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With Javonte Williams set to hit free agency, Malik Davis is about to become an even more important name to remember in the Cowboys backfield.
Then Davis re-signed with the Cowboys a day before their first preseason game, and there was something different.
“He was a different person,” Schottenheimer said. “The way he approached everything from the preparation, from the professionalism, everything was different. And that’s the power of being on the outside looking in, and the day he came back and walked into Oxnard and I saw him, I knew it was different.”
Sure enough, less than a day after arriving in Oxnard for training camp, Davis played against the Rams and wound up leading the team in rushing with 63 yards on seven carries.
Fast forward to the regular season, and despite being waived and re-signed to the practice squad twice and being named to the active roster twice as well, Davis has carved himself a role as the Cowboys’ second option at running back behind Javonte Williams, where he’s second on the team with 250 yards and two touchdowns on 52 carries in 10 games.
On Christmas against the Commanders, all of the gymnastics and uncertainty paid off. With Williams nursing a shoulder injury, the Cowboys leaned on Davis to get the job done on the ground against Washington, who was slowly but sure climbing back into the game. Davis responded by posting his first-career 100 yard rushing game with 103 yards on 20 carries.
“When you go out and you’re able to show the work you’ve been putting in, it’s very fulfilling. It always feels good.” Davis said.
The approach that Davis has taken is simple: Prove himself not to the people, but to his peers, teammates and coaches.
If the Cowboys do look to the draft to add talent at RB, they could do something very cool.
With Javonte Williams set for free agency after a career year, the future is blurry for the Dallas Cowboys running back position. So it’s only likely that make additions to the room at some point in the offseason. Well, they’ll have the option to add the son of one of the most iconic players in team history.
That’s because Texas A&M running back EJ Smith IV, the son of Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, announced on social media he is declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft. And if the Cowboys are interested, they should have a strong chance of landing his services.
Cowboys could likely land EJ Smith IV if they want to
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