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Malik Davis — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 4.06 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 170.1, usage worth 4.1.

27 years old · 4 seasons of experience · 2022 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 170.1
Consensus across 1 books, 0 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on espn.
ESPN170.1
UNDERDOG215.9
FFA282

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 15, pick 2 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankRB94

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 21.5 points, 1.3 per game — 119 rushing yards, 0.6 rushing TDs, 2.6 catches. That is RB6, 269 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 0.7 points per game to a ceiling of 2.3, with the median at 1.3. Boom rate 71%, bust rate 48%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 170.1 on consensus and our board has him 269. We rank him 98.9 picks worse than the room drafts him. At that distance it is a fade: we do not want him anywhere near his ADP.

The offense he plays in, 2026

Dallas Cowboys returns 6 of 6 continuity slots — the whole offense is intact. Dak Prescott at quarterback, Brian Schottenheimer as head coach, Klayton Adams calling it. The offense projects to 35.8 pass attempts a game at high confidence and 27.1 rushes.

In: Sam Howell (qb2), Marquez Valdes-Scantling (wr5), Anthony Smith (wr7).

The projected carry split across the offense:

Javonte Williams57.2%
Malik Davis 22%
Phil Mafah11.3%
Jaydin Blue9.5%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Cowboys offense remains essentially the same in 2026 but will be paired with a significantly more competitive defense. This is very important because there were multiple games last year where Cowboys had to pull starters in the 4th quarter because they were getting blown out. This is a high powered offense that can sustain 2 WR1s in fantasy. The real question remains if George Pickens is going to land an extension in Dallas. There is no TRUE line of sight into this yet. Jerry Jones says he wants him to be a Cowboy for the long term, but we can't trust Jerry. If someone paid enough George is gone. Ceedee is not expected to be a top 5 WR with Pickens playing at his 2025 levels, but can absolutely be a top 10 PPR fantasy WR. Ceedee is an elite WR. Cowboys also lock down Javonte Williams on 3 year exention.

Key additions: George Pickens was franchised tagged & will play 2026 season in Dallas (barring trade or hold out).

Key departures: WR Jalen Tolbert signed with Miami Dolphins (minor)

Notes: Dallas has added significantly on defense this offseason and should be VERY competitive. Multiple games last year caused starters to be benched due to blow outs. Dak remains a highly productive aging QB with a well balanced pass and rush offense. Javonte Williams landed massive 3 year extension with Cowboys & George Pickens has been franchised tagged with no current plans to land long term extension. Ceedee Lamb looks to get back on track as a top 5 WR following a rough 2025. Pickens and Ceedee should both be viewed as Dynasty WR1s. Jake Ferguson is expected to also have a great 2026 season. We want to own as many pieces of this offense as we can FOR THE RIGHT PRICE.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Dak Prescott returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (36.7 att/g); Regressed 30% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 35.7 att/g.

How the carry projection was built

Projected carry share22%
Projected carries per game4.9
Projected carries, full season83
Last season, carries per game5.2

That is a reduction of 0.3 carries a game against last season, inside a team projection of 27.1 rushing attempts a game.

Basis: prior usage blend. Carry share is the strongest forward predictor we have measured at the position, so this number carries more weight than any efficiency figure on this page.

Offensive environment: DAL rates 25.7 against a league average of 23, 2.7 points above it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted run defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season+1.6 · easier
Weeks 1–6+4.5 · easier
Weeks 12–17-4 · harder
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)-2.6 · harder

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved +73.1% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as post-spike. The base rate that applies: after a +30% spike, RBs crash the following year 59% of the time (hold 41%). That puts the measured risk of his dynasty value falling sharply over the next year at 59% — a probability drawn from comparable historical seasons, not a prediction, and not a statement about his 2026 scoring.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 1.7 elite seasons and 2.4 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — blended production + pedigree. The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Ronnie Rivers20243.186%-17.7%
Craig Reynolds20232.679%+46%
Sean Tucker2024478%+47%
Salvon Ahmed20222.476%0%
Pierre Strong20232.775%+2%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 3 gained value, 1 lost it and 1 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0002023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2022-03 to 2026-07. From 0 to 1,477, peaking at 1,477.

The player

The record, season by season

2025 · DAL · 10 games

His best game was Week 15 against MIN — 11.7 PPR on 11 touches and a 8.6% target share, in a game that finished 26-34. His worst was Week 7 against WAS at 0, on 0 touches, final score 44-22. Across 10 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 7 times. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 8.8; in the 6 decided by more, 0.9. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 4.1 points per game. He scored 4.06, 0.2% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
7WAS44-2200000000%1%
8DEN24-440.30002300%5%
9ARI17-270.30001300%7%
11LV33-16200042000%19%
12PHI24-212.400032400%16%
13KC31-2810.700034710%12%
14DET30-440.60003600%10%
15MIN26-3411.7231682118.6%53%
16LAC17-342.300082300%34%
17WAS30-2310.30202010305.6%50%

Production

Receptions2
Targets5
Receiving yards16
Carries52
Rushing yards250
Touchdowns2
Points per game4.06
Yards per target3.2
Catch rate40%
Yards per carry4.81

Role

Snap share20.7%
Target share1.42%
Air-yards share0.6%
WOPR0.025
RACR0.123

Efficiency

Average depth of target3.6
Yards after catch per reception3
Yards before catch per reception5
Total YAC6
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.2%
Passer rating when targeted48.7
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game-0.48
Rushing EPA per game0.08

Scoring position

Red-zone targets0
Red-zone target share0%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share9.4%
Goal-line carry share6.7%
Expected receiving TDs0
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck0
Expected rushing TDs1.24

Who else ate

The offense threw it 624 times. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

George Pickens22.57%
CeeDee Lamb19.28%
Jake Ferguson16.8%
Ryan Flournoy9.23%
Javonte Williams8.4%
Kavontae Turpin6.26%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 10 games were blowouts, 11.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 1.15 in those and 8.77 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · DAL · 1 games

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
15BUF10-3100000000%0%

Production

Receptions0
Targets0
Receiving yards0
Carries0
Rushing yards0
Touchdowns0
Points per game0

Role

Snap share0%
Target share0%
Air-yards share0%
WOPR0
RACR0

Efficiency

Receiving EPA per game0
Rushing EPA per game0

Who else ate

The offense threw it 614 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

CeeDee Lamb29.92%
Jake Ferguson16.86%
Brandin Cooks13.39%
Tony Pollard11.07%
Michael Gallup9.42%
Jalen Tolbert5.95%

2022 · DAL · 6 games

His best game was Week 13 against IND — 8.9 PPR on 3 touches and a 0% target share, in a game that finished 54-19. His worst was Week 18 against WAS at 1.9, on 5 touches, final score 6-26. Across 6 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 4 times.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 5.7 points per game. He scored 5.73, 0.6% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsCarRushTDTgt%Snap%
8CHI49-296.1221882307.7%33%
10GB28-313.800053800%13%
11MIN40-35.52322713010%18%
13IND54-198.900032910%4%
17TEN27-138.22223103904.9%33%
18WAS6-261.900051900%9%

Production

Receptions6
Targets7
Receiving yards63
Carries38
Rushing yards161
Touchdowns1
Points per game5.73
Yards per target9
Catch rate85.71%
Yards per carry4.24

Role

Snap share18.33%
Target share3.77%
Air-yards share-0.77%
WOPR0.052
RACR0.472

Efficiency

Average depth of target-1
Yards after catch per reception10.8
Yards before catch per reception-0.3
Total YAC65
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted104.2
Rushing yards over expected0
Receiving EPA per game1.13
Rushing EPA per game-0.58

Scoring position

Red-zone targets2
Red-zone target share2.4%
End-zone target share0%
Red-zone carry share3.6%
Expected receiving TDs0.26
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.26
Expected rushing TDs0.24

Who else ate

The offense threw it 556 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

CeeDee Lamb28.62%
Dalton Schultz16.33%
Noah Brown13.58%
Michael Gallup13.58%
Tony Pollard10.09%
Ezekiel Elliott4.22%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 6 games were blowouts, 65.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 5.6 in those and 3.8 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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