CeeDee Lamb
The 2020 first-rounder who led the NFL in catches in 2023.
CeeDee Lamb is a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, who picked him in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft out of Oklahoma, where he was a consensus All-American in 2019. He made the Pro Bowl in five of his first six seasons, has three All-Pro selections, and led the league in receptions in 2023.
Quick Facts
- Current team
- Dallas Cowboys
- Number
- 88
- Position
- Wide receiver
- Born
- 8 April 1999
- Birthplace
- Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S.
- High school
- Foster (Fort Bend County, Texas)
- College
- Oklahoma (2017–2019)
- Draft year
- 2020
Lore & Background
Lamb was born in Opelousas, Louisiana, and grew up in New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina sent his family to Houston in 2005. A youth coach who could not pronounce his given name, Cedarian, started calling him "CeeDee", and the name stuck. At Foster High School in Richmond, Texas, he caught 98 passes for 2,032 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior, as the team went 14-1.
Did You Know?
- Lamb committed to Oklahoma on July 25, 2016, choosing the Sooners over offers from Alabama and Texas.
- His only high school loss as a senior came in the 5A-D1 state semifinals, against Temple.
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