GettyCowboys potential draftee Luther Burden
The Cowboys have a coach, and no matter your opinion on new guy Brian Schottenheimer, fact is, they could bring back Tom Landry himself and it would not matter if they don’t upgrade the roster heading into 2025. Given the way the team has flopped in free agency, there might not be much hope for the Cowboys there. But the draft is still a shining beacon of hope for the roster.
And while there is a strong sense that, at No. 12, the Cowboys will go ahead and pick Boise State star running back Asthon Jeanty, there is also a clear need for other spots on the roster to be filled. If the Cowboys can manage to not bungle the free-agent/trade period in March, they could easily address the running back spot at a cost-efficient price.
That would free them up to do something more difficult in the draft: Find a productive No. 2 receiver to pair with CeeDee Lamb.
As it stands, Brandin Cooks is the Cowboys’ No. 2, and is heading into free agency. It’s hard to imagine that Cooks will be back, at age 31 and coming off an injury-racked season. The team has given chances to Jalen Tolbert, who is useful, but not a No. 2. And there is a chance that Jonathan Mingo, acquired at last year’s trade deadline, could snap out of his career-long funk and become productive.
Cowboys go WR in Kiper’s Mock
At ESPN, draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. sees things the same way. Jeanty figures to be an option, especially if the Cowboys do nothing in free agency. But a better answer might be Missouri star Luther Burden III, and that’s Kiper’s Cowboys pick.
