Trey Lance

Trey Lance

23-Year-Old QuarterbackQB
Dallas Cowboys
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Lance’s season ended 15 snaps into Week 2 last year when he snapped his right ankle. There’s not much to take from his 31 pass attempts -- Week 1 was played in a torrential downpour in Chicago and he threw just three times the following week before suffering the injury. Suffice to say, he’s still developing as a passer. At 6-4, 224, Lance is big and strong with the arm strength to match, while accuracy and anticipation remain works in progress. Perhaps that’s not surprising, considering the 23-year-old is younger than 10 of the 14 QBs taken in *this year’s* draft and has attempted a mere 420 passes since high school. If his passing game develops even modestly, he’ll have plenty of fantasy value thanks to his rushing ability. He seemingly has enough upside for the 49ers to be patient, but the team traded him in late August to Dallas after it became evident that Brock Purdy will be ready for Week 1 following offseason elbow surgery. Purdy so dazzled at the end of the last season that Lance had little shot of remaining the starter, as long as Purdy was healthy. So with Sam Darnold already the backup, the 49ers turned the three first-round picks and a third it gave to move up to draft Lance in 2021 into a ... fourth-round pick from the Cowboys. In Dallas, Lance will compete with Cooper Rush to back up Dak Prescott. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
$Signed a four-year, $34.11 million contract with the 49ers in July of 2021. Traded to the Cowboys in August of 2023.
Sticking with Cowboys in 2024
QBDallas Cowboys
February 29, 2024
The Cowboys will pick up Lance's $4.25 million roster bonus for the 2024 season, Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reports.
ANALYSIS
Lance didn't play a snap for the Cowboys in 2023 after he was traded by the 49ers late in training camp. However, Dallas is optimistic about the growth he made and reportedly has not considered cutting him. Unsurprisingly, the team will not pick up Lance's fifth-year option, which would have been worth $22.4 million. In the best-case scenario, he'll be the Cowboys' backup quarterback entering 2024.
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Measurables Review
How do Trey Lance'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.
* All metrics are from his Pro Day (not the combine).
Height
6' 4"
 
Weight
226 lbs
 
Hand Length
9.13 in
 
Arm Length
31.50 in
 
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Happy to land in Dallas
QBDallas Cowboys
September 3, 2023
Lance said he had "a big smile" on his face when found out he was being traded from the 49ers to the Cowboys, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Lance had fallen to third on the depth chart in San Francisco behind Brock Purdy and Sam Darnold, so the fact he was happy to get a new opportunity elsewhere isn't entirely surprising. His Dallas landing spot doesn't immediately improve his spot in the pecking order, but it's certainly conceivable Lance eventually vaults over Cooper Rush for the No. 2 quarterback job once he learns Mike McCarthy's offense, which the third-year quarterback acknowledges is drastically different from Kyle Shanahan's system.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
After a year as understudy, Lance has been named as the starter for his second season with the 49ers. Jimmy Garoppolo is still on the roster, but he's sticking around as a backup. Lance attempted passes in four games last year, including two starts, and struggled with accuracy at every level. On attempts of less than 10 yards, he completed just 60.5 percent (23 of 38). On attempts of more than 10 yards, he was 15 of 30. But he showed progress in his final game, a Week 17 start against Houston in which he went 16 of 23 for 249 yards, with a 78.6 percent on-target rate on 14 attempts longer than 10 yards. That at least gives him something to build on for this season, in addition to his strong arm. Lance's fantasy value is tied to his rushing anyway. In his two starts last season, he rushed 24 times for 120 yards (5.0 YPC), a 1,000-yard pace over 17 games. Even if he lost a third of those rushes as a full-time starter, he'd still be in the 700-yard range, which gives him considerable upside if his passing game develops even modestly. And with George Kittle, Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and Elijah Mitchell on hand, Lance has plenty of weapons to carry him until that happens.
Lance was the answer to the biggest mystery of the draft — which QB the 49ers would select after trading three first-round picks and a third to move up to No. 3. Lance played only one game last season at North Dakota State, but in 2019 he led the Bison to the FCS title, throwing 28 TD passes and no interceptions. He also rushed for 1,100 yards (and that's with sack yardage deducted) and 14 TDs. That dual-threat ability combined with prototypical size (6-4, 228) and a cannon arm give Lance tremendous upside, both as a pro prospect and as a fantasy asset. Coach Kyle Shanahan said in May he views Jimmy Garoppolo as the starter. The rookie will get time to develop in a system to which he seems well suited — Lance is excellent off of play-action and throwing on the move, and is accurate both in the quick passing game and when challenging defenses downfield. Even if he isn't the Week 1 starter, Lance's time could come sooner than later, considering Garoppolo has missed 23 of 48 games the last three seasons. In that scenario, Lance's rushing ability would give him a decent floor while he works out the rough edges as an NFL passer.
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Doesn't play a snap in 2023
QBDallas Cowboys
January 22, 2024
Lance didn't see the field for a single snap in 2023 while serving as the Cowboys' No. 3 quarterback.
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Emergency QB for Week 18
QBDallas Cowboys
Coach's Decision
January 7, 2024
Lance (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Commanders but will serve as the team's emergency quarterback.
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Emergency QB for Saturday night
QBDallas Cowboys
Coach's Decision
December 30, 2023
Lance (coach's decision) is inactive for Saturday night's game against the Lions.
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Emergency QB versus Miami
QBDallas Cowboys
Coach's Decision
December 24, 2023
Lance (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Dolphins but will serve as the emergency quarterback, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.
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Will be emergency option
QBDallas Cowboys
Coach's Decision
December 17, 2023
Lance (coach's decision) is inactive Sunday against the Bills, according to Todd Archer of ESPN.com, but he'll still dress as the emergency quarterback.
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