For the last six years, counting Terence Steele out has proven hazardous to your offseason analysis. The Dallas Cowboys’ right tackle keeps coming back for more doubts and naysaying, and that won’t change in 2026. Next up in our roster rundown series, Steele enters Year 7 with more job security than ever.

Background

Years in NFL: 6
Acquired by: 2020 UDFA

As a San Antonio native and Texas Tech alum, it’s no surprise that Steele was on Dallas’ radar in the 2020 draft cycle. He signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent and was able to beat...

The 2025 season did not give the Dallas Cowboys the kind of home dominance fans had grown used to seeing at AT&T Stadium, but it also did not erase the bigger picture. Dallas went 4-3-1 at home last season, that ranked 13th among all 32 NFL teams in home record. That puts the Cowboys almost exactly in the middle of the league for 2025, with only the Philadelphia Eagles ranking higher in the NFC East at 11th.

The 2025 Cowboys were not great at home by their recent standard, but they were still above .500 in Arlington despite an uneven...

Almost a month after the draft, you already know a lot of things about the Dallas Cowboys rookies. But no matter how much time you’ve spent observing the 2026 rookie class, there are still things you don’t know about them. Here are seven things you may not have known:

Oh Captain, my Captain!

The Cowboys have traditionally liked drafting college team captains, and this year is no different. Five of the seven draft picks were team captains in college. Caleb Downs, Malachi Lawrence, Drew Shelton, LT Overton, were all team captains in college, WR Anthony Smith was a game-day...

After the season ended last season, I was one of the first to think Marist Liufau would be the guy that needed to take the next step, and now after the hiring of Christian Parker and a position change, he now feels like he is the odd man out.

In case you missed all the craziness this offseason thus far, Liufau is changing positions this season as new coordinator Parker takes the defensive reins, going from linebacker to edge rusher.

The move smacked of a bit of desperation on the part of the Cowboys, who badly need linebackers.

Liufau played...

The fanbase is buzzing about the arrival of Christian Parker as the new defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys, and frankly, there are plenty of reasons to climb aboard the hype train. Parker comes to town with a reputation as one of the sharpest, most adaptable young minds in defensive coaching, bringing a fresh philosophy centered around a versatile, modern system. The excitement is unmistakable because this hire represents a complete philosophical shift away from the stagnant concepts that plagued the team in recent memory. Fans are already imagining chaos and disruption thrown in the face of opposing quarterbacks, similar...

Sam Williams found a way both stay & move – Nick Eatman, DallasCowboys.com

Sam Williams is looking to have more than just a role on special teams this season.

Back in mid-March, Sam Williams became a free agent for the first time in his career. While he expected interest from around the league, there was only one call he was truly waiting for the Cowboys.

Even with the opportunity to move on, Williams never really wanted to leave Dallas.

“It was a no-brainer,” Williams said of his decision to stay with the Cowboys. “I...

Now the longest-tenured member of the Dallas Cowboys defense, Malik Hooker has seen a lot of transition in the roster and coaching staff over the last few years. He will be one of just a few players left who played for Mike Zimmer in 2024, let alone Dan Quinn before him. How will the 30-year-old safety fare under yet another defensive coordinator in a time of sweeping change?

Background

Years in NFL: 9
Acquired by: Free agency (2021)

Hooker was a highly rated prospect coming out of Ohio State in 2017. The Colts selected him 15th overall in that...

Working our way through previewing the Dallas Cowboys 2026 schedule, it is time to look at the Arizona Cardinals. Starting with the Baltimore Ravens, who the Cowboys will play internationally in Brazil, and moving on to the Cardinals is much more than just a bird to bird transition (leaving the Seahawks and Eagles still waiting). It is also another matchup where second-year Dallas head coach Brian Schottenheimer will be pitted against a 2026 first-year head coach, like Jesse Minter for Baltimore. That coach will be Mike LaFleur, looking to continue the Cardinals’ strong recent success against the Cowboys.

The Cardinals...

Many of us take great pleasure in playing GM, constructing our own roster, and making calls on who stays and who goes. Now, you can do just that with our 2026 Dallas Cowboys Roster Builder.

With the tool embedded below, whittle down the roster from 90 to 53 players, build a practice squad, change player positions, see the dead money pile up, agonize over the last cuts, and have fun doing it!

And then delete it and start over again. And again. And again.

Here’s how it works:

• You can cut players by dragging them into the red “Cut...

Jaydon Blue should get the first shot at the Dallas Cowboys backup running back spot before the Cowboys sign a veteran.

We don’t need to see Dallas go chasing another veteran running back just because the backup spot isn’t fully settled.

I know how this goes in a fan’s eyes. A familiar name hits the market or has been on the market for a while. Fans, myself included, get enamored with the name and who the player used to be, not who they are now.

When it comes to Jaydon Blue, I think he should get the first at backup...

Don’t look now, but the Dallas Cowboys have a deep offensive line. With several premium draft investments, the team’s starting unit is set, but the talent lingers throughout their depth chart as well. This means that there will be some decent blockers who get caught in a numbers game. Freshly drafted rookie Drew Shelton essentially received an automatic bid to make the team, and he will join established young interior player T.J. Bass as a lock for the final roster. Things get a little dicey after that. Players like Nate Thomas, Ajani Cornelius, and free agent Matt Hennessy will be...

So, as we sit here in the middle of May, you have everyone and their mother trying to tell you who is going to make the playoffs and who is going to thrive and everything in-between, but the reality is nobody, not even the guys on TV, have a clue.

Not a single person picked the Seattle Seahawks to be at dominate as they were a year ago, and here we are again seeing everyone tell you why this team or that team won’t be good or won’t make the playoffs or whatever else.

One thing I can tell you...