Evans left the game after putting together a strong first half, hauling in 3 catches for 34 yards and a touchdown before taking a direct helmet shot to his oblique area, which caused him to leave the game before ultimately being carted off to the locker room. Head coach Kyle Shanahan later told the media that the team does not yet know the exact extent of the injury, noting they couldn’t immediately tell if it was a broken rib or an oblique issue, with further clarity expected following tests on Monday.
With Evans sidelined, quarterback Brock Purdy leaned heavily on George Kittle, who paced the passing attack with 6 catches, 82 yards, and two touchdowns. Assuming Evans misses significant time, and with Demarcus Robinson on injured reserve, the 49er WR corps could be more shorthanded than usual. The only other active receivers on the roster today were Jacob Cowling (2 targets), Jordan Watkins (0 targets), and Khadarel Hodge (0 targets), although the team did recently sign veteran Brandin Cooks to the practice squad.
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With the 20th Pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints select Brandin Cooks, wide receiver from Oregon State. 11 years later Cooks is back with the Saints, after bouncing around in the league. From 2015 to 2021 Cooks has one Top 10 wide receiver finish, and six Top 20 wide receiver finishes. Since then, his production has slipped, and injuries have plagued him. In 2024 Cooks only appeared in 10 games with the Dallas Cowboys. He finished with only 26 catches for 259 yards and 3 touchdowns. Cooks will look to be the Saints wide receiver 3, which will get him playing time.
If Cooks can stay healthy, he can finish in the Top 30 PPR wide receivers in fantasy in 2025. He is getting older but can thrive in this new Head Coach Kellen Moore’s offense.
Author: Jake Lewis (@Lewylewis)
In an unfortunate series of events in early October Dallas Cowboys veteran WR, Brandin Cooks, was placed on IR. Cooks had been dealing with an injury to his knee since training camp. Following the Cowboys week 4 victory over the New York Giants, Cooks went in for a routine clean up on his injured knee. He was not slated to miss much time initially, but things quickly turned when he was diagnosed with an infection.
Now, following the procedure and antibiotic treatment, Cooks has been designated to return to the active roster. He rejoined the team this week and has been practicing in a limited fashion. It’s even possible that we see him make his return on Thanksgiving Day in the Cowboys second divisional match up against the Giants.
With Cooper Rush under center, I don’t expect a tremendous impact for fantasy owners. Rush has been barely capable of keeping alpha WR, CeeDee Lamb, a must start option. I don’t see Cooks diminishing Lamb’s value going further, but could impact KaVontae Turpin’s value as a deep league flex option. Though it’s great to see the veteran Cooks back on the field, he is nothing more than a roster clogger for your fantasy rosters.
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A report from The Athletic indicated that Brandin Cooks and Dak Prescott have developed a lot of chemistry over the last year. While Cooks had a disappointing first season with the Cowboys, he scored 8 touchdowns in his final 12 games. Prescott started the year slow as well, and each of them plan on building on their strong finish to the 2023 season.
The Cowboys should be one of the highest volume passing offenses in the NFL given their limitations at the running back position. This is a great situation for Cooks who has no competition as Dallas’ clear WR2 going into the 2024 season. While Cooks is passed his prime going into year eleven, he could still provide WR3 value most weeks. This makes Cooks a value in current fantasy drafts.
The Cowboys will be without their No. 2 wide receiver this weekend when they face off against the New York Jets. Brandin Cooks suffered an MCL Sprain in their win last week against the New York Giants and won’t be able to suit up this weekend. That leaves Michael Gallup, Jalen Tolbert, and Kavontae Turpin to pick up the slack and more opportunities at the wide receiver position.
Unfortunately, an MCL sprain is likely a multi-week injury and the Cowboys could be without Cooks for the foreseeable future. With six 1000-yard receiving seasons in his career, Cooks’ production will be hard to replace on the roster. With the defense playing excellent as well, there likely won’t be a need for the Cowboys to air it out most weeks. As a result, none of these wide receivers besides CeeDee Lamb will be startable in fantasy formats. In deeper leagues, Gallup checks in as a WR4 with upside given his big play ability.
Brandin Cooks suffered a sprained MCL in the Cowboys’ week one win against the New York Giants. While his status remains uncertain, this is typically a three to four week injury. Cooks is likely going to miss time and he very well could be placed on injured reserve.
Moving forward, the next man up for the Dallas Cowboys will be five-year NFL veteran Michael Gallup. He ran the same amount of routes as Cooks in week two, but now he will take on a much larger role. Fantasy managers may forget that Gallup accumulated 1,950 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns between the 2019 and 2020 seasons. However, a knee injury he suffered in 2021 hampered his production into 2022. Now fully healthy, Gallup has an opportunity to prove himself and will be a borderline WR3 until Cooks returns.
This likely will mean a small bump in targets for Jake Ferguson as well. While he only had two catches for eleven yards in week one, Ferguson was targeted by Dak Prescott seven times. He isn’t on the fantasy radar yet, but could develop as a streaming option later in the season. For Prescott, this puts a small damper on his outlook but expect better fantasy days as the Cowboys didn’t throw much in a lopsided affair. Nonetheless, he may be more of a high-end QB2 in a tough matchup against the New York Jets in week two.
