CeeDee Lamb confirmed throughout training camp observe that he’s ready to be the Dallas Cowboys’ prime large receiver.
The Dallas Cowboys modified up their large receiver corps this offseason, and the massive transfer was Amari Cooper getting traded to the Cleveland Browns. The group did retain Michael Gallup and add James Washington via free company, whereas additionally shedding Cedrick Wilson to the Miami Dolphins in free company. With all of this motion, CeeDee Lamb is slated in as the highest receiver for Dallas.
During training camp observe on July 29, Lamb made performs via the air and on the bottom. Take a glance for yourselves in the movies under, courtesy of The Athletic’s Jon Machota.
CeeDee Lamb looks like Cowboys’ WR1 this season
Lamb was a part of the loaded large receiver class in the 2020 NFL Draft. He one way or the other managed to fall all the best way to the No. 17 decide, and the Cowboys didn’t hesitate to pick out him. That transfer paid off for Dallas, based mostly on his first two years in the league.
In 2020, Lamb put up 935 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns on 74 receptions (111 targets). Then, this previous season, Lamb cracked over 1,000 receiving yards for the primary time in his skilled profession by catching 79-of-120 targets for 1,102 yards and 6 touchdowns.
With Cooper now not on the group, it is going to be fascinating to see if Lamb’s numbers will drop off a bit now that he’ll get the first consideration from opposing defenses. One factor is for positive, he has the abilities to be a matchup nightmare for defenses, based mostly on the clips above.
The Cowboys wish to repeat as NFC East champions and get previous their prolonged hurdle that was the NFC Divisional Round of the playoffs.