Heat Wave Cheat Sheet: 2023 NFC East Fantasy Football Preview

The Broto Heat Wave brings you daily previews of every team’s fantasy football prospects in 2023. 32 teams in 32 days. Today we are recapping the episodes from the NFC East, bringing you quick-hitting bullets that summarize everything you need to know about the players and coaches in this division.

NEW YORK GIANTS

Offensive Outlook

  • Brian Daboll enters his second year as the Giants' head coach after boasting a 9-8 Record in 2022 (3rd in NFC East).

  • Daboll was named the 2022 NFL Coach of the Year after leading a resurgence that resulted in nine regular-season victories, the team's first playoff berth in six years, and its first postseason victory in 11 seasons.

  • Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka is also in his second year with the Giants.

  • The offense significantly improved in Kafka's first season as coordinator.

  • The Giants' 365 points were 107 more than they scored in 2021. 

  • They averaged 333.9 yards a game, an increase of 46.6 yards per game. 

  • One year after averaging 99.3 rushing yards a game and 4.0 yards per carry, the Giants finished fourth in the NFL with 148.2 rushing yards a game and fifth with 4.8 yards a carry. 

  • Their 352 first downs were 53 more than the previous season.

  • The Giants finished 2022 ranked 18th in Points Per Game (21.2) with the 6th Lowest Pass Percentage (50.0%) and 6th Highest Run Percentage (50.0%), running a perfect 50/50 split offensive philosophy.

  • Notable Offensive Additions: TE Darren Waller, WR Parris Campbell, WR Jameson Crowder, WR Cole Beasley, Rookie WR Jalin Hyatt, Rookie RB Eric Gray, Rookie C John Michael Schmitz.

  • Notable Offensive Subtractions: None of Note.

Quarterback

  • Daniel Jones inked a lucrative deal to remain as the Giants' quarterback. Jones signed a four-year 160M dollar extension.

  • Jones finished last season averaging 18.4 PPG (QB10), doing so while recording zero games with more than two passing touchdowns.

  • The true breakout came on the ground where Jones racked up 708 rushing yards (QB7) and seven rushing touchdowns (QB5).

  • Jones remained a relatively ineffective passer, averaging 6.8 Yards Per Attempt (QB24).

  • The Giants quarterback was outside of the top 20 quarterbacks in both deep balls attempted and deep ball completion percentage.

  • Jones finished as the QB24 in True Throw Value.

  • The addition of Darren Waller is an undeniable positive for Jones but the Giants still have several questions at wide receiver.

  • It is unlikely that Jones will progress enough as a passer to give him top-5 positional upside but he provides decent upside for those punting the position into the later rounds of their drafts.

Running Back

  • Saquon Barkley is the driving force behind the overall success of the Giants' offense.

  • In 2022, Barkley recorded 295 rushing attempts (RB4) and 76 targets (RB6) with an opportunity share of 79.9% (RB2).

  • Barkley scored 10 touchdowns in 2022 despite ranking 16th in red zone opportunities with 40.

  • The Giants' star running back yielded a True Target Value of RB16 on his 76 total targets.

  • Barkley ranked as the RB30 in PPOxTD in 2022.

  • This is all to say that there is still room for positive regression in efficiency for the generational talent.

  • Barkley’s ADP is in a shared tier of sensational fantasy superstars, making the Giants franchise star a tough selection in 2023 drafts.

Wide Receiver

  • The Giants' depth chart is overstocked with slot receivers, with no proven outside threat.

  • Isaiah Hodgins, Wan’Dale Robinson, Parris Campbell, Jalin Hyatt, Jamison Crowder, Darius Slayton, Sterling Shepard and Cole Beasley make up the Giants’ wide receiver room.

  • Jalin Hyatt did not find success at Tennessee until he transitioned into a full-time position as a slot receiver, running 85.9% of his routes from the slot in his final year.

  • Wan’Dale Robinson is 5’7”/176 lbs and ran 112 routes as a rookie. 141 of his rookie snaps came out of the slot.

  • Parris Campbell played 661 Snaps from the Slot in 2022, leading all WRs.

  • Veterans Jameson Crowder, Sterling Shepard, and Cole Beasley have run more than 80.0% of the career routes from the slot.

  • Isaiah Hodgins had a mini-breakout in 2022 but has horrendous success percentages against man coverage on the outside, finding most of his success as an in-line receiver.

  • Campbell’s health has always been his biggest concern and a knock against him as a fantasy asset. He certainly has an undeniable talent when he is healthy. 

  • The former Colts wideout had a nice little streak from Week 6 through Week 10, posting 3 top 10 WR finishes in that stretch.

  • Inconsistencies and minor injuries reared their ugly head once again as he fell below double-digit points twice in that mini-hot streak, receiving low snap percentages and route participation in both contests.

  • All in all, Campbell finished with a 15.1% target share, averaging 8.6 PPG with a TTAV ranked 79th.

  • Robinson is an undersized gadget-esque receiver that thrives on a lower depth of target in open space.

  • Robinson posted less than a handful of highlight-worthy plays in his rookie season but flashed some positive upside with decent per-touch efficiency. 

  • Robinson even posted a WR1 finish in Week 10, the very same week that his season would ultimately be cut short due to a knee injury.

  • Now entering his second season, Robinson expects to have a much larger role on the offense but to what extent is still to be seen.

  • Robinson is extremely undersized at 5’7 and 176 lbs and doesn’t possess elite athletic traits, boasting a 26th percentile speed score and 35th percentile burst score and 65th percentile agility score.

  • All of the athleticism that Robinson lacks on paper, Jalin Hyatt more than makes up for. Hyatt is a legit burner with 4.40s speed (96th percentile) but leaves a lot to be desired as a route runner and outside threat, needing mismatches from the slot to produce in his final season at Tennessee. 

  • At 6’0 even and 176lbs, Hyatt’s weight-adjusted speed score tells a different story about his athletic traits as he falls below the 50th percentile.

  • His lack of separation skills and speed-based winning may pose threats for the 176lb rookie if the Giants ask him to operate solely on the outside of the formation.

  • Hodgins fits best as the primary outside wide receiver and has the most upside as a late-flier due to his size and athleticism.

Tight End

  • The Giants' biggest move this offseason came when they acquired the rights to Darren Waller from the Las Vegas Raiders.

  • Waller has been one of the best tight ends in the NFL as of late but has faced drastic regression amidst injuries.

  • After posting incredible breakout seasons in 2019 and 2020, Waller has averaged a mere 52.5 yards per game over the last two seasons.

  • Waller appears to be the top target on the Giants' offense, with a clear top-5 tight end upside.

  • Waller is an excellent value with an ADP of TE7.

Dynasty Sleepers and Stashes

  • Eric Gray is a reliable threat out of the backfield with soft hands and a willingness to block, providing the Giants with a cheap running back with a three-down skill set.

  • Gray has the potential to find work quickly as a three-down backup with future starter potential.

  • Gray has favorable player comparisons to players such as Michael Carter, Carlos Hyde, Sony Michel and Mike Davis, all of whom had serviceable seasons as fantasy running backs.

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PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Offensive Outlook

  • Nick Sirianni enters his third season as head coach of the Eagles with a combined 23-11 record, marking the most wins by any head coach in their first two years with the franchise. 

  • The Eagles finished with a 14-3 Record in 2022 (1st in NFC East/1st Seed in NFC).

  • One of just two head coaches to start their Eagles career with back-to-back postseason berths.

  • Sirianni directed a record-breaking 2022 campaign that resulted in an NFC East crown, conference title and appearance in Super Bowl LVII.

  • Sirianni and the Eagles enter the 2023 season as NFC favorites but will be without Shane Steichen as their offensive coordinator as he moves on to be the Colts' head coach.

  • The Eagles promoted quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson to offensive coordinator following Steichen’s departure.

  • Johnson enters his third season with the Philadelphia Eagles, hired on at the same time as Siriannia.

  • Before being named offensive coordinator, Johnson coached Philadelphia's quarterbacks from 2021-22.

  • In that capacity, he played a crucial role in the development of Jalen Hurts, who posted the second-highest winning percentage (.733, 22-8) among NFL quarterbacks in that span, trailing only Patrick Mahomes (.765, 26-8).

  • During Johnson's time as the Eagles' quarterbacks coach, Hurts finished second in Associated Press NFL MVP voting and received his first career All-Pro and Pro Bowl accolades.

  • The Eagles finished the 2022 season ranked 2nd in Points Per Game (29.1), with the 6th Lowest Pass Percentage (49.6%) and a top-5 Run Percentage (50.4%).

  • Notable Offensive Additions: RB Rashad Penny, RB D’Andre Swift, QB Marcus Mariota, Rookie OT Tyler Steen, Rookie QB Tanner McKee.

  • Notable Offensive Subtractions: RB Miles Sanders.

  • Notable Defensive Subtractions: DT Javon Hargrave, DB/S C.J. Gardner-Johnson.

Quarterback

  • Jalen Hurts will need to continue his vast improvement as a passer if managers expect him to reign as the QB1 overall yet again.

  • The fantasy market has over-adjusted with the evaluation of top-tier quarterbacks.

  • Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes, and Josh Allen all have ADPs residing in the second round after falling past the fifth round just one year ago.

  • Hurts cost equivalence is the only concern surrounding the fantasy superstar this season.

  • In 2022, Hurts finished first in rushing attempts for quarterbacks (165), fourth in rushing yards (760), and first in rushing touchdowns (13).

  • Hurts recorded 11 plays of 20 yards or more as a passer while adding seven plays of 20 yards or more as a rusher.

  • The Eagles franchise quarterback finished with 25.6 (PPG), ranked fifth in Yards Per Attempt (8.0), with 3701 yards (QB10), 22 passing touchdowns (QB14), and a True Throw Value ranked QB14, exhibiting room for growth in his fourth season.

Wide Receiver

  • A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith will likely continue dominating target shares for the Eagles as the undeniable 1(A) and 1(B) on this offense.

  • Brown finished the 2022 season with 88 receptions on 146 targets for 1496 yards and 11 touchdowns, ranked as the WR8 in PPG with 17.6.

  • Smith kept pace with his new teammate, catching 95 passes on 136 targets for 1196 yards and seven touchdowns, ranked as the WR14 in PPG with 14.0.

  • Brown and Smith combined for over 73.0% of Jalen Hurts passing yards in 2022.

  • Both of the Eagles wideouts also ranked in the top 10 in True Target Value despite Hurts’ True Throw Value rank of QB14.

  • The Eagles' wide receivers are excellent selections at their current ADPs.

Running Back

  • Rashaad Penny is absolutely one of the NFL’s most talented pure rushers when he is healthy. The issue is that Penny has not been healthy since his freshman season at San Diego State, nearly a decade ago.

  • Penny has missed more games than he has played in the NFL. Sitting out for 44 total games (not including playoffs) while suiting up for only 40 in 5 seasons.

  • Entering his 6th season at 27 years of age, this time with his first new team and a completely new offense doesn’t paint a picture of positivity for Penny’s 2022 outlook. 

  • However, should the veteran running back stay healthy, there is no guarantee that he will even receive the volume necessary to bolster any fantasy relevance as the Eagles' newest addition at running back poses a major threat to Penny’s touches.

  • The Eagles may legitimately have the most fragile running back room ever created.

  • D’Andre Swift joins Penny in a completely revamped running back room.

  • The injury bug has not bitten Swift quite as hard as Penny but the former Lions running back has yet to play a full season in the NFL, suiting up for 13, 13 and 14 games in each of his first three seasons.

  • Swift has, however, been a successful and viable fantasy asset at all junctures of his career when he is healthy enough to play.

  • In year one, as a rookie Swift Averaged 14.6 PPR PPG (RB15), upping those numbers to 16.1 PPR PPG (RB8) in year 2, but regressing in year 3 as Jamaal Williams vultured a franchise record 17 touchdowns and Swift finished with 13.7 PPR PPG (RB15).

  • He has posted over 45 receptions and 350 receiving yards in all three years and has ranked top 5 in fantasy points per opportunity in all three of those seasons as well.

Tight End

  • Dallas Goedert finished as a top-5 tight end in PPG (11.8) despite catching only three touchdowns.

  • Goedert’s incredible efficiency was more than enough to buoy his lack of touchdowns as the Eagles tight end finished first in Catch Percentage, third in Yards Per Reception, third in Big Plays, third in Yards After Catch, first in Yards Per Target, third in Yards Per Route Run, third in Yards Per Team Pass Attempt and, as you could imagine, first in Points Per Opportunity Excluding Touchdowns.

  • Goedert also finished seventh overall in receiving yards by a tight end (702) in 2022 despite missing five contests.

  • Goedert does not possess the incredible upside of a top-3 tight end but is a consistent fantasy asset with a strong floor of production.

Dynasty Sleepers and Stashes

  • Managers should jump at the opportunity to pay market value for D’Andre Swift.

  • This segment usually attempts to shine a light on a hidden gem but the Eagles roster is so incredibly top-heavy with succinct roles that there are no viable fantasy assets that are rostered below 50.0%.

  • Swift remains the most overlooked high-upside asset on the Eagles.

  • The former Lions running back was downright excellent on a per-touch basis in 2022, despite losing out on massive touchdown volume from the bruising Jamaal Williams.

  • In 2022 Swift ranked, 8th in Yards Per Carry, 2nd in Yards Per Touch, 2nd in Yards Created Per Touch, 3rd in Fantasy Points Per Opportunity, 2nd in Points Per Opportunity Excluding Touchdowns, 7th in Expected Points, 6th in Target Share, 5th In Yards Per Route Run, 7th in Receiving Yards Per Game, 7th in True Target Value and 10th in Yards Per Reception.

  • I will concede that there is a non-zero percent chance that Jalen Hurts and Rashaad Penny are the new Vultures to Swift’s touchdown ceiling but Penny will need to stay healthy first.

  • The Eagles seem to be wholly invested in resurging Swift’s career. The organization has made aggressive and obvious efforts to fill the roster with Georgia alum, the alma mater of Swift’s past. The former Lions running back also grew up outside of the Eagles stadium and calls Philadelphia his hometown.

  • Swift could find a second wind with the Eagles with a legitimate RB1 upside.

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WASHINGTON COMMANDERS

Offensive Outlook

  • Ron Rivera is in his 27th Year in the NFL as a coach/assistant. 2023 will mark Rivera’s 4th Year as the Commanders' head coach.

  • The Commanders finished with an 8-8-1 Record in 2022 (4th in NFC East).

  • We know exactly what we’re going to get with Ron Rivera's offenses: A near dead even split of rushing and passing with lots of play action.

  • What we don’t know is how Rivera will mesh with new offensive coordinator and longtime Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy.

  • Bieniemy is embarking on his 25th season in the NFL, his first with Washington after serving as the Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator for the past five seasons.

  • Prior to being named the offensive coordinator, Bieniemy served as the Chiefs running backs coach from 2013-17.

  • In 2022, Bieniemy helped lead the Chiefs and their offense to their second Super Bowl championship in four seasons and helped quarterback Patrick Mahomes earn his second MVP in five seasons.

  • The Chiefs led the NFL in total yards per game (413.6), passing yards (5,062), scrimmage touchdowns (59) and total points per game (29.2) in 2022.

  • In 2022 the Commanders ranked 24th in Points Per Game (18.9) with a 26th Ranked Pass Percentage (50.7%) and 10th Ranked Run Percentage (49.3%).

  • Notable Offensive Additions: QB Jacoby Brissett, OT Andrew Wylie, OG Nick Gates, OT Trent Scott, Rookie RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.

  • Notable Offensive Subtractions: QB Carson Wentz, QB Taylor Heinicke, RB J.D. McKissic, C Chase Roullier.

Quarterback

  • Sam Howell is the projected 2023 starter for the Commanders with veteran journeyman/backup Jacoby Brissett prepared to take over at a moment's notice.

  • Howell was a fairly mediocre prospect, posting regressing numbers from his freshman to junior seasons and eventually falling to the 5th round where the Commanders selected him as the heir apparent to…Well, no one in particular as the team has not had a franchise quarterback in the house since Robert Griffin III.

  • Howell started one game in 2022 which came in a meaningless Week 18 matchup against a Cowboys team that had already locked in a playoff berth.

  • In his lone start as a rookie, Howell completed 11 of 19 pass attempts for 169 yards with one touchdown and one interception but managed a QB7 finish that week with 19.1 fantasy points, scrambling for 35 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.

  • Howell’s fantasy ceiling is similar to a young Daniel Jones. He will post fringe top-15 fantasy numbers at his peak with inconsistent passing metrics and a subpar PPG average due to massive peaks and valleys in the rushing department.

  • Help from a highly experienced offensive coordinator in Bieniemy and a strong WR corps in Terry McLaurin, Jahan Dotson, and Curtis Samuel should help Howell maintain some relevance but will likely remain relegated to a streaming option against weak defenses or a late-round fill for Superflex/2QB leagues.

Wide Receiver

  • McLaurin, Dotson, and Samuel are a talented trio but have all shown inconsistencies amidst poor quarterback play.

  • McLaurin is by no means immune to horrendously low-valued targets. Last season with Carson Wentz at quarterback, McLaurin recorded only one WR2 finish.

  • The Commanders star receiver bounced back once the team made a switch at quarterback, posting six weekly finishes in the top 24 wideouts including three weeks as a WR1.

  • Dotson had an impressive rookie season but is also the number two option on a run-focused team with a first-year starter at quarterback.

  • Samuel is a perpetual sleeper in fantasy drafts but his situation and continuing regression in health and production is enough to fade the player completely. 

Running Back

  • The yearly ritual of praying for an Antonio Gibson breakout continues.

  • Gibson is entering his fourth year in the NFL but has done very little to warrant his cyclical hype.

  • Gibson played in 15 games in 2022, securing 149 rush attempts for 546 yards (3.7 YPC) with 46 receptions and 353 receiving yards. He added five total touchdowns, finishing as the RB28 in PPG (11.1).

  • Brian Robinson managed just nine receptions in 12 games, being utilized as an early down bruiser who never surpassed more than 53.0% of the offensive snaps in any game.

  • Robinson was extremely touchdown dependent, totaling 20 or more carries in five of 12 games with a YPC rate of 3.9 and just three total touchdowns on the season.

  • Robinson is wildly inconsistent with no upside as a pass-catcher.

Tight End

  • Logan Thomas is soon to be 32 years old and is only one season removed from a career-altering Achilles tear. 

  • Still, Thomas remains the starting tight end for the Commanders and the only viable pass-catching option at the position, save for the unknown potential of 2nd-year tight end Cole Turner.

  • John Bates is merely a blocking specialist and poses little to no threat to earning targets.

  • Thomas averaged just 2.8 catches on 4.4 targets for 31.9 yards per game last season and caught just one touchdown in 16 contests.

  • Thomas should be left off every roster after the draft season completes.

Dynasty Sleepers and Stashes

  • Chris Rodriguez rushed for 1379 yards and 9 touchdowns, averaging 6.1 YPC in his final season in college.

  • Rodriguez has a proven three-down skill set, boasting 175 total receptions across three seasons as a starter.

  • The Commanders' rookie has a very similar style and work rate to current starter Brian Robinson but brings a deeper variety of tools to the table.

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DALLAS COWBOYS

Offensive Outlook

  • Mike McCarthy has 16 Years of NFL Experience and will now enter year Three as the Cowboys' head coach,

  • The Cowboys finished with a 12-5 Record in 2022 (2nd in NFC East),

  • This is McCarthy’s first year without Kellen Moore as the Cowboys bring in a new offensive coordinator in the form of dreaded former Seahawks OC Brian Schottenheimer.

  • Schottenheimer has become somewhat infamous in the Broto universe, known for his years of neanderthal play-calling in Seattle where he capped what COULD have been an all-time great offense with Russel Wilson in his prime.

  • 22 cumulative years of NFL experience with multiple stents in the NCAA.

  • Was Promoted from Coaching Analyst to Offensive coordinator, last serving as the Passing Game Coordinator during the Jaguars' failed 2021 Urban Mayer experiment.

  • In 2022, the Cowboys ranked 4th in Points Per Game (26.8), 24th in Pass Percentage (51.1%) and 12th in Run Percentage (48.9%).

  • Notable Offensive Additions: WR Brandin Cooks, RB Ronald Jones, Rookie TE Luke Schoonmaker, Rookie RB Deuce Vaughn.

  • Notable Offensive Subtractions: RB Ezekiel Elliott, TE Dalton Schultz, OG Connor McGovern.

Quarterback

  • Dak Prescott is easily the most undervalued quarterback in fantasy football this season.

  • Currently going as the QB12-13/103 Overall, Prescott is being valued on a floor of production that he has exceeded during every point of his career.

  • Prescott finished as the QB13 in PPG, after missing Week 3 through Week 6 with an injury to his throwing hand.

  • Prescott also led the league with 15 interceptions but has never thrown more than 13 in a full season, exemplifying the lingering effects of said injury.

  • Prescott remained top-10 in True Throw Value, exhibiting incredible upside as a passer despite his limited playing time and shaky turnover numbers.

Wide Receiver

  • We would be lying if we said a Brian Schottenheimer-led offense didn’t cause concern about any and all Cowboys weapons.

  • Lamb’s current late-first early-second ADP suggests expected growth for the wide receiver as he has continued to progress in each of his first three seasons. 

  • Lamb started the season off slowly, averaging just 5.5 catches and 68.2 YPG. The loss of Dak Prescott in Week 3 proved to be detrimental to Lamb’s first-half season numbers.

  •  Once Dak returned, however, Lamb began to light up the stat sheet. The star wideout averaged 6.7 catches for 86.4 yards and seven touchdowns in the final 11 weeks of the season.

  • Lamb operated as the only productive wideout on the Cowboys' offense, sharing snaps with Noah Brown and a hobbled Michael Gallup late into the season. 

  • He ran 439 routes from the slot, ranked 6th amongst wideouts with an aDOT ranked 59th at 10.1 yards.

  • In doing so Lamb finished as the WR7 in PPG (17.7), WR9 in Target Share (28.7%), and WR7 in Target Rate (30.1%) with 107 receptions for 1359 yards and nine touchdowns.

  • Lamb concluded the season with an A+ True Fantasy Grade and True Target Value ranked 9th

  • Lamb is a lock to finish as a top 12 positional producer in PPG once again but likely will not cross the bridge into WR1 Overall territory this season.

  • Brandin Cooks enters the fray with elite target share numbers that hover around 21.0% across all nine of his NFL seasons with a career-best of 26.9% in 2021

  • He’s averaged double-digit fantasy points in every single season of his career, save for 2019 and is averaging 13.8 PPG over the last 3 seasons combined, proving he has yet to lose a step in his veteran age of 29.

  • Cooks can still produce at a serviceable level and could greatly benefit from the double teams (rather lack thereof) that CeeDee Lamb will inevitably draw from top coverage assignments. 

  • Cooks has never been the secondary option but if the Cowboys maintain their high-powered offense despite the coaching changes, the veteran wideout will certainly payoff at his mid-late round ADP.

  • Michael Gallup serves as the odd man out on the Cowboys' offense.

  • Gallup appeared hobbled all of last season after suffering a devastating knee injury the year prior. 

  • An entire offseason to train and recover will likely do the career Cowboy a great justice but his overall opportunity share and role within the offense is greatly limited with two elite target earners operating alongside him.

Running Back

  • Tony Pollard’s late-second-round ADP offers incredible value from one of the most efficient running backs in recent memory.

  • Pollard has posted incredible fantasy numbers in every game in which he has had the backfield to himself.

  • Pollard has posted incredible fantasy numbers while serving as the primary backup to Elliott as well, simply due to his sensational explosion and big-play ability.

  • Pollard is one of just 23 running backs with more than 400 touches over the last two seasons.

  • Over the last two seasons, Pollard has topped the NFL in Yards Per Carry while ranking 2nd in Yards Per Reception, 3rd in Yards Per Target, 8th in Total Receiving Yards, 10th in Receiving Touchdowns, and 14th in Yards From Scrimmage.

  • Even as a backup, Pollard excelled beyond expectations last season, finishing as the RB7 overall and the RB9 in PPG.

  • Pollard has no competition for touches in the Cowboys backfield, giving the star running back elite upside as a sleeper for the RB1 Overall crown.

Tight End

  • Jake Ferguson, Luke Schoonmaker and Peyton Hendershot make up the Cowboys' core of tight ends entering 2023.

  • Schoonmaker is a 2nd-round rookie tight end who will enter his rookie season at 25 years old after coming up through the JUCO program before transferring to Michigan.

  • Schoonmaker has limited collegiate production but possesses great size and athleticism. The rookie is positioned on a roster that has developed plenty of viable tight end talent and could immediately see work in his first season.

  • Ferguson enters his second season as a fourth-round tight end selected in 2022 but will need to battle the newly minted selection for meaningful snaps.

  • Hendershot has shown some upside as an undrafted player but will likely serve as a blocking specialist for the entirety of his career.

Dynasty Sleepers and Stashes

  • Malik Davis provided some much-needed depth for the injury-riddled Cowboys in 2022, serving as the complimentary weapon to Tony Pollard for the 2 games that Ezekiel Elliott missed due to injury. 

  • Davis tallied a total of 38 rush attempts for 161 yards, averaging 4.3 YPC with six receptions for 63 yards and one touchdown as a rookie.

  • The Cowboys' depth chart at running back is incredibly thin outside of Pollard. Ronald Jones, and 5’5 rookie Deuce Vaughn make up the remaining core.

  • Davis could be in line for immediate work as the short-yardage/goal-line back and number two to spell Pollard when called upon.

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