The 2023 Dallas Cowboys cuts tracker is here. The Cowboys must reduce the roster to 53 men by Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline. Who will take the second running back spot? Will the team keep four tight ends? Is linebacker depth any concern?
Dallas Cowboys Cuts: A First Look at 53-Man Roster
When a player has been cut, we will cross his name off the list with a strikethrough line.
By the roster deadline, the Cowboys must be down to 53 players.
Players who appear on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) or Non-football Injury (NFI) lists don’t count toward the final 53-man roster.
If a player remains on the PUP list, they will not be eligible to return until after the team’s fourth regular-season game. In the Cowboys’ case, they play the New England Patriots during Week 4 of the regular season.
Players who are placed on Injured Reserve (IR) before the final cut day can’t return during the season.
Teams are allowed to have 16 members on the practice squad. Ten of those players can’t have more than two accrued NFL seasons. The remaining six don’t have any restrictions.
Quarterback
- Dak Prescott
- Cooper Rush
- Trey Lance
Will GrierSOURCE: Dallas Cowboys
Running Back/Fullback
- Tony Pollard
- Rico Dowdle
Malik DavisSOURCE: Dallas Morning News- Deuce Vaughn
- Ronald Jones
- Hunter Luepke
Wide Receiver
- CeeDee Lamb
- Brandin Cooks
- Michael Gallup
- Jalen Tolbert
- KaVontae Turpin
Simi FehokoSOURCE: Dallas CowboysJalen CropperSOURCE: Dallas Morning NewsTyron JohnsonSOURCE: Dallas CowboysDennis HoustonSOURCE: Dallas Morning NewsDontario DrummondSOURCE: Dallas CowboysJalen BrooksSOURCE: Dallas CowboysJose BarbonSOURCE: Dallas CowboysDavid Durden(reserve/injured list) SOURCE: Dallas Cowboys
Tight End
- Jake Ferguson
- Peyton Hendershot
- Luke Schoonmaker
Sean McKeonSOURCE: Dallas Morning NewsJohn Stephens Jr.(reserve/injured list) SOURCE: Dallas CowboysSeth GreenSOURCE: Dallas Morning NewsPrinceton FantSOURCE: Dallas Cowboys
Offensive Tackle
- Tyron Smith
- Terence Steele
Josh Ball(reserve/injured list) SOURCE: Dallas Cowboys- Matt Waletzko (injury reserve with a designation to return later this season)
Alex Taylor-PrioleauSOURCE: Dallas Cowboys
Interior Offensive Line
- Zack Martin
- Tyler Smith
Matt FarniokSOURCE: ESPN- Asim Richards
Earl Bostick Jr.SOURCE: Dallas Morning NewsChuma EdogaSOURCE: Dallas Cowboys- T.J. Bass
- Tyler Biadasz
Brock HoffmanSOURCE: Dallas Morning NewsAlec LindstromSOURCE: Dallas Morning News
Defensive Line
- Johnathan Hankins
- Mazi Smith
- Neville Gallimore
- Osa Odighizuwa
Quinton BohannaSOURCE: Dallas Morning NewsIsaac AlarcónSOURCE: ESPN- DeMarcus Lawrence
- Sam Williams
Tyrus WheatSOURCE: Dallas Morning News- Dorance Armstrong
Durrell JohnsonSOURCE: Dallas Cowboys- Chauncey Golston
- Dante Fowler Jr.
- Viliami Fehoko Jr.
Ben BanoguSOURCE: Dallas Morning News
Linebacker
- Micah Parsons
- Leighton Vander Esch
- Damone Clark
Isaiah LandSOURCE: Dallas Morning NewsMalik JeffersonSOURCE: Dallas Morning News- Devin Harper
Jabril CoxSOURCE: Dallas Morning NewsDeMarvion Overshown(reserve/injured list) SOURCE: Dallas Cowboys
Cornerback
- Trevon Diggs
- Stephon Gilmore
- DaRon Bland
C.J. GoodwinSOURCE: Dallas CowboysKelvin JosephSOURCE: ESPN- Jourdan Lewis
- Eric Scott Jr.
- Nahshon Wright (injury reserve with a designation to return later this season)
Josh ButlerSOURCE: Dallas Cowboys
Safety/Defensive Back
- Jayron Kearse
- Donovan Wilson
- Malik Hooker
- Juanyeh Thomas
- Israel Mukuamu
Tyler CoyleSOURCE: Dallas Cowboys- Markquese Bell
Sheldrick RedwineSOURCE: Dallas Morning NewsD’Angelo MandellSOURCE: Dallas Morning NewsMyles BrooksSOURCE: Dallas Morning News
Special Teams
- Brandon Aubrey
- Bryan Anger
- Trent Sieg
Dallas Cowboys Cuts Analysis
Offense
- After Dallas traded with the San Francisco 49ers for QB Trey Lance, the Cowboys informed Will Grier that he would not be making the final roster, per multiple reports.
- Tight end Sean McKeon was a surprising decision, as he had the most experience within the young room. However, McKeon had one of his best off-seasons, telling PFN exclusively that he had switched up his offseason training. If he clears waivers, he would be a great addition to the practice squad.
- The Dallas Cowboys decided to keep undrafted free agent fullback Hunter Luepke on the roster.
Defense
- Defensive tackle Quinton Bohanna was the Dallas Cowboys’ sixth-round draft pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Bohanna. In 2022, Bohanna had 19 total tackles, one of which was a tackle for loss.
- The Dallas Cowboys have traded cornerback Kelvin Joseph in exchange for cornerback Dolphins Noah Igbinoghene, per ESPN. During training camp, Mike McCarthy said Joseph has been playing his “best stretch” of football since he was named head coach in 2020, praising him specifically for Joseph’s work in the nickel position.