
Comparing the Cowboys’ revamped defensive line against the NFC East
The Dallas Cowboys will head west for training camp next month with 16 players on the defensive line. Two of the four starting positions appear to be set. The battle for the
Drafted 12th overall out of Penn State in 2021, the Harrisburg, Pa. native burst onto the scene as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and has already stacked 52.5 career sacks—including 12 more in the 2024 season—while alternating between linebacker and defensive end.
Parsons’ elite speed-to-power rush, sideline range, and penchant for strip-sacks keep him in every Defensive Player of the Year race and cement him as the cornerstone of Dallas’ Super Bowl aspirations.