Scouting report · DB · Buffalo
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
DB141 in IDP dynasty, but the clock is running: 16% less in a year on age alone.
#707 overall · age 28 · 2019 round 4, pick 105 · 8th seasonSus
BUFDefensive back · DB141
IDP points a game
Current outlook
This week
Weekly projections cover offense only, so defenders have none here. Status: Sus.
Rest of season · redraft half ppr
Redraft formats here start offense only.
Dynasty · Dynasty IDP
#707 · DB141
Value 672 · 12 teams
LatestNo Swindlr analysis on him in the last three weeks.
Dynasty value · Dynasty IDP
672
▼ 224 · last 3 weeks of games
Rank
#707 · DB141
Overall · position
2026 IDP / game
9.2
DB113 at the position
Age
28
8 seasons in
In a year
−16%
567 · about #774 next year
Recalculated: today's model on the games through each week, valued at today's point in the season. It shows what each week's games did to his value, not the values Swindlr showed at the time.
Swindlr records its published values weekly from Oct 28, 2026; they'll appear here as a record beside this chart.
Where his value comes from · Dynasty IDP
This season 9%Next two seasons 35%Later 56%
His projection (11.1 a game) doesn't clear a replacement-level defensive back yet, so his value is all upside: the model's allowance for him becoming more than that, which it makes wider the further ahead it looks. It's the least certain part of any value.
Splits
Regular season · week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
| Season | G | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | FF | IDP / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 59 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 11.2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 66 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13.3 |
| 2026 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.2 |
2026 week by week · IDP points
What he's worth in a trade
Dynasty IDP
Real trades · 4 in the last year · 1 in dynasty Superflex leagues
The last 90 days of the sample, dynasty leagues: 1 trade, 0 Superflex or 2QB and 1 one-QB, 1 with a TE premium. Every trade with him, by format →
What managers actually gave for C.J. in completed trades in public Sleeper leagues, leagues like Dynasty IDP first. Each shows the date and the league's settings; the price is what was agreed then, and the line under it is today's value, a different thing. Two-team trades of up to four pieces a side; none is left out for disagreeing with Swindlr. No league or manager names.
- Apr 4, 2026 · 12-team dynasty Superflex, TE +0.75Josh Hines-Allen + C.J. Gardner-Johnson + C.J. Stroud + 2026 3rd for 2026 1st + 2026 2nd + 2027 2nd
- Sep 19, 2026 · 32-team dynasty 1QB, half PPR, TE +0.5C.J. Gardner-Johnson for Ameer Abdullah + Tay MartinCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- May 25, 2026 · 32-team dynasty 1QBC.J. Gardner-Johnson for 2026 3rd
- May 8, 2026 · 12-team dynasty 1QBC.J. Gardner-Johnson for 2026 7th
Equal value today · Swindlr's estimate
Not real trades: packages that land within a few percent of C.J.'s value in Dynasty IDP now. A two-for-one shows the pair's total less the roster spot the second player takes, as the calculator counts it. Open one to see who wins it.
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Values are Swindlr's estimates for 12-team leagues, updated with every week's stats (through week 8 of 2026 (in progress)). "In a year" is the same production a year older, on the age curve the model is tuned with; news, role changes and the next rookie class aren’t in it. Stats: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0).
Stats from Sleeper’s weekly stat lines, regular season, through week 8 of 2026 (in progress) (nflverse’s box scores fill a week Sleeper lacks); teams and injuries from Sleeper, Nov 2. Where the numbers come from.