> **6\. CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys**
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> **Highest ranking:** 3 | **Lowest ranking:** Unranked
> **Age:** 27 | **Last year’s ranking:** 4
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> Lamb is coming off his worst statistical season since he was a rookie in 2020. He dealt with an early-season ankle issue and never quite took off, finishing with 1,077 yards and three touchdowns. Usually an after-the-catch standout, his 322 yards after the catch were down for his standards, too. And his eight drops tied for second in the NFL behind Travis Kelce.
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> Even so, the goodwill he has built over six seasons helped him in the voting. He’s still a game breaker and appeared on all but one ballot.
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> “With his ability to separate and make big plays, the attention he demands creates opportunities for others in the offense,” an NFC scout said. “He’s still on the short list of guys who give you problems consistently.”
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> Lamb’s 571 receptions are the fifth most in the NFL since 2020 and already the third most in Cowboys history, as he passed Dez Bryant last season.
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> “I expect him to have a bounce-back year,” an NFL coordinator said. “He was never quite the same \[last year\] off that ankle injury.”