Check a trade with Nakobe Dean
LB · LV · #17
Only 9 games in 2025 — availability is the headline.
Dynasty Value Score (DVS)
3,708
Range 3,290–3,863
Based on 2025 production and our 2026 projection In-season usage moved the score inside this range.
Proven LB in his prime — production and runway both hold.
DVS is our model view, scored on Engine-default half-PPR — not a guaranteed price in your league. Bye weeks and schedule strength are left out on purpose.
2026 total FP
123.0 pts
15.4 PPG
37 solo · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT
Week 9 projection
13.2 pts
@ SF · floor–ceiling 7.8–17.8
History starts Preseason 2026.
Why this DVS moved off a raw projection.
Durability ×0.95
2 of last 3 seasons under 15 games.
Org environment ×0.99
Team pass/rush volume vs league — scheme residual, not a second projection.
Dean had 37 solo tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT in 2026, ranking LB2 through 8 games. Current rank is LB2 through 8 games — LB82 was the last finished season. 2025 stopped at 9 games; staying on the field is the swing factor. That's a buy-low window if the price still reflects the rough year, not the recovery.
Dynasty notes from our blog that mention Nakobe Dean.
IDP (solo 1.5 / sack 4) points
123.0
PPG
15.4
Rank so far
LB2
Key stats
2026 week shape
1/8 Boom 13%
0/8 Bust 0%
Boom is 20+ half-PPR. Bust is under 5.
| Season | Finish | IDP (solo 1.5 / sack 4) FP | PPG | Solo | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LB2so far | 123.0 | 15.4 | 37 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | LB82 | 103.3 | 11.5 | 30 | 4 | — |
| 2024 | LB10 | 197.0 | 13.1 | 72 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | LB133 | 39.0 | 7.8 | 18 | 0.5 | — |
| 2022 | LB168 | 18.5 | 2.3 | 9 | — | — |
Career arc
Dashed bar is the 2026 Engine projection, not a completed season.
| Week | IDP (solo 1.5 / sack 4) FP | Opp | Script | Solo | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 W8 | 11.0 | NYJ | 59 plays · 44% pass | 1 | — | — |
| 2026 W7 | 17.8 | LA | 62 plays · 73% pass | 3 | — | 1 |
| 2026 W6 | 13.3 | BUF | 61 plays · 67% pass | 3 | — | — |
| 2026 W5 | 12.8 | NE | 54 plays · 67% pass | 5 | — | — |
| 2026 W4 | 6.0 | KC | 78 plays · 67% pass | 3 | — | — |
| 2026 W3 | 24.8Boom | NO | 60 plays · 55% pass | 11 | — | — |
| 2026 W2 | 18.8 | LAC | 58 plays · 50% pass | 7 | 0.5 | — |
| 2026 W1 | 18.8 | MIA | 67 plays · 45% pass | 4 | 1 | — |
Weekly IDP (solo 1.5 / sack 4)
Hover a week for the total.
Snap share
2025 defense · 67.8% mean
Pass-play participation
0.0%
2025 · share of the team’s dropback plays this player was on the field for. Presence, not a charted route rate.
Advanced (2025)
Durability
Next Gen tracking is for skill-position players.
Similar age, draft capital, and role — context for outcome bands, not a second DVS.