CeeDee Lamb Fantasy Overview

2024 Summary

Production & Fantasy Finishes

Lamb set a high bar with a career-best 2023 (135-1,749-12). His 23.8 PPR points per game led the league.

2024 wasn’t as productive, as several factors contributed to a fantasy dip.

Lamb sat out most of training camp over contract negotiations. Dallas finally paid him, but not until the end of August.

Lamb also felt the impact of Dak Prescott’s season-ending hamstring injury in Week 9. In eight games with Dak, Lamb averaged 18.5 PPR points per game. He beat that mark only once entering 2024.

Without Dak? 16.3 PPR PPG.

All told, Lamb finished WR8 in total PPR points and WR7 in points per game. He tallied only three top-ten fantasy finishes, with five others inside the top 15.

Usage & Role

In eight games with Prescott, Lamb saw a 25.8% target share. He ended the year with a 27.3% share, ranking tenth among WRs.

As usual, Lamb’s production largely came in the short to intermediate ranges. In fact, his average depth of target was a career-low 8.3 yards. He also saw a career-low 11.6% of his targets come on deep balls (20+ air yards).

Dak’s injury surely played a role there.

Efficiency Metrics

In Prescott’s eight games, Lamb tallied:

• A 63.1% catch rate
• 12.5 yards per catch
• 2.11 yards per route run

The catch rate and YPRR figures marked a noticeable dip from 2022-2023, but we’re working with a limited sample.

Lamb remained an effective separator, though. He ranked 13th among 116 qualifiers in ESPN’s Open Score.

Offensive Context

You know about Dak’s injury situation. But his loss didn’t exactly force the Cowboys to go run-heavy.

For the year, Dallas ranked:

• 6th in pass rate
• 9th in neutral pass rate
• 17th in pass rate over expected

The Cowboys also finished 2nd in situation-neutral pace and 4th in plays. They slotted 16th in total yards and 21st in points.

Injury History

Lamb missed the final two games of last season with a nagging shoulder injury.

In May, we learned how big of a deal the shoulder was for a good chunk of the season. The injury originally popped up in Week 9 and faced setbacks in Week 13 and Week 16.

Here’s how Lamb described the recovery:

“The longest [rehab]. I want to say a good five months of real recovery and rehab. I don’t know. I’m grateful to have two arms. I can tell you that.”

2025 Expectations

Projected Role & Competition

Lamb returns to his no-doubt No. 1 WR role in Dallas.

But he may not see 2023-level targets, when he averaged nearly 11 per game. George Pickens arrives to give this team its best No. 2 WR in recent memory.

Now, Pickens’ primary usage figures to come downfield and in the red zone. The 6’3, 200-pounder has averaged 6.7 targets per game over the past two seasons for the run-heavy Steelers.

We’ll also see if Pickens can overcome attitude and effort criticisms and find improved consistency.

Elsewhere, there’s no threat to Lamb’s target share. Jalen Tolbert returns as the likely No. 3 WR, with Jake Ferguson set for his third starting season at TE.

Coaching & Offensive Scheme

Dallas hired Brian Schottenheimer as HC. He held the team’s OC role from 2023-2024, meaning Lamb won’t be learning a new playbook.

Klayton Adams joined as the OC, although Schottenheimer will call plays for the first time in Dallas. Adams spent the past two seasons as Arizona’s OL coach and has talked this offseason about adding a physical element.

Ultimately, with a healthy Prescott, this unit is best positioned to pass the ball in 2025.

Production & Efficiency Trends

Lamb has been among the most productive WRs since entering the league in 2020.

His 1,418.7 total PPR points rank fourth over that stretch. Lamb also sits top ten in targets, yards, yards per game, and receiving TDs.