We are at the time in the NFL offseason when most have a rough idea of where teams are going to go in the first round of the draft, and for the Dallas Cowboys, the consensus is that it is down to two positions.
A stud running back to take charge of a horror run game last season, or a running mate for CeeDee Lamb, who was the passing attack at times last year, are the options.
With the Cowboys picking at No. 12, Jerry Jones and Co. will nearly have the entire draft board to choose from with two quarterbacks, Abdul Carter, Travis Hunter, and Mason Graham all expected to go within the first 10 selections.
So which way will Dallas go?
For USA Today's Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, it's help for CeeDee with Texas flyer Matthew Golden.
"After again treating free agency like a yard sale while other teams operated as though they were at the auction house, Dallas is due for a spark," Middlehurst-Schwartz writes. "Golden certainly provides that, with his knack for creating separation making him an enticing asset for Dak Prescott and a Cowboys offense searching for some semblance of a threat beyond CeeDee Lamb."
Lamb gets perhaps an ideal partner in crime with Golden's blistering speed able to get him downfield in a hurry, not to mention his ability to create separation from his defender, something Dallas receivers have struggled with over the past couple of seasons.
Given Golden's speed, he could open up some mismatches for Lamb with defenses not able to roll coverage to deal with 88 - they must account for Golden...and even KaVontae Turpin too.
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That will give Brian Schottenheimer some good looks to get the passing game up and rolling in his first year as head coach/offensive play-caller.
The Cowboys need receiver help, and they get it with Golden, who is sure to add a "spark" to a Dallas offense that desperately needs it.
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This story was originally published March 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM.