DL · TEN · #98
Current rank is DL4 through 5 games — DL4 was the last finished season.
Dynasty Value Score (DVS)
5,133
Range 4,684–5,574
Based on 2025 production and our 2026 projection
Proven DL 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
51.3 pts
10.3 PPG
15 solo · 2 sacks
Week 6 projection
10.5 pts
@ IND · floor–ceiling 4.7–15.0
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.
Simmons had 15 solo tackles, 2 sacks in 2026, ranking DL4 through 5 games. He's 29 — that's peak DL age, not a wait-and-see profile. Looking at 2026, he's a situational piece unless the role grows. This reads as a hold — nothing in the recent signal pushes it toward a buy or a sell.
Dynasty notes from our blog that mention Jeffery Simmons.
The Front Seven: Week 4
Five linebackers and linemen putting up real fantasy numbers this week, for the leagues that actually count defense.
Top 20 Defensive Linemen: Dynasty Value Score
Dynasty DL trade value has a durability problem — a healthy Myles Garrett leads, but two of the points board's top 10 miss this Top 20 entirely. Defensive linemen ranked by Dynasty Value Score.
IDP (solo 1.5 / sack 4) points
51.3
PPG
10.3
Rank so far
DL4
Key stats
2026 week shape
0/5 Boom 0%
1/5 Bust 20%
Boom is 20+ half-PPR. Bust is under 5.
| Season | Finish | IDP (solo 1.5 / sack 4) FP | PPG | Solo | Sacks | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DL4so far | 51.3 | 10.3 | 15 | 2 | — |
| 2025 | DL4 | 173.0 | 11.5 | 37 | 11 | — |
| 2024 | DL3 | 144.3 | 9.0 | 36 | 5 | — |
| 2023 | DL35 | 94.5 | 7.9 | 23 | 5.5 | — |
| 2022 | DL13 | 120.3 | 8.0 | 24 | 7.5 | — |
| 2021 | DL5 | 127.0 | 7.5 | 34 | 8.5 | — |
| 2020 | DL9 | 96.3 | 6.4 | 24 | 3 | — |
| 2019 | DL47 | 45.5 | 5.1 | 13 | 2 | — |
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 W5 | 8.8 | HOU | 54 plays · 67% pass | 3 | — | — |
| 2026 W4 | 6.0 | BAL | 57 plays · 54% pass | 2 | — | — |
| 2026 W3 | 19.3 | NYG | 57 plays · 63% pass | 5 | 1 | — |
| 2026 W2 | 12.8 | PHI | 49 plays · 41% pass | 3 | 1 | — |
| 2026 W1 | 4.5Bust | NYJ | 46 plays · 70% pass | 2 | — | — |
Weekly IDP (solo 1.5 / sack 4)
Hover a week for the total.
Snap share
2025 defense · 81.3% mean
Pass-play participation
1.7%
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.