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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys: Week 5 PPR preview
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys, Week 5, kickoff Oct 8, 2026, 7:15 PM CT. Our early run simulated this game 10,000 times; below are the fantasy-relevant players on both sides in full PPR, with floors and ceilings, plus injury listings and DFS salaries. Full detail on the game page.
Buccaneers: Jalon Daniels leads the team with a PPR median of 12.4 (QB26); Jalon Daniels has a passing-yards median of 182. Cowboys: CeeDee Lamb leads the team with a PPR median of 19.1 (WR2); Dak Prescott has a passing-yards median of 229.
| Player | Pos | Median | Floor (p10) | Ceiling (p85) | Key stats (median) | Call | DK $ | FD $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalon Daniels TB | QB | 12.4 | 5.0 | 21.4 | pass yds 182.0, rush yds 20.0 | Sit | — | — |
| Bucky Irving TB | RB | 10.4 | 3.8 | 19.6 | rush yds 49.0, rec 1.0 | Start | — | — |
| Emeka Egbuka TB | WR | 6.9 | 2.3 | 14.2 | rec 3.0, rec yds 29.0 | Sit | — | — |
| Chris Godwin Jr. TB | WR | 5.5 | 1.9 | 11.2 | rec 3.0, rec yds 21.0 | Sit | — | — |
| Cade Otton TB | TE | 4.4 | 0.0 | 10.9 | rec 2.0, rec yds 17.0 | Sit | — | — |
| Kenny Gainwell TB | RB | 3.5 | 0.1 | 9.3 | — | Sit | — | — |
| Ted Hurst III TB | WR | 3.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | — | Sit | — | — |
| CeeDee Lamb DAL | WR | 19.1 | 7.8 | 34.0 | rec 7.0, rec yds 86.0 | Start | — | — |
| Dak Prescott DAL | QB | 17.7 | 9.0 | 27.8 | pass yds 229.0 | Start | — | — |
| Javonte Williams DAL | RB | 16.0 | 6.6 | 28.6 | rush yds 65.0, rec 2.0, rec yds 10.0 | Start | — | — |
| George Pickens DAL | WR | 12.2 | 4.0 | 23.2 | rec 4.0, rec yds 56.0 | Start | — | — |
| Jake Ferguson DAL | TE | 6.5 | 1.3 | 14.5 | rec 3.0, rec yds 20.0 | Sit | — | — |
| Ryan Flournoy DAL | WR | 6.1 | 2.0 | 12.8 | rec 2.0, rec yds 21.0 | Sit | — | — |
| Tyler Goodson DAL | RB | 1.4 | 0.0 | 5.1 | — | Sit | — | — |
Full PPR. DK $ / FD $: main-slate salaries (blank when the game is not on the main slate).
DFS: see our showdown preview and build lineups in the showdown optimizer.
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More: PPR rankings by position, the start/sit tool, DFS projections, every game page and the Thursday TB at DAL showdown optimizer.
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