2024 Pass/Rush Stats
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6
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0
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0
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-1
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Rush was relegated to mop-up duty last season, as Dak Prescott was healthy for a full season for the first time in four years. Rush didn’t do much when he did get on the field, posting a 6.0 YPA with only two completions longer than 20 yards (on 24 attempts). The Cowboys seem content with Rush’s game-managing skills, and Trey Lance, for whom Dallas traded just before Week 1 last season, never challenged him for the backup job. Perhaps that changes this season. Lance certainly is more physically skilled than Rush and far more mobile -- in the last three seasons, Rush has -7 rushing yards on 30 carries. If Lance’s accuracy finally comes around, he would have more upside, both to the Cowboys and fantasy owners, than Rush. Read Past Outlooks
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Set as No. 2 QB
Rush will open the season as the primary backup to Dak Prescott for the Cowboys.
ANALYSIS
Trey Lance also made the 53-man roster, but his five-interception performance in the team's final preseason game ended any thought that he could bump Rush aside for the No. 2 job. Rush has been a reliable backup the last three seasons, seeing action in 21 games and completing 60.9 percent of his passes with a 6.9 YPA and an 8:5 TD:INT. Given that Prescott doesn't yet have a contract extension however, should he suffer a serious injury and the season go off the rails, it might be Lance and not Rush who fills in as the Cowboys evaluate their options for 2025 and beyond.
Trey Lance also made the 53-man roster, but his five-interception performance in the team's final preseason game ended any thought that he could bump Rush aside for the No. 2 job. Rush has been a reliable backup the last three seasons, seeing action in 21 games and completing 60.9 percent of his passes with a 6.9 YPA and an 8:5 TD:INT. Given that Prescott doesn't yet have a contract extension however, should he suffer a serious injury and the season go off the rails, it might be Lance and not Rush who fills in as the Cowboys evaluate their options for 2025 and beyond.
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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Measurables Review
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How do Cooper Rush's measurables compare to other quarterbacks?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
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225 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.93 secShuttle Time
4.47 secCone Drill
7.23 secVertical Jump
27.0 inBroad Jump
105 inHand Length
9.13 inArm Length
32.38 in
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Another Dak Prescott injury landed Rush under center again in 2022, and the 29-year-old Central Michigan product won four straight starts before falling to the Eagles in Week 6. His efficiency took a step back, however, and those victories owed more to Dan Quinn's defense than Rush's arm. With coordinator Kellen Moore leaving to take over the Chargers offense, Rush's knowledge of Moore's scheme no longer is a plus, and he could face a stiff challenge for the No. 2 quarterback job in training camp from the more athletically gifted Will Grier, a third-round pick of the Panthers in 2019, and Trey Lance, for whom the Cowboys traded in late August.
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Sees little action as backup
Rush completed 18 of 24 passes for 144 yards and an interception over seven regular-season games in 2023.
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Good to go Sunday
Rush (illness) is listed as active ahead of Sunday's playoff matchup against the Packers, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.
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Dealing with illness
Rush (illness) is questionable for Sunday's game versus the Packers, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.
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Sees action in blowout win
Rush completed both of his pass attempts for 20 yards in Sunday's 38-3 rout of the Patriots.
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Active as No. 2 quarterback
Rush is active Sunday against the Jets, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.
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Uphill battle to make roster
Rush will likely be cut when the Cowboys trim their roster to 53 players prior to the regular season, per Jon Machota of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Rush is battling Trey Lance for the backup spot behind Dak Prescott. Machota believes the job is Lance's to lose given his superior upside, and the Cowboys are unlikely to roster three quarterbacks, which would leave Rush as the odd man out.
Rush is battling Trey Lance for the backup spot behind Dak Prescott. Machota believes the job is Lance's to lose given his superior upside, and the Cowboys are unlikely to roster three quarterbacks, which would leave Rush as the odd man out.