Cowboys news: Early 53-man roster prediction

**Inside linebacker (5)**

This was Dallas’ biggest position of need entering the draft. Although the Cowboys traded for Dee Winters during the draft, another move could be made before the start of the season. As of right now, Curtis Robinson and Justin Barron appear to be the competition for the final spot. The top four all seem like good bets to be on the roster Week 1. “I don’t think you’re ever finished building a room,” Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones said about the inside linebacker position after the draft. “You’re always looking for ways to improve it and all the way up to the end of the draft. We were looking at guys who might could help us. In some cases, we went in different directions because we thought it was the better choice to make. But I think our eyes are wide open as we move forward to always looking to improve.”

**DeMarvion Overshown** **Dee Winters** **Jaishawn Barham** **Shemar James** **Justin Barron**

Why this Cowboys’ rookie told Jerry Jones he was ‘the best corner in the draft’ – Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

If healthy, Devin Moore might force a competition with Shavon Revel and Cobie Durant.

When the Dallas Cowboys selected Florida cornerback Devin Moore in the fourth round of the draft with the No. 114 overall selection, vice president of player personnel Will McClay immediately passed the phone to owner Jerry Jones to speak with the newest draft pick.

As Jones informed Moore of the selection, the 6-foot-3, 198-pound outside corner made a bold proclamation to his new boss.

“Y’all are getting the best corner in the draft,” Moore told Jones.

Less than a week later, Moore was in the Cowboys’ facility at The Star in Frisco for his first practices with his new team in rookie minicamp. While his career at Florida was mostly blurred by injury, his healthy 2025 campaign with the Gators offered optimism for what is ahead in his career.

“I had some injuries in college,” Moore said. “I feel like that had me very overlooked and slept on. The size, the speed, ability to bend and tackle, the length, I feel like I had been overlooked … I’m so excited. I feel like, even in college, I never played my best ball. Being somewhere where there are as many resources as there are in the world here, I’ll try and elevate my game to be the best I can be.”

Moore’s college injury history dates back to his time as a freshman when he missed eight games with a shoulder injury. As a sophomore, he missed five games with a back injury and concussion before missing five more games in 2024 with another shoulder injury. On top of that, he played his final two seasons with a groin injury that required surgery.

Now that he’s heading into the NFL, he’s looking forward to taking advantage of the resources that are available to him to stay healthy in the league in order to reach what he sees as his full potential.

“As soon as we show back up [for OTAs], the first thing I’m doing is going to the vets and asking them, ‘What’s your routine? What do you do?’ Just little things, because that’s so important in the league,” he said.

Former Cowboys Star’s Recruiting Pitch Helped Dante Fowler Sign With Seahawks – Mike Moraitis, Cowboys on SI

The Seahawks are morphing into the Cowboys of the Pacific Northwest.

Dante Fowler was one of the most high-profile Dallas Cowboys free agents until the Seattle Seahawks scooped him up recently.

After spending three of the last four years with the Cowboys, Fowler will now take his talents to The Emerald City, where he’ll play on a one-year deal worth $5 million for the Super Bowl champions, who also happen to be on Dallas’ schedule.

Not that Fowler needed more of a nudge to join an elite team that gives him a chance to win a Super Bowl, but he did receive a pretty good recruiting pitch from a former Cowboys defender, DeMarcus Lawrence, who joined Seattle in 2025 after 11 years in Dallas.

Fowler revealed that he spent 30 minutes on FaceTime with his former teammate, who told him that, “if you want to win a Super Bowl, you should come here.”

“We talked for like 30 minutes on FaceTime, just chopping it up, and after that I made my decision,” Fowler said.

Of course, Cowboys fans won’t forget Lawrence’s proclamation upon leaving Dallas last season. The five-time Pro Bowler called Dallas home but said he knew “for sure I’m not going to win a Super Bowl there.”

“A change in scenery is always good, but Dallas is my home,” Lawrence said. “I made my home there, my family lives there, I’m forever going to be there. But I know for sure I’m not going to win a Super Bowl there, so yeah. We here.”

Little did we know, Lawrence would go on to immediately win a Super Bowl with the Seahawks, who weren’t on anyone’s radar when it came to preseason favorites to win the Big Game.

3 Points: Tyler Booker looking to build on strong start with Cowboys – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com

Tyler Booker might be in line for a Pro Bowl season if he builds off his rookie season.

**+5.2%**

All season, Booker missed 179 snaps on the field offensively. When Booker was off the field, there was a difference in the Cowboys’ run game success rate. On plays where Booker was on the field, Dallas’ rushing success rate was 43%. When he was off the field, it fell to 37.8%, meaning the Cowboys’ success rate increased by 5.2% when Booker was on the field. Additionally, the Cowboys averaged 4.6 yards per carry when Booker was on the field versus 4.4 when he was off, and defenses’ stuffed 11.8% of run plays with Booker on the field versus 16.2% when he was off.

**5.9%**

Booker finished his rookie season with a 5.9% QB pressure & allowed, which was third-best among the 2025 rookie class at guard behind Tate Ratledge and Grey Zabel. Booker’s 5.9% pressure allowed percentage ranked 13th in the NFL among all guards who played 400 or more snaps. While Booker is credited with allowing 6.5 sacks last season, only he only allowed 1.5 sacks when blocking 1-on-1, which was also third-best among the rookie guard class that played at least 400 pass blocking snaps.

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For the first time since 2014, a right guard not named Zack Martin started more than 10 games at the position. Martin’s spot, which became vacant after he retired ahead of the 2025 season, was filled when the Cowboys drafted Booker 12th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft out of Alabama. Booker was a plug-and-play starter for the Cowboys, starting in all 14 games that he played in during his rookie season, missing just three games after suffering a high ankle sprain. ***Daily discussion question:* What is your favorite Cowboys memory over the last decade?**