Trade Tony Pollard for Tucker Kraft? No, Pollard is worth 10 more.
No on value. Tony Pollard is worth 22 rest of season and Tucker Kraft 12, so giving up Pollard costs 10. Pollard rates 9.9 market points a game with 11 games left, Kraft 10.6 with 11. On usage, Pollard has 60 percent of TEN carries and 10 percent of its targets; Kraft has drawn 16 percent of GB targets. Pollard is at IND in Week 6 (10th most points allowed to RBs); Kraft hosts DAL in Week 6 (14th most points allowed to TEs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.
The verdict, Week 5

Keeping Tony Pollard wins by 10.

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- Pts/game
- 9.9
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 9
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
- Pts/game
- 10.6
- Games left
- 11
- Bye
- 11
| Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 10.6 | 9.7 | 11.6 |
Where the values come from
Pollard is the 26th running back on the chart and 61st overall. His 9.9 a game is 2.0 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 22.
Kraft is the 8th tight end on the chart and 69th overall. His 10.6 a game is 1.1 above the replacement tight end's 9.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 12.
The weekly market prices
The market priced Tony Pollard at 9.9 in Week 3, 9.9 in Week 4 and 9.6 in Week 5, a median of 9.9 points a game, flat across them.
The market priced Tucker Kraft at 10.6 in Week 3, 9.7 in Week 4 and 11.6 in Week 5, a median of 10.6 points a game, up 1.0 from his first frozen week to his latest.
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Points so far against the price
Tony Pollard has scored 43.7 PPR points in 5 games, 8.7 a game, 1.2 a game less than the 9.9 the market prices him at 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 (RB34 that week), 52 rushing yards on 14 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards.
Tucker Kraft has scored 47.7 PPR points in 5 games, 9.5 a game, 1.1 a game less than the 10.6 the market prices him at from here.
Last season he finished TE24 with 117.2 PPR points in 8 games, 14.7 a game.
Week 1 vs MIN: 9.5 points (TE18 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 65 yards, 66 percent of snaps.
Week 2 vs NYJ: 3.5 points (TE32 that week), 2 of 3 targets for 15 yards, 98 percent of snaps.
Week 3 vs ATL: 6.6 points (TE29 that week), 4 of 8 targets for 26 yards, 76 percent of snaps.
Week 4 vs TB: 16.5 points (TE5 that week), 3 rushing yards on 1 carry, 6 of 7 targets for 42 yards, 1 touchdown, 92 percent of snaps.
Week 5 vs CHI: 11.6 points (TE11 that week), 2 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 5 targets for 64 yards.
Usage a game this season
Through Week 4, Tony Pollard has averaged 13.5 carries for 55 yards and 2.8 targets and 2.0 catches for 6 yards a game on 53 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 17 times inside the 20, 43 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.
In Week 4 against BAL he had 16 carries and 4 targets on 53 percent of the snaps.
Through Week 4, Tucker Kraft has averaged 6.0 targets and 3.8 catches for 37 yards a game on 82 percent of the snaps.
He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.
In Week 4 against TB he had 1 carry and 7 targets on 92 percent of the snaps.
Schedule and next matchup
A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. Tony Pollard has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 9; Tucker Kraft has 11 games with his bye in Week 11.
IND, Pollard's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 24.2 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 10th most to RBs of 32.
DAL, Kraft's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 15.3 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 4 games, the 14th most to TEs of 32.
What would even it
The side getting Tucker Kraft would want about 10 more added to make it even: a player like Carnell Tate, valued at 11. Two players for Pollard also costs that side a roster spot.
Other trades for Tony Pollard and Tucker Kraft

Tony Pollard for Travis Kelce22 vs 34
Lamar Jackson for Tony Pollard33 vs 22
George Kittle for Tony Pollard32 vs 22
Dalton Kincaid for Tony Pollard31 vs 22
Tony Pollard for Tyler Warren22 vs 31
Jameson Williams for Tucker Kraft24 vs 12
Luther Burden III for Tucker Kraft24 vs 12
DJ Moore for Tucker Kraft22 vs 12
Tucker Kraft for Tyler Shough12 vs 19
Denzel Boston for Tucker Kraft15 vs 12
The full Week 5 trade value chart
Common questions
Should I trade Tony Pollard for Tucker Kraft?
No on value: Tony Pollard is worth 22 and Tucker Kraft 12, a loss of 10. It can still help a lineup that needs a tight end more than it needs Pollard.
Who has more rest-of-season value, Tony Pollard or Tucker Kraft?
Tony Pollard, 22 to 12. He rates 9.9 market points a game over 11 games left, against 10.6 over 11 for Tucker Kraft, 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. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.
By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number