My focused area of interest - DT

[CCBoy]

We'll see with mazi. He was always drafted on traits but who knows.

He and the 7th rounders are really strong sized for center of balance and control heights. I'd work with them in lockup. Strong for a take down and lockup.

 

[deerhunter11]

One such candidate is Justin Rogers, a second-year candidate trying to make his way onto the 53-man roster in 2025. Rogers was a double-SEC guy, attending both Kentucky and Auburn. After being drafted in the seventh round, the Cowboys cut him loose at the end of training camp and he was picked up by Cincinnati as they formed their 2025 practice squad. At the end of last season, the Cowboys poached him from there, adding him to their active roster, but he never appeared in a game.

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/st...oys-player-profile-justin-rogers/83852297007/

Height: 6-foot-2

Weight: 346 pounds

Hometown: Detroit, MI

High School: Oak Park (Oak Park, MI)

College: Auburn University (Highlight Video)

Draft: 2024, Seventh-round pick No. 244

Acquired: 2024 NFL Draft

Contract: Three-year deal (2024), $2.8 million

Rogers is part of a collection of bottom-roster candidates trying to make an impression on new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus and line coach Aaron Whitecotton. Once training camp rolls around, Rogers will look to compete with 2024 UDFA Denzel Daxon, and 2025 draft picks Jay Toia (sixth round) and Tommy AKingbesote (seventh round) for a spot in Dallas' interior rotation.

This is the group that this fan is going to watch grow. It is a group of 7th round developing tackles. They are the trash can full of dirt brigade. I'm watching. This group are tasked with planting themselves and resist all effort to move them.

They are men and are tasked to become immovable. Get strong as hell as well as mean to match.

They will fail out the gate and have set backs, but they will grow. They are Cowboys and do have pride to impress.

None these three are All Pro, but nothing says that they can't become one. I'm going to pay attention and notice directions and their own struggles to maximize stubborn and contribute.

I'm watching and rooting for this very group.

They will add to the Veterans:

Odighizuwa started 12 of 16 games as a rookie, and has started all 17 games in each of the last three seasons. He has 13.5 career sacks, including 4.5 in 2024 when he has 60 pressures, third-most of all defensive linemen. He'll be spelled this season by Solomon Thomas, a 2025 free-agent acquisition, and most likely flanked by Mazi Smith, their 2023 first-round pick out of Michigan.

Good post, between Toia Mazy and Rogers I believe this will make a good rotation of one technique D tackles. Looking forward to seeing Solomon Thomas and Osa play together as well,I believe this will be a better D line than last season.

 

[Pass2Run]

Delirium tremens? Nasty business.

It's his special area of interest. If CCBoy was a woman, he'd be my kind of lady.

Just kidding, CC.

 

[Pass2Run]

We need to pirate DJ reader from Detroit somehow.
Jerry needs to get on this and get it done.
Geez since we got Pickins can't we give them one of these receivers we don't need like Mingo or how about one of our useless tight ends like spoon maker.

Trade them somebody and get us a legitimate run stopper it's the last piece to the puzzle

Kind of

Sam Williams for a tackle?

 

[CCBoy]

It's his special area of interest. If CCBoy was a woman, he'd be my kind of lady.

Just kidding, CC.

That's a total waste of energy. Stick to football or hydroponics.

 

[Irvin_truther]

Sam Williams for a tackle?

No. You don't trade away legitimate pass rush talent. Run stopping dts can always be found

 

[CCBoy]

No. You don't trade away legitimate pass rush talent. Run stopping dts can always be found

The elements desired can be developed and across the defensive line group, should increase reflecting the desired attributes. Both tackle and end.

Injuries and developing ... focus: Kneeland

His ability to set the edge, absorb double teams, and create interior pressure stood out for a mid-round rookie adjusting to NFL speed.

Unfortunately, Kneeland’s momentum was cut short by a torn pectoral muscle suffered in Week 7, sidelining him for the remainder of the 2024 season.

https://insidethestar.com/seemingly-forgotten-cowboys-de-shouldnt-be-overlooked

 

[CCBoy]

With a full offseason to recover and recondition, Kneeland is poised to return stronger in 2025.

At 6’3″ and 267 pounds with long arms and a wrestling background, he brings a unique physical profile to a defensive line that values versatility, something the Cowboys always covet.

 

[Pass2Run]

With a full offseason to recover and recondition, Kneeland is poised to return stronger in 2025.

At 6’3″ and 267 pounds with long arms and a wrestling background, he brings a unique physical profile to a defensive line that values versatility, something the Cowboys always covet.

Looking forward to seeing Kneeland this year myself.

 

[CCBoy]

On the heels of players such as Efe Obada and Isaac Alarcon, Dallas defensive tackle Denzel Daxon is part of the program that allows teams to carry an additional player on the offseason roster (91) and on the practice squad come time for the regular season. Daxon was on his way to making that designation last season before a club official realized that his being from The Bahamas allowed them an extra slot. That may not be enough for Daxon in 2025 though, as the competition at nose tackle could see him competing for an actual roster spot.


Daxon sits on a depth chart headed by Mazi Smith, who's draft pedigree is the primary reason he holds the top spot. Also in the runing for snaps is seventh-round picks Jay Toia and Tommy Akingbesote. Also in the mix is Justin Rogers, also a 2024 undrafted free agent.

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/st...rofile-no-95-dt-denzel-daxon-ipp/83907244007/

 

[CCBoy]

https://insidethestar.com/the-2025-dallas-cowboys-show-promise-of-dominance

Defensive Line Driving a Top-5 Defense


No position group on the Cowboys is deeper—or more dangerous—than the defensive line.

At the center of it all is Micah Parsons, one of the most dominant defensive players in football. Whether rushing off the edge or lining up as an off-ball linebacker, Parsons wrecks game plans and is a perennial Pro Bowl and Defensive Player of the Year candidate.

Next to him, Osa Odighizuwa is quietly becoming one of the league’s most disruptive interior linemen. His ability to penetrate, create pressure, and hold up against the run makes him a foundational piece in what could be a top-five defense.

DaRon Bland, a 2023 Pro Bowler and First-Team All-Pro, leads the secondary after his record-setting interception and pick-six season a couple of seasons ago.

With this combination of front-end dominance and back-end play-making, the Cowboys’ defense is built to travel—and win—in January.