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Jaydon Blue is going to be so much fun to watch.
The Cowboys currently have a lot of questions behind CeeDee Lamb at wide receiver. After failing to address the wide receiver position this offseason via free agency except for Parris Campbell, or in the 2025 NFL draft, the Cowboys are left looking into trades or a thin free agency class left to upgrade their WR2 spot.
With names like Amari Cooper, Keenan Allen, and George Pickens being thrown around, what if the Cowboys’ fifth-round pick Jaydon Blue could ease some of the wide receiver concerns?
Blue, a running back out of Texas, could push for starting time at running back for the Cowboys, but his impact as a receiver is currently flying under the radar. In his final season at Texas, Blue impacted the game as a runner, but also as a threat in the passing game. In 2024, Blue hauled in 42 receptions for 368 yards and six touchdowns.
Blue was one of the best route runners in this class at the receiver position showing a consistent ability to beat man coverage and find soft spots in zones to pickup chunk yardage in the Longhorns passing game. The Cowboys struggled to get running backs involved in the passing game under Mike McCarthy, but Brian Schottenheimer has talked a lot this offseason about how he wants the Cowboys running backs to impact the passing game.
Even with a quality receiving back in Blue on the roster, the Cowboys need more out of the receivers behind CeeDee Lamb in order to make a push at the playoffs in 2025. The WR2 position is still one of the biggest holes on the Cowboys roster, but Jaydon Blue can, and should, ease some of the concern with the impact he can bring as a receiver out of the backfield.
