Dak Prescott Fantasy Football Outlook (2022)

By Andrew Erickson (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 1st 2022, 10:27am EDT

With their backs up against the salary cap, the Dallas Cowboys didn't have an offseason to remember for anybody heavily invested in Dak Prescott's 2022 fantasy prospects. They gave up Amari Cooper and lost two key starting offensive pieces on the offensive line with La'el Collins and Connor Williams for little return.

They did re-sign Dalton Schultz and Michael Gallup, but early reports on Gallup indicate it will be close whether he's ready for Week 1 coming off the torn ACL. Dallas' biggest move in free agency and the NFL Draft to combat their losses was signing former Steelers wide receiver James Washington, drafting Jalen Tolbert in Round 3 and selecting offensive tackle project Tyler Smith in Round 1.

With many other quarterbacks benefitting from better team off seasons, Prescott has fallen in my rankings well past his QB9 ADP making it less likely I draft him. He finished as the QB9 last year in points per game, and I'd argue his situation - aside from health - isn't as ideal as it was a season ago. His rushing also hit career-low numbers in 2021.