 and Saquon Barkley 63, a loss of 27. It can still help a lineup that needs a running back more than it needs Nacua.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Puka Nacua or Saquon Barkley?

    Puka Nacua, 90 to 63. He rates 17.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 13.6 over 11 for Saquon Barkley, 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.

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