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The Cowboys’ most important players for 2024: Dallas needs big seasons from its big three – Jon Machota, The Athletic
CeeDee Lamb, Micah Parsons and Dak Prescott sit atop the list of most important Cowboys payers in 2024.
3. CeeDee Lamb, WR
He’s the team’s most dangerous offensive weapon. Without him, the offense could be one of the worst in the league. The attention he will command from opposing defenses will be critical. And when they’re sending multiple players to contain him, Lamb has to avoid getting frustrated. It’s been extremely impressive to see how his statistics have steadily increased each of his first four seasons in the NFL. If he can make another leap in year five, you’re talking about a season of potentially 2,000 yards and 15 touchdowns. That’s a lot to ask, but Lamb is capable.
2. Micah Parsons, LB/DE
The best defender on the team and one of the best in the entire league. He’s one of the biggest reasons the Cowboys have been able to have consistent 12-win seasons each of his three years in the NFL. There is one thing missing, though. The Cowboys need more from him late in the year and in the playoffs. If he can have the type of production when it matters most, that could be the reason Dallas finally makes a deep playoff run.
1. Dak Prescott, QB
It’s an obvious choice to go with the franchise quarterback. It’s difficult to see the Cowboys having a good season without Prescott being at his best. His contract situation will be one of the biggest NFL stories all season if nothing gets finalized and he ends up playing out the final year of his contract. That could end up being a distraction. It could also end up being something that leads to Prescott having the best season of his nine-year career. Would Jerry Jones really allow a Cowboys franchise QB to walk in the prime of his career? Maybe. But it still seems more likely than not that both sides will figure something out between now and March.
Cowboys continue working out UFL veterans; 3 DEs, 1 RB this week – Josh Sanchez, Sports Illustrated
After signing Willie Harvey Jr. and Gareon Conley from the UFL, the Cowboys continue to search for talent by bringing in four more UFL players for visits this week.
Among the players to visit The Star were a trio of defensive ends and a running back.
The Cowboys worked out defensive end Jonathan Garvin of the Birmingham Stallions, Derick Roberson of the DC Defenders, and Wyatt Ray and John Lovett, both of whom played for the San Antonio Brahmas.
Garvin previously played for the Green Bay Packers, Ray had stints with eight different NFL teams, Roberson spent three seasons with the Tennessee Titans, and Lovett was a member of the Panthers practice squad.
Whether any of the players are signed prior to training camp and get the opportunity to become the newest spring football veteran to make an impact on the Cowboys roster remains to be seen.
Role Call: Cam Johnson joins traffic jam at WR – Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com
Where does Cam Johnson fit in among the other WR’s currently on the Cowboys’ roster?
How He Got Here: Johnson carved his path to the front door of the Cowboys’ organization by being one of the more athletic football players around — having roots in basketball as well, along with track and field. He earned varsity letters in all three sports and helped lead his team to 13 total state titles, including his individual ones.
He used that foundation to become a more dominant receiver, one that made 48 catches as a senior for 803 yards and nine touchdowns before heading to Vanderbilt, then transferring to Arizona State before finishing his collegiate career/eligibility at Northwestern, where he finished his final season with a team-high 54 receptions for 715 receiving yards and six touchdowns.
What’s Next: The fight of his young football career, is what’s next. Johnson enters a group of wide receivers that is not only brimming with talent, but a group that is also working through a traffic jam of players trying to prove they deserve to have a roster spot behind CeeDee Lamb, Brandin Cooks and other incumbents like KaVontae Turpin and Jalen Tolbert — not to mention the athleticism of rookie sixth-round pick Ryan Flournoy.
This is to say Johnson has his work cut out for him and that means every single rep will count in Oxnard and in preseason outings. He has the ability, he’ll just need to show every ounce of it.
Dallas Cowboys with something to prove in 2024: No. 2 LT Tyler Guyton – David Moore, Dallas Morning News
Tyler Guyton has some pretty big shoes to fill on the offensive line and looks to prove his potential in year one.
Outlook: Projecting a rookie who spent the vast majority of his time on the right side to make the jump to left tackle in his first season seems a lot to ask. But as head coach Mike McCarthy pointed out, since Oklahoma had a left-handed quarterback, Guyton was technically protecting the quarterback’s back side. He will be asked to do the same for Dak Prescott, which means a move to the left side.
The Cowboys didn’t allow Tyron Smith, who will have a bust in Canton one day, to leave in free agency to specifically take Guyton. But the depth of this draft class at tackle persuaded them to make the jump to life after Tyron Smith.
Tyler Smith was considered the heir apparent at left tackle when he was taken in the first round of the ‘22 draft. But he’s proven to be so dominant at left guard, the club felt the best way to build this line going forward was to keep him there and use another first-round pick on a left tackle.
Guyton is now the heir apparent. While no one expects him to step in from Day 1 and replace Tyron Smith, he must show early what the Cowboys ask isn’t too big for him.
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