Deejay Dallas

Career StatsC-

Year	Team	GP	Yards	TD	YPC
Career		84	538	4	4.3
2025		6	21	0	7.0
2024		17	49	0	5.4
2023		17

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Deejay Dallas's Contract Value Index lands at C, putting the deal in a defined slice of comparable signings. At $1.265M AAV on a one-year agreement, this is a minimum-salary role-player contract for a 27-year-old six-year veteran whose 2025 season stats (4 tackles across 6 games) confirm what the media narrative already established: he is a special teams contributor with no offensive upside, functioning as a depth piece behind Jacksonville's primary ball-carriers. For a running back in his seventh season, that production profile and salary alignment represent fair market value — neither a bargain nor an overpay for a player whose roster utility is strictly positional depth and coverage unit reliability. The one-year structure carries zero cap burden into future seasons, which is prudent roster management for a player at this stage whose performance grade sits at C-, underscoring that his value is situational rather than foundational. Media coverage treated this re-signing as routine offseason housekeeping bundled with other minor transactions, and Jacksonville's recent moves up and down the roster (defensive line additions, secondary signings, offensive line shuffling) reflect active evaluation and position flexibility rather than any reliance on Dallas as a core piece. His path to the 53-man roster in September hinges on special teams consistency and the outcome of camp competition, but the CVI grade reflects realistic expectations for what both sides understand they're getting: a professional role player on a transparent, low-risk deal.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Deejay's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Deejay Dallas produces at a tier that grades a C- performance mark for Jacksonville. The 27-year-old sixth-year veteran recorded 4 tackles across 6 games in the 2025 season, a stat line that underscores his true value proposition: a special teams contributor whose roster case depends almost entirely on non-offensive production. His offensive output remains negligible—the performance grade and mediaFraming both confirm he offers essentially nothing as a running back and functions strictly as depth behind the primary ball carriers. Dallas has secured his spot through reliability as a special teams ace rather than any meaningful carrying role, a positioning that aligns perfectly with Jacksonville's muted offseason coverage of his re-signing, which was treated as routine housekeeping bundled alongside more impactful roster moves. As the Jaguars continue their preseason preparation ahead of the September regular season, Dallas will likely make the 53-man roster as a special teams stalwart, but fantasy owners and casual fans should understand his ceiling: a professional depth piece who executes a narrow skill set with consistency, not an offensive weapon capable of week-to-week fantasy relevance or snap-share growth.

How Deejay Compares at the Position

Deejay Dallas ranks 115th of 175 graded running backs by performance. That slots Deejay between Anthony Tyus (C-) just ahead and Chris Collier (C-) just behind.

Fan Sentiment

Deejay Dallas's re-signing with Jacksonville has landed with a collective shrug from the fan base and media alike, earning a B- sentiment grade that reflects a mild positive reception rather than any genuine enthusiasm. Coverage of his return was deliberately muted, with outlets treating it as routine offseason housekeeping bundled alongside other minor transactions — nobody is building a narrative around a fourth-string running back whose value proposition begins and ends on special teams. That limited media enthusiasm tracks directly with his on-field production grade, which sits at F, confirming that Dallas offers essentially nothing as an offensive contributor and remains strictly a depth piece whose roster case rests on his reliability as a special teams ace. The broader Jacksonville offseason narrative — highlighted by the trade for Ruke Orhorhoro and the signing of Chris Rodriguez at his own position — dwarfs his return entirely, which explains why fans barely registered this move amid legitimate roster construction activity worth paying attention to. Still, the sentiment trend is quietly trending upward over the last 30 days, and his established special teams pedigree gives him a credible path to making the 53-man roster when the regular season arrives in September. The bottom line is simple: Dallas is a professional role player who knows exactly what he is, Jacksonville knows exactly what they're getting, and the media coverage reflected that mutual understanding without any pretense of a bigger story.