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Trade Quinshon Judkins for Travis Kelce? Close to even, 20 to 25.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Quinshon Judkins is 20 and Travis Kelce is 25, a 5 point edge to Kelce that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Judkins rates 10.5 market points a game with 9 games left, Kelce 11.9 with 10. On usage, Judkins has 60 percent of CLE carries and 12 percent of its targets; Kelce has drawn 20 percent of KC targets. Judkins is at PIT in Week 8 (12th fewest points allowed to RBs); Kelce is at DEN in Week 8 (9th most points allowed to TEs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 8

Close to even.

Quinshon Judkins 2025 Travis Kelce

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20

value, #62

Pts/game
10.5
Games left
9
Bye
11
Quinshon Judkins weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
13.512.213.12.93.78.9

25

value, #50

Pts/game
11.9
Games left
10
Bye
5
Travis Kelce weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
12.611.9no projection12.711.111.2

Where the values come from

Judkins is the 25th running back on the chart and 62nd overall. His 10.5 a game is 2.2 above the replacement running back's 8.3, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 20.

Kelce is the 4th tight end on the chart and 50th overall. His 11.9 a game is 2.5 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 10 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 25.

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, 3.7 in Week 7 and 8.9 in Week 8, a median of 10.5 points a game, down 4.6 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Travis Kelce at 12.6 in Week 3, 11.9 in Week 4, 12.7 in Week 6, 11.1 in Week 7 and 11.2 in Week 8, a median of 11.9 points a game, down 1.4 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Quinshon Judkins has scored 79.7 PPR points in 6 games, 13.3 a game, 2.8 a game more than the 10.5 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.

Week 7 vs TEN: 23.4 points (RB3 that week), 96 rushing yards on 17 carries, 1 of 1 target for 8 yards, 2 touchdowns, 53 percent of snaps.

Travis Kelce has scored 70.3 PPR points in 6 games, 11.7 a game, level with the 11.9 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE3 with 193.2 PPR points in 17 games, 11.4 a game.

Week 1 vs DEN: 10.1 points (TE16 that week), 3 of 5 targets for 71 yards, 71 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs IND: 25.1 points (TE2 that week), 9 of 11 targets for 101 yards, 1 touchdown, 85 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs MIA: 13.9 points (TE11 that week), 2 of 2 targets for 59 yards, 1 touchdown, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs LV: 3.5 points (TE32 that week), 2 of 4 targets for 15 yards, 83 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs LAC: 9.3 points (TE18 that week), 4 of 5 targets for 53 yards, 66 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs SEA: 8.4 points (TE20 that week), 4 of 8 targets for 44 yards, 83 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 7, Quinshon Judkins has averaged 15.0 carries for 53 yards and 3-4 targets and 3.2 catches for 18 yards a game on 59 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 16 times inside the 20, 42 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 7 against TEN he had 17 carries and 1 target on 53 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 7, Travis Kelce has averaged 5.8 targets and 4.0 catches for 57 yards a game on 78 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 5 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 7 against SEA he had 8 targets on 83 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 8 through Week 17. Quinshon Judkins has 9 games in it with his bye in Week 11; Travis Kelce has 10 games with no bye left.

PIT, Judkins's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 20.2 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 12th fewest to RBs of 32.

DEN, Kelce's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 16.0 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 9th most to TEs of 32.

The full Week 8 trade value chart

Week 8 on the board

Common questions

  • Should I trade Quinshon Judkins for Travis Kelce?

    It is close to even: Quinshon Judkins is 20 and Travis Kelce is 25 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, Quinshon Judkins or Travis Kelce?

    Travis Kelce, 25 to 20. He rates 11.9 market points a game over 10 games left, against 10.5 over 9 for Quinshon Judkins, 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, 8. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 8 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number