Dynasty Buy/Sell/Hold: NFC East

After debuting this miniseries last year, I’m excited to have the opportunity to author the 2024 iteration!

With the NFL draft now months behind us, we are nearing the crescendo of the NFL off-season. As such, the window for making final roster adjustments is drawing to a close, with the obtainment of actionable game information just over the horizon in September. Put another way, it would not be unreasonable to assert player values are less likely to fluctuate over the next couple of months (pending injuries) as compared to when the regular season is in full force.

In that spirit, I’ve selected players to buy, sell and hold for all 32 NFL teams. This miniseries will be broken down by division, with 12 players highlighted per article and 96 overall. In a 12-team league with 20 roster spots (similar to the DLF ADP), that accounts for 40% of the players!

Before we dive in, a few notes and disclaimers:

• Player values were obtained from the combination of the most current ADP (pending the lead time necessary for authorship), and the DLF top-250 rankings;
• The league paradigm is assumed to be PPR and 1QB (players in superflex and/or 2QB leagues would likely have some divergence from those I’ve selected);
• Opinions on players are my own and do not represent all of DLF; and finally,
• Exact player values are always going to be dependent on individual leagues and owners, and may not be consistent with the assertions provided herein.

With that said, let’s continue with the NFC East! Players will be profiled individually, with a tabulated summary of all 12 provided at the article’s conclusion.

Dallas Cowboys

Buy: Jake Ferguson, TE (ADP = 106.8 Rank = 129.0)

Statistics courtesy of Pro Football Reference.

Receiver CeeDee Lamb is the clear lion in this offense (see what I did there?), but if you squint and look a little more than halfway down, you’ll see it was Ferguson who had the team’s second most targets. And with those looks he held a very singular purpose – run a short pattern (aDOT of 5.1 yards) and make some things happen after the catch (6.0 YAC per reception). He also managed to convert five of these receptions into scores en route to finishing the season as the PPR TE9.

With the Cowboys slated to essentially run it back in 2024, I don’t foresee anything changes. And with another year in the league and system (Ferguson is still only 25 years old), it wouldn’t be unreasonable to see some progression here. With a firm place in his team’s offense, there’s room to go for the TE13 by DLF’s ADP.