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Trade Saquon Barkley for Tony Pollard? Yes, Pollard is worth 10 more.

Yes on value. Tony Pollard is worth 15 rest of season and Saquon Barkley 5, so the side getting Pollard gains 10. Barkley rates 8.9 market points a game with 10 games left, Pollard 9.9 with 10. On usage, Barkley has 36 percent of PHI carries and 7 percent of its targets; Pollard has 67 percent of TEN carries and 8 percent of its targets. Barkley hosts DAL in Week 7 (10th most points allowed to RBs); Pollard hosts CLE in Week 7 (2nd fewest points allowed to RBs). Saquon Barkley is listed Questionable (hamstring).

The verdict, Week 7

Getting Tony Pollard wins by 10.

Saquon Barkley 515 Tony Pollard

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Saquon Barkley

RB29PHIQuestionable

5

value, #76

Pts/game
8.9
Games left
10
Bye
10
Saquon Barkley weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
15.513.63.9no projection4.1

Tony Pollard

RB26TEN

15

value, #66

Pts/game
9.9
Games left
10
Bye
9
Tony Pollard weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
9.99.99.610.611.4

Where the values come from

Barkley is the 29th running back on the chart and 76th overall. His 8.9 a game is 0.5 above the replacement running back's 8.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 10, which is how he comes to 5.

Pollard is the 26th running back on the chart and 66th overall. His 9.9 a game is 1.5 above the replacement running back's 8.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 15.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Saquon Barkley at 15.5 in Week 3, 13.6 in Week 4, 3.9 in Week 5 and 4.1 in Week 7, a median of 8.9 points a game, down 11.4 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Tony Pollard at 9.9 in Week 3, 9.9 in Week 4, 9.6 in Week 5, 10.6 in Week 6 and 11.5 in Week 7, a median of 9.9 points a game, up 1.5 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Saquon Barkley has scored 23.0 PPR points in 4 games, 5.8 a game, 3.2 a game less than the 8.9 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.

Tony Pollard has scored 51.3 PPR points in 6 games, 8.6 a game, 1.3 a game less than the 9.9 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished RB23 with 185.8 PPR points in 17 games, 10.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NYJ: 4.4 points (RB44 that week), 35 rushing yards on 7 carries, 1 of 2 targets for -1 yards, 52 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs PHI: 7.5 points (RB37 that week), 64 rushing yards on 14 carries, 1 of 1 target for 1 yards, 55 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYG: 13.6 points (RB16 that week), 74 rushing yards on 17 carries, 4 of 4 targets for 22 yards, 53 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs BAL: 13.0 points (RB24 that week), 48 rushing yards on 16 carries, 2 of 4 targets for 2 yards, 1 touchdown, 53 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs HOU: 5.2 points (RB38 that week), 52 rushing yards on 14 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards, 48 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs IND: 7.6 points (RB31 that week), 76 rushing yards on 19 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards, 76 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, Saquon Barkley has averaged 9.0 carries for 46 yards and 1.8 targets and 1.0 catches for 2 yards a game on 38 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 14 percent of his team's chances there, and has not scored in 4 games.

In Week 4 against LAR he had 2 carries and 1 target on 7 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 6, Tony Pollard has averaged 14-15 carries for 58 yards and 2.2 targets and 1.3 catches for 4 yards a game on 55 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 20 times inside the 20, 41 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against IND he had 19 carries and 1 target on 76 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. Saquon Barkley has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 10; Tony Pollard has 10 games with his bye in Week 9.

DAL, Barkley's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 23.2 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 10th most to RBs of 32.

CLE, Pollard's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 16.2 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting Saquon Barkley would want about 10 more added to make it even: a player like Dak Prescott, valued at 11. Two players for Pollard also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Saquon Barkley for Tony Pollard?

    Yes on value: Tony Pollard is worth 15 and Saquon Barkley 5, a gain of 10. If Saquon Barkley starts for you and Tony Pollard would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Saquon Barkley or Tony Pollard?

    Tony Pollard, 15 to 5. He rates 9.9 market points a game over 10 games left, against 8.9 over 10 for Saquon Barkley, 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 2:21 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number