The Dallas Cowboys have yet to address the running back position this offseason, but it appears they may have found their top target with former Texas Longhorn, Jonathon Brooks.
After a breakout 2022 season from Tony Pollard, the team passed the torch to him in 2023.
As we know now, Pollard was not able to repeat the same kind of success and the Cowboys offense suffered as a result.
Now, Dallas has moved on from Pollard and he headed to Tennessee on a 3-year, $24M deal, they have resigned backup Rico Dowdle, and the Cowboys are left without a true starting running back heading into 2024.
Considering the Cowboys’ absence from free agency, all signs are pointing toward a rookie draft pick leading the room next season.
The question is who will that draftee be?
There seems to be some level of smoke coming out about Brooks that could give us the answer.
Dallas’s Interest in Brooks
One way for fans to see the interest teams have in players behind the scenes in the lead-up to the draft is through formal visits.
Each team can pick 30 players to have fully formal, in-person visits within the leadup to the draft.
Considering the small number of visits, teams use these on the guys they are most interested in heading into April.
Especially with the Cowboys, they almost always target their 30-visit players in the draft.
