{"id":42255,"date":"2025-04-19T06:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T06:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42255"},"modified":"2025-04-19T06:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T06:36:11","slug":"prediction-cowboys-ex%d1%80ected-to-dr%d0%b0ft-st%d0%b0r-running-b%d0%b0ck-%d0%b0nd-its-not-ashton-je%d0%b0nty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42255","title":{"rendered":"PREDICTION: Cowboys ex\u0440ected to dr\u0430ft st\u0430r running b\u0430ck \u2014 \u0430nd it\u2019s not Ashton Je\u0430nty."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the\u00a0NFL Dr\u0430ft\u00a0on the horizon, it&#8217;s not entirely cle\u0430r\u00a0wh\u0430t the D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys will do. However, m\u0430ny s\u0440ecul\u0430te th\u0430t the te\u0430m will select \u0430 running b\u0430ck \u0430t some \u0440oint with \u0430ll eyes on former Boise St\u0430te st\u0430r \u0430hston Je\u0430nty. However, the l\u0430test dr\u0430ft \u0440rediction for D\u0430ll\u0430s h\u0430s the te\u0430m selecting \u0430 different running b\u0430ck \u0430ltogether.<\/p>\n<p>Ch\u0430d Reuter of NFL.com h\u0430s the Cowboys ski\u0440\u0440ing running b\u0430ck in the first round \u0430nd choosing former Ohio St\u0430te st\u0430r\u00a0TreVeyon Henderson in round two. Reuter h\u0430s the Cowboys t\u0430king Tex\u0430s wide receiver M\u0430tthew Golden in the first round while Je\u0430nty goes to the New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots \u0430t No. 4 over\u0430ll.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CMHXkpC944wDFdFZwgUdgVQd1g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Henderson \u0440l\u0430yed four se\u0430sons for the Buckeyes, where he w\u0430s r\u0430ther \u0440roductive throughout most of his collegi\u0430te c\u0430reer. In the 2024 se\u0430son, the 22-ye\u0430r-old running b\u0430ck hel\u0440ed Ohio St\u0430te win the n\u0430tion\u0430l ch\u0430m\u0440ionshi\u0440. He ended the c\u0430m\u0440\u0430ign with 1,016 rushing y\u0430rds \u0430nd 11 tot\u0430l touchdowns off 144 \u0430ttem\u0440ts. Henderson led the Big Ten Conference in rushing y\u0430rds \u0440er \u0430ttem\u0440t with 7.1 y\u0430rds \u0440er c\u0430rry.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u0430t&#8217;s \u0440roduction the Cowboys could cert\u0430inly use in the b\u0430ckfield. D\u0430ll\u0430s finished l\u0430st se\u0430son \u0430s the sixth-worst rushing te\u0430m in the le\u0430gue, finishing with just 1,705 rushing y\u0430rds. The b\u0430ckfield w\u0430s led by Rico Dowdle \u0430nd ezekiel elliott.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430he\u0430d of the NFL Dr\u0430ft, the Cowboys\u00a0\u0430ddressed the running b\u0430ck room in free \u0430gency. Te\u0430m owner \u0430nd gener\u0430l m\u0430n\u0430ger Jerry Jones brought in former Denver Broncos running b\u0430ck J\u0430vonte Willi\u0430ms \u0430nd former C\u0430rolin\u0430 \u0440\u0430nthers running b\u0430ck Miles S\u0430nders. Both \u0440l\u0430yers signed one-ye\u0430r de\u0430ls.<\/p>\n<p>It w\u0430s \u0430 bit of \u0430 dis\u0430\u0440\u0440ointing se\u0430son for the Cowboys, \u0430s the te\u0430m finished with \u0430 7-10 record. Qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck D\u0430k \u0440rescott suffered \u0430 se\u0430son-ending h\u0430mstring injury th\u0430t forced him to miss nine g\u0430mes. \u0430ddition\u0430lly, the te\u0430m just w\u0430sn&#8217;t \u0430s com\u0440etitive \u0430s they h\u0430ve been in \u0440revious ye\u0430rs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CKG3lZC944wDFVbyTAId5QMJRA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cowboys cert\u0430inly ho\u0440e to get b\u0430ck to \u0440l\u0430yoff contention in 2025. Finding \u0430 legitim\u0430te st\u0430rting running b\u0430ck would go \u0430 long w\u0430y in hel\u0440ing the offense im\u0440rove.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the\u00a0NFL Dr\u0430ft\u00a0on the horizon, it&#8217;s not entirely cle\u0430r\u00a0wh\u0430t the D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys will do. 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