Dalla’s Cowboys Executive Vice President Stephen Jones suggested on Monday that the team would use the upcoming NFL draft to prioritize the depth of the Quarterback position.
DAK Prescott suffered two devastating injuries in the last five seasons, leaving the cowboys in LURCH as far as backup -quarterbacks have gone. Cooper Rush, Trey Lance and Andy Dalton were not the answers to replace him. When Prescott was healthy, cowboys worked as one of the best teams in the NFL. They had at least 12 wins from 2021 to 2023.
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Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott, #4, on the bench against Atlanta Falcons in the fourth quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on November 3, 2024. (Brett Davis-Preferred Pictures)
Jones, who is in Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine, told journalists that developing a young quarterback behind Prescott is something the organization seems to be tackling.
“You know I think one of our goal is to get a young quarterback in the draft,” Jones said via Dallas Morning News. “I don’t know where it will be.
“That’s why we gave a (fourth round pick) to Trey. It seems that all quarterbacks, even guys we have in the fourth round, go in the first. They always go so much higher than what you think.”
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From left to right, Dallas Cowboys CEO Stephen Jones, head coach Brian Schottenheimer and owns Jerry Jones for pictures after a press conference at The Star in Frisco, Texas, on January 27, 2025. (Tim Heitman-Preferred Pictures)
Cowboys acquired Lance from San Francisco 49ers before the 2023 season, but he played sparingly, if at all. Rush signed with cowboys in 2017 and has been regularly used as QB2 option for most of his career in Dallas. He was short with New York Giants in 2020.
The draft will include a bunch of quarterbacks that most college football fans know.
Alabama Crimson Tide Quarterback Jalen Milroe, #4, is encrypted against Tennessee -Fruigns during the second quarter at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, October 19, 2024. (Randy Sartin-Preferred Pictures)
Skyeseur Sanders and Cam Ward are expected to be taken within the first six elections of the draft. Jalen Milore, Kyle McCord, Jaxson Dart, Quinn Ewers and Riley Leonard are some of the players who could fall to the cowboys.
