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Which Cowboys need to bounce back in 2026?
Kenny Clark
We don’t want to say Clark was bad last season, but he also hasn’t been the Pro Bowl-caliber player he was in Green Bay, and that has been the case since 2024.
Clark notched 7.5 sacks and 61 pressures in 2023, his last Pro Bowl campaign, but the last two years he has just 77 pressures and four sacks.
We’re optimistic about Clark’s chances of returning to that 2023 form because of a position change. Clark is proven to be better when he regularly lines up at nose tackle, something he hasn’t done in multiple years. But in 2026, Clark will be back there in Christian Parker’s defense.
“I pride myself on being an all-around defensive tackle, but I’m primarily a nose tackle. That’s my bread and butter,” he said in 2025.
We will find out soon enough if playing more nose tackle is what will unlock the old Clark, but there’s enough evidence to suggest that is a real possibility.
Which Cowboys could be in line to make their first Pro Bowl?
FRISCO, Texas – Football season is getting closer and closer.
The Cowboys are set to depart for training camp in less a month. That’s when we’ll get an up-close look at Brian Schottenheimer’s second season with this revised roster and coaching staff. When we get to Oxnard, that’s when we’ll start to get some real answers about this 2026 Cowboys team.
But what are the questions? We’ve compiled our annual list of pressing questions that need answers heading into the regular season. The staff writers, consisting of Patrik Walker, Tommy Yarrish, Nick Eatman, Mickey Spagnola and Kurt Daniels, weigh in on some of the pressing issues.
Today, we’ll continue the series with an annual prediction on which player could be ready to take their game to the next level.
Tommy: I’ll say Tyler Booker. I don’t know if it’s been mentioned enough how good his draft selection was for the Cowboys’ offensive line last year Replacing Zack Martin at right guard was never, ever going to be an easy task, and Booker is not Zack Martin. What he did do, however, is minimize whatever drop off anyone may have thought there could have been with a Hall of Famer no longer playing in that position.
Booker has the potential to be a starter at that spot for a decade plus, and I think a full second offseason in Brian Schottenheimer and Klayton Adams’ work is going to benefit him greatly. His rookie season wasn’t perfect and there are certainly things to work on especially in pass protection, but Booker was a mauler in the...
