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Football players from opposing teams in action during a game, with one team in blue and white uniforms and the other in blue and red. Hunter Luepke of the Cowboys makes a pivotal play that has fans on their feet.

Luepke’s increased role led to Cowboys’ 2025 success

In 2023, with Mike McCarthy at the helm, the Dallas Cowboys signed an undrafted free agent running back out of North Dakota State immediately after the 2023 draft ended. Hunter Luepke’s role…

December 14, 2025, 6:00 am

Dallas Cowboys player holding a jersey at a press conference with executives, inside the Ford Center at The Star, promoting NFL team news and Dallas Cowboys updates.

NFL Draft

by Mark Heaney

Is the Dallas Cowboys draft magic worn out?

There was a time, not too long ago, when the Dallas Cowboys draft success was revered. Their 2014 and 2016 seasons were almost entirely on the shoulders of home-grown All-Pro draftees. In…

September 27, 2025, 10:00 am

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Defensive Tackle Debate: Mazi Smith or a Rookie Draft Pick?

Players & Cap

by Mark Heaney

Defensive Tackle Debate: Mazi Smith or a Rookie Draft Pick?

This time two years ago, then-Michigan Wolverine Mazi Smith was gearing up for the NFL Draft as one of the top defensive tackles available. Two years later, the Cowboys may draft a…

April 13, 2025, 10:00 am

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Mazi Smith flashes his potential in preseason finale

Players & Cap

by Richard Paolinelli

This player must amazingly bust out in 2025

To say Mazi Smith was a surprise first-round pick in 2023 is as much an understatement as saying he has been a bust so far isn’t. As the top pick of the…

March 7, 2025, 6:00 am

During a game, a football player in a blue and white uniform from the Cowboys draft class throws a precise pass, highlighting the team's 2024 resurgence.

Players & Cap

by Mark Heaney

Criticized Cowboys draft class is making a resurgence in 2024

From the moment their names were called, the 2023 Dallas Cowboys draft class was hammered with criticism from the fanbase. Another Michigan defensive lineman? A tight end in the second round? The…

November 30, 2024, 8:00 am

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Cowboys football player Deuce Vaughn in blue and white uniform running with the ball, with defenders attempting to tackle him on the field.

Players & Cap

by Shane Taylor

Cowboys’ sleepers that need a big training camp to see the field in 2024

Training camp for the Dallas Cowboys may prove pivotal for several players fighting for roster spots. Even some of those with a spot locked up already could use camp to show why…

July 16, 2024, 11:00 am

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Cowboys

by Shane Taylor

Cowboys’ 2023 rookie rankings — Overshown left out?

Happy Friday, Cowboys Nation. With the NFL draft now behind us, I have had a few weeks to look into each player and try to give my best guess as to where…

May 19, 2023, 6:00 am

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Cowboys

by Mario Herrera Jr.

The Dallas Cowboys 2023 Draft: How Can the Picks Impact 2023?

Another NFL Draft has come and gone. Like every year, the temperature of the fan base ranges from cold as a North Texas winter, to as hot as a South Texas summer.…

May 3, 2023, 11:56 am

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Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

Monday morning general manager: Looking back at the Cowboys draft

Well, that was probably one of the more exciting NFL Draft weekends I’ve ever seen. A record number of trades were finalized. A goodly amount of quarterbacks were drafted. And a nice…

May 1, 2023, 7:00 am

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Cowboys select WR Jalen Brooks from South Carolina with 244th pick 1

NFL Draft

by Shane Taylor

Cowboys select WR Jalen Brooks from South Carolina with their final pick

With their last pick in the 2023 NFL draft, the Dallas Cowboys selected wide receiver Jalen Brooks from South Carolina. The team waited until their last pick two picks in the draft…

April 29, 2023, 6:07 pm

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Cowboys draft Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn with 212th pick

NFL Draft

by Shane Taylor

Cowboys draft Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn with 212th pick

The Dallas Cowboys have selected Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn with the 212th pick in the NFL draft. Standing at 5’5 Vaughn was tremendously productive at Kansas State. Over his final…

April 29, 2023, 4:34 pm

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Cowboys trade up to draft Southern Mississippi CB Eric Scott Jr. with 178th pick

NFL Draft

by Shane Taylor

Cowboys trade up to draft Southern Mississippi CB Eric Scott Jr. with 178th pick

The Dallas Cowboys selected Southern Miss defensive back Eric Scott Jr. with the 178th pick in the NFL draft The Cowboys moved to the top of the sixth round after a trade…

April 29, 2023, 2:59 pm

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Cowboys draft North Carolina OT Asim Richards with the 169th pick

NFL Draft

by Shane Taylor

Cowboys draft North Carolina OT Asim Richards with the 169th pick

The Dallas Cowboys have selected North Carolina offensive tackle Asim Richards with the 169th pick in the NFL draft. After Dallas selected a number of defensive players, with the 169th pick, the…

April 29, 2023, 2:25 pm

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Cowboys draft San Jose State DE Viliami Fehoko Jr. with the 129th pick

NFL Draft

by Shane Taylor

Cowboys draft San Jose State DE Viliami Fehoko Jr. with the 129th pick

The Dallas Cowboys have selected San Jose State edge Viliami Fehoko Jr. with the 129th pick in the NFL draft. Dallas has now used three of their first four picks on defense,…

April 29, 2023, 12:40 pm

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NFL Draft

by Richard Paolinelli

Day 2 draft recap; nothing short of entertaining

The second day of the 2023 NFL Draft was nearly as entertaining as the first day was. It started early in the morning in the form of a flow of salt from…

April 29, 2023, 6:00 am

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Cowboys vs Eagles to Showcase Biggest NFL Mismatches of Week 6

NFC East

by Richard Paolinelli

NFC East third round grade: A solid round for the division

After what could, at best and very charitably, be called a dismal second round overall, the NFC East rebounded nicely in the third round. The Eagles, which led the way in Thursday’s…

April 28, 2023, 11:00 pm

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Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

Cowboys stay home in third round, select Longhorns’ DeMarvion Overshown

Many held out hope that the Dallas Cowboys would select Bijan Robinson from the Texas Longhorns. That dream died early in the first round. But the Cowboys did find a potential star…

April 28, 2023, 10:11 pm

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Dallas dips back into the Wolverines' pool to take Schoonmaker 1

Cowboys

by Richard Paolinelli

Dallas dips back into the Wolverines’ pool to take Luke Schoonmaker

The Dallas Cowboys either resisted temptation, or pivoted very quickly, in the first round last night. They might have bluffed the entire world into thinking they would draft a tight end, or…

April 28, 2023, 9:04 pm

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Cowboys

by Ross Love

Introducing the Cowboys’ newest DT, Mazi Smith

Despite a long night of twists and turns around them, the Dallas Cowboys stood fast with their 26th overall pick on Thursday. When their time come to turn in the card, the…

April 28, 2023, 2:00 pm

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Mazi Smith's biggest driving factor: "It's all about making that man across from me remember me."

Cowboys

by Jazz Monet

Mazi Smith’s biggest driving factor: “It’s all about making that man across from me remember me.”

With the 26th pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys selected Mazi Smith — a 6’3″, 337-pound defensive lineman from Michigan. To some, the selection came as a surprise. Leading…

April 28, 2023, 1:00 pm

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NFL Draft

by Jesus Hernandez

Welcome to Dallas Mazi Smith

With the Dallas Cowboys on the clock at 26th, they were fielding calls to trade down. One potential trade partner would have been the Kansas City Chiefs. Talks between the teams ended…

April 28, 2023, 11:20 am

2023 NFL Draft

Luepke’s increased role led to Cowboys’ 2025 success

Is the Dallas Cowboys draft magic worn out?

Defensive Tackle Debate: Mazi Smith or a Rookie Draft Pick?

This player must amazingly bust out in 2025

Criticized Cowboys draft class is making a resurgence in 2024

Cowboys’ sleepers that need a big training camp to see the field in 2024

Cowboys’ 2023 rookie rankings — Overshown left out?

The Dallas Cowboys 2023 Draft: How Can the Picks Impact 2023?

Monday morning general manager: Looking back at the Cowboys draft

Cowboys select WR Jalen Brooks from South Carolina with their final pick

Cowboys draft Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn with 212th pick

Cowboys trade up to draft Southern Mississippi CB Eric Scott Jr. with 178th pick

Cowboys draft North Carolina OT Asim Richards with the 169th pick

Cowboys draft San Jose State DE Viliami Fehoko Jr. with the 129th pick

Day 2 draft recap; nothing short of entertaining

NFC East third round grade: A solid round for the division

Cowboys stay home in third round, select Longhorns’ DeMarvion Overshown

Dallas dips back into the Wolverines’ pool to take Luke Schoonmaker

Introducing the Cowboys’ newest DT, Mazi Smith

Mazi Smith’s biggest driving factor: “It’s all about making that man across from me remember me.”

Welcome to Dallas Mazi Smith

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