Over the past few years, the Dallas Cowboys have established themselves as one of the NFL’s top regular season teams.
Naturally, their abundance of Pro Bowl and All-Pro players on both sides of the ball is mostly responsible for their success (aside from the NFL Playoffs).
Micah Parsons is regarded as one of the top linebackers in the NFL and heads a strong defensive unit.
The Cowboys have three strong offensive players: tight end Jake Ferguson, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, and quarterback Dak Prescott.
Yes, they have no shortage of stars, but success in the NFL requires more than just star power. Other participants must step up and perform their respective roles to the highest standard.
It is common for others to go unnoticed, particularly on a team like Dallas with so many well-known players. Lamb is an All-Pro wide receiver, thus this is especially true at that position.
One of the Most Underappreciated Players at His Position Is Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver Brandin CookNaturally, Lamb has been making headlines this summer while he negotiates a new deal.
Lamb, too, commands a lot of attention throughout the season because of his extraordinary talent and playmaking.
Fans shouldn’t, however, be so quick to write off Brandin Cooks, who Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine listed as one of his eight most underappreciated wide receivers in the NFL:
Despite matching the record for the most trades made by a player, Cooks has been a valuable member of the team at every stop.
“No matter where he has been, he has used his 4.33 speed to establish himself as a top deep threat and a superior No. 2 receiver.
Although he has occasionally worked as a No. 1 option in his career, his greatest strength is that he is an extremely effective deep threat specialist.
Cooks still ranks relatively low here because his prime is likely over. He failed to hit 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons for the first time in his career in 2023.
He still ended up compiling 54 receptions, 657 yards and eight touchdowns as Dak Prescott’s No. 2 option, though.
“His 59.3 percent success rate was the second-highest of his career, showing that he still has something left to offer a Cowboys offense that will need him to continue to produce.”
With Lamb continuing to hold out for a new contact, Cooks could end up with an even bigger role in the offense if the All-Pro decides to continue his absence into the regular season.
That is not necessarily out of the question. After all, Chris Jones did it last year as he waited for a new contract from the Kansas City Chiefs.
Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver Brandin Cooks Has Been Consistent Everywhere He Has Played
As Ballentine noted, Cooks has tied the NFL record for being traded the most times.
In 2014, the New Orleans Saints traded up in the first round of the NFL Draft in order to take him 20th overall.
After three productive seasons in New Orleans, the Saints traded him to the New England Patriots for a first and third round pick.
After his only season in New England (which saw him surpass 1,000 receiving yards for the third-consecutive season), the Patriots traded him to the Los Angeles Rams for a first and sixth round pick.
Two years later, the Rams traded Cooks to the Houston Texans for a second-round pick.
And, of course, the Cowboys acquired Cooks from the Texans last offseason for a fifth-round pick (he had spent the past three seasons in Houston).
It will be interesting to see what Cooks does this season as he is 727 receiving yards away from 10,000 for his career.
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