It certainly was a little surprising when the Dallas Cowboys recently traded for defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, formerly of the New York Jets. The fact that the Cowboys were even buyers at the trade deadline was somewhat controversial given their current 3-5-1 record. But Jerry Jones had warned the fanbase that trades were coming, so the fact that they happened wasn’t all that surprising.
The fact that the trade was for Quinnen Williams, a defensive tackle, and not Maxx Crosby or Trey Hendrickson, or some other pass rusher, came as a little bit of a shock. Especially after Jones had made a big deal about getting defensive tackle Kenny Clark in the Micah Parsons trade.
And Williams didn’t come cheap. The Cowboys had to give up their 2026 second-round pick, and a 2027 first-round pick, to get him (oh yeah, Mazi Smith was thrown in too). He is contracted through the 2027 season at a fairly reasonable price overall, and at the top end for defensive tackles.
We have yet to see Williams play a down yet, but we wanted to grade the trade based on everything we know so far, but before Williams plays. Call it a baseline grade. When we asked, the majority gave it a ‘B’ grade (40%). An ‘A’ grade was in second place at 29%.
Given how good of a player Williams is, and the Cowboys consistent struggles against the run, Dallas fans are giving this one a chance. We’ll get to see just how Williams plays in a Cowboys uniform on Monday night in a game that FanDuel has the Cowboys rated as favorites.
We also asked our standard question on how confident you are that the team is headed in the right direction. The trades, and getting DeMarvion Overshown and Shavon Revel Jr. off injury and into the roster, has sparked a little optimism as 48% of fans are confident the team is headed in the right direction.
What’s your take on this BTB? Hit the comments and let us know.
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