The Dallas Cowboys had a productive, meat-and-potatoes type of 2025 国产外流网Draft, bulking up the lines and adding potential pop in the backfield. Jerry Jones' club, however, didn't add a wide receiver to a questionable depth chart behind CeeDee Lamb.
Following the draft, Jones noted that the club views Jonathan Mingo, whom it traded for last year, as part of its draft class. The Cowboys owner also suggested that every avenue wasn't closed to adding a veteran to the group.
"It definitely was a big-time thought, but the train has not left the station if improvement is needed from what we've got on campus," Jones said Saturday, via the team's official transcript. "I'm looking at the same sheet maybe you got in front of you that I have in front of me and it shows our No. 114 pick trade to Carolina for Jonathan Mingo. Well, we've obviously known that.
"My point is that (Cowboys EVP) Stephen (Jones) says it best, it's a year-round deal, but we don't have to be through at receiver in any way. As a matter of fact, as we got on into the draft, the likelihood of creating competition if we did go out and did something that's important to us in free agency, started making the depth we've got on the roster right now with our possible twos and threes that might be competitive there if we brought someone that was obvious to everybody that he's your second man. So, I'm just giving you the benefit of the mentality there. But definitely the idea that we could, if the opportunity comes up, if we want to, can address this in free agency."
According to social media, the Cowboys did add two undrafted free agents to the mix, in and .
Dallas had the opportunity to select Texas receiver Matthew Golden in the first round, a wideout widely connected to the Cowboys during mock draft season. Dallas, however, elected to bolster its offensive line with guard Tyler Booker with the No. 12 overall pick. Golden would go No. 23 to Green Bay.
It's somewhat surprising that the Cowboys went the entire draft without adding a wideout to the mix, but in a projected shallow draft at the position, adding a Day 3 player likely wouldn't have provided a jolt in 2025 anyhow. The larger concern is that Dallas didn't address the position during free agency outside of adding backup Parris Campbell (26 catches combined over the past two years).
Several veterans remain on the free agent market, mostly of the older variety, including the likes of Keenan Allen. The interesting name for Cowboys fans might be Amari Cooper, who spent four years in Dallas before being traded to Cleveland in 2022.
New coach Brian Schottenheimer said he's not fretting about the wideout depth chart.
"Yeah, I'm comfortable [with it]," he said. "We've got a really good group of young receivers, and we're excited to see them take the next step. Again, we just talked about Turp (KaVontae Turpin), right? He is maybe not as young as the other guys: the (Ryan) Flournoys, the Jalen Brooks, JT (Jalen Tolbert), Mingo. We've got guys with skills. Through this new scheme that we're putting in, and the new influence of (wide receivers coach) Junior Adams coming in and watching the development. Even just seeing the excitement that CeeDee has for some of these guys and the traits that they have. But at the end of the day, we're not done. That's not just at the receiver position. We're committed to always looking for more competition and more players at every spot. But again, we're excited about these young guys and excited for them to take the next step."
Last season, Lamb led the Cowboys with 1,194 receiving yards on 101 catches. No. 2 in yards was Tolbert with 610. Given the current makeup of the room, Lamb could see a similarly lopsided workload once again.
