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Trade Sam LaPorta for Saquon Barkley? Close to even, 24 to 28.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Sam LaPorta is 24 and Saquon Barkley is 28, a 4 point edge to Barkley that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. LaPorta rates 11.8 market points a game with 10 games left, Barkley 11.4 with 9. On usage, LaPorta has drawn 18 percent of DET targets; Barkley has 34 percent of PHI carries and 6 percent of its targets. LaPorta hosts MIN in Week 8 (fewest points allowed to TEs); Barkley is at WAS in Week 8 (7th fewest points allowed to RBs). Saquon Barkley is listed Questionable (back).

The verdict, Week 8

Close to even.

Sam LaPorta 2428 Saquon Barkley

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Sam LaPorta

TE5DET

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

Saquon Barkley

RB21PHIQuestionable

28

value, #46

Pts/game
11.4
Games left
9
Bye
10
Saquon Barkley weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8
15.513.63.9no projection11.33.4

Where the values come from

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.

Barkley is the 21st running back on the chart and 46th overall. His 11.4 a game is 3.1 above the replacement running back's 8.3, over 9 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 28.

The weekly projections

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.

Parlae's market-based projections had Saquon Barkley at 15.5 in Week 3, 13.6 in Week 4, 3.9 in Week 5, 11.4 in Week 7 and 3.4 in Week 8, a median of 11.4 points a game, down 12.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

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.

Saquon Barkley has scored 38.1 PPR points in 5 games, 7.6 a game, 3.8 a game less than the 11.4 he is projected for 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.

Week 7 vs DAL: 15.1 points (RB20 that week), 62 rushing yards on 7 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 9 yards, 1 touchdown, 16 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

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.

Through Week 7, Saquon Barkley has averaged 8.6 carries for 49 yards and 1.8 targets and 1.2 catches for 3 yards a game on 33 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 8 times inside the 20, 17 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 5 games.

In Week 7 against DAL he had 7 carries and 2 targets on 16 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

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

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.

WAS, Barkley's Week 8 opponent, has allowed 19.0 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 7th fewest to RBs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Sam LaPorta for Saquon Barkley?

    It is close to even: Sam LaPorta is 24 and Saquon Barkley is 28 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, Sam LaPorta or Saquon Barkley?

    Saquon Barkley, 28 to 24. He rates 11.4 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