How confident are you in the Cowboys’ offensive line depth?
From the hiring of Klayton Adams and Conor Riley, to the selection of Tyler Booker in the first-round, to other offseason free agent signings, the Dallas Cowboys are clearly putting a priority on upgrading their offensive line from top to bottom under new head coach Brian Schottenheimer. It’s a good sign they’ve learned from past mistakes.
With training camp and preseason on the horizon, the Cowboys now have the tough task of determining the overall depth chart on the offensive line, from starters to backups. Dallas typically carries around 10 offensive lineman on their 53-and roster, five obvious starters and five backups. Sorting things out could be an interesting dilemma.
As for the starters go it could look much the same as it did a season ago, minus Zack Martin of course. With Martin’s retirement, the Cowboys are ushering in a new era at right guard. As Dallas’ first-round pick, this will more than likely be Tyler Booker’s job to lose. He may not go unchallenged though.
There team have given Cooper Beebe some reps at guard this offseason, but after finishing his rookie season strong at center last year that may not be in his or the team’s best interest. Brock Hoffman could be in play at RG as well as a starter. He played admirably in Zack Martin’s place last season and could be asked to do the same in 2025.
As far as the rest of the offensive line is concerned, the other four starting jobs seem to be all but set. Tyler Guyton and Terence Steele will both start at tackle with Tyler Smith at left guard. And odds are Cooper Beebe will remain as Dallas’ starting center.
With the starters all but set, the tough part about filling out the OL depth chart in 2025 will come from who they decide to keep as backups. They brought in several free agents who will compete with some young, promising first- and second-year players to earn one of the few remaining roster spots.
Cowboys’ 2025 OL depth chart prediction
- LT Tyler Guyton
- LG Tyler Smith
- C Cooper Beebe
- RG Tyler Booker (R)
- RT Terence Steele
- OT Asim Richards
- C/G Brock Hoffman
- G Robert Jones
- G Saahdiq Charles
- OT Anaji Cornelius (R)
While this is how we predict the OL depth chart right now for the Cowboys, it’s far from set in stone. Second-year player Nathan Thomas could push either Robert Jones or Saahdiq Charles for a roster spot as could T.J. Bass. This could create for an interesting position battle once training camp/preseason finally gets underway in a little over a month from now.
All in all, while the Cowboys have made their job much more difficult, the depth they have right now along the offensive line is encouraging. With the mix of veterans and youth they have created quite the competition. It should be really entertaining to see it unfold before the 2025 NFL season gets underway.
Who do you think will form the backup OL on the roster?
