The Cowboys have a variety of depth at edge rusher.
One of the more intriguing training camp battles Cowboy fans should be interested in evaluating is at the defensive end position with Marshawn Kneeland and Sam Williams.
Kneeland has a hot start to his rookie offseason, showing really impressive signs in training camp and preseason games. Unfortunately, the hype quieted down quite a bit when the regular season rolled around. For Williams, the 2024 season was a quick loss for the third-year edge rusher. Williams tore his ACL and MCL on July 28th early in camp.
Heading into 2025, both Kneeland and Williams will be relied on heavily given the departures of DeMarcus Lawrence and Chauncey Golston. The Cowboys used their second-round pick in the draft to help with their losses in free agency by taking Donovan Ezeiruaku, but both Kneeland and Williams will be relied on heavily apart of a rotation that defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus likes to use.
In his short stint with the Cowboys, Williams has shown more upside in limited snaps, but Kneeland has been tagged as an ascending player that could be in for a second-year jump in the Cowboys defense. The depth chart will fall into Matt Eberflus’ hands, who was not a part of either players draft process when they were selected. Neither Williams or Kneeland will be in jeopardy of not making the team out of camp, but the opportunities they get in the regular season could be determined by how both players perform in camp and preseason over the next few months.
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