The Dallas Cowboys open training camp in less than a month, I think it is time to start diving into some players who are flying not only under the radar, but maybe some people don’t even know about.
Two guys that the Cowboys signed as UDFA may have a chance to not only make the team, but provide meaningful snaps this year.
Both LB Justin Barron and DB Alijah Clark, both from Syracuse University, are two guys to keep a close eye on over the next couple of months.
Both signed with Dallas as UDFA have a real shot at making this team.
Why This Pair?
The Cowboys only signed nine UDFA, and these two are the ones that I have liked the most just by going back and watching tape.
Barron is a five-year letter winner with Syracuse, where he played safety, nickel and finally linebacker to round out his career.
Kenneth Murray Jr., Jack Sanborn and Marist Liufau are the main three linebackers for Matt Eberflus’s defense.
So Barron has a pretty good shot at being someone that can make the team and enter the rotation if he can make some plays throughout training camp and the preseason.
Look at the tweet below: He is a baller. Makes me wonder how he did not even get drafted in one of the final rounds, but the Cowboys have been good at getting all these UDFA guys.
The #Cowboys signed Syracuse LB/SS Justin Barron as an UDFA.
Pretty decent athlete via @MathBomb pic.twitter.com/jyR0vNwW85
— Marcus Mosher (@Marcus_Mosher) May 14, 2025
If you did not know, Clark is currently the Dallas Cowboys’ highest-paid undrafted free agent. He is set to earn a $234,000 guaranteed salary, and was granted a $25,000 signing bonus.
Remember, Malik Hooker was banged up a few weeks ago, and although it was only back spasmus, he will be okay. Still, with Clark being the highest-paid undrafted free agent on the roster, I would like to think he has the best chance at not only making the team, but earning snaps.
Throughout his college career, Clark ran a 4.5 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, recorded 189 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, two interceptions, nine passes defensed, two fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble.
This is clearly all just a thought, and things could go south for one or both of these guys. Who knows?
Nobody will have any idea who makes the team until they do, but just based on what I have watched, these two guys would have my vote as a pair of undrafted guys to make the Cowboys roster and even have a chance to earn some snaps.
a Dallas Cowboys fan, since the 70’s like I said before with the Cowboys having so many holes on defense anybody and everybody shuold should start on the Cowboys defense in 2025
You really need to do your own research!! You seriously have no idea what your talking about!! There’s no holes on this defense!! There’s star players on every level of the defense we have at least 6 edge rushers that can be starters on most other teams, but they’ll be backups for us, we have 4 really good LBs, and that’s not including Overshown, who’ll be out with an injury for a little while!! We have 5 corners that are good enough to be starters on any other team, and we’ll only need 3 of them to start at a time, which means we’ll have 2 other starters as backups and that’s not including the other players that are just beginning to learn in the NFL, like Carson!! The only place on defense we mite have a problem with is DT, and even that position has good players!! Osa is turning into a star player, Mazi is finally getting a chance to play 2 years in a row without changing weight, so that’ll help him a lot, and then we have Solomon Thomas to backup Osa, and we have a rookie brick wall that is only known for stopping the run to backup Mazi, and then we have Perrion Winfrey as a 5th option!! So like I said, there are no holes on this defense!! And you need to go do your own research, cause every comment you make is nonsense!! I seriously don’t know how you could be a fan, especially since the 70s when you don’t know a thing about the team!! Every comment you make is completely wrong, don’t make any sense, is complete bull crap, or just sounds completely stupid!! So be a real fan and learn more about them before you make anymore comments!!
I think both of them are long shots to make the team!! As you said Murray, Liufau and Sanborn are the main LBs for the defense, but they also drafted Shermar James and they still have Damone Clark who has been one of the bright spots in OTAs and mini camp, so it looks like he’s finally getting the hang of being in the NFL!! He was already pretty good as it was, but now he has the LB guru teaching him, and I think Eberflus will have Clark in the right place on the field now too, so I think he’ll be apart of the team this year too!! Plus this is Clark’s last year under contract, so he’s gonna go out there and be his best so he can get another contract!! So that’s 5 LBs already and it’s hard to see them keeping 6, cause they’ll need a spot for when Overshown comes back, unless they decide to keep one extra until Overshown comes back and then cut that player when that time comes!! Which I guess is possible, but with all the really good edge rushers we have, I think they’ll just keep 5 LBs and then keep all of the edge rushers and find a different player to cut when Overshown comes back!!
And when it comes to Alijah Clark, I think it’s possible he has a shot at making the roster, but we already have Hooker, Wilson, Bell and Thomas at safety, and I don’t think we’ll keep more than 4 on the roster, so the only way I think he’ll make the team is if we decide to move on from Wilson, or if he’s able to beat out Thomas!! And both of them options are possible!! There’s rumors of Wilson being a cap casualty, even though it’s not a guarantee, it is possible!! And in my opinion, I really don’t think Thomas is all that good!! So if Clark is as good as you think he is then he shouldn’t have any problems beating Thomas for his spot on the roster!! But I guess we’ll have to wait till that time comes to find out if he’s good enough or not!!