Ceedee Lamb Ranked Among NFL's Elite WRs in Latest Poll

Newsweek

16-07-2025

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Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb dealt with quarterback instability and a nagging shoulder injury last season, but he's still viewed as a top-five pass-catcher around the NFL.
ESPN released their latest receiver rankings after surveying league executives, coaches, and scouts, slotting Lamb at the No. 4 spot heading into the 2025 season.
Here is the full top 10 from ESPN's poll:
Ja'Marr Chase Justin Jefferson Tyreek Hill CeeDee Lamb A.J. Brown Amon-Ra St. Brown Malik Nabers Nico Collins Mike Evans Garrett Wilson
CeeDee Lamb #88 of the Dallas Cowboys waves prior to the game against the Houston Texans at AT&T Stadium on November 18, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.
CeeDee Lamb #88 of the Dallas Cowboys waves prior to the game against the Houston Texans at AT&T Stadium on November 18, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.)
"Lamb has checked many boxes required by an elite receiver. He had a banner season in 2023, with 135 receptions (league-high), 1,749 yards and 12 touchdowns. He has had no true down years. He's a perennial All-Pro first- or second-teamer. And he can produce through adversity, including multiple injuries to Dak Prescott and a bad running game.
"Excellent out of the slot, easy mover, can sink and bend," an NFL personnel evaluator said. "Very good after the catch and excellent ball carrier vision."
Lamb has 496 career receptions, the second most through a player's first five seasons behind Michael Thomas' 510. His 12 career games with at least 10 receptions are already the most in Cowboys history. And his 101 catches for 1,194 yards last season was impressive considering Prescott missed significant time and the lack of a true No. 2 receiver in Dallas. About 45% of Lamb's yards came after the catch, producing 235 receiving yards after first contact. His red-zone production was modest last year, with nine catches for 57 yards and three touchdowns."
Lamb has recorded four straight 1,000-yard seasons with the Cowboys, catching 101 passes for 1,194 yards and six touchdowns last year before being shut down with a sprained AC joint. He has four Pro Bowl nods to his name and was named first-team All-Pro after a stellar 2023 campaign.
With the offseason acquisition of George Pickens, who also received votes in ESPN's poll, Lamb should have more room to operate in the short-to-intermediate passing game. The Cowboys will likely maintain a pass-heavy offense (given their minimal investment at the running back position), setting Lamb up for a strong bounce-back season in 2025.
"You can't cover everybody," tight end Jake Ferguson said after the Pickens trade. "Having him [Pickens], No. 88 and Jalen [Tolbert], and some of the young guys like myself, Brevyn [Spann-Ford] and [Luke] Schoonmaker, you physically can not cover everybody. I think it's going to be really hard for defenses against our pass game, but then we'll run the ball, too."
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