Ranking WR, TE, RB groups for 2026: Best and worst NFL teams – Bill Barnwell, ESPN

An offseason ranking looks at the skill positions.

7. Dallas Cowboys

2025 rank: 11 | 2024 rank: 8

The Cowboys might claim to have the best one-two punch in the league at wide receiver between CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.

Pickens’ performance after moving from Pittsburgh to Dallas is a great example of how context can dramatically change a player’s production. Pickens shifted from a run-first offense with bad quarterback play in Pittsburgh to one that...

We are one step closer to football, and now with minicamp now behind them, the Dallas Cowboys release their schedule for 2026 training camp in Oxnard starting in late July.

Starting July 29th, Dallas will be in Oxnard, California for the 20th year in a row.

The Cowboys released their practice and team activity schedule for next month’s training camp on Wednesday, with several sessions that will be open to the public and free of charge.

We have known the dates for a bit, but I wanted to drop the official things they will be doing now that it has...

*It is Day 80 of our 100-day countdown to kickoff. We are looking back at the 100 most iconic games in Dallas Cowboys history. The countdown will leads us right up to the opening game of 2026. Our look back doesn’t depend on just one criteria for our rankings. We take into consideration things like how big the game was for the organization, how memorable the game was, games that had unusual events take place, games that are a part of NFL lore, Cowboys firsts, and games where the Cowboys just plain dominated. Variety is the spice of life and...

Marist Liufau is entering his third Dallas Cowboys training camp in a much different place than a year ago, and not for the better. With a new position and reversed career momentum, Liufau is under intense pressure to prove he still has a place in Dallas’ new-look defense.

Background

Years in NFL: 2
Acquired by: 2024 3rd-round pick

When the Cowboys took Liufau with the 87th pick in 2024, it was labeled a “reach” by many. But his rookie season quieted a lot of the criticism as Liufau showcased his energy, athleticism, and a play-making spark in a semi-starting...

Every week, we gather to discuss the latest news about the Dallas Cowboys and seek our writer’s perspective on each headline. Welcome back to the roundtable. This week we have Jess Haynie, Sean Martin, Brian Martin, and RJ Ochoa.

How big of a deal is it that George Pickens is back in training, and how much do we expect him to do at this stage?

Mike: It’s a good deal that George Pickens is back in training, but it’s not time to pretend he’s suddenly going full throttle. The important part is he’s in the building, he’s engaged, and...

Everyone seems to be excited about the Dallas Cowboys offense for 2026. After a stellar 2025 season, the Cowboys are basically running it back on that side of the ball.

The Cowboys feature an array of weapons on offense, but for this poll we want to concentrate on pass catching. Specifically, who will lead the Cowboys in touchdown receptions in 2026?

Last year the winner was George Pickens with nine, Jake Ferguson was right behind him with eight. The year before it was Jalen Tolbert, believe it or not, with seven. In 2023, it was CeeDee Lamb with 12.

We...

As we see the Dallas Cowboys head into training camp at the end of July, I feel like I have talked about a lot of things, and right now the topics are hard to come by with not much going on.

Nonetheless, with that said, I think there are a few players on the Cowboys roster heading into the rest of the summer that are not getting enough love.

Let’s remember that this is my list, and you don’t have to agree, but two guys are on defense and the other is on offense.

Jalen Thompson

The biggest free...

We’ve officially reached the dead part of the season after mandatory minicamp wrapped last week, but things feel quite sunny in Cowboys Nation. There’s palpable excitement about the new defense, the talking heads are whispering about the Cowboys as a potential top offense, George Pickens showed up for minicamp, both coordinators are already being discussed as potential head coaches, and Shotty ‘could not be more happy‘ with the Cowboys’ offseason.

All that must have made even the most jaded and weary Cowboys fans feel all warm and tingly inside, even if competitive football is still three months away.

Bill Parcells,...

Horrendous might be a complement to how bad the Dallas Cowboys linebackers were a year ago, and honestly, I can’t believe that I actually like them more than anything other than the defensive line on that side of the ball.

A lot of this is also banking on DeMarvion Overshown staying healthy and on the field, but one guy that seems like he can’t be talked about enough is Dee Winters.

Overshown is expected to be the green dot this season for the Cowboys defense and that is okay, but Dee Winters is going to be much more helpful to...

Ryan Flournoy looking forward to ‘playing freely’ in year 3 with Cowboys – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com

The WR3 in Dallas is looking to up his game.

FRISCO, Texas – At this time last year, Ryan Flournoy was two months away from being waived by the Dallas Cowboys ahead of the 2025 season.

After joining the team’s practice squad shortly thereafter, Flournoy signed back to the active roster ahead of Week 2, where he began to flourish in Dallas’ offense. The growth process for Flournoy’s confidence stems all the way back to his first preseason game in 2024....

When I was in high school I had a part time job at Office Depot. I was a cashier (number one, no big deal), and it was cool experience and allowed me to earn some money after school and on the weekends.

It was the weekends that were an issue at times. Many of us have been there, many still are sometimes, where you have to work or have an obligation of sorts that happens to be taking place during a Dallas Cowboys game. It stinks.

Nowadays it feels like it is less of an issue than it was back...

*It is Day 81 of our 100-day countdown to kickoff. We are looking back at the 100 most iconic games in Dallas Cowboys history. The countdown will leads us right up to the opening game of 2026. Our look back doesn’t depend on just one criteria for our rankings. We take into consideration things like how big the game was for the organization, how memorable the game was, games that had unusual events take place, games that are a part of NFL lore, Cowboys firsts, and games where the Cowboys just plain dominated. Variety is the spice of life and...