Oklahoma Football: CeeDee Lamb will flourish with Dallas Cowboys

In the first round of the NFL draft, the Dallas Cowboys picked up Oklahoma football’s CeeDee Lamb. How well does he fit the Cowboys’ offense?

The Dallas Cowboys, for the first time in a long time, picked the best available player on the board and went with CeeDee Lamb at No. 17 in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. A wide receiver wasn’t at the top of the needs list, but when one of the best players in the draft is available, you have to pull the trigger and that is exactly what the Cowboys did.

Now the question is this, how well does Lamb fit into the Cowboys’ offense and what kind of impact can he have?

Lamb joins a wide receiver corps with Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup, both of which have shined in recent years. In 2019, Cooper led the team with 79 catches for 1,189 yards and eight scores. Gallup was right behind him with 66 catches for 1,107 yards and six scores. Throw in Ezekiel Elliot’s 1,357 rushing yards and 420 receiving yards plus the production of tight end Blake Jarwin and running back Tony Pollard and you had a productive offense.

Now, you add in a strong wide out like Lamb and you get an even more potent and likely more balanced attack. With the departure of Randall Cobb, it would seem that Lamb will see most of his playing time as the slot receiver for the Cowboys and that plays right into his wheelhouse. Last season, 42 percent of Lamb’s receptions came out of the slot for Oklahoma.

The best part is that he’s not only a slot receiver, he can play across the board and has the potential to be the No. 1 target as the years go on. He will push the wide receiver room to be better, more potent than they ever have before.

For now, he can help replace the production — and probably even more — that Randall Cobb put up a season ago. However, keep an eye on Lamb because he could develop into a serious weapon for the Cowboys for years to come.

The kid has Pro Bowler written all over him.