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The second preseason game is over and done with for the Dallas Cowboys. Only one preseason game remains, and it’s starting to get a little easier figuring out which players will make the team’s 53-man roster. On Saturday evening against the Baltimore Ravens, we got a look at more key players, which helps provide some sense of a pecking order in how the coaching staff views their players. There are still a handful of players on the fringe, but here is how things are starting to look when it comes to the team’s final roster and who makes their 16-man practice squad.
Dak Prescott
Joe Milton
Practice squad: Will Grier (veteran)
A shaky performance by backup quarterback Joe Milton has made a lot of people nervous. Head coach Brian Schottenheimer isn’t panicking, but fans are sitting uneasy because the thought of Dak Prescott missing any time now scares us to death. Remember, the closest the Cowboys have come to advancing past the divisional round over the last eight seasons was the year Prescott missed five games and Cooper Rush went 4-1 in his absence. Having a viable backup QB is very important. Will Grier played a little more in this game, but nothing that would push him into a roster spot. The Cowboys may need to consider looking elsewhere for a reliable backup.
Javonte Williams
Jaydon Blue
Hunter Luepke
Phil Mafah
Practice squad: Miles Sanders (veteran)
We got a little more mixture of running back play this week compared to last week, but it didn’t make anything any easier in figuring out how this will shape out. It feels like the veteran Miles Sanders and the rookie Phil Mafah are battling it out for the final RB spot, and neither of them played great, nor did they play poorly. The offensive line struggled to open up lanes as the rushing attack never got going. The Deuce Vaughn situation is a little strange. With roster spots scarce, it’s hard to see him having any type of role on this team, so it should be interesting to see how that plays out.
Jake Ferguson
Luke Schoonmaker
Brevyn Spann-Ford
Practice squad: John Stephens Jr. and Princeton Fant
Not much has changed here. The main three are still the main three. The other four – John Stephens Jr., Princeton Fant, Rivaldo Fairweather, and Tyler Nevile are all candidates for the practice squad. Both Stephens Jr. and Fant played on Saturday. Stephens Jr. had three catches for 26 yards, and Fant had one catch for 33 yards over the middle, but injured his shoulder on the play. Last week, the new undrafted free agent rookie, Fairweather, was projected to make the practice squad with Fant, but we’re changing it to the veteran UDFA Stephens Jr. now.
CeeDee Lamb
George Pickens
KaVontae Turpin
Jalen Tolbert
Jalen Brooks
Practice squad: Ryan Flournoy and Traeshon Holden
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