Cowboys 2026 training camp starts this week, those with the most to prove

Finally, we made it. We have real football from now until February and, thank goodness, it is so good to be back.

The Dallas Cowboys report to training camp this week, one step closer to the 2026 regular season is training camp, which will officially begin with the team’s first practice on July 29th.

I have tried my hardest to do a deep dive into the Cowboys’ depth chart over the last month, and I think I hit on every player that was possible that has a chance to make the roster, but with that said, now that camp is here and things are about to get real for some of these players.

So, remember these are my thoughts, and with camp starting this week, I wanted to highlight the first two players that come to my mind with the most to prove in the first week.

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Shavon Revel Jr.

Look man, this cornerback room is the worst thing about this team, and they did a great job of getting better this offseason, but this unit has to figure it out.

Shavon Revel should feel a lot of pressure, he could either hit a home run or find a backseat over the few weeks starting today.

Had it not been for a knee injury that kept him from playing in 2024, Revel Jr. would likely have been a first-round pick. The Cowboys decided to take a swing at him in the third round of last year’s draft, and they’re now in a position to cash in.

This group is dealing with a lot of injuries, but the best thing about the Cowboys new defensive coordinator is that Christian Parker knows how to get corners to play at the highest level, and Revel has a real chance to make a name for himself, not just this year, but going forward and that starts this week.

Tyler Guyton

The Cowboys have a very good chance at having one of the best offensive lines in all of football, both the left tackle and right tackle are still an issue.

Tyler Guyton and Nate Thomas are going to be battling for the starting left tackle spot, and Guyton has all the raw talent in the world, but was a major issue with all the flags he drew a year ago.

On the surface, it will probably make Guyton stay focused and put in the work that we know he has but struggle to stay constant.

Even when healthy, though, Guyton’s been far too inconsistent to be trusted to be the blind side blocker for Dak Prescott or whoever is playing the position.

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He was flagged a whopping 25 times in as many games, 21 of which were accepted by the opposition.

Thomas is a guy that has not been talked about much, but should be now that he has a chance to earn the starting left tackle spot.

Thomas was taken in the same class as Guyton but in the seventh round. He did not play his rookie season, but appeared in all 17 games a year ago and started four of them, but don’t get your hopes up, because he was just as bad as Guyton was.

Keep your eye on Drew Shelton, though a rookie from Penn State, he is a guy that I really like.

Guyton, you have to show up starting this week and show the coaching staff you can be trusted!

New Coaches

Look, I could be here all day talking about different players and so on, but how about the new coaches that this staff has?

We need to see them with the media there and get these guys fired up and more so on the defensive side and I can’t wait to see the energy on the defense from what Parker is going to bring to the table.

I really do think this culture, with the guys they have there now and Jerry Jones letting football finally be that and stopping all the drama is a good thing.

If the defense can be average, no reason why, starting this week, this football team shouldn’t be set up to have a good year.

We will see how it goes.