The Dallas Cowboys have used all possible avenues of player acquisition in an effort to improve their roster for first year head coach Brian Schottenheimer this offseason. They’ve made trades, meaningfully participated for the first time in two seasons in the free agent market, and, of course, were part of the draft. The team’s reputation as a strong drafting organization has mostly been upheld by just that in recent seasons though, past reputation and not the reality of the current situation.
The list of things the Cowboys will have to overcome in 2025 to improve on their 7-10 record a year ago is quite long, but squarely at the top is having better injury luck with star players, and better depth across the roster to deal with other injuries that occur.