Scouting report · DB · LA Chargers
Derwin James Jr.
DB118 in IDP dynasty, but the clock is running: 22% less in a year on age alone.
#616 overall · age 30 · 2018 round 1, pick 17 · 9th seasonIR
LACDefensive back · DB118
IDP points a game
Current outlook
This week
Weekly projections cover offense only, so defenders have none here. Status: IR.
Rest of season · redraft ppr
Redraft formats here start offense only.
Dynasty · Dynasty IDP
#616 · DB118
Value 792 · 12 teams
LatestNo Swindlr analysis on him in the last three weeks.
Dynasty value · Dynasty IDP
792
▼ 92 · last 3 weeks of games
Rank
#616 · DB118
Overall · position
2026 IDP / game
12.0
3 games
Age
30
9 seasons in
In a year
−22%
616 · about #733 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 54%Later 36%
91% of it is upside, the model's allowance for him outplaying his projection of 13.8 a game; the projection alone is worth the other 9%. That allowance comes from how widely players at his position score around their projections, set wider in a player's first three seasons and for seasons further off, and it's the least certain part of the number: a valuation that counts less of it would price him lower.
Splits
Regular season · week 8 of 2026 (in progress)
| Season | G | Tackles | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | FF | IDP / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 93 | 60 | 10 | 5.5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 15.1 |
| 2025 | 15 | 94 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 |
2026 week by week · IDP points
What he's worth in a trade
Dynasty IDP
Real trades · 7 in the last year · 3 in dynasty Superflex leagues
What managers actually gave for Derwin 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.
- May 10, 2026 · 14-team dynasty Superflex, half PPRDerwin James Jr. + Josh Hines-Allen for Dre Greenlaw + 2028 2ndCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- May 3, 2026 · 32-team dynasty SuperflexDerwin James Jr. + Tuli Tuipulotu for 2026 1st
- Mar 11, 2026 · 32-team dynasty SuperflexDerwin James Jr. + Tre' Harris + 2026 3rd for Alohi Gilman + Rashee Rice + 2026 4th
- May 25, 2026 · 32-team dynasty 1QBDerwin James Jr. + Joshua Palmer + 2028 1st + 2028 2nd for Jalen HurtsCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
- May 19, 2026 · 12-team dynasty 1QB, TE +1.7Derwin James Jr. + 2026 4th for 2026 3rd
- Mar 2, 2026 · 32-team dynasty 1QBKhalil Mack + Derwin James Jr. for 2028 1stCheck it at today's values, in its league's settings
Equal value today · Swindlr's estimate
Not real trades: packages that land within a few percent of Derwin'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.
In your league
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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.