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Trade Quinshon Judkins for Sam LaPorta? No, Judkins is worth 12 more.

No on value. Quinshon Judkins is worth 38 rest of season and Sam LaPorta 26, so giving up Judkins costs 12. Judkins rates 12.2 market points a game with 10 games left, LaPorta 11.8 with 11. On usage, Judkins has 61 percent of CLE carries and 14 percent of its targets; LaPorta has drawn 20 percent of DET targets. Judkins is at TEN in Week 7 (13th fewest points allowed to RBs); LaPorta hosts GB in Week 7 (5th fewest points allowed to TEs). Quinshon Judkins is listed Questionable (ankle).

The verdict, Week 7

Keeping Quinshon Judkins wins by 12.

Quinshon Judkins 3826 Sam LaPorta

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RB19CLEQuestionable

38

value, #41

Pts/game
12.2
Games left
10
Bye
11
Quinshon Judkins weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
13.512.213.12.93.8

26

value, #51

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
11
Bye
6
Sam LaPorta weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
11.511.812.4no projection11.9

Where the values come from

Judkins is the 19th running back on the chart and 41st overall. His 12.2 a game is 3.8 above the replacement running back's 8.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 38.

LaPorta is the 7th tight end on the chart and 51st overall. His 11.8 a game is 2.4 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 11 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 26.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Quinshon Judkins at 13.5 in Week 3, 12.2 in Week 4, 13.1 in Week 5, 2.9 in Week 6 and 3.8 in Week 7, a median of 12.2 points a game, down 9.8 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 11.9 in Week 7, a median of 11.8 points a game, flat across them.

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Points so far against the price

Quinshon Judkins has scored 56.3 PPR points in 5 games, 11.3 a game, 0.9 a game less than the 12.2 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished RB26 with 169.8 PPR points in 15 games, 11.3 a game.

Week 1 vs JAX: 7.0 points (RB39 that week), 33 rushing yards on 12 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 17 yards, 65 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs TB: 9.8 points (RB25 that week), 21 rushing yards on 12 carries, 5 of 5 targets for 27 yards, 67 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs CAR: 9.9 points (RB25 that week), 70 rushing yards on 18 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 9 yards, 51 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs PIT: 21.6 points (RB11 that week), 53 rushing yards on 17 carries, 6 of 7 targets for 43 yards, 1 touchdown, 66 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs NYJ: 8.0 points (RB33 that week), 44 rushing yards on 14 carries, 3 of 4 targets for 6 yards, 53 percent of snaps.

Sam LaPorta has scored 76.6 PPR points in 5 games, 15.3 a game, 3.5 a game more than the 11.8 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, Quinshon Judkins has averaged 14.6 carries for 44 yards and 4.0 targets and 3.6 catches for 20 yards a game on 60 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 13 times inside the 20, 43 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 5 games.

In Week 5 against NYJ he had 14 carries and 4 targets on 53 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. Quinshon Judkins has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 11; Sam LaPorta has 11 games with no bye left.

TEN, Judkins's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 20.0 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 13th fewest 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 Sam LaPorta would want about 12 more added to make it even: a player like Devaughn Vele, valued at 12. Two players for Judkins 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 Quinshon Judkins for Sam LaPorta?

    No on value: Quinshon Judkins is worth 38 and Sam LaPorta 26, a loss of 12. It can still help a lineup that needs a tight end more than it needs Judkins.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Quinshon Judkins or Sam LaPorta?

    Quinshon Judkins, 38 to 26. He rates 12.2 market points a game over 10 games left, against 11.8 over 11 for Sam LaPorta, 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 1:56 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number