LB · BAL · #40
24-year-old LB.
Dynasty Value Score (DVS)
1,903
Range 1,687–2,113
Based on 2025 production and our 2026 projection
Young LB with proof and a long runway.
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 Engine Projections
164.9 pts
9.7 PPG · 17.0 games
61.4 solo · 1.8 sacks · 0.4 INT
History starts Preseason 2026.
Why this DVS moved off a raw projection.
Durability ×0.98
One recent short season (games missed). Production already saw the missed games — this is forward risk only.
Combine ×1.01
Athletic composite 6.9/10 (RAS-like; fades after year 2).
Org environment ×0.99
Team pass/rush volume vs league — scheme residual, not a second projection.
Buchanan had 44 solo tackles, 0.5 sacks in 2025, finishing LB65. At 24, nothing in the recent seasons jumps off the page. The 2026 projection is modest — the role has to hold. This reads as a hold — nothing in the recent signal pushes it toward a buy or a sell.
IDP (solo 1.5 / sack 4) points
116.5
PPG
8.3
Positional finish
LB65
Key stats
| Season | Finish | IDP (solo 1.5 / sack 4) FP | PPG | Solo | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LB65 | 116.5 | 8.3 | 44 | 0.5 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 W15 | 1.5 | CIN | 36 plays · 33% pass | — | — | — |
| 2025 W14 | 5.8 | PIT | 75 plays · 47% pass | 1 | — | — |
| 2025 W13 | 9.0 | CIN | 54 plays · 59% pass | 5 | — | — |
| 2025 W12 | 9.8 | NYJ | 57 plays · 40% pass | 5 | — | — |
| 2025 W11 | 3.8 | CLE | 55 plays · 46% pass | 1 | — | — |
| 2025 W10 | 12.3 | MIN | 65 plays · 45% pass | 5 | — | — |
| 2025 W9 | 7.5 | MIA | 54 plays · 43% pass | 3 | — | — |
| 2025 W8 | 11.5 | CHI | 57 plays · 39% pass | 4 | — | — |
| 2025 W6 | 11.5 | LA | 71 plays · 48% pass | 2 | 0.5 | — |
| 2025 W5 | 17.8 | HOU | 39 plays · 51% pass | 7 | — | — |
Weekly IDP (solo 1.5 / sack 4)
Hover a week for the total.
Snap share
2025 defense · 70.8% 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.