DJ Giddens Dynasty Value 2026

Giddens getting the bulk of first-team work on Jonathan Taylor's rest day is a useful reminder that he is in the backup conversation, not evidence that Taylor's role is threatened. Indianapolis still publicly frames Taylor as the bell cow, while Giddens' 2025 consisted of only 26 carries and 70 offensive snaps. His next edge comes from winning clear RB2 duties, then from contingency value.

HOLD at 2,056 KTC, essentially unchanged for three months and below last summer's 2,386. The 23-year-old has almost no mileage, but no current production case to justify buying aggressively. Keep him if rostered; demand actual preseason deployment before treating a rest-day rep split as a breakout.