Dallas Cowboys

12-5-0,#3 Overall 12-5-0, 1st in NFC East , 2nd in NFC Playoff Odds: 100.0%  |  Super Bowl Odds: 0.0%
2023-24 Season
12-5-0 Record
#3 ‐ #8 Off-Def
#3 Offense
#8 Defense
#3 Overall

Ezekiel Elliott to Cowboys 'gaining steam'

The Dallas Cowboys' draft room "lobby" for Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott is "gaining steam," The Dallas Morning News reports.

What It Means:

Owner/GM Jerry Jones has controlled his draft weekend impulses in recent years, but Elliott may be too big of a name for Jones to pass up. It doesn't hurt, of course, that the Cowboys actually need a bell-cow running back. Dallas would probably still be best served by addressing its defense, but Elliott would be a quintessentially Jerry pick.

The Cowboys ranked 22nd in schedule-adjusted Defensive Passing Net Expected Points (NEP) per play last season, and it's a bit of a head-scratcher that they would prefer Elliot's potential impact on the defense to that of Jalen Ramsey, the draft's top-ranked defensive back.