The Dallas Cowboys, stop me if you’ve heard this one before, had a completely unstoppable offense, but failed to make any waves in the playoffs. But we don’t care about the fact that America’s Team hasn’t made a championship game since before Zendaya was born; we care about racking up fantasy points. The Cowboys’ offense is great at racking up production, but are there any misvalued players there? Let’s take a look at the 2026 Dallas Cowboys’ fantasy football sleeper, undervalued, and overvalued players!
Sleeper: Jaydon Blue, Running Back (RB63, Pick 194 OVR)
Jaydon Blue was rarely used last season, mostly because he wasn’t sure what it meant to be an NFL player. And that isn’t from me; that is from him, directly. I really liked Blue coming out of college, and considering that he knows that he was a complete screwup last season (and only saw the field five times because of it), I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for his rookie campaign. Blue has the perfect backfield mate to get 40% of a 60/40 split, since before last season, Javonte Williams literally always split touches with another back, maxing out at 166 carries in college, and just 217 carries in a season before last year. He’s always been a part-time back, and he’s yet to have 200 carries in back-to-back seasons.
To remember who Jaydon Blue is, check out this excerpt from his 2025 Rookie Roundup:
“If Jaydon Blue was 3 inches taller and 30 pounds heavier, then people would be hooting and hollering for him. He hits the hole hard and is a decisive downhill runner, but he has the requisite patience to let blocks develop. He always falls forward on tackles, and churns his legs in a pile. He is a good pass catcher out of the backfield, adding a good element to his game.
While Blue has good acceleration and long speed, that seems to be his entire bag of tricks. He can hit you with a stutter step or a dead leg, but that’s it. He has good enough gathering into cuts to make it all work but ultimately, he doesn’t change direction or make something out of nothing. He also takes on way too many hits for his frame, and fumbles the ball far too much. All-in-all, he probably tops out at 40% of a 60/40 backfield split.”
Undervalued: Dak Prescott, Quarterback (QB9, Pick 83 OVR)
Only four quarterbacks have averaged 240 passing yards per game in each of the last three seasons: Patrick Mahomes, Jared Goff, Brock Purdy, and Dak Prescott. Prescott also ranks sixth in touchdowns per game over the last three years, while carrying the eighth-lowest interception rate over that span, all while throwing the ball at the third-highest rate in the league. That all is to say: he just accumulates fantasy points at an alarming rate with his arm.
His advanced stats also tell an incredible story: second in red zone pass attempts, seventh in deep ball attempts, fifth in QBR, and according to playerprofiler.com: first in pressured catchable pass rate, first in play action catchable pass rate, and third in blitzed catchable pass rate. He throws the ball all over the place and gives his stud receivers a chance to get the ball.
His running dings him, but not at face value. It looks like he runs about three times per game, but over the last three seasons, 25% of his rush attempts were actually kneeldowns. So, he runs some, but not the 3+ carries per game that his statistics would lead you to believe. He is a slam dunk pick at quarterback, especially at his cost, and I would take him above Justin Herbert (QB8) and Caleb Williams (QB7)
Overvalued: CeeDee Lamb, Wide Receiver (WR5, Pick 9 OVR)
CeeDee Lamb is eminently talented, do not get me wrong there, and this offense will promise to be extremely high-flying and productive. However, he has one season in his career wherein he finished higher than WR7 or with more than 17.7 PPR points per game. That season came in 2023 when he led the NFL in targets with 181 targets. The second-best wide receiver on that team was a washed Brandin Cooks, who mustered 81 washed targets. Lamb has always been a volume play because he was so much better than everyone else on his team. Now, with George Pickens in tow, that’s just not true. Last season, Lamb missed weeks four through six, and George Pickens solidified his role in this offense in his absence. After Lamb’s return, he finished as a top-ten wide receiver just twice in eleven games.
I don’t expect Lamb to be a bust; situations like this are exactly why I changed this from “bust” to “overvalued” in this series. He’s probably returning on value, but I don’t expect him to beat it by any reasonable margin.
