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How many new starters do you think the Cowboys will have this season?
As training camp approaches, the Dallas Cowboys will have a big influx of new faces on their roster. While plenty of positions will be sorted out in camp, today we will look at the new faces who could win starting jobs for the Cowboys in 2025.
2024 Starter: Brandin Cooks
2025 Projected Starter: George Pickens
The biggest addition to the Cowboys roster for 2025 is WR George Pickens. Pickens made a career in Pittsburgh of being a big-play receiver and that is something the Cowboys have lacked outside of CeeDee Lamb for the last few years. Pickens will provide the Cowboys with a massive upgrade at WR2 and be a consistent threat to opposing defenses given his ability to make the big play at any time. With the addition of Pickens, the Cowboys WR room has some serious juice and will make life difficult on defensive coordinators each week.
2024 Starter: Zack Martin
2025 Projected Starter: Tyler Booker
Likely the second biggest addition to the Cowboys roster this offseason was their first-round pick Tyler Booker. No one saw it coming, but Zack Martin had by far the worst season of his career in 2024 and looked like a shell of the player we grew to know in Dallas. After battling injuries and a decline in play, Martin’s retirement left a gaping hole at the right guard position and the Cowboys wasted no time filling it with the 12th overall pick.
Unlike previous seasons under Mike McCarthy and Jason Garrett, Brian Schottenheimer wasted no time giving Booker the reigns in OTA’s and mini-camp as the team’s starting right guard. Expect Booker to be a new face starting for the Cowboys offensive line in 2025.
2024 Starter: Ezekiel Elliott/Rico Dowdle
2025 Projected Starter: Javonte Williams
One of the biggest question marks still surrounding the Cowboys heading into 2025 is the running back position. Over the last eight-to-nine years, Ezekiel Elliott or Tony Pollard was the easy choice to be the starting back, but this year things are much more difficult to figure out.
Javonte Williams was the first free agent the Cowboys signed this offseason, and while his contract is still very team friendly, he has the most money tied to him entering camp. Williams has struggled to regain his rookie season form since tearing his ACL, but as of today he is the favorite to get a majority of the first-team reps in camp and into the regular season.
2024 Starter: DeMarcus Lawrence
2025 Projected Starter: Dante Fowler
While he is a new face to 2025, Dante Fowler is no familiar face to the Cowboys. With long-time starter DeMarcus Lawrence leaving in free agency, the Cowboys will be looking for a new starting defensive end opposite of Micah Parsons. There are plenty of warm bodies in the defensive line room, but who will be trusted with the starting role come week one?
As of today, my money is...
