Tuesday marked the start of the Dallas Cowboys organized team activities, better known as OTAs, for the 2022 campaign. This is the first official sneak peek of the club’s new roster.With notable players departing via trade or free agency and new players joining the roster, the team will certainly look different from the 2021 version.
The most intriguing changes happened in the wide receiver camp. The Cowboys traded Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns, lost Cedrick Wilson and Malik Turner in free agency, signed former Pittsburgh Steelers WR James Washington, re-signed Michael Gallup to a five year $62.5M deal and drafted Jalen Tolbert from South Alabama with the No. 88 pick of the draft. Whew.
When the Cowboys selected Oklahoma’s CeeDee Lamb with the No. 17 pick of the 2020 NFL draft and assigned him jersey No. 88, he was destined for the top rung. Having Cooper on hand allowed Lamb time to develop into the the group leader. The time has come for Lamb to assume the mantle of WR1.
Let’s take a deep dive into Lamb’s resume to see how that may pan out for the Cowboys in 2022.