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June is just a few days away, but it is never too early to talk about a few battles we could see when July 24th rolls around.
The Dallas Cowboys’ 2025 training camp is set to begin in Oxnard, California on July 24th. The team will hold their first practice on July 25ht.
With that said, I started finding a way to divide early into some battles that we may need to keep our eye on when the end of July rolls around.
Take a look.
The battle for the starting center position with the Dallas Cowboys is between Cooper Beebe and Brock Hoffman.
Zach Martin is now retired and Beebe’s natural position of guard is open for competition.
Last season, Brock Hoffman filled in admirably when Martin was injured, but by no means did he slam the door shut for competition this year.
Hoffman’s more natural position is center, so it stands to reason he’d be a better option in the middle where strength and athleticism are less of a factor, and Beebe’s a better option at guard since that’s what he played at Kansas State.
Dallas Cowboys projected Week 1 starters (at this point):
QB: Dak Prescott
RB: J. Williams/J. Blue
WR: CeeDee Lamb
WR: George Pickens
WR: Jalen Tolbert
TE: Jake Ferguson
RT: Terence Steele
RG: Tyler Booker
C: Cooper Beebe
LG: Tyler Smith
LT: Tyler GuytonDE: Micah Parsons
DT:…— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) May 7, 2025
Still, I think Beebe was one of the steals of the draft last season, and he very well could make a case for the starting center spot.
Would you rather see Jonathan Mingo or Jalen Tolbert? That is the biggest question I will be looking forward to in this training camp.
This front office is going to try and make the Mingo trade work legit until the wheels fall off, and when you fork out a 4th round pick for a guy who is not worth that high of a pick in the draft at all, you have to ride it until you can’t anymore.
Tolbert, with backups 90% of the year, finished with career-highs in catches (49), targets (79), receiving yards (610) and touchdowns (seven) in 17 games (15 starts).
Mingo has 585 yards in his two years in the league, so remind me again why the Dallas Cowboys traded a fourth-round pick for him? I don’t see any value in him at all.
Yet this is still going to be a battle for the WR3 spot. Turpin is just not a typical wide receiver and I would even put him over Mingo if the season started tomorrow.
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