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TEDAL40 insightsLatest Oct 31, 2026
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NegativeProjectionOct 30, 2026Fantasy Football Advice
The source likes Jake Ferguson higher than his 14.5 receiving yards projection for Week 8, but with significant caveats. Ferguson has been terrible this season—not running deep routes, catching everything shallow, fumbling frequently, and dropping passes. Spanford's snap share is trending up while Ferguson's trends down, though Ferguson still runs three times as many routes. The market may have overreacted to Spanford's emergence. However, Ferguson still has at least two receptions in every game prior to last week, and the Cowboys face a Dallas defense that is seventh-best for tight end targets, 12th for yards per reception to tight ends, and fifth for catch rate to tight ends.
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PositiveBustOct 30, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Ferguson has ridden a small spike of fantasy value from three touchdowns in Weeks 2–3 but has since disappointed; he has fewer than four catches and fewer than 25 receiving yards in six of seven games this season, scored fewer than four fantasy points in four straight games including a goose egg against the Eagles, carries a 9.4% target share, and has just one red-zone target since Week 4 (a throwaway on a scramble). Even in a decent matchup with the Cardinals, he is a low-upside dart throw at a touchdown on a team that prefers Javonte Williams in scoring range and either CeeDee Lamb or George Pickens when they do throw. The source rates Ferguson outside the top 25 at tight end and recommends scavenging the waiver wire for a streaming option instead.
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PositiveBustOct 30, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Ferguson had three touchdowns in Weeks 2 and 3 combined and has ridden that small spike of fantasy value the rest of the season. The Cowboys tight end has fewer than four catches and fewer than 25 receiving yards in six of seven games this season and has scored fewer than four fantasy points in four straight games, including a complete goose egg last Monday night against the Eagles. Ferguson has a 9.4% target share on the season and just one red-zone target since Week 4 (essentially a throwaway into the back of the defender covering Ferguson on a long scramble by Dak Prescott). Even in a decent matchup with the Cardinals, Ferguson is nothing more than a low-upside dart throw at a touchdown on a team that prefers Javonte Williams in scoring range and either CeeDee Lamb or George Pickens when they do throw.
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PositiveUsageOct 29, 2026FantasyPros Articles
Ferguson's usage has been worrisome over the last two games. Since Week 6, he has posted a 54.1% snap rate, 51.2% route share, 4.9% target share, and only one first-read target. Arizona has allowed the tenth-most yards per target and seventh-most fantasy points per opportunity to tight ends over the last five games, placing Ferguson on the fringe of streaming tight end options. The source advises not starting him this week unless truly out of options.
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NegativeRoleOct 29, 2026Fantasy Football with Ian Hartitz
Ferguson, the $50 million-dollar man, ranks in the bottom left-hand corner of the efficiency graph, averaging the least yards and targets per route run among tight ends this season. The Cowboys have begun using Brevin Jordan Ford enough to make Ferguson a non-viable fantasy asset. Ian Hartitz describes this as part of a cycle of the Cowboys overpaying mediocre to average tight ends (Dalton Schultz to Jake Ferguson to Brevin Jordan Ford).
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NegativeRoleOct 29, 2026Blogging The Boys
Jake Ferguson has struggled in 2026, prompting the Cowboys to seek alternatives at tight end; after tipping a game-losing interception to Alex Anzalone in the loss to Tampa Bay, Ferguson's route participation has declined in each of the last two weeks. The Cowboys are moving Ferguson to reduced snaps in favor of Spann-Ford, a better run blocker who costs less and is not significantly worse as a pass-catcher; the offense exploded in the Eagles game when Ferguson's drops or fumbles did not impact the outcome.
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NegativeRoleOct 29, 2026Yahoo Sports NFL
Jake Ferguson has struggled in 2026 and his route participation has declined in each of the last two weeks. After tipping a game-losing interception to Alex Anzalone in the loss to Tampa Bay, the Cowboys are reducing his snaps in favor of Spann-Ford, who is a better run blocker, costs less, and is not much worse as a pass-catcher. The offense exploded against Philadelphia in a game where Ferguson's drops or fumbles did not have an impact.
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PositiveUsageOct 28, 2026Dataroma
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Jake Ferguson has almost completely fallen out of the Cowboys passing game plans. Over the past month, he's at a 60% route share (and declining), down from his 70% share in 2025 per @​FantasyPtsData. He's also at an 8.3% target share in this time, and is averaging just 10.8 yards per game, with less 1st read targets than Brevyn Spann-Ford and Jonathan Mingo (both less than 20% route shares in this span). He quite literally does nothing well at this point in his career, and it wouldn't be at a...

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PositiveUsageOct 27, 2026Zain Dhanani
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Cowboys (at Eagles): Personnel on dropbacks: 11 at 86%, 12 at 7%, 10 at 4%, 21 at 4% RBs: Javonte Williams: 69% opp share, 68% rush att share, 43% route share, 0% TPRR, 0.00 YPRR, 75% of i10 rush att, 33% of 2min RB snaps, 50% 3rd down snap share Big night- he’s an RB1 every week in this offense Tyler Goodson: 28% opp share, 27% rush att share, 14% route share, 0% TPRR, 14% 3rd down snap share Getting meaningful carries - think he’s a priority handcuff for me Hunter Luepke: 3% opp share, 3% r...

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PositiveNewsOct 26, 202632BeatWriters
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"Corum is the runner built for volume, since Williams plays so much in pass protection and the receiving game. He can save Nacua from having to amass so many catches that he risks getting hurt again. He can provide the explosive plays missing without Ferguson."

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PositiveUsageOct 26, 2026Zain Dhanani
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Ravens (vs Bengals): Lamar Jackson was out again - this offense (Derrick Henry) needs him back Personnel on dropbacks: 11 at 72%, 12 at 18%, 13 at 5%, 21 at 2% RBs: Derrick Henry: 73% opp share, 81% rush att share, 35% route share, 14% TPRR, 0.29 YPRR, 100% of i10 rush att, 67% of 2min RB snaps, 24% 3rd down snap share Needs Lamar back so this offense flourishes and teams don’t key on Henry only Justice Hill: 27% opp share, 14% rush att share, 55% route share, 18% TPRR, 1.18 YPRR, 76% 3rd dow...

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PositiveBreakoutOct 25, 2026Blogging The Boys
The source makes a bold prediction that Jake Ferguson will surprise everyone with a strong game despite a rough start to the season. Through six games, Ferguson has only 115 receiving yards but has recorded three touchdowns; however, he also has a fumble and was responsible for a game-ending interception last week. His yards after catch total is just 45 yards this year. The source's contrarian take suggests upside potential despite the poor production and blocking issues.
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