{"id":34898,"date":"2025-03-21T08:33:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:33:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:33:37","slug":"dallas-cowboys-named-best-fit-for-top-powerhouse-nfl-draft-rb-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys named ‘best fit’ for top ‘powerhouse’ NFL Draft RB prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
One of the top running back prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft has been named a ‘best fit’ for the Dallas Cowboys thanks to Brian Schottenheimer’s scheme.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\"North<\/picture><\/figure>\n
North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton during the 2025 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. \/ Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n

The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0are expected to add a running back prospect in the 2025\u00a0NFL Draft, but just how early will they be looking to bolster the position? That is one of the biggest questions facing the team entering April’s draft.<\/p>\n

While Heisman Trophy runner-up\u00a0Ashton Jeanty\u00a0was an early favorite to land in Dallas, he continues to climb draft boards and many believe he will be selected in the top 10.<\/p>\n

Luckily for Dallas, there is another top option at running back who some believe is on the same level as Jeanty as a prospect.<\/p>\n

North Carolina star Omarion Hampton is becoming a more common pick for the Cowboys at No. 12 in mock drafts and\u00a0Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report\u00a0believes that would be the better move for the franchise.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/picture><\/figure>\n
North Carolina Tar Heels running back Omarion Hampton runs for a touchdown. \/ Bob Donnan-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Knox shared his “best and worst fits” for each of the top running back prospects with the Cowboys being the opportunity for Hampton to succeed. The reason? New head coach Brian Schottenheimer and his offensive scheme.<\/p>\n

“While Jeanty is expected to be the first back off the board, North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton is only the RB2 by a narrow margin. He could still end up being the first running back drafted,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

“Hampton doesn’t possess elite lateral movement and is probably best-suited for a straight-ahead gap running scheme. New Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer has a history both gap and inside-zone concepts, and he appears willing to tailor his offense to his personnel.”<\/p>\n

Knox notes Hampton could become the a true three-down back for Dallas like Ezekiel Elliott was in his prime. That would be a much-needed addition to the offense.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/picture><\/figure>\n
North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton talks to the press during the 2025 NFL Combine. \/ Stephanie Amador Blondet-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Dallas has already bolstered its running back room with the additions of Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders in free agency, but Hampton could be the man who rounds things out and becomes the Cowboys’ missing piece.<\/p>\n

The\u00a02025 NFL Draft\u00a0will be held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with the first round on Thursday, April 24. Rounds 2 and 3 will be held on Friday, April 25, while the final rounds will play out on Saturday, April 26.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the top running back prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft has been named a ‘best fit’ for the Dallas Cowboys thanks to Brian Schottenheimer’s scheme…. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\nDallas Cowboys named 'best fit' for top 'powerhouse' NFL Draft RB prospect - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dallas Cowboys named 'best fit' for top 'powerhouse' NFL Draft RB prospect - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of the top running back prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft has been named a ‘best fit’ for the Dallas Cowboys thanks to Brian Schottenheimer’s scheme....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-21T08:33:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images2FImagnImages2Fmmsport2Fcowboys_country2F01jpsymf3fgsy7dxgp88.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"413\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898\",\"name\":\"Dallas Cowboys named 'best fit' for top 'powerhouse' NFL Draft RB prospect - 24\/7 News America\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images2FImagnImages2Fmmsport2Fcowboys_country2F01jpsymf3fgsy7dxgp88.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-21T08:33:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-21T08:33:37+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images2FImagnImages2Fmmsport2Fcowboys_country2F01jpsymf3fgsy7dxgp88.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images2FImagnImages2Fmmsport2Fcowboys_country2F01jpsymf3fgsy7dxgp88.jpg\",\"width\":620,\"height\":413},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Dallas Cowboys named ‘best fit’ for top ‘powerhouse’ NFL Draft RB prospect\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"24\/7 News America\",\"description\":\"Breaking Stories, Real Insights"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Dallas Cowboys named 'best fit' for top 'powerhouse' NFL Draft RB prospect - 24\/7 News America","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Dallas Cowboys named 'best fit' for top 'powerhouse' NFL Draft RB prospect - 24\/7 News America","og_description":"One of the top running back prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft has been named a ‘best fit’ for the Dallas Cowboys thanks to Brian Schottenheimer’s scheme....","og_url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898","og_site_name":"24\/7 News America","article_published_time":"2025-03-21T08:33:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":620,"height":413,"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images2FImagnImages2Fmmsport2Fcowboys_country2F01jpsymf3fgsy7dxgp88.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898","name":"Dallas Cowboys named 'best fit' for top 'powerhouse' NFL Draft RB prospect - 24\/7 News America","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images2FImagnImages2Fmmsport2Fcowboys_country2F01jpsymf3fgsy7dxgp88.jpg","datePublished":"2025-03-21T08:33:37+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-21T08:33:37+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images2FImagnImages2Fmmsport2Fcowboys_country2F01jpsymf3fgsy7dxgp88.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/images2FImagnImages2Fmmsport2Fcowboys_country2F01jpsymf3fgsy7dxgp88.jpg","width":620,"height":413},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34898#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dallas Cowboys named ‘best fit’ for top ‘powerhouse’ NFL Draft RB prospect"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/","name":"24\/7 News America","description":"Breaking Stories, Real Insights"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914","name":"Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Admin"},"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34898"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34901,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34898\/revisions\/34901"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}