Scouting report · DL · Indianapolis
DeForest Buckner
DL105 in IDP dynasty, but the clock is running: 26% less in a year on age alone.
#654 overall · age 32 · 2016 round 1, pick 7 · 11th season
INDDefensive line · DL105
IDP points a game
Value · Dynasty IDP
745
▼ 201 · last 3 weeks of games
Rank
#654 · DL105
Overall · position
2026 IDP / game
13.4
DL17 at the position
Age
32
11 seasons in
In a year
−26%
555 · about #788 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 23%Next two seasons 55%Later 22%
78% of it is upside, the chance he outplays his projection of 13.0 a game; the projection alone is worth the other 22%. Other sites that price him lower are usually pricing that upside lower.
Splits
Regular season · week 7 of 2026
| Season | G | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | FF | IDP / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 61 | 24 | 8 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 47 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 |
| 2026 | 7 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13.4 |
2026 week by week · IDP points
What he's worth in a trade
Dynasty IDP
Real trades · 5 in the last year · 1 in dynasty Superflex leagues
The last 90 days of the sample, dynasty leagues: 2 trades, 0 Superflex or 2QB and 2 one-QB, 2 with a TE premium. Every trade with him, by format →
What managers actually gave for DeForest 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.
- Jul 17, 2026 · 32-team dynasty SuperflexDenzel Perryman + DeForest Buckner for 2027 3rdCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 24, 2026 · 16-team dynasty 1QB, TE +0.3DeForest Buckner for 2027 4th + 2027 5thCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- Oct 23, 2026 · 32-team dynasty 1QB, TE +0.5DeForest Buckner + Jakobi Meyers for Rhamondre Stevenson + 2027 4thCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- May 21, 2026 · 14-team dynasty 1QB, TE +0.3DeForest Buckner + 2027 3rd for Chig OkonkwoCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- May 15, 2026 · 14-team dynasty 1QB, TE +0.3DeForest Buckner + 2026 6th for Cooper Kupp + 2026 6th
Equal value today · Swindlr's estimate
Not real trades: packages that land within a few percent of DeForest's value in Dynasty IDP now. Open one in the calculator 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 7 of 2026). "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 7 of 2026 (nflverse’s box scores fill a week Sleeper lacks); teams and injuries from Sleeper, Oct 28. Where the numbers come from.