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5 best in-state draft prospects for the Cowboys in 2024

5 best Texas draft prospects for the Cowboys in 2024

When the Dallas Cowboys drafted former Texas Longhorn, DeMarvion Overshown in last year’s draft, it was their first in-state draftee since 2019. Straying from Texas colleges is a new trend for the Dallas front office. They previously used picks on in-state prospects in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019. Is there a reason the Cowboys have …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney

What we know about the Cowboys draft strategy in 2024

What we know about the Cowboys draft strategy in 2024

Any experienced football fan knows that once April rolls around, the NFL Draft is happening in the blink of an eye. For the Dallas Cowboys, that means the most important moment of their offseason is barreling toward them in a hurry. An uneventful free agency period has left the roster weakened. Dallas knows they have to …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney

Mock draft shows Giants will usher in a new era at QB 5

Mock draft shows Giants will usher in a new era at QB

The 2024 NFL Draft is 21 days away and the Dallas Cowboys front office is diligently preparing for the big day. Dallas doesn’t draft until the bottom fourth of the first round but few expect them to stay put with the 24th pick. Free agency has left the Cowboys roster without 13 key contributors on the …

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Will the Commanders’ draft picks trouble the Cowboys?

The 2024 NFL Draft is 22 days away and all NFL teams are preparing for the next influx of young talent. At The Star, the Cowboys are hyper-focusing on the draft as their only real option to improve the team. If you ask Stephen Jones, he will tell you the salary cap situation is tight. It …

How Long Will Cowboys' Exec Will McClay Continue to Turn Down GM Jobs?

This mock draft would leave the Cowboys in great shape

The 2024 NFL Draft is now 25 days away and the direction several teams plan to take is starting to take form. There is no inside information or some clairvoyance. The proof is in the pro-day visits and 30 visits. As far as the Dallas Cowboys go, the draft will have to be the team’s savior. …

3 positions the Cowboys must address early in the draft

3 positions the Cowboys must address early in the draft

The Dallas Cowboys fanbase has spoken with vitriol on social media so far this offseason. Many outside of the Cowboys circles feel our ire is warranted. After all, what has the front office done to instill confidence in next year’s team? The losses have outweighed the gains in a manner as disproportionate as Micah Parsons’ holding …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Could the Cowboys trade up in the 2024 NFL Draft? 2

3 best first round options for the Cowboys in 2024 NFL Draft

The 2024 NFL Draft is under a month away. That means we can finally start to accurately speculate on who the Dallas Cowboys draft picks will be. At this point, the Senior Bowl, the NFL Scouting Combine, and the rush of free agency are in the rearview mirror. The positional needs of teams are all but …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney

Deion Sanders steps into college football’s prime time 1

Deion Sanders eyes an “Eli” draft future for son, Shedeur

He gamed the college football transfer portal last year. Now, former Cowboys’ cornerback Deion Sanders is eyeing a bigger target. The 2025 NFL Draft. The Colorado Buffaloes head coach brought in a nearly 100% brand new roster at Boulder for the 2023 season. Other coaches quickly followed his lead. Despite a 4-8 record in his first …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

Lions will be prowling for revenge in Week 6 in Dallas

This Cowboys 7-round mock draft should get fans excited

NFL fans can rejoice now that we are within a calendar month of the next big event on the offseason calendar: the 2024 NFL Draft. We are exactly 31 days away from the Chicago Bears deciding which college prospect will be the newest number one pick. Members of the Dallas Cowboys’ front office have to be …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Is Jonathon Brooks the Cowboys top RB target?

Is Jonathon Brooks the Cowboys top RB target?

The Dallas Cowboys have yet to address the running back position this offseason, but it appears they may have found their top target with former Texas Longhorn, Jonathon Brooks. After a breakout 2022 season from Tony Pollard, the team passed the torch to him in 2023. As we know now, Pollard was not able to repeat …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney

3 surprise options the Cowboys could draft in the first round

3 surprise options the Cowboys could draft in the first round

As we inch closer to the 2024 NFL Draft, we will hear some surprise names in first-round discussions that organizations have been valuing higher than fans and the media. This is a tried and true tradition in the draft, and one that Cowboys fans are familiar with. In each of the last two Cowboys drafts, we …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney

Cowboys' success rate with the 216th pick in the draft is minimal

Cowboys’ success rate with the 216th pick in the draft is minimal

We sit 34 days away from one of the most anticipated events of the NFL offseason: the 2024 NFL Draft. Scouts from all 32 teams are using their frequent flyer miles this month traveling all over the country for scheduled pro days at various college campuses. This year’s draft is different for the Dallas Cowboys because …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Jerry Jones Suggests Cowboys May Make Trades, Gives Update on Dak Prescott

Should the Cowboys trade down in the 2024 NFL Draft?

The 2024 NFL Draft is just over a month away, and the Cowboys’ draft strategy is becoming the most important piece of the entire offseason. With departures being the story of this free agency period for the Cowboys, and only one outside free agent joining the fold, it is starting to become clear that trading down …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney

Jerry Jones Wants to Move Up in the Draft, Here's How He Could Do It

3 late round LB the Cowboys could draft in April

It is hard to believe that the NFL draft is right around the corner. The Dallas Cowboys season once again came to an end by losing to the Packers in the Wild Card round, and here we are again talking about the draft. https://twitter.com/jonmachota/status/1771193122304766432?s=46&t=O16VseWpcsQwpe8Ben3Qkw Dallas has signed ONE outside free agent, Eric Kendricks. Jerry Jones direction …

Shane Taylor

Shane Taylor

Cowboys' draft history shows the 56th pick hasn't been fruitful 2

Cowboys’ draft history shows the 56th pick hasn’t been fruitful

The 2024 NFL Draft is rapidly approaching. The 2024 NFL Combine has passed us by, and the underwear Olympics didn’t disappoint. Draft prospects were able to show off their speed, strength, and athleticism in front of hundreds of NFL team personnel in attendance scouting talent for their respective teams. With the combine in the rearview mirror, …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

3 ways the Cowboys can use the NFL Draft to fix the roster in 2024

3 ways the Cowboys can fix the roster in the 2024 NFL Draft

With a disastrous free agency period all but over, the NFL Draft is next on the horizon for the Dallas Cowboys, and they have major work to do if they are going to compete in 2024. The Cowboys got worse since free agency started, that is not up for debate. They lost countless starters, including All-Pro …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney

Lions will be prowling for revenge in Week 6 in Dallas

5 surprise players who could fall to the Cowboys at pick 24

Cowboys Nation is up in arms on social media clamoring for the Dallas Cowboys to do something in the first couple of days of free agency. Approximately 18 hours into the legal tampering period where teams can come to agreements but not officially sign, the Cowboys are the least active team in the entire NFL. With …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Could the Cowboys trade up in the 2024 NFL Draft? 4

Could the Cowboys trade up in the 2024 NFL Draft?

It has been 11 years since the last time we saw a Cowboys trade-up in the first round of the NFL Draft. Dallas struck a deal with the then-St. Louis Rams to move up and take Morris Claiborne. Since that 2012 trade, it feels like the Cowboys’ front office has been scarred by the bust that …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney

Could the Cowboys double-dip in the draft 2 years in a row? 1

Could the Cowboys double-dip in the draft 2 years in a row?

The 2024 NFL Combine already has fans drooling over a few prospects who have shone without pads on. Several players increased their draft stock while others were better off not working out in Indianapolis. Over 300 college athletes attend the event at Lucas Oil Stadium, and the combine is a prime opportunity to show traits that …

3 draft prospects that could replace Tyron Smith in 2024

3 draft prospects that could replace Tyron Smith in 2024

The biggest news to this point of the Dallas Cowboys offseason broke yesterday; the team is unlikely to bring All-Pro Tyron Smith back in 2024. This ends a 13-year tenure in Dallas for the future Hall of Famer, opening up a massive weakness at left tackle. The talk now is whether Dallas will shift All-Pro Guard …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney