2026 season

Dallas Cowboys

1-2 · 3rd in NFC East · Head coach Brian Schottenheimer · AT&T Stadium

Power rank

#17

-0.8 pts

Off EPA

+0.20

per play

Def EPA

+0.28

allowed

Schemes & tendencies

Identified from 2026 play-by-play and compared against the league average.

Offense

177 plays · 3 games

BalancedNeutral early-down pass rate of 52%, right around league average.
Quick, short passing gameOnly 14% of throws are deep — a timing / West Coast-style attack.
Downhill inside runsLeans on gap / inside-zone runs — only 13% go outside the tackles.

Neutral pass rate: 52% lg 52%
Shotgun rate: 64% lg 58%
Deep pass rate: 14% lg 19%
Outside run rate: 13% lg 24%
No-huddle rate: 5% lg 6%
Pass EPA/play: +0.30
Run EPA/play: +0.08

Defense

196 plays · 3 games

Coverage-first, light rushOnly 3% sack rate — relies on coverage over pressure.

Sack rate: 3% lg 7%
Deep attempts allowed: 21% lg 19%
Explosive plays allowed: 11% lg 9%
Opp. neutral pass rate: 43% lg 52%
Pass EPA allowed: +0.46
Run EPA allowed: +0.15

Franchise leaders

All-time top three in each category while playing for this team.

Passing yards

Dak Prescott

2016–2026

36,719

2. Tony Romo34,183
3. Troy Aikman32,942

Passing TD

Dak Prescott

2016–2026

250

2. Tony Romo248
3. Troy Aikman165

Rushing yards

Emmitt Smith

1990–2002

17,162

2. Ezekiel Elliott8,488
3. DeMarco Murray4,526

Rushing TD

Emmitt Smith

1990–2002

153

Receptions

Jason Witten

2003–2019

1,215

2. Michael Irvin750
3. CeeDee Lamb591

Receiving yards

Jason Witten

2003–2019

12,977

2. Michael Irvin11,904
3. CeeDee Lamb7,725

Receiving TD

Dez Bryant

2010–2017

Sacks

DeMarcus Ware

2005–2013

117

2. Jim Jeffcoat94.5
3. Greg Ellis77

Interceptions

Everson Walls

1981–1988

Tackles

Darren Woodson

1992–2003

864

2. Sean Lee804
3. Bradie James746

Totals are regular-season stats while with this franchise, built from ESPN records (full statistical coverage from 1986 onward). Players whose careers ended before that may be missing.

Roster

Current depth of the active roster, reserve lists, and practice squad.

Offense (25)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
4	Dak Prescott	QB	33	6' 2"	230	11	Mississippi State
16	Sam Howell	QB	26	6' 1"	225	5	North Carolina
25	Tyler Goodson	RB	25	5' 9"	197	4	Iowa
31	Emari Demercado	RB	27	5' 9"	215	4	TCU
33	Javonte Williams	RB	26	5' 10"	222	6	North Carolina
30	Hunter Luepke	FB	26	6' 1"	250	4	North Dakota State
3	George Pickens	WR	25	6' 3"	200	5	Georgia
9	KaVontae Turpin	WR	30	5' 7"	158	5	TCU
18	Jonathan Mingo	WR	25	6' 2"	225	4	Ole Miss
19	Ryan Flournoy	WR	26	6' 1"	205	3	Southeast Missouri State
80	Camden Brown	WR	22	6' 2"	204	R	Georgia Southern
88	CeeDee Lamb	WR	27	6' 2"	198	7	Oklahoma
86	Luke Schoonmaker	TE	28	6' 5"	250	4	Michigan
87	Jake Ferguson	TE	27	6' 5"	250	5	Wisconsin
89	Brevyn Spann-Ford	TE	26	6' 6"	265	3	Minnesota
60	Tyler Guyton	OT	25	6' 7"	325	3	Oklahoma
65	Ajani Cornelius	OT	24	6' 5"	318	2	Oregon
67	Drew Shelton	OT	22	6' 5"	313	R	Penn State
77	Broderick Jones	OT	25	6' 5"	311	4	Georgia
78	Terence Steele	OT	29	6' 6"	320	7	Texas Tech
51	Nick Leverett	G	29	6' 3"	310	5	Rice
52	Tyler Booker	G	22	6' 5"	330	2	Alabama
66	T.J. Bass	G	27	6' 4"	320	4	Oregon
73	Tyler SmithInjured Reserve	G	25	6' 5"	328	5	Tulsa
56	Cooper Beebe	C	25	6' 3"	320	3	Kansas State

Defense (28)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
90	Jonathan Bullard	DT	32	6' 3"	290	11	Florida
91	Otito Ogbonnia	DT	26	6' 4"	320	5	UCLA
92	Quinnen Williams	DT	28	6' 3"	303	8	Alabama
97	Kenny Clark	DT	30	6' 3"	314	11	UCLA
99	LT Overton	DT	21	6' 5"	274	R	Alabama
0	DeMarvion OvershownOut	LB	26	6' 3"	230	4	Texas
6	Donovan Ezeiruaku	LB	23	6' 2"	255	2	Boston College
7	Rashan Gary	LB	28	6' 5"	277	8	Michigan
40	Von Miller	LB	37	6' 3"	245	16	Texas A&M
41	James Houston	LB	27	6' 1"	248	5	Jackson State
42	Curtis Robinson	LB	28	6' 3"	235	5	Stanford
45	Justin Barron	LB	24	6' 4"	235	1	Syracuse
50	Shemar James	LB	22	6' 1"	235	2	Florida
53	Dee Winters	LB	25	5' 11"	227	4	TCU
55	Jaishawn Barham	LB	22	6' 3"	240	R	Michigan
57	Malachi Lawrence	LB	23	6' 4"	253	R	UCF
59	Tyrus Wheat	LB	26	6' 2"	260	4	Mississippi State
2	Cobie DurantOut	CB	28	5' 11"	181	5	South Carolina State
21	Caelen Carson	CB	24	6' 0"	195	3	Wake Forest
23	Ameer Speed	CB	26	6' 3"	215	3	Michigan State
26	DaRon Bland	CB	27	6' 2"	202	5	Fresno State
27	Reddy Steward	CB	25	5' 11"	178	2	Troy
28	Shavon Revel Jr.	CB	25	6' 1"	198	2	East Carolina
11	Alijah Clark	S	23	6' 1"	200	2	Syracuse
13	Caleb Downs	S	21	6' 0"	206	R	Ohio State
14	Markquese Bell	S	27	6' 2"	215	5	Florida A&M
24	Malik HookerOut	S	30	6' 1"	215	10	Ohio State
34	Jalen ThompsonOut	S	28	5' 11"	190	8	Washington State

Special teams (3)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
17	Brandon Aubrey	PK	31	6' 3"	218	4	Notre Dame
5	Bryan Anger	P	37	6' 3"	214	15	California
44	Trent Sieg	LS	31	6' 3"	255	9	Colorado State

Injured reserve / out (8)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
20	Malik DavisInjured Reserve	RB	27	5' 10"	205	3	Florida
49	DJ RogersInjured Reserve	TE	24	6' 4"	245	R	TCU
85	Princeton FantInjured Reserve	TE	27	6' 2"	245	2	Tennessee
72	Matt HennessyInjured Reserve	C	28	6' 4"	295	7	Temple
94	Kelvin Gilliam Jr.Injured Reserve	DT	23	6' 2"	296	R	Virginia Tech
35	Marist LiufauInjured Reserve	LB	25	6' 2"	238	3	Notre Dame
29	Devin MooreInjured Reserve	CB	22	6' 3"	198	R	Florida
1	P.J. LockeInjured Reserve	S	29	5' 11"	202	7	Texas

Practice squad (13)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
10	Joe Milton III	QB	26	6' 5"	236	3	Tennessee
25	Israel Abanikanda	RB	23	5' 10"	217	3	Pittsburgh
18	Jordan Hudson	WR	22	6' 1"	199	R	SMU
83	Anthony Smith	WR	24	6' 2"	197	R	East Carolina
—	James Mitchell	TE	27	6' 4"	249	4	Virginia Tech
46	Michael Trigg	TE	24	6' 4"	240	R	Baylor
—	Wanya Morris	OT	25	6' 6"	307	4	Oklahoma
79	Marcellus Johnson	OT	26	6' 4"	307	1	Missouri
—	Elijah Garcia	DE	28	6' 5"	302	4	Rice
95	Tommy Dunn Jr.	DT	24	6' 3"	291	R	Kansas
96	Adedayo Odeleye	DT	28	6' 5"	283	1	—
58	Isaiah Land	LB	26	6' 3"	245	3	Florida A&M
15	Derion Kendrick	CB	26	6' 0"	205	5	Georgia