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The Jaydon Blue pick has been well received by Cowboys Nation once it was made. \u2026 and now the Texas Longhorns star is signed.<\/div>\n
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FRISCO –\u00a0To the frustration of many fans, the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0waited until Day 3 of the\u00a0NFL Draft\u00a0to find much-needed running back depth.<\/p>\n

But \u2026 In the fifth round, Dallas drafted the versatile Texas running back Jaydon Blue.<\/p>\n

And now suddenly\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0Nation seems a happy place.<\/p>\n

Later on in Round 7, the organization double-dipped at the position with Clemson’s Phil Mafah and his powerful run style that contradicts Blue’s electrifying speed.<\/p>\n

That now sets up a four-man competition for the summer between the two rookies and the two free agent signings Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders.<\/p>\n

The Blue pick has been well received by Cowboys Nation once it was made.<\/p>\n

It took until pick No. 149, but could have been sooner if Dallas traded into the fourth round to take him like they intended.<\/p>\n

Thankfully he was still available in the fifth.<\/p>\n

And now, on Monday, he the former Texas Longhorn is officially under contract after signing a four-year deal worth $4.267 million with a signing bonus of $427,068 according to ESPN.<\/p>\n

This leaves second-round pick Donovan Ezeiruaku as the only unsigned rookie for the Cowboys.<\/p>\n

According to the Cowboys’ rankings going into the Draft, the scouting team believed Blue was up there with the top prospects in the running back class.<\/p>\n

Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram\u00a0says there were multiple coaches who said Blue falls only behind Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty and North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton as the best ball carriers available.<\/p>\n

Third-best? That\u2019s shocking \u2026. But Dallas will take it.<\/p>\n

Getting who they thought was the third best player at his position in the fifth round is as much a steal as the Cowboys could hope for. Frankly, they were lucky teams slept on Blue and kept him available until the fifth.<\/p>\n

Despite his late selection – and how many sites tell you Dallas will roll out a running-back-by-committee scheme – don’t sleep on Blue’s potential to impact the backfield in 2025.<\/p>\n

Going into training camp,\u00a0many inside The Star believe he could turn out to be a starter\u00a0for first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer.<\/p>\n

Schotty thrives with a versatile running back, and Blue may step in as the Cowboys’\u00a0best running back\u00a0pass catcher on Day 1. He racked up over 500 yards through the air over his last two seasons with the Longhorns.<\/p>\n

No doubt, Blue will have to clean up his ball handling and physicality, but there is a lot to be excited about in Dallas’ “slept-on” stud. His blazing 4.38 40-speed is one thing to raise your eyebrows.<\/p>\n

And now he\u2019s signed \u2026 a big step forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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