![]() In the secondary, neither Terence Newman nor Mike Jenkins played a pre-season snap. I know the Cowboys want Buehler to be the guy, but I'm not sure I trust either kicker to line up for the game-tying field goal Sunday against the New York Jets. As the Cowboys sliced their final roster to 53 over the weekend - they cut offensive tackle Sam Young this morning, so this thing's still a work in progress - there are multiple areas of concern.Īt kicker, they kept both David Buehler and Dan Bailey. We did foresee the departures of Igor Olshansky, Akwasi Owusu-Ansah and Montrae Holland, so not everything was shocking. If you saw that coming, raise your Labor Day hand. While three of their last four Round-2 picks remain on the roster, DeMarcus Lawrence is the only other Cowboys second-rounder drafted by the team that remains.In the final analysis the Cowboys kept nine rookies, four undrafted free agents, two kickers and zero fullbacks. The team has been scrutinized for their use of second-round picks and rightfully so. The Miami #Dolphins are trading 2020 first-round pick CB Noah Igbinoghene to the Dallas #Cowboys for former second-round pick CB Kelvin Joseph #DallasCowboys #FinsUp /4REi8rm7oj Safety Jayron Kearse is the only other seventh-rounder on this team.ĭaRon Bland, Damone Clark and Asim Richards are the final fifth-round guys on the team making this the second most disappointing round for the franchise. What is surprising is that wide receiver Jalen Brooks is the only player the Cowboys drafted in the seventh round who remains on the 53. Coming in second is the third round which includes eight players. That rumor holds true as the team employs 13 players who were drafted within the first 32 selections. The rumors that swirl on social media hint that Dallas loves players who were drafted in the first round. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports 33 players on the team’s active roster entered the league between 20 making the Cowboys the sixth youngest team in the league with an average age slightly below 26 years of age (25 years 11 months).The 2019 class has Tony Pollard and Donovan Wilson remaining while Chuma Edoga was taken in the third round of that draft by the New York Jets.Newcomer Trent Sieg was an undrafted free agent for Baltimore that year and is the only other 2018 member. The 2018 class boasts three players who were drafted by the Cowboys with linebacker Leighton Vander Esch, wideout Michael Gallup and defensive end Dorance Armstrong hanging on.The 2017 draft has one player remaining who was drafted (Jourdan Lewis), one player who was a free agent pickup (Malik Hooker) and an undrafted free agent in quarterback Cooper Rush.Quarterback Dak Prescott is the lone draft pick from the 2016 draft for the Cowboys but Jayron Kearse was drafted that year also by Minnesota.Demarcus Lawrence, Zack Martin and Brandin Cooks are the only players drafted in 2014.Defensive lineman Jonathan Hankins is the only player from the 2013 draft on the roster. ![]() ![]() Pass rusher Dante Fowler carries that same distinction for the 2015 class.The 2012 draft class is now gone but cornerback Stephon Gilmore and punter Bryan Anger were drafted that year by different teams.Left tackle Tyron Smith is the lone remaining player from the 2011 draft class making him the longest-tenured Cowboy.Grading draft classes has always been a fun exercise in almost any capacity so breaking it down even further is just as entertaining. While four of the five traded players were former first-round picks, Hankins was selected in Round 2, 49th overall, back in the 2013 NFL draft. That leaves defensive lineman Jonathan Hankins as the only player on the 53 who got traded to Dallas AND has suited up for a regular season game. This team is betting on youth & buying low while doing it. Whether either pan out long-term or not doesn’t matter. The #DallasCowboys pulled off two trades this week. Quarterback Trey Lance was acquired during training camp while cornerback Stephon Gilmore and wideout Brandin Cooks arrived during this past offseason. The newest member of that group is cornerback Noah Igbinoghene who was a first-round pick by Miami in 2020. Player trades in the NFL are not common, yet the Cowboys find themselves with five players who were acquired by this method. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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