The Cowboys are talking like they want to keep Cooper Beebe at center.
There are a number of needs on the Dallas Cowboys roster at the moment. We can sit here and fairly note that wide receiver, cornerback, pass rusher or anywhere along the offensive line are positions that could/should be addressed near the top of the NFL Draft. That feels fair.
Some of our opinions on this front have to do with the way that we see the team’s roster and potential depth chart at the moment. Obviously if a player is here or there then that impacts how any single person can view it.
One of these potential twists, so to speak, involve one of last season’s favorite rookies in Cooper Beebe. The Cowboys landed Beebe in the third round thanks to a first-round trade and started him at center and we were all quite pleased. It felt like the beginning of a new era, and Beebe would man the spot for years to come like Tyler Biadasz and Travis Frederick before him.
This still remains possible, but the math along the offensive line is significantly different now and almost different than the entire Biadasz and Frederick eras with Zack Martin having retired. Martin’s departure means the Cowboys have a need at right guard and Cooper is a potential answer to that question.
Brian Schottenheimer noted on Tuesday at the NFL’s owner meetings in Florida that the plan for now is to keep Beebe at center.
Cowboys HC Brian Schottenheimer said that keeping Cooper Beebe at center is the plan “right now.” He had this to say on if Brock Hoffman can be a 17-game starter at right guard:
“I would never bet against Brock Hoffman. Brock Hoffman man, if I was in a back room of a bar and had… pic.twitter.com/qtN7RB8sYL
— Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) April 1, 2025
In the same quote Schottenheimer expressed confidence in Brock Hoffman as the potential slide-in at right guard which is a logical place to go. An offensive line (from left to right) of Tyler Guyton, Tyler Smith, Cooper Beebe, Brock Hoffman and Terence Steele makes sense on many levels.
An often said thing about this type of discussion is that you do not want to solve one problem by creating another. Moving Beebe to guard sounds great in theory, but then the Cowboys have a need at center. There are potential answers there as well obviously, but I don’t think anyone wants to leave it to a largely inexperienced player.
It is also possible that this is some gamesmanship from the Cowboys. The NFL Draft is later this month and they could have their eyes on an offensive lineman or two and maybe even a center. Holding cards close to the vest at this point in time is wise.
Where do you want to see Cooper Beebe play in 2025? Center or right guard?
