Quarterback:
1 – Tony Romo
Romo was off to a very good season before breaking his left clavicle in Week 7 against the Giants. Up to that point he accumulated 1611 passing yards and threw 11 touchdowns to just 7 interceptions. Projected over an entire season, and he would have thrown for 29 TDs and 4296 yards. With those numbers, he would have ended the 2010 season 5th among QBs in fantasy scoring, behind only Michael Vick, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, and Peyton Manning.
2 – Jon Kitna
Kitna filled in for the injured Romo after having played just 213 snaps with Detroit in 2008 and no snaps in 2009. In ten games, he threw for 2365 yards and 16 scores. He ranked 33rd among QBs with just 8% of his targets going 20+ yards downfield, but was 3rd with 19% of his targets thrown to receivers behind the line of scrimmage. Kitna was also sacked on 6.2% of his dropbacks, which is double Romo’s 3.1% from last season.
3 – Stephen McGee
McGee was called on to replace Kitna in Week 16. In one and a half games, he played 110 snaps and threw for 238 yards and 2 TDs.
Running Back:
1 – Felix Jones
It may not have been a breakout year for the former Arkansas Razorback, but Jones did establish himself as the Cowboys best option at running back in 2010. In total, he amassed 1250 total yards. The dilemma for fantasy owners was his inability to find the endzone, as he scored just twice. Expect this number to increase, especially if Jones can continue to make defenders miss, which he did 32 times last season.
2 – Tashard Choice
Given the opportunity, Choice can be a very productive back. He played just 220 snaps last season, but scored four times. Over the first eleven games of the season, Choice played just 6.4 snaps per game, including not playing at all in Week 6 and Week 7. This number jumped to 30 snaps per game over the last five games of the season. If this increase is any indication, we could be looking at a timeshare between Choice and Jones.
3 – Marion Barber III
Of the three Cowboys running backs last season, Barber graded out the lowest at -3.3 overall. His 3.3 yards per carry ranked him 53rd among all RBs, and his 2.2 yards after contact per carry put him 49th. Perhaps his one saving grave was that he did lead the Cowboys RB corps in TDs with 5.
4 – Lonyae Miller
Played some special teams last season in his rookie year.
Fullback:
1 – Chris Gronkowski
Primarily a blocking back, he only had five rushing attempts for 17 yards and caught seven balls for 35 yards and a score.
Wide Receiver:
1 – Miles Austin
After his electric 2009 campaign where he caught 81 balls for 1320 yards and 11 scores, Austin managed 69 catches for 1045 yards and 7 scores. Romo’s injury certainly played into this dip in productivity, but Austin also had a big increase in dropped passes. In 2009 he dropped just 2.5% of his targets. This number skyrocketed to 9.6% last season.
2 – Dez Bryant
Bryant was the second most targeted WR on the team, behind only Austin, and dropped just 3 of his 71 targets. He caught 45 balls for 561 yards and six scores. He also took two punts to the house. His 8 missed tackles caused was good enough for 14th among WRs.
3 – Roy E. Williams
With the emergence of Bryant, Williams saw just 59 targets last season after having seen 84 in 2009. Though statistically he had very similar years in the last two seasons, he dramatically improved his subpar catch percentage of 45.2% in 2009 to 62.7% last season.
4 – Kevin Ogletree
He has played in 17 games over the last two seasons for the Cowboys. In that span, he has ten catches for 130 yards and no scores.
5 – Manuel Johnson
Played 42 snaps last season on offense, and caught one of five total targets for six yards.
6 – Jesse Holley
Primarily played special teams, but did see 12 offensive snaps where he did not accumulate any stats.
7 – Teddy Williams
Spent most of last season on the Cowboys practice squad.
8 – Troy Bergeron – Reserve/Futures Contract
9 – Jeff Moturi – Reserve/Futures Contract
10 – Titus Ryan – Reserve/Futures Contract
Tight End:
1 – Jason Witten
Our top-rated TE last season at +25.8 overall, Witten saw more targets than all other TEs and only 13 WRs had more than his 123. He was also tops among TEs in receptions with 94, yards with 1002, and missed tackles caused with 13. He also ranked second among TEs with his nine TDs. Though he gets a ton of targets, he does not always post massive fantasy numbers due to the length of passes he typically sees. Last season, he ranked second among TEs with 70% of his targets coming between 0-9 yards down field.
2 – Martellus Bennett
In his third season, Bennett played 494 snaps, which were split roughly 50/50 between run and pass plays. He saw 44 targets and caught 33 of them for 260 yards. Bennett has a lot of talent, but will not see many targets as long as Witten is on the field.
3 – John Phillips
After a promising camp, Phillips missed all of last season with a torn ACL in his right knee. In 2009, he played in every game, including the Cowboys two playoff games. In total, he was on the field for 239 snaps. However, 159 snaps came in run blocking situations.
4 – Martin Rucker
Played 12 snaps last season and did not accumulate any stats. In 2008 with Cleveland, he played 56 snaps and caught two balls for 17 yards.
5 – Jason Pociask – Reserve/Futures Contract
Kicker:
1 – David Buehler
Came in at just 77.4% for field goals made. This ranked him 33rd among all kickers last season.
2 – Kris Brown
After having a steady gig with Houston since 2002, played just three games last season for San Diego. Could challenge Buehler for the starting job.
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