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CeeDee Lamb Dallas Cowboys · #88

Wide Receiver · 6' 2", 198 lbs · Richmond, TX · Age 27

CeeDee Lamb is a Wide Receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 17th overall, 2020. In 2026 he caught 37 passes for 498 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 17th overall7-yr veteran
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Season avg37 rec · 498 yds · 4 td
Career avg608 rec · 7,914 yds · 45 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
37rec
498yds
4td
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Scouting report

CeeDee Lamb — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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CeeDee Lamb is a Wide Receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, drafted 17th overall, 2020. In 2026 he caught 37 passes for 498 yards and 4 touchdowns.
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Act II

Where CeeDee Lamb stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #11 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
646Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

CeeDee Lamb — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
498 YDS
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Volume
37 REC
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Big-play
13.5 Y/R
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Scoring
4 TD
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The engine

How the model sees CeeDee Lamb

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
60
rec
35–86
807
rec yds
529–1085
4
td
3–5
87
targets
45–130
9
games
5–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 37 → projected 60 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+23.3 rec
Everything it reads
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7 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 15 / 14 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

CeeDee Lamb career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
20201674935511112.6
202116791,102612013.9
2022171071,359915612.7
2023171351,7491218113.0
2024151011,194615211.8
202514751,077311714.4
2026 in progress · 4 games43749844613.5
Career996087,91445883
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Dallas Cowboys built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
89off index
86def index
+41net
90%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (89), defense A- (86) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 73, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #95 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of CeeDee Lamb

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-04-08

The beginning

CeeDee Lamb is a Wide Receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, in his 7th NFL season.

Dallas Cowboys

Turning pro

Drafted 17th overall, 2020 as a Wide Receiver.

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CeeDee Lamb is a Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, drafted 17th overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has caught 608 passes for 7,914 yards and 45 touchdowns.

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Most recently he caught 37 passes for 498 yards and 4 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
198 lbs
Draft
17th overall, 2020
Born
Richmond, TX
Age
27
Jersey
#88
Background

CeeDee Lamb is from Richmond, TX and is 27 years old. He was drafted 17th overall, 2020 and plays wide receiver at 6' 2", 198 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has caught 608 passes for 7,914 yards and 45 touchdowns. Lamb is currently on the Dallas Cowboys roster.

The person

CeeDee Lamb is a No. 1 receiving option who has caught 608 passes for 7,914 yards and 45 touchdowns across 7 seasons (2020–2026).

Receiving608 career catches, 7,914 yards, 45 touchdowns.
Best season135 catches for 1,749 yards in 2023.
Yards per catch13.0 yards per reception over his career.
First-round pedigree17th overall, 2020.
Durability99 career games played.
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FAQ

CeeDee Lamb — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about CeeDee Lamb, answered.

What position does CeeDee Lamb play?
CeeDee Lamb is a Wide Receiver for the Dallas Cowboys.
When was CeeDee Lamb drafted?
CeeDee Lamb was drafted 17th overall, 2020.
How many seasons has CeeDee Lamb played?
7 (2020–2026).
What are CeeDee Lamb's career stats?
He has caught 608 passes for 7,914 yards and 45 touchdowns.
CeeDee Lamb career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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War Room · Draft

The War Room's draft verdict on CeeDee Lamb

AI analyst opinion · grounded in the model below
Model rank
WR5
#11 overall
Proj / game
17.2
Tier 2 · PPR
Draft cost
Rd 1
model draft cost, illustrative
Schedule
60
matchup score 0–100
VALUEat his current draft costThe Scout· Talent & projection

Buy the down year.

2025 was a dud by his standard — 14 games, just 3 receiving touchdowns — and that's exactly the discount. The model still sees a rising WR4 near 17.8 PPG, projecting his line back around 108 catches. Healthy target volume at a slightly softened cost is where you win Round 1.

Projection is a Balladex model estimate, illustrative. The War Room's verdict is argued opinion. Real stats: 2025 season. · Updated Aug 28, 2026

Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR1
listed starter
Snap share
81%
of offensive snaps
Target share
32%
WOPR 0.78
Listed as the starter (WR1) on the current depth chartAlpha target: 32% team target share (WOPR 0.782)

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ NYG
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
60
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 3
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
57
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ NYGW2 vs WASW3 vs BALW4 @ HOUW5 vs TBW6 @ GBW7 @ PHIW8 vs ARIW9 @ INDW10 vs SFW11 vs TENW12 vs PHIW13 @ SEAW14 · BYEW15 @ LAW16 vs JAXW17 vs NYGW18 @ WAS

Each week grades CeeDee Lamb's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
13
since 2021
Games missed
4
listed Out
Lower-body
7
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
2
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk5 · Thigh2025 Wk16 · Illness2025 Wk15 · Concussion2025 Wk7 · Ankle2025 Wk6 · Ankle (Out)2025 Wk5 · Ankle (Out)

Home surface: matrixturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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