Name a former Dallas Cowboy player you believe is the most underrated

[Motorola]

Eugene Lockhart was a good linebacker on some bad teams

"Mean Gene, the hitting machine" - he was a VERY GOOD linebacker on some bad teams.
Lockhart was the best player on those mid-to-late 1980s diminishing Cowboys teams under those last seasons coached by Landry.
He really should be under consideration for ROH status IMO.

 

[krs1bro]

James Washington and Preston Pearson

 

[leeblair]

Kellen Moore.

And it's cost the Cowboys dearly.

 

[xwalker]

He was never the same after that brutal car wreck

Yes, not close to his pre-wreck self; however, after the wreck he made All-Pro 2 times and the Pro Bowl 3 times.
- 60% of the 92/93 version of Erik Williams was still better than most players...

 

[xwalker]

Lee Roy Jordan who belongs in the Hall of Fame. And Erik Williams who is not mentioned enough outside of Dallas Cowboys fans.

Erik Williams:
In this 1st year as a full time starter (2nd season), he received offensive player of the week honors for shutting down this guy:

2× NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1987, 1998) 3× UPI NFC Defensive Player of the Year (1987, 1991, 1995) USFL Man of the Year (1985) 8× First-team All-Pro (1986–1991, 1995, 1998) First-team All-USFL (1985) 5× Second-team All-Pro (1992–1994, 1996, 1997) 13× Pro Bowl (1986–1998) 2× NFL sacks leader (1987, 1988) NFL 1980s All-Decade Team NFL 1990s All-Decade Team NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team Bart Starr Award (1992) Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team Philadelphia Eagles No. 92 retired Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Green Bay Packers No. 92 retired Unanimous All-American (1983) SEC Player of the Year (1983) First-team All-SEC (1983) Tennessee Volunteers No. 92 retired NFL records Most consecutive seasons as sacks leader: 2 (tied)[a] Most consecutive seasons with 10+ sacks: 9 Most seasons with 15+ sacks: 5
Total tackles: 1,111 Sacks: 198 Forced fumbles: 33 Fumble recoveries: 20 Interceptions: 39 Defensive touchdowns: 2
.
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

 

[SHAMSzy]

Tony Romo
Darren Woodson
Marion Barber
Anthony Spencer
Dak Prescott

 

[Elusiv1]

Dexter Coakley and Bill Bates

 

[DallasMike]

It's a toss-up between Everson Walls and Harvey Martin but I am going with Harvey. Oddly, his name is barely mentioned among some of the all-time greats. I read his profile about 12 years ago and had no idea how he was.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Martin

My first thought was Everson Walls.

 

[Cowboy2525]

Dan Reeves

 

[StuckMojo]

I honestly think a lot of NFL talking heads and even some Cowboys’ fans underrate how great Emmitt Smith was as a RB.