Here is a look at the Cowboys depth chart ahead of the NFL Draft.
The 2025 NFL Draft kicks off tonight, and the Dallas Cowboys will be looking to fill some holes on the roster. The Cowboys still have a lot of talent across the top-end of their roster, but there are some prominent holes. Let’s take a look at the depth chart and see how it might impact what they do in the draft.
As with any roster/depth chart scenario in the offseason, some assumptions have to be made since players crossover to other positions at times, you have to guess about injuries, and one person’s important backup is another person’s cut candidate. Some players who are on the roster aren’t listed here because of their minimal impact so far. They will not affect what the Cowboys do in the draft. We used our best guesses.
All odds used below come from FanDuel, who have a wide array of bets you can make on the draft.
QB- (Starter) Dak Prescott (Backups) Joe Milton, Will Grier
The Cowboys solved their quarterback issue by trading for Joe Milton. Before that, it was thought that Dallas would draft a backup QB candidate. Even the team said it. But when Joe Milton became available, they put that issue to bed. They could still take a late-round flyer, but the pressure is off.
RB – (S) Javonte Williams (B) Miles Sanders, Deuce Vaughn, Malik Davis, Hunter Luepke (fullback)
The Cowboys will almost certainly draft a running back, and it could be early. Williams and Sanders give them some veteran stability, but they need fresh legs that can compete for the RB1 role. No one would be shocked if they drafted one by the end of Day 2.
Ashton Jeanty is most likely gone by the time the Cowboys get on the clock (odds for Dallas at +2000), but some analysts have been predicting Omarion Hampton could go here. Hampton’s odds of going to Dallas are his fourth-best by team at +1200.
Hunter Luepke is listed here as a fullback. Either the Cowboys will keep him as the starter at fullback, or they’ll eliminate the position and use tight ends.
WR – (S) CeeDee Lamb, Jalen Tolbert (B) KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks, Ryan Flournoy, Johnathan Mingo, Parris Campbell
This is the odds-on favorite position to be drafted by Dallas in the first round. They have to find a playmaker to help take the pressure off CeeDee Lamb. Everybody on the roster behind Lamb currently feels like a WR3 at best.
If you wanted to put your money anywhere in trying to guess what the Cowboys will do in the draft, put it here. Tetairoa McMillan has the best odds of being drafted by the Cowboys at +125. Meanwhile, the Cowboys best odds for the position they will take at 12 is wide receiver at -225.
TE – (S) Jake Ferguson (B) Luke Schoonmaker, Brevyn Spann-Ford, Princeton Fant, John Stephens Jr.
There doesn’t seem to be a huge need here with Ferguson a player who has shown value in the past. Schoonmaker has started to improve, and Spann-Ford is tough run-blocker. And if they could ever get John Stephens healthy enough to play in the regular season, they might have something there.
OL – (S) Tyler Guyton, Tyler Smith, Cooper Beebe, Brock Hoffman, Terence Steele (B) Asim Richards, T.J. Bass, Robert Jones, Saahdiq Charles, Hakeem Adeniji, Matt Waletzko
The Cowboys spent some effort in free agency to add some veteran talent to the possible competition at right guard, and throughout the backup roles. Four of the starting five positions are filled, and Brock Hoffman is likely to be the fifth, unless one of those vet signings beats him out.
The Cowboys will draft an offensive lineman or two if they hang on to all their picks, but there doesn’t feel like a lot of pressure to use a premium pick on one.
DT – (S) Osa Odighizuwa, Mazi Smith (B) Solomon Thomas, Justin Rogers, Denzel Dixon
This is an area of need, and a place where the Cowboys could use a premium pick, and a place they may double-dip. Currently they have three guys who will definitely play (Odighizuwa, Smith, Thomas), and a couple of guys we have no idea about. The draft seems like a logical place for them to pick up a 1-tech, or at least a defensive tackle who is versatile.
DE – (S) Micah Parsons, Marshawn Kneeland (B) Dante Fowler, Sam Williams, Payton Turner, Tyrus Wheat
Pass rusher is always one of those positions that if the right talent falls to you, you might pull the trigger. That said, the Cowboys aren’t desperate here. Parsons is all-everything, and Kneeland and Williams have shown some promise in their young careers. The returning Dante Fowler gives you a veteran rotation guy who creates an impact. They certainly could draft a pass rusher early, but the odds are probably against it.
LB – (S) Kenneth Murray, Jack Sanborn, Marist Lufau, DeMarvion Overshown (injury) (B) Damone Clark
DeMarvion Overshown would be the star of the show here, but he isn’t going to be ready for over half the season at the earliest. He could miss the year. The trio of Murray, Sanborn and Liufau will probably be three big three rotating through the starting positions or as a backup. We’ve lumped them together as starters until it is more sorted out in training camp.
The Cowboys could use a young depth player here. They have bodies, but more competition is best. Probably a mid-round pick will be added in the draft.
CB – (S) Trevon Diggs, DaRon Bland, Caelen Carson/Kaiir Elam, (B) Josh Butler (injury), Andrew Booth
This position is troublesome. The availability of Trevon Diggs back from injury is up in the air. They have no one else they can absolutely count on besides DaRon Bland. If Diggs misses part of the season, that would be two starting spots, including the slot corner, they need to fill. Caelen Carson had a rough and injury-filled rookie season. Their depth here is very questionable, with new addition Kaiir Elam a reclamation project.
This is a position you could absolutely see a premium pick used, even a first-rounder. The odds don’t say it as cornerback is the fourth-best odds for the position to be picked in the first round at +1400. It might be a sneaky bet.
S – (S) Malik Hooker, Donovan Wilson (B) Juanyeh Thomas, Markquese Bell, Israel Mukuamu
The Cowboys seem to be content with what they have at safety. They didn’t add to it in free agency, and they have two starters, and two good backups. Only in the later rounds might they pick up a safety in the draft.
ST – Brandon Aubrey, Bryan Anger, Trent Sieg, C.J. Goodwin
This is another area where they are fine as their kicker, punter, long-snapper and top gunner are all tested and worthy.
