{"id":134037,"date":"2022-06-28T12:54:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T16:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=134037"},"modified":"2022-06-28T12:55:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T16:55:54","slug":"ceedee-lamb-fantasy-football-outlook-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/06\/28\/ceedee-lamb-fantasy-football-outlook-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"CeeDee Lamb Fantasy Football Outlook 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LambCe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CeeDee Lamb<\/a> is primed to have a breakout season in 2022. The talented wide receiver is entering his third season in the NFL and he will be the primary target in one of the most high-powered offenses in the league. After the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cowboys\/\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> dealt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CoopAm00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amari Cooper<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/browns\/\" target=\"_self\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>, Dallas will lean heavily on their young star from the University of Oklahoma. With his potentially-massive target share, CeeDee Lamb is poised to possibly be one of the best wide receivers in the NFL and fantasy football in 2022.<\/p>\n<h2>2022 Fantasy Football Outlook: CeeDee Lamb<\/h2>\n<h3>2021 Season Recap<\/h3>\n<p>Lamb had a great sophomore season in 2021 with 1,102 receiving yards and six touchdowns. The young slot receiver shined all season long even though he missed a few games due to injury, including entering the concussion protocol against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\/\" target=\"_self\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> in Week 11. Last season CeeDee Lamb had over 1,000 yards and Amari Cooper had 865 yards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PresDa01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dak Prescott<\/a> under center (here is Prescott&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/06\/23\/dak-prescott-2022-fantasy-football-profile\/\" target=\"_self\">fantasy outlook<\/a> for 2022). If Lamb can stay on the field he could be in line for his biggest season yet.<\/p>\n<h3>2022 Outlook<\/h3>\n<p>Lamb had 120 targets last season with Cooper opposite him in 15 games. Cooper is now in Cleveland which leaves 104 vacated targets to largely be divvied up between Lamb and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GallMi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Gallup<\/a>. Other wide receivers snatching targets will include rookie Jalen Tolbert and James Washington while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SchuDa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dalton Schultz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PollTo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tony Pollard<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/E\/ElliEz00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ezekiel Elliott<\/a> will likely continue to be a big part of the passing game as well.<\/p>\n<p>Lamb has been one of the most productive players out of the slot the last two seasons with over 2,000 yards in his young career. Lamb\u2019s sole concern is his drops totaling 16 for his first two seasons. Lamb needs to become more dependable with his hands in order to solidify his position in the top tier of pass-catchers in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;24912&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Lamb is sure to reach the upper echelon of receivers this season, especially with the inevitable uptick in targets. The former Sooner has failed to produce an elite season thanks to his 48<sup>th<\/sup> and 36<sup>th<\/sup> ranked target-share thus far in his career. With Cooper in Cleveland, Lamb is being projected to have over 130 targets in 2022, 10 more than last season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CeeDee Lamb in Year 3 \ud83d\ude80\ud83d\ude80\ud83d\ude80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fkQWGlgQhQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/fkQWGlgQhQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PFF (@PFF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF\/status\/1534696537892208640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Prime Games<\/h3>\n<p>The star wideout will have plenty of opportunities against poor defenses (here are their <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/05\/26\/dallas-cowboys-schedule-least-difficult-games-of-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">easiest games<\/a> and here are their <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/05\/26\/dallas-cowboys-schedule-most-difficult-games-of-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">hardest games<\/a>). The Cowboys open up the season with a home game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>; last season&#8217;s shoot-out was one of the best games of 2021. The Cowboys also play against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Lions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bengals\/\" target=\"_self\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-commanders\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Commanders, <\/a>and all of those teams were in the bottom 10 in defending receivers. Lamb will have to capitalize against all of these teams in order to secure his position as a top-eight fantasy football wide receiver.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amari Cooper &amp; CeeDee Lamb combined tonight:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 29 targets<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 20 REC<br \/>\ud83d\udd39 243 yards <br \/>\ud83d\udd39 3 TDs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DK6RXr7bam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/DK6RXr7bam<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PFF (@PFF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF\/status\/1436177977780445186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>2022 Average Draft Position<\/h3>\n<p>Lamb\u2019s average draft position (ADP) is 17<sup>th<\/sup> overall and the eighth wide receiver being taken as of right now. But it is still early so Lamb has an opportunity to climb higher. However, fantasy owners will likely be faced with a tough decision at this point in their draft. Lamb\u2019s projected numbers are 87 catches, 1,123 yards, and seven touchdowns (according to <a href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.espn.com\/football\/players\/projections\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a>). Fantasy owners likely will want more out of their stud at wide receiver, especially when drafting him in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>Lamb\u2019s ADP is tough, as it may be difficult for some fantasy owners to acquire the star slot wide receiver at his ADP; he is currently being taken in the middle of the second round. After fantasy managers have hopefully drafted a running back in the top five, they will have a difficult choice. They may have to choose between Lamb or a second top-tier running back. Lamb\u2019s ADP will likely make him a boom or bust type of player. He could be a league winner or the reason a fantasy team misses the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AroundTheNFL\/status\/1539575208075374592\/photo\/1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CeeDee Lamb Fantasy Football Outlook 2022. 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