![\"Jerry](\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dallas-Cowboys-Jerry-Jones-message.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=780\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Dallas Cowboys slogged their way to a 7-10 record last season,\u00a0their first losing season\u00a0since 2020, breaking a string of three straight playoff appearances. So when it came to the draft over the past three days, the Cowboys took a methodical approach, addressing needs or upgrading positions\u00a0with each of their nine picks.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe initial reviews of the Dallas Cowboys\u2019 2025 draft class are overwhelmingly positive,\u201d wrote Jerry Trott, of the\u00a0Fansided\u00a0Cowboys site\u00a0The Landry Hat\u00a0on Saturday, once the draft had wrapped up. \u201cThey addressed a lot of needs but championed value instead of reaching. Their process was beautiful to watch unfold.\u201d<\/p>\n
But there was one glaring need the Cowboys failed to address in the seven rounds of the NFL draft, and that was the wide receiver position.<\/p>\n
Cowboys Have CeeDee Lamb and Not Much Else<\/strong><\/p>\n The Cowboys, of course, have four-time Pro Bowl pass catcher CeeDee Lamb entering the second year of a four-season, $136 million contract extension.<\/p>\n Of the 3,862 yards in the air recorded by Dallas in 2024, good enough for 11th in the league, 31 percent \u2014 almost one in three \u2014 belonged to Lamb. The Cowboys lack much depth at the position, with Jalen Tolbert (690 yards) and KaVonte Turpin (420) the only options after Lamb, and each was a significant step down.<\/p>\n But as the draft progressed and the Cowboys used the 12th overall pick on an offensive guard \u2014 Alabama\u2019s Tyler Booker \u2014 and the 44th on Boston College\u2019s Donovan Ezeiruaku, an edge rusher, it became increasingly apparent that the Cowboys were simply going to leave the problem of their wideout depth unattended.<\/p>\n Asked after the draft about why the Cowboys would neglect this obvious need, the team\u2019s 82-year-old owner Jerry Jones, who also serves as the de facto Dallas general manager, had something to say about it. In fact, he summed up his feelings in a seven-word message meant to reassure fans that the receiver room was still under construction.<\/p>\n Jones Suggests More Moves at WR to Come<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe train has not left the station,\u201d Jones said, when asked about the wide receiver deficiency. Jones went on the qualify his statement, adding that more moves could come only if \u201cimprovement is needed from what we\u2019ve got on campus.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Following the draft, however, the Cowboys did in fact bring more talent on campus, in the form of two undrafted free agent signings.<\/p>\n They inked former Oregon Duck Traeshon Holden, a six-foot-three, 220-pounder who now reunites with former Oregon coach Junior Adams, who currently serves as the Cowboys receivers coach.<\/p>\n \u201cHolden\u2019s high-knee action in his take-off is unmistakable and he gets into routes with urgency. He\u2019s a ready-made zone-beater with above-average play strength and feel for space,\u201d NFL.com analyst Lance Zierling wrote of the Kissimmee, Florida native. \u201cHe\u2019s capable of running a full route tree but will have issues getting off press and slipping man coverage.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The Cowboys also signed Texas Tech wideout Josh Kelly, who last season became the first 1,000-yard receiver for the Red Raiders since 2018, with 1,023.<\/p>\n A transfer from Washington State, and Fresno State before that, Kelly \u201chas adequate hands and is tough working into traffic, but his lack of functional speed will make it tough for him to stick on a roster,\u201d according to Zierling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Dallas Cowboys slogged their way to a 7-10 record last season,\u00a0their first losing season\u00a0since 2020, breaking a string of three straight playoff appearances. So when it… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":51514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n