Second-year back Jaydon Blue is earning first-team reps in training camp after posting a modest 24.7% Snap Share during his rookie campaign. Armed with 4.43 speed and an 11.3% College Target Share, Blue offers a complementary pass-catching profile to starter Javonte Williams.
Securing the change-of-pace role in Dallas elevates Blue into an intriguing late-round target in fantasy football best ball leagues, and he is now a Zero RB target in redraft formats based solely on situational upside and explosiveness.
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Jaydon Blue disappointed with a meager 11.3-percent college target share at Texas and followed it up by flopping to a 24.7-percent snap share during his rookie year. Despite the limited initial usage behind Javonte Williams, Dallas left its depth chart untouched, keeping a potential change-of-pace role open for the young back.
If Blue builds on the work ethic praised by coaching staffs this summer, he is on the menu for Zero RB team builds and deep best ball formats. Blue is also a high-upside dynasty league taxi squad stash.
The Dallas Cowboys are reportedly evaluating additional running back options ahead of the summer to supplement the team’s RB depth behind Javonte Williams, who finished as the RB11 in Fantasy Points Per Game last season. Zamir White is unlikely to make the Dallas roster after he managed just 2.8 Yards Per Carry and a 22.0-percent Juke Rate in his most recent active season.
This report is more of a shot across the bow of Dallas grinders Phil Mafah and Malik Davis, because even if signed, White projects as an insignificant factor facing minimal roster security inside a high-volume passing attack.
Dallas head coach Brian Schottenheimer is praising second-year running back Jaydon Blue following a maturity shift after a rookie year containing a minimal 129 rushing yards (No. 76). The team requires dynamic elements to elevate an offense that ranked No. 27 in explosive play rate last season, opening a clear path for the sophomore back to contest rookie Phil Mafah and Malik Davis for touches.
If Blue continues to develop through training camp, expect him to claim the primary change-of-pace role behind lead option Javonte Williams. Blue should be drafted in the final rounds of best ball and stashed in all dynasty league formats.
With Javonte Williams absent from practice, the Dallas Cowboys opened the door for their supplemental backfield pieces to capture critical summer reps. The vacancy allows sophomore grinder Phil Mafah, as well as Jaydon Blue and Malik Davis, to compete for touches behind Williams.
This absence also yields an opportunity for sophomore grinder Phil Mafah to ascend the depth chart after being limited to just 10 offensive snaps all last season. Mafah is worth stashing in all formats given the Cowboys’ high-octane offense.
Fifth-year grinder Malik Davis currently holds the edge for the premium handcuff role behind Javonte Williams. Despite surviving years of roster cuts to post 250 rushing yards on 4.4 True Yards Per Carry last season, Davis is next in line but is also staring down zero absolute job security.
Second-year running backs Jaydon Blue— and his elite 4.43 40 time—and Phil Mafah are actively gunning for the handcuff role, making this a training camp battle to monitor. Blue’s explosiveness and receiving profile makes him undroppable in dynasty, but Davis also needs to be stashed in deep leagues given the Cowboys’ high octane offense.
