Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has averaged nearly 4,700 passing yards and threw 67 touchdown passes over his past two full seasons -- and he was trending toward being an MVP-level quarterback in his truncated 2020 campaign -- but the receiver corps he relied upon during this time looks quite a bit different these days. Gone is trusted veteran Amari Cooper, and the reliable Michael Gallup remains on the mend from a torn ACL and MCL suffered in January. CeeDee Lamb should be awesome and attract much defensive attention, TE Dalton Schultz has already emerged and the running backs will surely contribute, but there is an obvious September opportunity here.
Jalen Tolbert, a third-round selection from South Alabama a few months ago, caught a pair of Cooper Rush passes in Saturday's win over the Los Angeles Chargers, and while most view it as a negative when anyone potentially relevant plays in an actual preseason game, the Cowboys may have little choice. They just want to see more of Tolbert, a strong route runner who can play both in the slot or on the outside. The Cowboys open with the tough Buccaneers and Bengals, but then it's the Giants in Week 3. That one is appealing!