Dynasty Roundtable: 11 Biggest Value Movers

Our staff put a cap on the 2024 season by reviewing the player who moved the most for them in Dynasty value. 

What player's dynasty value moved the most for you in the 2024 season?

Bryce Young, Carolina 

Hutchinson Brown: After a horrific 2023 rookie season, Young was mainly given up on heading into the 2024 season. His receiving cold was still questionable, as was his offensive line, and Dave Canales' impact was yet to be seen. After his first couple weeks, which resulted in his benching, he was barely worth anything in Dynasty; most believed it was over for him.

Over the last couple of months, things have dramatically changed. He has played like a top-half NFL quarterback since returning from his time on the bench. He should get more help next year with his receivers. Combining that with his youth and rushing potential makes it difficult to refuse to put him in the top twelve dynasty quarterback conversation. The bounce back he has made has not only been inspiring to watch, but for Bryce Young dynasty managers, it has been great to watch.

Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco

Jason Wood: McCaffrey was a consensus top-5 dynasty pick for the last few years, up through this offseason. As of December, his dynasty ADP has fallen to nearly 70th, implying a calamitous drop from a cornerstone asset to someone you hope can bounce back next year so you can move him quickly for pennies on the dollar. 

Bucky Irving, Tampa Bay

Corey Spala: Irving's value has changed the most for me this season in a positive way. There was anticipation Irving would cut into Rachaad White's workload. Tampa Bay invested a fourth-round pick into Irving to help provide depth and relief for White. Both running backs have played at least 15 games and have over 140 rushing attempts and 45 targets; Irving leads with 188 rushing attempts, and White with 57 targets. Irving and White are a complimentary duo for Tampa Bay.

Looking closer at Irving, he had one game over 50% snaps and averaged 12.4 opportunities (carries/targets) leading up to their Week 11 Bye. He then had 4/6 games over 50% snaps and is averaging 18.5 opportunities for these six games. Over the same span, Irving is the RB7 in points per game (18.7), which counts the Week 14 game he played 16% snaps for injuring his back and nursing the injury in Week 15. He has produced at a top-tier level since taking on a more significant workload and opportunity.

Irving was a popular sleeper because of his explosiveness and big-play ability, yet he was drafted with a fourth-round pick. When players step onto the NFL field and produce, their draft capital is thrown out the window. He has solidified himself as the RB1 in Tampa Bay and has an intriguing dynasty outlook with three years left on his rookie deal through the 2027 season. Irving is currently our 38th overall player or 59th in superflex leagues. This is a massive jump from his original ranking, which I cannot find where he was in August. I imagine he was in the 100s for overall rankings and an educated guess for RB35-45 before the season started.

Jeff Blaylock: You contend in dynasty leagues by getting first-round value from third-round picks in your rookie drafts. I zeroed in on Bucky Irving as one who could give me that value and drafted him with a late third-round dart throw in all my dynasty leagues. Most third-round rookie picks are busts, but the investment was small here compared to Irving's potential. 

He exceeded my expectations for the 10th or so running back to come off the board. Irving finishes the fantasy year as the RB1 of the rookie class and RB15 of the league. He rushed for 1,033 yards and seven touchdowns in 16 games. He caught 45 of his 47 targets for 397 yards. He remains a dual threat in a potent offense and has taken the lead running back role from Rachaad White. I'm not alone in seeing his dynasty value rise. The consensus among our experts has him as the RB10 in our dynasty rankings. Irving was a steal in the late third rounds of rookie drafts, but I expect he will be gone by then in next season's start-up drafts.

Jonathon Brooks, Carolina

Jeff Blaylock: Many considered Brooks one of the top two running backs in the 2024 class, and he was typically selected in the late first or early second round of rookie drafts. Despite recovering from a significant knee injury and a limited collegiate resumé, many expected Brooks to claim the Panthers' RB1 role by season's end. He did not. Chuba Hubbard cemented himself as the bell-cow back and signed a four-year extension before Brooks saw the field. Brooks then re-tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on the ninth rush attempt of his season. 

Based on the timing and severity of the injury, he could miss all of the 2025 season. Dynasty managers with deep benches and a well of patience to match can likely buy him on the cheap in hopes his post-injury NFL career winds up closer to mirroring Adrian Peterson's than Deuce McAllister's. I was willing to accept his high re-injury risk during rookie drafts, but not now.