Even if he doesn\u2019t win the job, Holden\u2019s presence could force real pressure on the Dallas Cowboys bottom-half receivers.<\/p>\n
Our first question with Traeshon Holden isn\u2019t about talent \u2014 it\u2019s about the math.<\/p>\n
Are the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0carrying five or six wide receivers?<\/strong><\/p>\n They\u2019ve gone with five in the past, and that was with less uncertainty than what this current room brings into 2025. Yes, a veteran addition is still expected – that much-ballyhooed “explosive No. 2” – but let\u2019s press pause on that.<\/p>\n Assume for a second that Dallas only carries five WRs on the initial 53.<\/p>\n After Lamb, Tolbert, Mingo, and KaVontae Turpin, there\u2019s one spot left. And six names are currently in the mix for it:<\/em><\/p>\n \u2022 Ryan Flournoy (UFA 2028)<\/p>\n \u2022 Jalen Brooks (UFA 2027)<\/p>\n \u2022 Jalen Moreno-Cropper (ERFA 2026)<\/p>\n \u2022 Parris Campbell (FA, short-term prove-it deal)<\/p>\n \u2022 Josh Kelly (R)<\/p>\n \u2022 Traeshon Holden (R) … with a sponsor in the building.<\/p>\n And this part matters:\u2028Holden has a sponsor in the room. Someone in that building believes in him.<\/p>\n The Cowboys new receiver coach, Junior Adams was his Co-Offensive Coordinator last year at Oregon. Adams said he’d do everything he could to get Traeshon to Dallas, and he held true to his word, getting the UDFA signed up in Dallas.<\/p>\n Holden is 6-2 and physical. He plays (and talks) angry. And in his interview during rookie minicamp, he didn\u2019t hold back:<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m coming for guys\u2019 heads.\u201d<\/p>\n He\u2019s got something to prove \u2014 and a style that doesn\u2019t hide it.<\/p>\n He might not win the job outright. But make no mistake: he\u2019s going to make the rest of the room earn it. When a guy with that mentality starts flying around in camp, it forces everyone else to match the urgency.<\/p>\n The Cowboys are engineering real competition at the bottom of this receiver room.<\/p>\n And whether Holden sticks or not, his presence might be the pressure point that elevates someone else to earn it.<\/p>\n This one\u2019s gonna be fun to track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even if he doesn\u2019t win the job, Holden\u2019s presence could force real pressure on the Dallas Cowboys bottom-half receivers. Our first question with Traeshon Holden isn\u2019t about… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":52954,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n