Tyler GoodsonDallas Cowboys
RB/Dallas Cowboys

Tyler Goodson

Age 25.9 · 4th season · 5'9", 197 lb · Iowa · undrafted or pre-2015
01

Overview

Board Oct 12
Hold
Hold RB71 · 5.5 opportunities a game · model RB80 · market RB66
The books rank him RB66, close enough to his RB71 on the 10/12 list, so he holds.
Model
RB80
Market
RB66
2026 production
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Week 5 rest-of-season review, Oct 12, 2026. The three reads are where our backtested model, the betting market and his 2026 production each place him at RB; our board rank is the call.

Realistic range, rest of season
← If it breaks right
If it does not →
RB68
RB71 now
RB78
← If it breaks right
If it does not →
RB67
RB72 now
RB77
← If it breaks right
If it does not →
RB64
RB73 now
RB76

Where his stats say he could finish from here: RB67 to RB77. Our rank stays the call.

Rest-of-season rank on our sheets
#176Oct 5#194Oct 12#171Oct 5#189Oct 12#156Oct 5#181Oct 12

2026 so far2 games

Points a game
1.7
RB78 of 115
Carry share
16%
9 carries
Touches a game
5.0
2 targets
Expected PPR a game
3.7
−1.7 a game vs usage
Role: change-of-pace back
  • 0 of DAL's 8 carries inside the 5

Ranked among 66 qualified RBs this season.

Our rest-of-season model
Half PPR/g
3.5
PPR/g
4.0
Games left
10.7

80% range 1.4–5.2 half-PPR points a game. Biggest inputs: 2025 PPG -0.9, preseason ADP -0.7, 2025 snap share -0.6, points so far -0.3. The model informs the rank; it does not set it.

02

Week 6

Lines Oct 14
DAL
@
Sun · Oct 18 · 8:20 PM ET
Lambeau Field
GB
LineGB -1.5Total52.5DAL implied25.5Rest10 days (GB 7)Forecast56°F, wind 17 mph
Our Week 6 projection
1.8pts
RB62
Bench
1.4carries6rush yds0.9tgt0.7rec6rec yds0.06TD

Updated Oct 14, 2026, built on a DAL team total of 25.5. Rank is among every RB we project this week.

Green Bay Packers defense vs RBs
#30of 32 in fantasy points allowed to RBs (1 = stingiest)
StingiestSoftest
PPR a game
28.4
rush yds
101
rec
4.0
TD
1.8

Allowed to RBs per game across 5 games. Best games against them: Bijan Robinson (W3, 35.3 PPR, 29 car 194 ry, 2/2 19 rec); D'Andre Swift (W5, 17.3 PPR, 9 car 43 ry, 4/5 30 rec); Breece Hall (W2, 14.2 PPR, 16 car 29 ry, 5/5 63 rec).

EPA ranks entering Week 6: #7 against the pass, #23 against the run (1 = best defense).

Where GB gives up receiving fantasy points to RBs
#2
GB's average rank in the zones where Goodson gets his targets, weighted by his share there (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest).
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
0.0#1
0.0#1
0.0#1
Middle 10–19
0.0#1
0.0#1
0.0#1
Short 0–9
2.4#27
1.2#25
1.0#21
Behind line
50%0.6#3
50%0.0#1
1.5#26

Runs by directionRB rushing points allowed a game

Left
Middle
Right
Rushing
33%12.3#32
33%1.3#4
33%6.1#29
StingySoft

Big number: receiving fantasy points GB allows a game to RBs in that zone. # = its rank of 32. Green tag = Tyler Goodson's share of his targets in that zone this season. Depth is air yards at the catch point; 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Against GB beforelast 1

GameLinePts
2024 W2@ GB · L 10-161-2 on 1 tgt0.7
Week 5: projected vs. actual
Projected
1.9
RB64
Actual
0.0
Difference
−1.9

no stats recorded

Do defensive matchups actually matter? Our study ›

03

Game log

2026 · through W5
Fantasy pointsOur projection that weekSeason average 1.7
05101—2—32.741.25—05101—2—32.241.25—05101—2—31.741.25—

Every gametap a game for the detail

W1
@ NYG L 20-28
No catch, carry or pass recorded
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W2
vs WAS W 37-20
No catch, carry or pass recorded
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W5
vs TB L 16-24
No catch, carry or pass recorded
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D# = the opponent's rank against RBs entering that week (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Finish = his rank at RB that week.

04

Usage

Snap shareCarry shareTarget share
0%25%50%75%100%W3W421%12%2%

DAL backfieldshare of team carries, 2026

Tyler Goodson
16.4%
Share of team targets

Season to date, games each player played.

Role details2026, through Week 5

Red-zone tgt share
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Red-zone carry share
6%
1 red-zone carries
Goal-line share
0%
0 carries inside the 5
Snap share
13.7%
05

Advanced

PoorAverageGreat
Fantasy points a game2+ games
1.7
9
8
9
Carry share2+ games
16.4%
21
Red-zone carry share2+ games
5.9%
13
Rush success rateneeds 25+ carries
44.4%
EPA per carryneeds 25+ carries
-0.07
Yards after contactneeds 25+ carries
1.10
Broken tackles per carryneeds 25+ carries
0.0%
10+ yard run rateneeds 25+ carries
22.2%
Stuff rateneeds 25+ carries
33.3%
Expected points a game2+ games
3.7
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Percentile against the RBs on our charts (each stat's minimum is next to it), 2026 through Week 5. 50 is the middle of the pack. Tap a bubble for his rank.

Expected vs. actualPPR, from this season's play-by-play

Expected PPR a game
3.7
what his targets and carries are usually worth
Actual PPR a game
2.0
Over expected
−1.7
points a game
TDs vs. expected
0/ 0.1
−0.11

0 TDs on 0.11 expected. Expected points price every target by depth and field position and every carry by field position. Do touchdowns regress? ›

06

Splits

As a receiver2026 charted plays, through Week 5

SituationTgtRec-Yds-TDYds/tgtEPA/tgt
All targets21--5-0-2.55.4-0.75-0.02
Score within 7100% of targets21--5-0-2.55.3-0.75-0.08
No blitz100% of targets21--5-0-2.55.4-0.75-0.01
Play action50% of targets10-0-00.05.9-0.500.08
With motion100% of targets21--5-0-2.55.3-0.75-0.03
Screens50% of targets11--5-0-5.05.2-1.01-0.09

Small grey number = every RB in that situation. Green or red = a clear gap either way. 1 of his 2 charted targets were catchable; 0 drops, 0 of 1 contested caught.

As a runner2026 charted carries, through Week 5

SituationCarYds-TDYPCSuccess
All carries934-03.84.144%39%
Red zone11% of carries1-1-0-1.02.60%40%
Score within 789% of carries835-04.44.150%38%
Trailing by 8+11% of carries1-1-0-1.04.10%41%
Light box (6 or fewer)56% of carries528-05.64.560%40%

Box counts from FTN charting. Small grey number = every RB in that situation.

Against coverage2023-2025 (2026 is not charted per player)

CoverageTgtYds/tgtCaughtEPA/tgt
Man122.858%−0.19
Zone154.680%−0.15

Do some receivers really beat man coverage? ›

07

Team

DAL
Points a game
27.6
7th of 32
Plays a game
61.4
17th of 32
EPA per play
0.127
7th of 32
Pass rate over exp.
+0.2%
6th of 32
Red-zone plays a game
11.2
8th of 32
Motion rate
43%
23rd of 32
Play-action rate
13%
11th of 32
No-huddle rate
8%
6th of 32

Dallas Cowboys offense, 2026 through Week 5. Rank 1 = most. Scheme rates from FTN charting through Week 5.

Game by gamescore, implied total, pass rate (over expected), QB

WeekScoreImpliedPass rateQB
W1vs NYG20-2825.365%−4.0Prescott34 att
W2vs WAS37-2027.561%+10.2Prescott31 att
W3vs BAL31-3425.358%−6.1Prescott40 att
W4vs HOU34-3022.866%−0.6Prescott45 att
W5vs TB16-2429.577%+3.8Prescott42 att

Depth chartRB, Oct 14

Scheduleeach defense's current rank vs RBs

W6
@GB
#30
W7
@PHI
#16
W8
ARI
#13
W9
@IND
#27
W10
SF
#24
W11
TEN
#11
W12
PHI
#16
W13
@SEA
#17
W14
BYE
W15
@LA
#15
W16
JAX
#3
W17
NYG
#18
W18
@WAS
#2
Next 4
#22
average rank
Playoffs W15–17
#12
average rank
Bye
W14

Green = soft, red = stingy (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest), ranked on fantasy points allowed to RBs so far. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs. Does strength of schedule matter? ›

Head coach: Brian Schottenheimer. QB: Dak Prescott (most pass attempts, Week 5).

08

Charts

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09

Career

Points a game by season
’233.0’243.4’250.7’262.0
’232.5’243.0’250.5’261.7
’232.0’242.6’250.4’261.5

Season by season

YearGRushing / receivingPts/gxFP/g
2026DAL29-34-0 rush1--5-0 rec on 2 tgt1.7RB783.7−3.4
2025IND89-24-0 rush2-8-0 rec on 3 tgt0.5RB861.0−5.2
2024IND1332-153-1 rush11-61-1 rec on 15 tgt3.0RB724.9+0.4
2023IND613-87-0 rush6-34-0 rec on 9 tgt2.53.6−3.2

Under points a game: his rank at RB in points a game (8+ games; 2026: 2+ games). xFP = expected PPR a game from his usage; under it, the season's points over expected. Routes = share of team dropbacks he ran a route (through 2025).

Red zone and touchdowns

20251 RZ tgt (1%), 0 end-zone, 0 rec TD vs 0.5 exp
20246 RZ car (6%), 1 inside 5, 1 rush TD vs 0.9 exp · 2 RZ tgt (3%), 1 end-zone, 1 rec TD vs 0.6 exp
20234 RZ car (4%), 0 inside 5, 0 rush TD vs 0.3 exp · 3 RZ tgt (5%), 0 end-zone, 0 rec TD vs 0.6 exp

Floor and ceilingPPR

Boom rate
10%
1.5x his recent average and 10+
Bust rate
57%
half his recent average or less
Week-to-week swing
1.74
CV over 21 games
Middle half of games
0.0–1.8
PPR, 30 games 2023–25

0 of his last 30 games reached 20 PPR; 28 finished under 10. Is there a floor-vs-ceiling trade-off? ›

Every game since 2023

2025 game log 10 games · IND · 0.5 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W3@ TEN · D232-6 rush7%0.6
W4@ LA · D11-0 on 1 tgt7%0.5
W8vs TEN · D282-2 rush8%0.2
W9@ PIT · D121-8 on 2 tgt14%1.3
W10vs ATL · D261-4 rush3%0.4
W12@ KC · D6no stats2%0.0
W13vs HOU · D11no stats0%0.0
W15@ SEA · D7no stats0%0.0
W16vs SF · D173-9 rush8%0.9
W18@ HOU · D111-3 rush5%0.3
2024 game log 14 games · IND · 3.2 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W2@ GB · D201-2 on 1 tgt16%0.7
W3vs CHI · D25no stats4%0.0
W5@ JAX · D265-26 rush · 3-31 on 3 tgt41%7.2
W6@ TEN · D118-51 rush · 4-14 on 5 tgt39%8.5
W7vs MIA · D2914-51-1 rush48%11.1
W8@ HOU · D30-0 on 1 tgt3%0.0
W9@ MIN · D8no stats2%0.0
W10vs BUF · D312-9-1 on 3 tgt14%7.9
W11@ NYJ · D13no stats3%0.0
W12vs DET · D4no stats0%0.0
W13@ NE · D20no stats2%0.0
W15@ DEN · D141-3 rush7%0.3
W16vs TEN · D174-22 rush10%2.2
W18vs JAX · D311-5 on 2 tgt8%1.0
2023 game log 6 games · IND · 3.0 PPR a game
GameLineSnapsPts
W13@ TEN · D142-11 on 2 tgt4%2.1
W14@ CIN · D181--2 on 1 tgt9%0.3
W15vs PIT · D1811-69 rush · 2-10 on 2 tgt28%8.9
W16@ ATL · D21-15 rush · 1-15 on 2 tgt20%3.5
W17vs LV · D211-3 rush5%0.3
W18vs HOU · D140-0 on 2 tgt8%0.0
10

Health

No injury designation. Not on the Sleeper injury list as of Oct 10 and not on the Week 6 practice report so far.

2026 injury reportofficial, week by week

W3
✓
W4
✓
W5
FP
W6
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✓ = not listed. Letters = game status (Q, D, O) or worst practice that week (LP limited, DNP did not practice). Tap a week for the detail.

Historyofficial injury reports since 2020

YearWeeks listedRuled outListed for
202583Groin (4), Elbow (3), Ankle

3 games missed 2023–25 (1.00 a season), Groin.

8 report weeks over 1 seasons; recurring: Elbow, Groin, Ankle. Risk label: low.

How long do players take to recover? ›

Teammates on the report

questionable

Our current notes first, then Sleeper designations. What happens when a starter is ruled out? ›

11

Value

Market Oct 10
1QB value
1,196
#393 overall · RB108 · tier 13
Superflex
1,067
#380 overall · RB103
30 days
+96
Peak
1,275
Jul 29, 2026 · 6% off
1QB dynasty value, last two years
1K1,1961,275

Market value on a 0–10,000 scale, through Oct 10, 2026. Faint stretches are estimates between real readings. Gold = peak.

Where his value could be in a year
310
976
1,999

Teal dot = today (1,196). Box = the middle half of outcomes, white line = the median, whiskers = 10th to 90th percentile. RBs about 26 valued near #393 overall: real 1-year moves since 2022, weighted by exact age and market rank (about 82 players' worth).

Closest comparable season

2020 Justice Hill (75% match). His dynasty value moved −51.6% over the next 12 months.

Does the dynasty market see breakouts coming? ›

12

Profile

Age
25.9
Size
5'9"
197 lb
College
Iowa

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Sources: nflverse play-by-play, weekly stats, Next Gen Stats and FTN charting (free public data); official NFL injury reports; Sleeper; GWTTKB rankings, projections and market data. Built 2026-10-14. Every number on this page comes from those files; where a stat is not on file it is left blank, never zero. Nothing here is betting advice.