The AFC East has some really intriguing young players, but which are the best players to stash in your dynasty fantasy football leagues? Let’s go team by team and highlight the top dynasty stash for each of the four teams in the AFC East entering 2024.
Who Are the Top Fantasy Dynasty Stashes for the AFC East Teams in 2024?
Buffalo Bills: RB Ray Davis
Please proceed with caution when it comes to Day 3 running backs. Every year, without fail, the dynasty community gets excited about their Day 3 darlings who were never going to matter. Does anyone remember all the DeWayne McBride hype from last season?
Ray Davis was a Day 3 pick, but he went in the fourth round. We’ve seen far more round-four RBs breakthrough than guys drafted later.
Most importantly, the Bills have a pretty shallow depth chart at running back behind James Cook. Davis could open the 2024 season as the RB2. At 211 pounds, he has the potential to be the Bills’ primary goal-line back. Not only would that give him immediate value as a touchdown-or-bust RB4, but it would put him one injury away from being a viable fantasy starter.
Miami Dolphins: RB Jaylen Wright
The dynasty community is well aware of Jaylen Wright’s potential. With 4.38 speed at 210 pounds, Wright is the perfect fit for head coach Mike McDaniels’ run scheme. His problem is there are two guys ahead of him who were very good last year in De’Von Achane and Raheem Mostert.
Achane is not going anywhere but struggled with injuries as a rookie. Mostert is 32 years old and has also had difficulty staying healthy in the past. All it would take is for one of these guys to miss time for Wright to be on the fantasy radar. Throw Wright on your bench or taxi squad and see if he gets his chance to make an impact.
New England Patriots: WR Javon Baker
The Patriots do not have a great track record in drafting wide receivers. Javon Baker wasn’t even the first one they took this year. That was Ja’Lynn Polk. Nevertheless, Baker is worthy of being stashed on dynasty benches due to the very weak WR group overall.
Opening the season, it will likely be DeMario Douglas, K.J. Osborn, and Kendrick Bourne as the three main WRs. Douglas was a 2023 sixth-rounder. Osborn and Bourne are journeymen role-player types. There’s room here for Polk and Baker to end up as the team’s top two receivers by the end of the year.
New York Jets: RB Braelon Allen
In a different location, Braelon Allen might be one of the more sought-after running backs from this year’s rookie class. Unfortunately, he landed on the Jets where he has absolutely no chance of overtaking Breece Hall as the starter.
Allen is a throwback bruiser, weighing a stout 235 pounds. Despite his size, he ran a 4.51 40-time. He’s currently the favorite to be the RB2 behind Hall. If Hall were to go down, Allen could step into RB2 value.
The long-term upside may not be apparent, but stranger things have happened. Allen is well worth stashing in dynasty leagues.