The Dallas Cowboys have a strong idea of what they plan to work with in the upcoming season and the recently completed Organized Training Activities helped solidify some things heading into the mandatory phase of things. New head coach Brian Schottenheimer had a relatively strong attendance record, minus the teams two biggest defensive stars.

While there’s the possibility Dallas looks outside the organization to bring in additional veteran help, for now the Cowboys have a 91-man roster (thanks to the International Player Pathway exemption) that they’ll take into next week’s minicamp. There could be some shuffling after that, and to help identify where help may be heading, a projection of the 53-man roster is in order.

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Here, a look at which players should be roster locks, pretty secure, possibles, cut and PUP/NFI candidates is a must projection.

Quarterbacks (2 on roster, 1 on practice squad)

Roster Locks

• Dak Prescott

• Joe Milton III

Pretty Secure

None

Think They Make It

None

Practice Squad

• Will Grier

Cut or Trade Candidate

None

PUP/NFI/IR Stash

None

Running Backs (4 + 1)

Roster Locks

• Javonte Williams

• Jaydon Blue (R)

Pretty Secure

• Hunter Luepke

Think They Make It

• Phil Mafah (R)

Practice Squad

• Miles Sanders

PUP/NFI/IR Stash

None

Cut or Trade Candidate

• Deuce Vaughn

Tight Ends (3 + 1)

Roster Locks

• Jake Ferguson

• Luke Schoonmaker

• Brevyn Spann-Ford

Pretty Secure

None

Think They Make It

None

Practice Squad

• Tyler Neville (UDFA Rookie)

PUP/NFI/IR Stash

• John Stephens (knee)

Cut or Trade Candidate

• Princeton Fant

• Rivaldo Fairweather (UDFA)

Wide Receivers (6 + 3)

Roster Locks

• CeeDee Lamb

• George Pickens

• Jalen Tolbert

• Jonathan Mingo

• Kavontae Turpin

Pretty Secure

• Ryan Flournoy

Think They Make It

None

Practice Squad

• Parris Campbell

• Jalen Brooks

• Traeshon Holden (UDFA)

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PUP/NFI/IR Stash

• None

Cut or Trade Candidate

• Kelvin Harmon

• Jalen Moreno

• Josh Kelly (UDFA)

Offensive Linemen (9 + 4)

Roster Locks

• Tyler Guyton

• Tyler Smith

• Cooper Beebe

• Tyler Booker (R)

• Terence Steele

• Asim Richards

Pretty Secure

• Robert Jones

• Brock Hoffman

Think They Make It

• Saahdiq Charles

Practice Squad

• Hakeem Adeniji

• TJ Bass

• Nathan Thomas

• Anaji Cornelius (R)

PUP/NFI/IR Stash

None

Cut or Trade Candidate

• Matt Waletzko

• Dakoda Shepley

• Jack Anderson

Defensive Ends (6 + 1)

Roster Locks

• Micah Parsons

• Dante Fowler

• Donovan Ezeiruaku (R)

• Marshawn Kneeland

Pretty Secure

• Sam Williams

• Payton Turner

Think They Make It

None

Practice Squad

• Luigi Vilain

PUP/NFI/IR Stash

None

Cut or Trade Candidate

• Tyrus Wheat

Defensive Tackles (4 + 3)

Roster Locks

• Osa Odighizuwa

• Mazi Smith

Pretty Secure

• Solomon Thomas

Think They Make It

• Jay Toia (R)

Practice Squad

• Denzel Daxon (IPP)

• Justin Rogers

• Tommy Akingbesote (R)

PUP/NFI/IR Stash

None

Cut or Trade Candidate

• Earnest Brown

Linebackers (6 + 1)

Roster Locks

• Kenneth Murray

• Marist Liufau

• Shemar James (R)

Pretty Secure

• Jack Sanborn

Think They Make It

• Damone Clark

• Darius Harris

Practice Squad

• Justin Barron (UDFA)

PUP/NFI/IR Stash

• DeMarvion Overshown (knee)

Cut or Trade Candidate

• Buddy Johnson

• Brock Mogensen

Cornerbacks (6 + 3)

Roster Locks

• DaRon Bland

• Kaiir Elam

• Shavon Revel (R)

Pretty Secure

• Israel Mukuamu

Think They Make It

• Caelen Carson

• Alijah Clark (UDFA)

Practice Squad

• Bruce Harmon (UDFA)

• Josh Butler

• Kemon Hall

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PUP/NFI/IR Stash

• Trevon Diggs (knee)

Cut or Trade Candidate

• Andrew Booth

• Troy Pride, Jr.

• Luq Barcoo

Safeties (4)

Roster Locks

• Malik Hooker

• Markqueese Bell

• Juanyeh Thomas

Pretty Secure

• Donovan Wilson

Think They Make It

None

Practice Squad

None

PUP/NFI/IR Stash

None

Cut or Trade Candidate

• Mike Smith, Jr. (UDFA)

• Zion Childress (UDFA)

Special Teams (4)

Roster Locks

• Brandon Aubrey

• Trent Sieg

Pretty Secure

• Bryan Anger

Think They Make It

• CJ Goodwin

Practice Squad

None

PUP/NFI/IR Stash

None

Cut or Trade Candidate

None

This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: Cowboys 53-man roster projections and predictions after 2025 OTAs