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Brandin Cooks 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook: Late Round Steal In A Pass-Heavy Offense
7 months agoDallas Cowboys wide receiver Brandin Cooks started his 2023 campaign with a new team after being traded from the Houston Texans to Dallas. Dallas didn't give up much for the now 30-year-old wideout with six seasons of 1,000 or more yards under his belt. They sent a 2023 fifth-round pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick to Houston in exchange for the veteran wide receiver. Cooks' 2023 season began slow, but he managed 54 receptions for 657 yards and eight touchdowns by the end. Both CeeDee Lamb and Jake Ferguson were quarterback Dak Prescott's favorite weapons. Lamb finished the season as the most targeted player in the NFL with a whopping 181 targets. Ferguson was second on the Cowboys with 102 targets. The 30-year-old was targeted 81 times over the season, making him the WR2 on the roster. Michael Gallup is now a Las Vegas Raider, and Dallas did not draft a wide receiver in the 2024 NFL Draft. This is good news for Cooks, who is looking to slip back into the WR2 role in Dallas' pass-heavy offense. His main competition for Dallas' WR2 role is Jalen Tolbert and KaVontae Turpin. Cooks is a boom-or-bust player that can be taken late in drafts. He is a viable WR3 on your fantasy roster. Don't expect him to be a long-term option, but in 2024, he should see plenty of playing time. Cooks is ranked 137th overall and 56th in RotoBaller's wide receiver rankings, making him a slight value at his current NFFC ADP of 160 and being taken as the 64th wide receiver off the board in upcoming fantasy drafts.
