Inside The Star
The 2025 NFL Draft prospects list is star-studded to say the least; from Heisman winners to the sons of football legends, this class has it all. For the Dallas Cowboys, this draft is bigger than names, as the team is desperately trying to find new stars to team up with their current ones.
Here’s the thing: some of those top options are eerily similar to current Cowboys players, and that could be beneficial for Dallas.
When it comes to draft prospect comparisons, occasionally, insiders are just grasping at straws to make a player profile easy to understand. Other times, like in this draft class, there is substance to comparisons.
Specifically, this draft has three guys that match up perfectly with three of the Cowboys’ biggest stars.
So, let’s discuss these prospects, how they compare, and what their odds are of joining their Dallas doppelgängers in this year’s NFL Draft.
You don’t need to squint your eyes or think hard about Cowboys star Micah Parsons to see him when you watch Penn State’s Abdul Carter. The similarities can be seen from a mile away, and there are many.
Both are collegiate All-Americans and Pennsylvania natives who terrorized offensive tackles for the Nittany Lions while wearing No. 11 on their chests. I mean, seriously, the two even look alike.
They are separated by 5 lbs of weight, and come in at identical heights.
What is most impressive, however, is not the physical or jersey similarities: it’s their on-field parallels.
Abdul Carter and Micah Parsons share more than an alma mater pic.twitter.com/aoaWbBx2VZ
— PFF (@PFF) February 26, 2025
Carter’s motor, bend, and explosion are nothing short of elite. He is a generational pass-rushing prospect in the same way Parsons was, except he is going to go significantly higher in the draft.
Fans who dream of pairing both Carter and Parsons together have to understand that this Penn State alum isn’t escaping the first five picks; in fact, he may be headed to an NFC East rival.
He is now the favorite to be selected by the New York Giants, which means the Commanders and Eagles may have to see an All-Pro EDGE rusher wearing 11 four times a year.
On a more realistic note, Ohio State’s Emeka Egbuka is not only similar to Cowboys star CeeDee Lamb, but he could soon be his running mate.
This year’s NFL Draft prospects at wide receiver have all been mocked to Dallas at one point or another. Everybody knows the team needs a new WR2 to pair with Lamb, but none are closer to him in skill set than Egbuka.
From a size standpoint, Egbuka measures in at 6’1″, 202 pounds, while Lamb checks in at 6’2″, 200 pounds. There’s only a 0.2-second difference between their projected 40-yard dash times.
On the field, it’s hard not to see shades of Lamb in his game, as Egbuka owns the...
