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Give Up on Trey Lance If You Haven't Already

By Matt Schauf | Updated on Mon, Sep 2 2024 4:55 PM UTC
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Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy said Monday that Cooper Rush remains Dallas' No. 2 QB for the regular-season opener (behind Dak Prescott). That makes Trey Lance just the No. 3 guy on the roster, and likely just an emergency QB3 on the gameday rosters.

What They're Saying

Ben Grimaldi of Cowboys Wire: "Finding out if Lance was a capable QB was one of the more difficult things the team had to do heading into training camp. ... [Jerry] Jones and [Mike] McCarthy knew the team needed to see more and unfortunately, they probably didn’t like the results. The results of the summer were clear, Lance couldn’t overtake primary backup QB Cooper Rush and isn’t ready to start games if needed."

2024 Fantasy Football Impact

There's no real impact for this year, unless Dak Prescott goes down. If that does happen, though -- as it did for 11 games in 2020 and five games in 2022 -- then Cooper Rush will be your Cowboys starter.

Rush filled in for five starts in 2022, averaging 191.2 passing yards, 1 TD, and 0.6 INTs per game. He also has just 6 career rushing yards on 32 attempts. So there's not much fantasy potential to mine here.

Dynasty Impact

If you've continued holding on to Lance in dynasty, then you're probably wasting a roster spot. It's up to you, of course, if you want to continue doing so.

What's Next for Trey Lance?

Lance is in the final year on his rookie contract, so he should hit the open market for the first time this offseason. We'll see if there's any interest. There wasn't much when San Francisco traded him (for a fourth-round pick).

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Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.
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