Ashton Dulin

IND · WR · Age 26

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Consensus

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What’s driving the value

Case for

Age / window

age 26 WR

Minor

Situation

One tailwind

Minor

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Pedigree / rank

WR99 · Tier ?

Minor

Neutral: Production trend

Analysis

Ashton Dulin is a 29-year-old special-teams ace and kick returner who functions as a deep WR4/WR5 for Indianapolis, not a fantasy asset. The Colts re-signed him in March 2025 and he produced just 5 catches for 106 yards offensively in 2025 while logging a career-high 516 kick-return yards — value that does not show up in dynasty scoring. He sits behind Alec Pierce, Josh Downs, rookie Deion Burks, and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, with no plausible path to meaningful target volume, and the team holds a cheap offseason roster out. His tier-7 value is essentially roster-clog/depth filler. Recommendation: SELL/DROP now in any league shallower than deep best-ball; hold only as a roster cut candidate, with no realistic timeframe for value appreciation.

What similar players becameMedium confidence

Of the 10 age-24 receivers most similar to Ashton Dulin's 2021 season, 5 finished WR4+, 5 missed the season.

Based on just 10 analogs — directional, not a forecast · veteran comps draw on 2017-onward history.

50%50%

WR4+50%(5)
Missed season50%(5)

“Missed season” = a comp played fewer than 4 games the next year (injury, benching, or out of the league) — an availability rate, not a dynasty-value call.

Next-season outlookcoin-flip

50%hang on~6.0 PPG50%missed timeplayed <4 games

Split outcome — median falls in the gap between modes; shown as coin-flip, not a single number.

Full next-season range

0.0p25–p75 0.0–6.08.1

10 most similar players

Olamide Zaccheaus94%

2021WR81 · 6.0 PPG

Chris Conley92%

2018WR80 · 5.4 PPG

Justin Watson91%

2020Missed the season

Isaiah McKenzie91%

2018WR115 · 9.1 PPG

Keith Kirkwood90%

2019Missed the season

David Moore90%

2020WR68 · 7.1 PPG

+4 more analogs

Scenarios (3)

Continued ST/depth role, fantasy irrelevantlikely▲ +0%

Injury opens temporary target spikeunlikely▲ +15%

Cut or healthy scratchpossible▼ -30%

Risk & Opportunity Analysis (5 flags)

Risk Flags

Target Volume
Dulin sits 4th-5th on the IND WR depth chart behind Alec Pierce, Josh Downs, and rookie Deion Burks, and managed only 5 catches on 10 targets in 12 games in 2025. He is a special-teams/kick-return specialist with no path to a fantasy-relevant offensive role.
Age Concerns
At 29 he is past the WR breakout window with a 7-year career of just 623 receiving yards; there is no developmental upside left to bet on in dynasty.
Contract Situation
He is on the final year of a 2yr/$6.5M deal but the Colts hold a cheap offseason out ($670K dead cap), so his roster spot hinges on special-teams value rather than offensive production.
Draft Capital
The 2026 R7 selection of WR Deion Burks adds another young body to the room, further crowding out any marginal snaps Dulin might earn on offense.

Opportunity Flags

Roster Security
A career-high 516 kick-return yards and 2021 Second-Team All-Pro special-teams pedigree give him real NFL job security — but that value does not translate to dynasty fantasy scoring.

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Ashton Dulin

IND · WR · Age 26

Dynasty rank

—

Hold Stable

Tier

—

Consensus

Debated

What’s driving the value

Case for

Age / window

age 26 WR

Minor

Situation

One tailwind

Minor

Case against

Pedigree / rank

WR99 · Tier ?

Minor

Neutral: Production trend

Analysis

What similar players becameMedium confidence

Of the 10 age-24 receivers most similar to Ashton Dulin's 2021 season, 5 finished WR4+, 5 missed the season.

Based on just 10 analogs — directional, not a forecast · veteran comps draw on 2017-onward history.

50%50%

WR4+50%(5)
Missed season50%(5)

“Missed season” = a comp played fewer than 4 games the next year (injury, benching, or out of the league) — an availability rate, not a dynasty-value call.

Next-season outlookcoin-flip

50%hang on~6.0 PPG50%missed timeplayed <4 games

Split outcome — median falls in the gap between modes; shown as coin-flip, not a single number.

Full next-season range

0.0p25–p75 0.0–6.08.1

10 most similar players

Olamide Zaccheaus94%

2021WR81 · 6.0 PPG

Chris Conley92%

2018WR80 · 5.4 PPG

Justin Watson91%

2020Missed the season

Isaiah McKenzie91%

2018WR115 · 9.1 PPG

Keith Kirkwood90%

2019Missed the season

David Moore90%

2020WR68 · 7.1 PPG

+4 more analogs

Scenarios (3)

Continued ST/depth role, fantasy irrelevantlikely▲ +0%

Injury opens temporary target spikeunlikely▲ +15%

Cut or healthy scratchpossible▼ -30%

Risk & Opportunity Analysis (5 flags)

Risk Flags

Target Volume
Dulin sits 4th-5th on the IND WR depth chart behind Alec Pierce, Josh Downs, and rookie Deion Burks, and managed only 5 catches on 10 targets in 12 games in 2025. He is a special-teams/kick-return specialist with no path to a fantasy-relevant offensive role.
Age Concerns
At 29 he is past the WR breakout window with a 7-year career of just 623 receiving yards; there is no developmental upside left to bet on in dynasty.
Contract Situation
He is on the final year of a 2yr/$6.5M deal but the Colts hold a cheap offseason out ($670K dead cap), so his roster spot hinges on special-teams value rather than offensive production.
Draft Capital
The 2026 R7 selection of WR Deion Burks adds another young body to the room, further crowding out any marginal snaps Dulin might earn on offense.

Opportunity Flags

Roster Security
A career-high 516 kick-return yards and 2021 Second-Team All-Pro special-teams pedigree give him real NFL job security — but that value does not translate to dynasty fantasy scoring.