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Trade Rhamondre Stevenson for Sam LaPorta? Close to even, 30 to 24.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Rhamondre Stevenson is 30 and Sam LaPorta is 24, a 6 point edge to Stevenson that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Stevenson rates 11.6 market points a game with 9 games left, LaPorta 11.8 with 10. On usage, Stevenson has 39 percent of NE carries and 11 percent of its targets; LaPorta has drawn 18 percent of DET targets. Stevenson is at MIA in Week 8 (4th most points allowed to RBs); LaPorta hosts MIN in Week 8 (fewest points allowed to TEs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 8

Close to even.

Rhamondre Stevenson 3024 Sam LaPorta

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30

value, #45

Pts/game
11.6
Games left
9
Bye
11
Rhamondre Stevenson weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
10.710.64.717.212.413.6

24

value, #51

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
10
Bye
6
Sam LaPorta weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
11.511.812.4no projection12.111.6

Where the values come from

Stevenson is the 20th running back on the chart and 45th overall. His 11.6 a game is 3.3 above the replacement running back's 8.3, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 30.

LaPorta is the 5th 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 10 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 24.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Rhamondre Stevenson at 10.7 in Week 3, 10.6 in Week 4, 4.7 in Week 5, 17.2 in Week 6, 12.5 in Week 7 and 13.6 in Week 8, a median of 11.6 points a game, up 2.9 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, 12.1 in Week 7 and 11.6 in Week 8, a median of 11.8 points a game, flat across them.

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Points so far against the price

Rhamondre Stevenson has scored 86.9 PPR points in 7 games, 12.4 a game, 0.8 a game more than the 11.6 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished RB25 with 178.8 PPR points in 14 games, 12.8 a game.

Week 1 vs SEA: 14.5 points (RB17 that week), 51 rushing yards on 18 carries, 5 of 6 targets for 44 yards, 85 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs PIT: 3.6 points (RB53 that week), 43 rushing yards on 6 carries, 1 of 2 targets for 3 yards, 36 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs JAX: 6.8 points (RB37 that week), 22 rushing yards on 7 carries, 3 of 3 targets for 16 yards, 52 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs BUF: 18.4 points (RB15 that week), 47 rushing yards on 13 carries, 3 of 5 targets for 27 yards, 1 touchdown, 66 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs LV: 17.5 points (RB9 that week), 64 rushing yards on 13 carries, 3 of 3 targets for 21 yards, 1 touchdown, 71 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs NYJ: 3.6 points (RB48 that week), 36 rushing yards on 14 carries, 60 percent of snaps.

Week 7 vs CHI: 22.5 points (RB4 that week), 22 rushing yards on 6 carries, 5 of 5 targets for 93 yards, 1 touchdown, 69 percent of snaps.

Sam LaPorta has scored 79.4 PPR points in 6 games, 13.2 a game, 1.4 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.

Week 7 vs GB: 2.8 points (TE42 that week), 1 of 2 targets for 18 yards, 97 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 7, Rhamondre Stevenson has averaged 11.0 carries for 41 yards and 3.4 targets and 2.9 catches for 29 yards a game on 64 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 10 times inside the 20, 19 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 7 games.

In Week 7 against CHI he had 6 carries and 5 targets on 69 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 7, Sam LaPorta has averaged 6-7 targets and 4.7 catches for 56 yards a game on 89 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 10 times inside the 20, 12 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 7 against GB he had 2 targets on 97 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 8 through Week 17. Rhamondre Stevenson has 9 games in it with his bye in Week 11; Sam LaPorta has 10 games with no bye left.

MIA, Stevenson's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 26.4 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 4th most to RBs of 32.

MIN, LaPorta's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 6.9 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the fewest to TEs of 32.

The full Week 8 trade value chart

Week 8 on the board

Common questions

  • Should I trade Rhamondre Stevenson for Sam LaPorta?

    It is close to even: Rhamondre Stevenson is 30 and Sam LaPorta is 24 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, Rhamondre Stevenson or Sam LaPorta?

    Rhamondre Stevenson, 30 to 24. He rates 11.6 market points a game over 9 games left, against 11.8 over 10 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, 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