{"id":57193,"date":"2025-05-24T11:09:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T11:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=57193"},"modified":"2025-05-24T11:09:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T11:09:47","slug":"cowboys-could-regret-not-using-early-draft-pick-on-certain-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=57193","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys could regret not using early draft pick on certain position"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_zavzrh4ux\">The Dallas Cowboys have lost their leading running back in back-to-back offseasons. So, it wasn&#8217;t a surprise to see the team select a running back in the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ozg76j3f5\">With their first pick in the fifth round, the Cowboys selected former Texas Longhorns running back Jaydon Blue.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_291o4zocq\">Fans are excited about the potential Blue brings to the backfield. However, should the team have made an earlier selection at running back earlier in the draft?<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_2a7c3jfzq\"><strong>RELATED: <\/strong>Cowboys urged to make splash RB signing of former All-Pro by ex-NFL star<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_jlxhl4w7c\">According to Sayre Bedinger of NFL Spin Zone, not selecting a running back in the early rounds of the 2025 draft could be the biggest mistake the team has made this offseason.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-mm-id=\"_18pq2qbae\">\n<div>\n<figure data-id=\"_18pq2qbae\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas><\/canvas><picture><source \/><source \/><source \/><img title=\"Javonte William\" alt=\"Cowboys could regret not using early draft pick on certain position\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>Denver Broncos running back Javonte Williams runs the ball on a hand off from quarterback Bo Nix in the fourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs. \/ Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_pt94k1vmi\">&#8220;What was abundantly clear for the Dallas Cowboys last year was the lack of a running game, especially compared to their division rivals in Philadelphia. Many people expected the Cowboys to prioritize the running back position in the 2025 NFL Draft but they didn\u2019t spend any picks on that spot until the 5th round (Jaydon Blue). The additions of guys like Javonte Williams and Miles Sanders don\u2019t inspire much confidence at all and if Dallas\u2019s running game struggles this year, we\u2019ll be able to point to their poor offseason process,&#8221; wrote Bedinger.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_y81yzljcd\">The Cowboys are putting a lot on the hopes of a fifth-round talent turning into a top running back in the league. 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