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What we know about the Cowboys draft strategy in 2024

Risky trade back is rewarded in latest Cowboys’ mock draft

Good morning, readers. It’s Monday and you know what that means. It’s time for #MockDraftMonday with Mario at Inside The Star. The draft is a short 11 days away and the ever-changing draft projections continue to reveal who teams seem to be targeting. Dallas, being the PR juggernaut that it is, is linked to several players …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Jerry Jones shares surprising details about Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Tony Pollard

Cowboys’ 30-visits list tells us their draft plans

The 2024 NFL Draft approaches, now just 12 days away, and teams have completed the next step in preparation for the annual event. NFL teams have completed their 30-visits and the Dallas Cowboys invited 26 players to The Star for further evaluation. Here is the full list of players who the Cowboys brought in for a …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

Cowboys need to pass on drafting a tight end in 2024 1

Cowboys need to pass on drafting a tight end in 2024

I swear to the Almighty, if the Dallas Cowboys draft a tight end in the 2024 Draft – in any round – I’m going to need bail money. I’m not kidding. Going into last year’s draft I pointed out Dallas’ poor history when drafting a tight end in the early rounds. They went ahead and did …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

Teams the Cowboys could trade with in the NFL Draft 2

Teams the Cowboys could trade with in the NFL Draft

In under two weeks, the 2024 Dallas Cowboys draft class will be set in stone with the start of the NFL Draft. This is the biggest event of the offseason for many teams, and the Cowboys are no different. They need an influx of talent after losing out on countless free agents and moving on from …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney

Wide Receiver is a dire need for Cowboys in 2024 Draft 3

Wide Receiver is a dire need for Cowboys in 2024 Draft

As mentioned on Thursday, most mock drafts have the Dallas Cowboys going after an offensive lineman with their first pick in the NFL draft in two weeks. A few have them taking lineman in the first two rounds. And I stand by the statement that they do not need to do so. The Cowboys more urgent …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

Will the Cowboys prioritize Defense in '24 NFL Draft? 4

Will the Cowboys prioritize Defense in ’24 NFL Draft?

Heading into the 2024 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys defense is reeling. They have, so far, lost six defensive players to free agency, or, in Leighton Vander Esch’s case, medical retirement. This is a unit that cost Dallas badly once the lights got bright in 2023. In nine games against opponents in the top 15 for …

Mark Heaney

Mark Heaney

The Cowboys first 2024 Draft pick must be a running back 2

Cowboys 1st 2024 Draft pick must be a Running Back

Most of the mock drafts for next month’s NFL Draft have the Dallas Cowboys laser-focused on taking an offensive lineman. A few have them spending both their 1st and 2nd round picks on the line for that matter. All of them are dead wrong. Should the season start today, the Cowboys have the players on the …

Richard Paolinelli

Richard Paolinelli

ESPN's mock draft would get mixed feelings from Cowboys fans

ESPN’s mock draft would get mixed feelings from Cowboys fans

I’d like to think I have a knack for getting great imaginary value from using Pro Football Focus’ mock draft simulator to whip up the best draft for the Dallas Cowboys. Nobody really cares what my thoughts are when I tweet them out into cyberspace, but let it be an expert and everyone is all ears. …

Mario Herrera Jr.

Mario Herrera Jr.

2 late round WR the Cowboys could draft this month

2 late-round WR the Cowboys could draft this month

As we prepare for the 2024 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys have several holes to fill, and drafting a wide receiver will happen at some point. I would be the happiest man alive if Jerry Jones shut all of us up, traded up ahead of the Arizona Cardinals, and took Marvin Harrison Jr., but I will …

Shane Taylor

Shane Taylor

Jerry Jones

The Cowboys trading up in the 1st round shouldn’t be ruled out

We are less than three weeks away from the 2024 NFL Draft and fans are brimming with anticipation at the next big offseason milestone. The Chicago Bears are officially on the clock and if you know anything about football, it’s clear that it’s QB Caleb Williams or bust. After the first pick in the draft, it’s …

Cowboys unlikely to be players in a QB-heavy draft 2

Cowboys unlikely to be players in a QB-heavy draft

There could be as many as six quarterbacks drafted in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft – with the first three picks expected to come from this position. The current record for most quarterbacks taken in the first round overall is six, set in 1983. Both the 1949 and 2018 drafts saw four quarterbacks …

ESPN's mock of the Cowboys' 2024 draft hard to argue with

Cowboys mock draft results in 3 gifts in the first 3 rounds

The 2024 NFL Draft is now 18 days away and the air is thick with anticipation throughout Cowboys Nation and the rest of the NFL. Will McClay & Co. have been working tirelessly because the draft is the main pipeline to improve the Cowboys’ roster. Jerry and Stephen Jones have emphasized the draft and developing their …

Eagles perched atop NFC East in pre-draft prediction post 1

Eagles’ mock draft would make them the favorites in the NFC

As the 2024 NFL Draft approaches, pro days and 30 visits are in abundance while teams and draft prospects prepare for the big day. The Dallas Cowboys are the team that perhaps relies more on the NFL Draft than any other team for the development of their roster. Jerry Jones and the rest of the front …

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.