{"id":26973,"date":"2025-06-28T16:39:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=26973"},"modified":"2025-06-28T16:39:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T16:39:45","slug":"news-cowboys-star-named-top-bounce-back-fantasy-candidate-for-2025-nfl-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=26973","title":{"rendered":"NEWS: Cowboys star named &#8216;top bounce-back&#8217; fantasy candidate for 2025 NFL season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-mm-id=\"_7yzwfa67s\">One of the Dallas Cowboys&#8217; key players has been named one of the &#8216;top bounce-back&#8217; candidates in fantasy football for the 2025 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_7yzwfa67s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5472,h_3078,x_0,y_73\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/cowboys_country\/01jyvest2wgtqf7ghddw.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson walks the field before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_7yzwfa67s\"><em>Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson walks the field before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. \/ Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_7yzwfa67s\">The Dallas Cowboys battled through a disappointing 2024 NFL campaign, with the entire team struggling to find its way throughout the season. Naturally, with the team taking a step back, there were several players who saw a severe drop in production.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_myte7jes1\">One of those players was star tight end Jake Ferguson, who had a breakout 2023, which led to the first Pro Bowl nod of his career.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_sm3ysycdw\">Unfortunately, injuries and inconsistency led to a steep decline with just 59 catches for 494 yards, four fumbles, and two fumbles lost a year ago. But, don&#8217;t be surprised if Ferguson can bounce-back in the team&#8217;s revamped offense.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_mk8rond13\">Bleacher Report&#8217;s Moe Moton recently took a look at the top eight bounce-back fantasy football candidates for the 2025 season, and Ferguson checked in at No. 6.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_mk8rond13\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3989,h_2659,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/cowboys_country\/01jyvf0w7cj2xq4wbeas.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-mm-id=\"_5irk4hcv0\">\n<p>Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson celebrates after a touchdown catch against the Seattle Seahawks. \/ Tim Heitman-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_nwq7l3g3d\">&#8220;After playing half the previous season with Cooper Rush under center, Ferguson&#8217;s fantasy outlook gets a boost as long as Prescott stays healthy,&#8221; Moton wrote. &#8220;Even with the addition of wideout George Pickens, he should see enough targets to produce at the level of a top-10 fantasy tight end. In 2023, Ferguson had a strong rapport with Prescott. He hauled in 71 out of 102 targets for 761 yards and five touchdowns, finishing ninth in scoring among tight ends.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_7quor2p6i\">&#8220;With the Cowboys&#8217; uninspiring running back group, expect Prescott to fire away through the air for stretches in the upcoming term. He&#8217;ll have enough targets to spread around for Ferguson to get back into Pro Bowl form.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9jzair5z4\">Ferguson also suffered a concussion scare in 2024 which sidelined him during the season. So, factor in a healthy Dak Prescott, a more wide open offense with the addition of George Pickens, and the offseason dedication he has shown to improving, a Ferguson bounce-back year seems very likely.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_9jzair5z4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2558,h_1705,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_620,ar_3:2,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/cowboys_country\/01jyvfcrr3gyj2sq8qnp.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-mm-id=\"_z14id5rvn\">\n<p>Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson runs after a catch against the Atlanta Falcons. \/ Dale Zanine-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_zvgsl5dxr\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the Dallas Cowboys&#8217; key players has been named one of the &#8216;top bounce-back&#8217; candidates in fantasy football for the 2025 NFL season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NEWS: Cowboys star named &#039;top bounce-back&#039; 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