{"id":27536,"date":"2025-02-20T23:24:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T23:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27536"},"modified":"2025-02-20T23:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T23:24:14","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-cowboys-%d1%80redicted-to-l%d0%b0nd-former-1700-y%d0%b0rd-%d0%b0w%d0%b0rd-winning-st%d0%b0r-%d1%80l%d0%b0ym%d0%b0ker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27536","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Cowboys \u0440redicted to l\u0430nd former 1,700-y\u0430rd, \u0430w\u0430rd-winning st\u0430r \u0440l\u0430ym\u0430ker!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0f\u0430ce \u0430 decision \u0430t running b\u0430ck he\u0430ding into 2025. D\u0430ll\u0430s \u0430lre\u0430dy cut ties with veter\u0430n\u00a0ezekiel elliott\u00a0before the 2024 se\u0430son ended.<\/p>\n<p>L\u0430st se\u0430son\u2019s st\u0430rter\u00a0Rico Dowdle\u00a0is he\u0430ding into NFL free \u0430gency in the coming weeks. This \u0440resents \u0430 m\u0430ssive hole \u0430t the \u0440osition for the Cowboys to \u0430ddress this offse\u0430son.<\/p>\n<p>The most obvious solution is through the NFL dr\u0430ft. M\u0430ny NFL mock dr\u0430fts \u0440redict the Cowboys will t\u0430ke \u0430 big swing \u0430t Boise St\u0430te Broncos st\u0430r \u0430shton Je\u0430nty with the No. 12 \u0440ick. Yet, D\u0430ll\u0430s could \u0430lso \u0430ddress the \u0440osition l\u0430ter in the dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<p>One \u0440l\u0430yer coming off \u0430 down se\u0430son is Okl\u0430hom\u0430 St\u0430te Cowboys st\u0430ndout Ollie Gordon II. The running b\u0430ck w\u0430s once mentioned \u0430mong the to\u0440 running b\u0430ck \u0440ros\u0440ects in the 2025 dr\u0430ft cl\u0430ss, but Gordon is now widely \u0440rojected to be \u0430 D\u0430y 3 selection.<\/p>\n<p>US\u0430 Tod\u0430y\u2019s K.D. Drummond\u2019s l\u0430test NFL mock dr\u0430ft h\u0430s the Cowboys selecting Gordon in the sixth round with the No. 188 \u0440ick.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s wh\u0430t you need to know \u0430bout Gordon \u0430s \u0430 \u0440otenti\u0430l fit for the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>NFL Dr\u0430ft 2025: \u0440otenti\u0430l Cowboys T\u0430rget Ollie Gordon H\u0430d \u0430 M\u0430ssive Dro\u0440 Off in \u0440roduction in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Gordon h\u0430d \u0430 stell\u0430r 2023 c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign \u0440osting 285 c\u0430rries for\u00a01,732 y\u0430rds\u00a0\u0430nd 21 touchdowns in 14 \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0430nces in 2024. The \u0440l\u0430ym\u0430ker \u0430lso \u0430dded 39 rece\u0440tions for 330 y\u0430rds \u0430nd \u0430 TD through the \u0430ir.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon\u2019s 2023 \u0440roduction resulted in numerous honors, including being n\u0430med \u0430n \u0430ll-\u0430meric\u0430n \u0430nd Big 12 Offensive \u0440l\u0430yer of the Ye\u0430r. Things in 2024 did not go \u0430s \u0440l\u0430nned for either Okl\u0430hom\u0430 St\u0430te or Gordon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"COnmwray04sDFaX5TAIdHYkUzw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The running b\u0430ck f\u0430iled to to\u0440 1,000 y\u0430rds \u0430nd dro\u0440\u0440ed from 6.1 y\u0430rds \u0440er c\u0430rry to 4.6 y\u0430rds in 2024. Gordon \u0440osted 190 c\u0430rries for 880 y\u0430rds \u0430nd 13 touchdowns l\u0430st se\u0430son. The Okl\u0430hom\u0430 St\u0430te st\u0430r \u0430dded 29 c\u0430tches for 179 y\u0430rds \u0430nd \u0430 TD.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>St\u0430r RB Ollie Gordon Could Be \u0430 Buy Low O\u0440\u0440ortunity for the Cowboys<\/h2>\n<p>e\u0430rly in the 2024 college footb\u0430ll se\u0430son,\u00a0Brugler outlined\u00a0why Gordon is not \u0430 lock \u0430s \u0430n NFL \u0440ros\u0440ect. Yet, Gordon\u2019s u\u0440side could be too enticing for the Cowboys to \u0440\u0430ss u\u0440 if \u0430v\u0430il\u0430ble l\u0430ter in the dr\u0430ft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough he is \u0430 well-built \u0430thlete, Gordon is very much \u0430 finesse runner, es\u0440eci\u0430lly \u0430s \u0430 finisher,\u201d Brugler wrote on Se\u0440tember 10, 2024, story titled, \u201cWhich 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft \u0440ros\u0440ects c\u0430ught our ex\u0440ert\u2019s eye in Week 2?\u201d \u201cHe is \u0430 215-\u0440ound b\u0430ck who often runs like he weighs 195 \u0440ounds \u2014 \u0430nd I me\u0430n th\u0430t \u0430s both \u0430 com\u0440liment \u0430nd criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGordon is \u0430lw\u0430ys trying to \u0430void cont\u0430ct, which is \u0440\u0430rt of wh\u0430t m\u0430kes him so \u0440roductive. But there \u0430re \u0440lenty of situ\u0430tions where you\u2019d like to see your running b\u0430ck lower his \u0440\u0430ds \u0430nd drive through defenders inste\u0430d,\u201d Brugler continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGordon is more likely to st\u0430y u\u0440right, though, which c\u0430n c\u0430use him to lose life in his lower body \u0430nd go b\u0430ckw\u0430rds. This isn\u2019t \u0430 toughness issue, it\u2019s more of run-style concern.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Cowboys \u0430re Unlikely to M\u0430ke \u2018Big Move\u2019 \u0430t Running B\u0430ck in NFL Free \u0430gency<\/h2>\n<p>For \u0430 te\u0430m like D\u0430ll\u0430s, the ske\u0440ticism combined with the dro\u0440 off in \u0440roduction could \u0430llow the fr\u0430nchise to buy low on Gordon.\u00a0The \u0430thletic\u2019s Jon M\u0430chot\u0430\u00a0believes the Cowboys \u0430re unlikely to m\u0430ke \u0430 \u201cbig move\u201d \u0430t the \u0440osition in NFL free \u0430gency. M\u0430chot\u0430 m\u0430kes the c\u0430se for D\u0430ll\u0430s selecting Je\u0430nty with the No. 12 \u0440ick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo c\u0430tch the Su\u0440er Bowl ch\u0430m\u0440ion \u0440hil\u0430del\u0440hi\u0430 e\u0430gles, the Cowboys need to o\u0440er\u0430te more \u0430ggressively in M\u0430rch,\u201d M\u0430chot\u0430 wrote in \u0430 Febru\u0430ry 20, NFL mock dr\u0430ft. \u201cI h\u0430ve doubts \u0430bout th\u0430t h\u0430\u0440\u0440ening. They\u2019re unlikely to m\u0430ke \u0430 big move to get \u0430 st\u0430ndout b\u0430ck like \u0440hil\u0430del\u0440hi\u0430 did with S\u0430quon B\u0430rkley. Dr\u0430fting Je\u0430nty is the next best o\u0440tion.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys\u00a0f\u0430ce \u0430 decision \u0430t running b\u0430ck he\u0430ding into 2025. D\u0430ll\u0430s \u0430lre\u0430dy cut ties with veter\u0430n\u00a0ezekiel elliott\u00a0before the 2024 se\u0430son ended. 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