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Trade Rashee Rice for Sam LaPorta? No, Rice is worth 9 more.

No on value. Rashee Rice is worth 35 rest of season and Sam LaPorta 26, so giving up Rice costs 9. Rice rates 12.4 market points a game with 11 games left, LaPorta 11.8 with 11. On usage, Rice has drawn 14 percent of KC targets; LaPorta has drawn 20 percent of DET targets. Rice is at SEA in Week 7 (2nd fewest points allowed to WRs); LaPorta hosts GB in Week 7 (5th fewest points allowed to TEs). Rashee Rice is listed Questionable (hamstring).

The verdict, Week 7

Keeping Rashee Rice wins by 9.

Rashee Rice 3526 Sam LaPorta

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Rashee Rice

WR19KCQuestionable

35

value, #43

Pts/game
12.4
Games left
11
Bye
5
Rashee Rice weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
12.412.9no projectionno projection2.3

Sam LaPorta

TE7DET

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

Rice is the 19th receiver on the chart and 43rd overall. His 12.4 a game is 3.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 11 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 35.

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 Rashee Rice at 12.4 in Week 3, 13.0 in Week 4 and 2.3 in Week 7, a median of 12.4 points a game, down 10.1 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

Rashee Rice has scored 38.0 PPR points in 3 games, 12.7 a game, level with the 12.4 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR40 with 150.1 PPR points in 8 games, 18.8 a game.

Week 1 vs DEN: 9.9 points (WR36 that week), 2 of 2 targets for 19 yards, 1 touchdown, 83 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs IND: 12.3 points (WR27 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 83 yards, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs MIA: 15.8 points (WR20 that week), 7 of 9 targets for 88 yards, 77 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 4, Rashee Rice has averaged 4.3 targets and 3.3 catches for 48 yards a game on 64 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 9 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against LV he had 0 targets on 10 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. Rashee Rice has 11 games in it with no bye left; Sam LaPorta has 11 games with no bye left.

SEA, Rice's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 22.7 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest to WRs 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 9 more added to make it even: a player like Dak Prescott, valued at 11. Two players for Rice also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Rashee Rice for Sam LaPorta?

    No on value: Rashee Rice is worth 35 and Sam LaPorta 26, a loss of 9. It can still help a lineup that needs a tight end more than it needs Rice.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Rashee Rice or Sam LaPorta?

    Rashee Rice, 35 to 26. He rates 12.4 market points a game over 11 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 2:11 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number