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Cowboys’ schedule does 1st-round pick no favors in opening weeks, scheme must support him – Reid Hanson, Cowboys Wire
Out of the frying pan, and into the fire. Cowboys Tyler Booker, will be challenged by stiff competition to begin his career.
Booker, drafted with the No. 12 overall pick, is the Cowboys top prize this draft cycle. The Alabama guard is a force to be reckoned with, both on and off the field. He’s a born leader who figures to be a cornerstone in Dallas for years to come. He just has to survive the first two weeks of the season.
The Cowboys have had the unfortunate luck to draw two of their most hated rivals right out of the gate in 2025. Philadelphia and New York are at opposite ends of the NFC East spectrum, but they both bring equally nasty challenges to the Cowboys’ top rookie.
Jalen Carter and Dexter Lawrence are two of the best, if not THE best, defensive tackles the NFL has to offer. They are physically imposing in strength, quickness and technique and can routinely get the best of even the most polished and proven guards the NFL has to offer. To think a rookie, making the first two starts of his career, has to face off against these superstars is concerning to say the least.
New Cowboys teammates CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens teaming up tonight in Arizona at Kyler Murray’s Charity Softball game pic.twitter.com/Q9T9nNbLtH
— DLLS Cowboys (@DLLS_Cowboys) May 18, 2025
Key NFL players set to storm back from injury in 2025 season: Cowboys’ Dak Prescott ready to rebound? Cody Benjamin, CBSSports.
All eyes on No. 4
It’s bad enough that Prescott missed nine games — roughly half the Dallas Cowboys’ season — in 2024. The fact he’s now missed extensive time in three of his last five seasons means there’s even more pressure on the 31-year-old to stay upright. Still, with Tyler Booker plugged in up front and George Pickens now opposite CeeDee Lamb out wide, Prescott should have the support to flirt with the playoffs again. The real question is whether he can carve out the defining January run his resume still lacks.
Jaydon Blue drips out in Dallas Cowboy threads at NFLPA event – Hayden Victoria, Longhorns Wire
Jaydon Blue stood out in Cowboys blue at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere.
Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Jaydon Blue was among the select group of NFL newcomers featured at the 2025 NFLPA Rookie Premiere, an annual event introducing the league’s most marketable first-year players to the business side of professional football.
Blue, a fifth-round pick out of Texas, was the only member of the Cowboys’ 2025 draft class invited to the prestigious event, which ran May 14-17 in Los Angeles.
His selection for the Rookie Premiere shows his profile as one of the most promising Day 3 picks in the 2025 draft, and the Cowboys’ hope that Blue’s explosiveness can translate to the next level. As the only Dallas rookie at the event, Blue’s presence also shows the franchises belief in his potential impact both on and off the field. Translating from the elite Longhorn culture to the elite Dallas culture should come easy for Blue.
Most underrated Cowboys player ahead of the 2025 season – Jonathon Macri, PFF
Malik Hooker gets the nod for Dallas.
Hooker took over as a starting safety in 2022 and never looked back, playing nearly 3,000 defensive snaps over that span. He has earned a top-10 PFF run-defense grade (89.3) and a top-20 PFF overall grade (78.8) at the position since 2022.
Hooker is once again set to be the Cowboys’ reliable deep safety in Matt Eberflus’ defense in 2025 and should continue to provide a solid return on the team’s investment in him.
#Cowboys Michael Irvin predicts the team’s win-loss record for the 2025 season:
I for one am shocked at his prediction.
( : @RichEisenShow on IG) pic.twitter.com/gsJ2H2D0S5
— Brandon Loree (@Brandoniswrite) May 17, 2025
Zero to 100: A numerical look at the Cowboys’ 2025 schedule – Tommy Yarish, dallascowboys.com
Breaking down the Cowboys season by the numbers.
Let’s take a deeper dive into the numbers behind the Cowboys’ schedule and what makes it unique compared to years past:
0: The Cowboys currently have zero regular-season games ever played in the city of Las Vegas. The team did play in the preseason last season but will make their first official trip to the Sin City for the Nov. 17 game against the Raiders on Monday Night Football.
4: The Cowboys will play on Thursday night four times in 2025, the most times a team has played on Thursday in NFL history. Week 1 against the Eagles, Week 13 against the Chiefs, Week 14 against Detroit and Week 17 against the Commanders all come on Thursday nights. The good news for Dallas is that they’ll only have a short week in two of those instances, going into the game against Kansas City on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day against the Commanders.
6: For the second year in a row, the Cowboys will play in six primetime games in the 2025 season. In 2024, they went a split 3-3 with wins over the Giants, Steelers and Buccaneers and losses coming to the 49ers, Texans and Bengals. This season, they’ll play at night against the Eagles in Week 1, Packers in Week 4, Cardinals in Week 9, Raiders in Week 11, Lions in Week 14, and Vikings in Week 15.
7: 2025 will be the seventh time in the Cowboys’ history that they’ll play both teams that played in the year prior’s Super Bowl matchup during the regular season. The Eagles are a given with them and the Cowboys both being in the NFC East, but Dallas will also host the Chiefs, who lost Super LIX to Philadelphia 40-22, on Thanksgiving. In fact, they’ll actually play both teams in a matter of four days, with the Cowboys hosting the Eagles on Nov. 23 before Kansas City comes to town on Nov. 27.
Conerback room could make-or-break [sic] 2025 season – Mark Heaney, Inside the Star
Once a position of strength, this position group has the potential to hurt the Cowboys’ season.
The Dallas Cowboys cornerback room is a prime example of how fast things change in the NFL. DaRon Bland and Trevon Diggs once seemed like a sure-fire bet to be an All-Pro duo, but in 2025, that feels like a pipe dream.
Bland, now 25 years old, suffered a foot fracture before the 2024 season, and his timeline for return seemed to always be wrong; he ended up playing in just seven games, with no interceptions. One season bogged down by a nagging injury isn’t uncommon in the NFL, so perhaps Bland gets back on track in 2025, but Diggs’ situation is scary, no matter how you frame it.
Needless to say, uncertainty looms large around Dallas’ top two corners, and the performance of the depth behind them could make or break the 2025 season.
