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The Cowboys are desperate for a competent backup quarterback<\/p>\n

THE Dallas Cowboys are being tipped to draft a new quarterback in 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While\u00a0Dak Prescott\u00a0may be the\u00a0Cowboys’ franchise guy, the team still has major question marks at the position.<\/p>\n

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The Dallas Cowboys are being tipped to draft a new quarterback in April<\/strong>Credit: Getty<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Louisville’s Tyler Shough is being projected to land with the Cowboys<\/strong>Credit: Reuters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prescott missed half of the\u00a0NFL\u00a0season this year with an injury, and the team didn’t get much help from backup quarterbacks Cooper Rush and Trey Lance.<\/p>\n

Rush started eight games in 2024, passing for 1,844 yards with 12 touchdowns and five interceptions. He was 4-4 in his eight starts.<\/p>\n

Lance appeared in four games in 2024 and started one of them.<\/p>\n

In those appearances he passed for 266 yards with no touchdowns and one interception.<\/p>\n

Shough had a solid season for Louisville in 2024, helping the team play to a 9-4 record.<\/p>\n

He passed for 3,195 yards with 23 touchdowns and six interceptions over the season.<\/h2>\n

Standing at 6’5, 225 lbs, Shough is a physical specimen, but there are some factors holding him back in the draft.<\/p>\n

One of those is that he played last season as a sixth-year senior.<\/p>\n

Shough is already 25 years old and would turn 26 at the start of the 2025 NFL season.<\/p>\n

He is already older than Drake Maye,\u00a0CJ Stroud,\u00a0Bryce Young,\u00a0Caleb Williams,\u00a0Jayden Daniels, and\u00a0Bo Nix.<\/p>\n

Shough did put in a good performance at the Senior Bowl though, which is helping raise his draft stock.<\/p>\n

A good performance at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis could further boost that stock.<\/p>\n

Even if the Cowboys do retain one of Rush or Lance, taking a flyer on a guy like Shough could be a good option for the team.<\/p>\n

Prescott could get hurt again at any time, and the Cowboys need a competent quarterback to keep them productive if he is out.<\/p>\n

Both Rush and Lance are set to hit free agency when the new league year begins in 2023.<\/p>\n

With a potential vacancy at the backup quarterback position, the Cowboys are likely going to look at the 2025\u00a0NFL Draft\u00a0to fill the opening.<\/p>\n

USA Today’s KD Drummond has the Cowboys taking a shot on an underrated quarterback late in his latest\u00a0mock draft.<\/p>\n

Drummond projects the Cowboys selecting Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough in the sixth round of the draft.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys own 10 picks in the upcoming NFL Draft and will likely use one of the on a quarterback, even if it isn’t Shough.<\/p>\n

They should be able to beef up their team and return to playoff contention this offseason.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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