All in all, a third of the 90-man roster has been overhauled since mid-March

[CCBoy]

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/depth-chart-who-can-rise-in-cowboys-defensive-tackle-room

All in all, a third of the 90-man roster has been overhauled since mid-March, creating quite a few changes to each position.

Defensive Tackle

Over the next few weeks, we'll take a closer look at where things stand at each position. The Cowboys won't release a depth chart until the first preseason game in August, so the following order of players is simply a projection, which of course, is always subject to change.

Osa Odighizuwa
Mazi Smith
Solomon Thomas
Jay Toia
Tommy Akingbesote
Justin Rogers
Denzel Daxon

Jay Toia and Tommy Akingbesote will likely push each other for a spot in the rotation, which is a lot to ask from two rookies but likely necessary given the overall lack of bodies in the room. It may end up not being a "battle" between the two, as both are in a position to be leaned upon pretty heavily if the Cowboys stick with seven defensive tackles on the roster going into the season.

Trait-Mark: In terms of versatility and being able to play anywhere on the defensive front, Solomon Thomas brings that to the table for the Cowboys. He's listed as a defensive tackle, but can be used coming off the edge and rushing the passer too. He's a little more twitchy than some of the other guys in the room, and can use that to his advantage in pass rushing situations when lined up against less athletic interior offensive linemen.

 

[Acceptablename]

Toia my pet cat. Can move a lil bit but strength will be acceptable for a NFL inner defense (D1): that's pretty good for a rookie.

 

[CCBoy]

Can Tyler Guyton, Mazi Smith show flashes of taking the next step?

Speaking of taking steps in the right direction, two key young players that could use a breakout year are left tackle Tyler Guyton and defensive tackle Mazi Smith. Both are getting new coaching this season with strong track records of developmental success at their respective positions.

Offensive coordinator Klayton Adams and offensive line coach Conor Riley have specialized in development up front, something that Guyton will benefit from after an up and down rookie season in his first year playing left tackle.

Defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton has gotten a lot out of his former players like Quinnen Williams in New York, and the Cowboys are hoping he can do the same with Smith, who has shown flashes but not necessarily consistency in his play since being drafted in the first round out of Michigan in 2023. The spotlight is only getting brighter on the two young players early in their careers.

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/five-questions-to-monitor-as-cowboys-begin-otas

 

[nobody]

So they're about halfway through a soft rebuild. It's a positive step.

 

[CCBoy]

So they're about halfway through a soft rebuild. It's a positive step.

I don't know that I would walk around calling a defensive tackle; Soft!

 

[nobody]

I don't know that I would walk around calling a defensive tackle; Soft!

I didn't. I called the rebuild a soft rebuild...which is what they're in the middle of doing. There are still a lot of soft players on the team though...which is why they're only in the middle of the semi-rebuild.

 

[CCBoy]

I didn't. I called the rebuild a soft rebuild...which is what they're in the middle of doing. There are still a lot of soft players on the team though...which is why they're only in the middle of the semi-rebuild.

He is a member of the 'rooks' challenged is fully faced them. We shall see and note is taken as usual.

 

[CCBoy]

Expectations understandably changed in his second season. To those outside the organization, Smith was no longer looked at as a budding star but rather a guy just trying to crack a rotation. Internally the expectations changed but they still continued to run high. The Cowboys parted with top 1-tech defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins and essentially handed the starting job to Smith. It was a big opportunity for a player who graded at the very bottom of the league a year before, but a statement of faith and expectations from the franchise who drafted him.

 

[Pass2Run]

Toia my pet cat. Can move a lil bit but strength will be acceptable for a NFL inner defense (D1): that's pretty good for a rookie.

I'm starting to like Akingbesote the more I watch him. I hope theyre both good enough to make the team.

 

[gtb1943]

typical fan boy drivel

the AVERAGE YEARLY TURNOVER IN THE NFL IS OVER 60%

and ours was not that great to begin with

 

[blueblood70]

I disagree with a lot of this you guys really think there's so many unknowns here and there's not that many I can bet you out of the starting 44 there's only two positions that are truly up for grabs that we don't really know the order of the depth chart that will be running back and defensive interior tackle mostly the nose tackle spot..



Then the big question mark is obviously because a health is at corner.



Just about everything else is set.



.QB- Dak, who cares about the rest... SET

WR-Lamb, Pickens, Tolbert and Turpin SET 4 depth TBD

TE-Furgeson, schoon and TBD? Stephens , ford? Pretty much the same as last year starters SET

OL- Unless something changes but close to Guyton-Smith-BB-Booker-Steele.... swing G/C is Hoffman/Bass Jones, swing tackles Richards and? SET

FB-Hunter SET or cut no FB



RB wide open great camp battle for fans to watch. could end up with surprise change IE in comes Chubb!!


STs -Anger, Turpin, LS, and Aubrey all set



DE-Pass fits- Parsons and Fowler rotates with EZE and Sam

DE-run fits Kneeland, wheat, and Turner



DT 3t Osa and Thomas rotate



IDT/NT wide open- competition w/ rogers, Toia, Mazi , Daxson, and Tommy A..



S-Wilson, Hooker, bell and Thomas



Lbers- Sandborn, Liafu, Murray and they will fill in with maybe clark, vigil, johnson , james etc.. In my opinion though I like the linebacker room you guys could keep talking about as if it's so unsettled that it's wide open and we're just going to be too much of a committee and it's not gonna be very good I disagree I think it's a strong room especially when our defensive coordinator is a linebacker whisperer he will figure out the best rotation... There's a lot to choose from for the fourth spot until Overshown gets back.



Corners- bland and?? Yes, that's the other position that I'm completely unsure of but I believe Revel will be ready to start the season, so will we put blame back in his natural position so he's at his strongest strength and then allow Elam and Carson to work until diggs and Butler get back?


So, OCB Revel and? slot- Bland? Gilmore or a trade for a CB is possible.


I just see it different than everyone else.. It will be a fun preseason nice to hear from camp but really there's not going to be a lot of surprises not in my opinion.


Going into training camp these in bold positions as the only real unknown battles, I believe we have enough bodies, we just got to figure out the depth chart it's the only?

Toll team in my opinion there could be some surprises but this is the only ? going Into camp...


I don't see this as that big a deal ..



there's so little? And really it only being at three positions the rest of it is for lower maneuvering guys fighting for backup spots,

I'm not going to talk about those but they're on the team I'm just talking about we're pretty set.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

So happy to see a big roster turnover. They did so little last season except bringing back a washed Zeke and lucking into Eric Kendricks.

I know a lot of the veterans acquired don't move the needle for a lot of people, but 14 players via other teams from trades and free agency still means something. I am also a huge fan of the draft; especially after the Pickens trade filled the last remaining roster void.

Call it false hope, but I do have higher expectations than I did 12 months ago at this time.

 

[TwentyOne]

typical fan boy drivel

the AVERAGE YEARLY TURNOVER IN THE NFL IS OVER 60%

and ours was not that great to begin with

Exactly.

We changed wanna bees for has beens. All we did is find new backups for our lost backups.

I dont see a position we upgraded. Except maybe RG but only if you compare brooks to an injured Martin.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/depth-chart-who-can-rise-in-cowboys-defensive-tackle-room

All in all, a third of the 90-man roster has been overhauled since mid-March, creating quite a few changes to each position.

Defensive Tackle

Over the next few weeks, we'll take a closer look at where things stand at each position. The Cowboys won't release a depth chart until the first preseason game in August, so the following order of players is simply a projection, which of course, is always subject to change.

Osa Odighizuwa
Mazi Smith
Solomon Thomas
Jay Toia
Tommy Akingbesote
Justin Rogers
Denzel Daxon

Jay Toia and Tommy Akingbesote will likely push each other for a spot in the rotation, which is a lot to ask from two rookies but likely necessary given the overall lack of bodies in the room. It may end up not being a "battle" between the two, as both are in a position to be leaned upon pretty heavily if the Cowboys stick with seven defensive tackles on the roster going into the season.

Trait-Mark: In terms of versatility and being able to play anywhere on the defensive front, Solomon Thomas brings that to the table for the Cowboys. He's listed as a defensive tackle, but can be used coming off the edge and rushing the passer too. He's a little more twitchy than some of the other guys in the room, and can use that to his advantage in pass rushing situations when lined up against less athletic interior offensive linemen.

couple of good pieces retained. couple of good pieces added. the rest was swapping jags for jags.

the DL you just listed is scary bad. bunch of hot garbage and jags only.