Dallas Cowboys 53-man roster predictions entering Week 2 of the preseason
The first week of the preseason has come and gone for the Dallas Cowboys, and with it firmly in the can, we can start to think a few things that we maybe did not before it happened.
It is important not to overreact to the preseason but it must be acknowledged that the event plays a role in shaping the roster that will trot into battle for the team once the games fully begin to count. There is also the unfortunate natural attrition that football brings as evidenced by the fact that Chuma Edoga will reportedly miss a month and change as he recovers from a toe injury.
Understanding all of this, we are putting 53-man roster predictions together here on the site and adjusting them after each week of the preseason.
Here are our groups as we see them with Week 1 of the preseason in the books.
Dallas Cowboys 53-Man Roster Predictions Entering Week 2 of the preseason
| BTBer | QB | RB | WR | TE | OL | DL | LB | CB | S | Specialists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTBer | QB | RB | WR | TE | OL | DL | LB | CB | S | Specialists |
| RJ Ochoa | Dak Prescott | Ezekiel Elliott | CeeDee Lamb | Jake Ferguson | Tyler Guyton | Micah Parsons | Eric Kendricks | Trevon Diggs | Donovan Wilson | Brandon Aubrey |
| Cooper Rush | Rico Dowdle | Brandin Cooks | Luke Schoonmaker | Tyler Smith | DeMarcus Lawrence | DeMarvion Overshown | DaRon Bland | Malik Hooker | Bryan Anger | |
| Trey Lance | Royce Freeman | Jalen Tolbert | Peyton Hendershot | Brock Hoffman | Marshawn Kneeland | Marist Liufau | Jourdan Lewis | Israel Mukuamu | Trent Sieg | |
| Hunter Luepke | Jalen Brooks | John Stephens Jr. | Zack Martin | Chauncey Golston | Damone Clark | Caelen Carson | Markquese Bell | C.J. Goodwin | ||
| Jalen Cropper | Terence Steele | Tyrus Wheat | Andrew Booth | |||||||
| KaVontae Turpin | Cooper Beebe | Mazi Smith | Eric Scott Jr. | |||||||
| T.J. Bass | Osa Odighizuwa | |||||||||
| Asim Richards | Junior Fehoko | |||||||||
| Matt Waletzko | ||||||||||
| Josh Ball | ||||||||||
| Dan Rogers | Dak Prescott | Rico Dowdle | CeeDee Lamb | Jake Ferguson | Tyler Smith | Micah Parsons | Eric Kendricks | Trevon Diggs | Donovan Wilson | Brandon Aubrey |
| Cooper Rush | Ezekiel Elliott | Brandin Cooks | Luke Schoonmaker | Zack Martin | DeMarcus Lawrence | Damone Clark | DaRon Bland | Malik Hooker | Bryan Anger | |
| Trey Lance | Hunter Luepke | Jalen Tolbert | John Stephens Jr. | Terence Steele | Marshawn Kneeland | DeMarvion Overshown | Jourdan Lewis | Markquese Bell | Trent Sieg | |
| Jalen Brooks | Brock Hoffman | Chauncey Golston | Marist Liufau | Caelen Carson | Juanyeh Thomas | C.J. Goodwin | ||||
| KaVontae Turpin | Tyler Guyton | Tyrus Wheat | Willie Harvey Jr. | Josh Butler | ||||||
| Tyron Billy-Johnson | Cooper Beebe | Mazi Smith | Eric Scott Jr. | |||||||
| T.J. Bass | Osa Odighizuwa | |||||||||
| Asim Richards | Junior Fehoko | |||||||||
| Josh Ball | Justin Rogers | |||||||||
| Earl Bostick Jr. | ||||||||||
| Mike Poland | QB | RB | WR | TE | OL | DL | LB | CB | S | ST |
| Dak Prescott | Rico Dowdle | CeeDee Lamb | Jake Ferguson | Tyler Guyton | Micah Parsons | Eric Kendricks | Trevon Diggs | Donovan Wilson | Brandon Aubrey | |
| Cooper Rush | Ezekiel Elliott | Brandin Cooks | Luke Schoonmaker | Tyler Smith | DeMarcus Lawrence | DeMarvion Overshown | DaRon Bland | Malik Hooker | Bryan Anger | |
| Trey Lance | Royce Freeman | Jalen Tolbert | John Stephens Jr | Brock Hoffman | Marshawn Kneeland | Marist Liufau | Jourdan Lewis | Juanyeh Thomas | Trent Sieg | |
| Hunter Luepke | KaVontae Turpin | Zack Martin | Tyrus Wheat | Damone Clark | Caelen Carson | Markquese Bell | ||||
| Ryan Flournoy | Terence Steele | Mazi Smith | Willie Harvey Jr | Andrew Booth | ||||||
| Jalen Cropper | Nathan Thomas | Osa Odighizuwa | Eric Scott Jr. | |||||||
| Jalen Brooks | Cooper Beebe | Justin Rogers | C.J. Goodwin | |||||||
| T.J. Bass | ||||||||||
| Asim Richards | ||||||||||
| Earl Bostick Jr | ||||||||||
| Brian Martin | Dak Prescott | Ezekiel Elliott | CeeDee Lamb | Jake Ferguson | Tyler Guyton | DeMarcus Lawrence | Eric Kendricks | Trevon Diggs | Malik Hooker | Brandon Aubrey |
| Trey Lance | Rico Dowdle | Brandin Cooks | Luke Schoonmaker | Tyler Smith | Micah Parsons | DeMarvion Overshown | DaRon Bland | Donovan Wilson | Bryan Anger | |
| TBD | Jalen Tolbert | Brevyn Spann-Ford | Brock Hoffman | Marshawn Kneeland | Damone Clark | Jourdan Lewis | Markquese Bell | Trent Sieg | ||
| HunterLuepke | Kavontae Turpin | John Stephens Jr | Zack Martin | Chauncey Golston | Marist Liufau | Caelen Carson | Juanyeh Thomas | |||
| Jalen Brooks | Terence Steele | Osa Odighizuwa | Damien Wilson | Andrew Booth | ||||||
| Jaylen Crooper | Cooper Beebe | Mazi Smith | C.J. Goodwin | |||||||
| TJ Bass | Justin Rogers | Josh Butler | ||||||||
| Asim Richards | Al-Quadin Muhammad | |||||||||
| Chuma Edoga | ||||||||||
| Matt Waletzko | ||||||||||
| David Howman | Dak Prescott | Rico Dowdle | CeeDee Lamb | Jake Ferguson | Tyler Guyton | Micah Parsons | Eric Kendricks | Trevon Diggs | Malik Hooker | Brandon Aubrey |
| Cooper Rush | Ezekiel Elliott | Brandin Cooks | Luke Schoonmaker | Tyler Smith | DeMarcus Lawrence | Damone Clark | DaRon Bland | Donovan Wilson | Bryan Anger | |
| Trey Lance | Royce Freeman | Jalen Tolbert | John Stephens Jr | Cooper Beebe | Osa Odighizuwa | DeMarvion Overshown | Jourdan Lewis | Markquese Bell | Trent Sieg | |
| Hunter Luepke | Jalen Brooks | Zack Martin | Mazi Smith | Marist Liufau | Caelen Carson | Juanyeh Thomas | ||||
| KaVontae Turpin | Terence Steele | Marshawn Kneeland | Nick Vigil | Andrew Booth Jr | ||||||
| Jalen Cropper | Brock Hoffman | Chauncey Golston | Willie Harvey | Kemon Hall | ||||||
| TJ Bass | Viliami Fehoko | CJ Goodwin | ||||||||
| Asim Richards | Carl Davis | |||||||||
| Matt Waletzko | ||||||||||
| Tom Ryle | Dak Prescott | Rico Dowdle | CeeDee Lamb | Jake Ferguson | Tyler Guyton | DeMarcus Lawrence | Micah Parsons | Trevon Diggs | Malik Hooker | Brandon Aubrey |
| Cooper Rush | Ezekiel Elliott | Brandin Cooks | Luke Schoonmaker | Tyler Smith | Osa Odighizuwa | Eric Kendricks | DaRon Bland | Donovan Wilson | Bryan Anger | |
| Trey Lance | Royce Freeman | Jalen Tolbert | John Stephens Jr | Brock Hoffman | Mazi Smith | DeMarvion Overshown | Jourdan Lewis | Markquese Bell | Trent Sieg | |
| Hunter Luepke | Jalen Brooks | Zack Martin | Marshawn Kneeland | Damone Clark | Caelen Carson | Juaneh Thomas | ||||
| KaVontae Turpin | Terence Steele | Chauncey Golston | Marist Liufau | Andrew Booth Jr | Israel Mukuamu | |||||
| Ryan Flournoy | Cooper Beebe | Tyrus Wheat | Willie Harvey Jr | Eric Scott Jr | ||||||
| Chuma Edoga | Viliami Fehoko | Nick Vigil | ||||||||
| TJ Bass | ||||||||||
| Asim Richards | ||||||||||
| Matt Holleran | Dak Prescott | Ezekiel Elliott | CeeDee Lamb | Jake Ferguson | Tyler Guyton | DeMarcus Lawrence | Micah Parsons | Trevon Diggs | Malik Hooker | Brandon Aubrey |
| Cooper Rush | Rico Dowdle | Brandin Cooks | Luke Schoonmaker | Tyler Smith | Osa Odighizuwa | Eric Kendricks | DaRon Bland | Markquese Bell | Bryan Anger | |
| Trey Lance | FA TBD | Jalen Tolbert | John Stephens Jr | Brock Hoffman | Mazi Smith | DeMarvion Overshown | Jourdan Lewis | Donovan Wilson | Trent Sieg | |
| Hunter Luepke | Jalen Brooks | Zack Martin | Marshawn Kneeland | Damone Clark | Caelen Carson | Juaneh Thomas | CJ Goodwin | |||
| KaVontae Turpin | Terence Steele | Chauncey Golston | Marist Liufau | Andrew Booth Jr | Israel Mukuamu | |||||
| Jalen Cropper | Matt Waletzko | Tyrus Wheat | Willie Harvey Jr | Josh Butler | ||||||
| Asim Richards | Justin Rogers | |||||||||
| Cooper Beebe | ||||||||||
| TJ Bass | ||||||||||
| Jess Haynie | Dak Prescott | Rico Dowdle | CeeDee Lamb | Jake Ferguson | Tyler Guyton | DeMarcus Lawrence | Micah Parsons | Trevon Diggs | Malik Hooker | Brandon Aubrey |
| Cooper Rush | Ezekiel Elliott | Brandin Cooks | Luke Schoonmaker | Tyler Smith | Osa Odighizuwa | Eric Kendricks | DaRon Bland | Markquese Bell | Bryan Anger | |
| Trey Lance | Deuce Vaughn | Jalen Tolbert | John Stephens Jr | Brock Hoffman | Mazi Smith | DeMarvion Overshown | Jourdan Lewis | Donovan Wilson | Trent Sieg | |
| Hunter Luepke | Jalen Brooks | Zack Martin | Marshawn Kneeland | Damone Clark | Caelen Carson | Juaneh Thomas | ||||
| KaVontae Turpin | Terence Steele | Chauncey Golston | Marist Liufau | Andrew Booth Jr | Israel Mukuamu | |||||
| Ryan Flournoy | Asim Richards | Tyrus Wheat | Willie Harvey Jr | |||||||
| Cooper Beebe | Justin Rogers | |||||||||
| TJ Bass | Carl Davis | |||||||||
| Nathan Thomas | Al-Quadin Muhammad |
As you can see some BTBers have noted where they think there is a spot for someone still to be determined. Just because the Cowboys are in camp and playing preseason games certainly does not preclude them from bringing in a fresh face.
In case you missed it, the latest unofficial depth chart for the team featured no real changes except for the absence of CeeDee Lamb. Remember though, Lamb was placed on the Reserve/Did Not Report list so his exclusion is hardly controversial.
Which roster prediction do you agree with the most?